Truro School Cookery is a vibrant and eclectic community, boasting a brand new, state-of-the-art teaching kitchen, and a contempoary cafe. The cookery school is a hybrid establishment; during the day it serves the students of Truro School with the Leiths Certificate of Food and Wine and other cookery classes, out of school hours these incredible facilities are opened to the wider public.
Foremost, we run high-quality, affordable evening, weekend and holiday courses aimed at improving confidence and enjoyment in the kitchen. The venue is rapidly expanding to host birthday parties, pop-ups and other exciting, commercial ventures. Whether you are a local resident, or a visitor to Cornwall, we would love for you to come and experience first-hand the fun of Truro School Cookery.
Maria Taylor – ‘Head of Cookery’ Maria has a long association with Truro School, being one of the early cohorts of girls to arrive for the sixth form back in the eighties. Maria started her career as an environmental health officer in Cornwall, before training as a cookery school teacher and has set up and run cookery departments in a number of prestigious schools. She is thrilled to be back in Cornwall for this exciting new venture and also to spend time splashing in the surf with her gorgeous grandson.
Alistair Turner – ‘Assistant Head of Cookery’ AJ has lived all over the world from Barbados to Bath, until he fell in love with Cornwall and a Cornish lass (not necessarily in that order). When he’s not a work he’s playing in his smokehouse, so in essence he’s a proper food nerd. AJ is the serious big guns of the department having a Leiths Diploma under his belt, plus a four and a half years working his way up the ranks at Steins. However, with our charm and wit (and our promise of a Sunday off) we managed poach him from Steins.
Aly Birchmore – ‘Cafe Supervisor’ Aly has been managing the cafe since the beginning and is constantly adding new and exciting items to the menu. When not at work she is skilfully handles her VW van all over Cornwall, from festivals to foodies events, keep an eye out for her on your travels.
