Ethical, Sustainable, Delicious
To mark the 15th anniversary of Cracking Good Food’s launch in 2010 the Cracking Good Food Cookery School is back!
At our ethical, sustainable Cookery School every delicious dish you create goes beyond the kitchen. Your participation not only empowers you with culinary skills, but ALL fees support our community work to alleviate food, fuel and kitchen kit insecurity in Greater Manchester. Plus, each class booking provides a nourishing meal for the homeless community. This really is cooking from the heart.
20th March 2026
Freight Island, 5.45pm – 9pm:
Basil & Bliss: Sustainable Italian Classics – Marta Napoleoni
Ciao! Join me for a hands-on evening of Italian cooking with a green twist. We’ll make authentic recipes using seasonal and eco-conscious ingredients. Learn the secrets to pillowy potato gnocchi and swirl them in homemade basil pesto. Transform day-old bread into fresh panzanella and whip a frothy Crema Al Caffè for dessert. Then, gather around our communal table to enjoy your creations — or take them home. All ingredients and recipes provided.
Date TBC
Freight Island, 5.45pm – 9pm choose from:
Discover Real Chocolate – A Taste of Guatemala – Paddy Routledge
A hands-on intro to what chocolate really is, its origins, uses and evolution over millennia. Learn basic tempering techniques and ideas to try at home. Culminating in a delicious Guatemalan meal of Pepián, your own homemade truffles to take home, and plenty to taste along the way.
20th March 2026
Freight Island, 5.45pm – 9pm
Basil & Bliss: Sustainable Italian Classics – Marta Napoleoni
Ciao! Join me for a hands-on evening of Italian cooking with a green twist. We’ll make authentic recipes using seasonal and eco-conscious ingredients. Learn the secrets to pillowy Potato Gnocchi and swirl them in homemade Basil Pesto. Transform day-old bread into fresh Panzanella and whip a frothy Crema Al Caffè for dessert. Then, gather around our communal table to enjoy your creations — or take them home. All ingredients and recipes provided.
Date TBC
Freight Island, 5.45pm – 9pm choose from:
Discover Real Chocolate – A Taste of Guatemala – Paddy Routledge
A hands-on intro to what chocolate really is, its origins, uses and evolution over millennia. Learn basic tempering techniques and ideas to try at home. Culminating in a delicious Guatemalan meal of Pepián, your own homemade truffles to take home, and plenty to taste along the way.
Limited places for each class, don’t miss out – BOOK NOW! Or gift Cracking Good Food with a Gift Voucher. Valid for up to 6 months on a Cracking Good Food cooking experience or merchandise. Find out more here.
If you’ve any questions or would like to know more please contact info@crackinggoodfood.org.
Vegan, vegetarian and dairy free.
You can select your dietary preferences and inform us about any allergies or other requirements during checkout.
COOKERY SCHOOL
- 20th March 2026
- 5.45pm – 9pm
- Freight Island, 11 Baring St, Manchester M1 2PZ
- Tickets £65.00 per person including nibbles on arrival & evening meal. Treat yourself or someone else!
Cookery School
£65.00
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Kitchen Kit Call Out Campaign
We also ask our customers to look in their home cupboards and bring to the class any pre-loved, clean and working kitchen kit they no longer use! Your donated kitchen kit will be redistributed to communities across Greater Manchester, who are living in financial hardship and often in crisis, so don’t have the funds to buy basic kit to cook some of the most simplest of meals. We weigh all of our Kitchen Kit donations as they are redistributed. Here’s what we’ve achieved so far:
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