A Place To Cook

'A Place to Cook' is the perfect combination of food and travel. Showcasing 25 international cookery courses with award-winning chefs as your personal teachers, these are holidays ideal for food lovers.

Destinations include the Mandarin Oriental Cookery School in Bangkok, where in intimate-sized classes you learn traditional ingredient preparation and gain the confidence to produce Thai dishes to perfection. In contrast, the famous English tea room, Betty's, situated in Harrogate, offers master classes in baking, confectionery and tea tasting. Other destinations include a hands-on seafood course in Sydney, a chef for the day course in Vermont, traditional Indian cooking in Goa, a week exploring Italian food on a Sicilian estate, and seasonal French cuisine in Provence.

Each school or course has been selected not only for its location, but also the fine quality teaching and high level of facilities and equipment provided. All classes are in English and schools can even offer participants accommodation. Each review includes a typical recipe from a class and gives details on how to contact the school for more information.

If you want to learn at the side of an esteemed chef, sample authentic cooking methods and understand how to use local ingredients, you will find your ideal holiday in 'A Place to Cook'.