Chef Tutors
From complete beginners to advanced intensive training, our tutors will guide you through fundamental techniques. From these you will build a repertoire, which will help you develop your skills to the utmost during your time with us. Even a one-day cookery course will give you knife skills and food handling training as well as around five hours tuition.
The Ashburton Cookery School Tutors
Stella West Harling
Managing Director & Founder
An organic cook for over 25 years, Stella started one of the first organic restaurants in the UK in the early Eighties. Since then she has appeared regularly at food shows, and has a wealth of experience as a teacher, food writer and consultant
Darrin Hosegrove
Chef Director
Darrin began his career at Gidleigh Park Hotel working under the guidance of Michelin starred chef Shaun Hill. He has worked in many acclaimed fine dining restaurants in the UK and also held positions as a College Lecturer and Development Chef before joining the Ashburton Cookery School in 2004. As well as regularly teaching at the School, Darrin also oversees the development of new courses, recipes and menus.
Rob Dawe
Chef Manager
Chef Manager of the Cookery School since July 2005, Rob spent the previous two years as Chef Lecturer at Exeter College. He has also worked in several fine dining establishments including as Senior Sous-Chef at the RAC Club in Pall Mall and Head Chef at the Puffing Billy restaurant at Exmouth.
Stuart Fowles
Senior Chef Tutor
Stuart joined us in September 2006 from Aramark, Contract Caterers for the South West, where he was Executive Chef. Prior to that he taught as Associate Lecturer at Exeter Catering College delivering NVQ courses. Stuart also has a wide range of restaurant experience as Head Chef in local restaurants and hotels.
Joe Bartlett
Chef Tutor
Joe has worked at some of the coutry’s finest restaurants, and was most recently Head Chef at the Holne Chase Hotel before joining us at the start of 2008.
David Beazley
Chef Tutor
An expert on wild fungi and wild food, ex-restauranteur David has had a distinguished career beginning with The Horn of Plenty and The Carved Angel, and was Head Chef at Holne Chase Hotel and Dartington Hall. He has been lecturing since 1993 and still works part-time at Plymouth College.
Emma McMurray
Teaching Assistant / Breakfast Chef
Emma’s career began at the Priory Hotel, Bath and Gidleigh Park, Chagford. She went on to work at the Lygon Arms at Broadway and St Pierre Park, Hotel Guernsey as Chef de Partie. She joined us in October 2006 to assist the tutors and as Breakfast Chef. She holds a BSc in Hospitality Management.
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