THEM
Real kitchen skills.
- Snip soft herbs safely
- Weigh, mix and shape
- Taste and describe
- Take on more as confidence grows
THE PROGRESSION
Real skills for them.
Real ambition for you.
Not “easy / medium / hard” versions of the same recipe. As competence grows, more of the dish comes from first principles — and more of the decisions become yours.
THE IDEA IN ONE LINE
Aim higher. Bring them with you.
Real skills. Real food. Real progression for both of you.
TOGETHER
The same dinner.
No separate kids’ recipe. No pretend job. One meal, with a real part for each of you.
More skill. More ownership. More ambition.YOU
Keep climbing.
- Cook foundational things properly
- Season with intent
- Build sauces from first principles
- Move into dough, emulsions, frying and more
A snapshot, not a ceiling. The programme keeps moving in both directions.
01
START TOGETHER
Build confidence.
THEM
- Kitchen scissors for herbs
- Weighing and measuring
- Tearing, mixing, rolling
- Taste: sweet / sour / salty
- Say what changed
YOU
- Proper tomato sauce
- Knife control
- Seasoning with intent
- Pan heat and timing
- Simple sauces done properly
02
MAKE IT FROM SCRATCH
Take more on.
THEM
- Roll and shape dough
- Fill and seal ravioli
- Recognise texture
- Use a safe knife with confidence
- Season a component
YOU
- Fresh pasta and filled pasta
- Bread and burger buns
- Stocks, pickles, ferments
- Grinding and choosing meat
- Emulsions and reductions
03
COOK WITH AMBITION
Technique becomes normal.
THEM
- Balance flavour
- Plan a component
- Manage timing
- Choose and adapt
- Start leading the kitchen
YOU
- Beurre blanc and stable emulsions
- Pomme soufflé and precision frying
- Advanced pastry and dough
- Multi-component dishes
- Plate, diagnose, recover, improvise
THE RULE
We don’t make your cooking smaller to include them.
We identify the part they can genuinely own today, then keep increasing that ownership as their skills grow. Your route can keep climbing at the same time.
Bring them up to your level. In skill — and in stature.