Community cooking

At Square Food Foundation, there's workshop or course to suit everyone, whatever your age, experience or lifestyle. 

Scroll down for classes you can come to on your own. Or click here for details of our classes for schools, groups and organisations. 

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Cooking Connections - Beginnings
Cooking Connections - Beginnings

THIS COURSE IS FULL. YOU ARE WELCOME TO REGISTER FOR THE NEXT COURSE, STARTING JANUARY 2019 OR CHECK OUT OUR COOKING CONNECTIONS - NEXT STEPS

A sociable cooking group for adults with learning disabilities or mental health issues. We will focus on cooking delicious food from scratch and developing basic kitchen skills.

Suitable even if you have never cooked for yourself before as plenty of support will be available. We will also be thinking about healthy eating principles.

What to expect: An opportunity to learn basic kitchen techniques, cook interesting dishes, improve personal and social skills and explore progression pathways.


Cost: FREE

Mondays, 1.30-3.30pm

Starts 3rd Sept 2018 - 12th November 2018

NB There will be a break on Monday, 29th Oct for half term

Click here to register your interest.

Cooking Connections - Next Steps
Cooking Connections - Next Steps

A sociable cooking group for adults with learning disabilities or mental health issues. We will focus on cooking delicious food from scratch and practising day-to-day kitchen skills.

Suitable for those who have begun to develop an interest in food and try out their kitchen skills. However, it may be possible to attend these sessions even if you have not done our 'Beginnings' programme: just call us to have a chat about your requirements. We will also be thinking about healthy eating principles. We may also be able to include some work experience in a cafe environment during this programme.

What to expect: An opportunity to practise and develop useful kitchen techniques, cook interesting dishes, improve personal and social skills and explore progression pathways into further courses or the workplace.

Cost: FREE

Fridays, 2-4pm

Starts 7th Sept 2018 - 16th November 2018

NB There will be a break on Friday 2nd November for half term

Click here to register your interest.

Back in the Kitchen
Back in the Kitchen

Are you over 55? Would you like to fee more confident in the kitchen? Whether you've never boiled an egg before or you're looking for new ideas and inspiration, this informal weekly cooking club is for you.

What can you expect from this course?

- To learn new recipes every week

- To meet and eat with people in a fun, friendly environment.

- To cook a two course lunch for our local Lunch Club every month.

Mondays, 9.30am - 12pm (term-time only)

Cost: £5 per session.

To book your place, call 0117 903 9780 or email us

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Lunch Club
Lunch Club

Not strictly a cooking class, this is a community meal, cooked by our Back in the Kitchen club to provide local people with a delicious, sociable hot meal.  

Last Monday of the month (term-time only). Arrive 11.45am for lunch at 12pm

Cost: £5 (two-course lunch). To book, call 0117 904 6679 or email us. 

Donate here to support Lunch Club 

 

Cooking for Change
Cooking for Change

Every week, Barny and the Square Food team head to One25, a charity in St Paul's, Bristol that reaches out to women in sex work and drug addiction. We've worked with the women there for over two years, helping build trust, self-esteem and confidence, teaching skills and recipes and importantly, providing a nourishing and delicious meal.

For more information about this course, get in touch. 

For more information about One25, visit their website.

“This cooking scheme has saved my life. After a really difficult point when I’d lost everything, it gives me a point of security, meaning and friendship…somewhere to go and get my sense of self-worth together. It means the world”
— Student, Cooking for Change
“Having been diagnosed with early onset dementia and told to keep busy, I feel these classes are really helping me and I really enjoy every aspect of the activity”
— Student, Back in the Kitchen