Sauce Cooking Class

Add the finishing touch to any dish with this saucy cooking class in London.



4 hours Location Wandsworth Class size 1 to 20 (public classes), 15 to 30   £145 - £175 (£145 for Public class; £175 for Private class)

Looking for different things to do in London this weekend? Level up your culinary prowess with this sauce-focussed cookery class!
As a seasoned foodie, you know that a killer sauce can make or break a delicious meal. Whether it’s mouth-watering steak dying to be enrobed in a luxuriously silky béarnaise or a wholesome bowl of homemade pasta needing a coat of perfect pesto, nailing those all-important sauces is crucial to transforming any meal into a feast.
Guided by one of The Avenue's expert sauciers, you’ll be exploring a wealth of sauce options, from a humble roux to a zesty chimichurri. You'll get a host of delicious tips and tricks to enable you to recreate restaurant quality sauces at home and how you can use them to bring any dish from drab to fab in minutes.
This London cooking class includes a flavoursome mix of a lively, informative demonstration by our wonderful and well-experienced sauce masters, followed by hands-on cookery where you will get to create some of the sauces yourself. Last, but certainly not least, you'll conclude with a fabulous three-course meal to enjoy the fruits of your labour.
Useful sauces class menu
  • Chicken Stock – demonstrated only.
  • Roux – demonstrated only.
  • Velouté – demonstrated only.
  • Mayonnaise/garlic mayonnaise – demonstrated only.
  • Hollandaise/Béarnaise – demonstrated and made by you for lunch.
  • Béchamel – you will make this into a soufflé for lunch.
  • Demi-glace – made by you to take home.
  • Pesto – made by you to take home.
  • Chimichurri – made by you to take home.
  • Romesco sauce – made by you to serve with the soufflé for lunch.
  • Rum butterscotch sauce – demonstrated only – for lunch.
  • Crème Anglaise – demonstrated and made by you – will then be made into ice cream for lunch.
Sample menu: (subject to change due to seasonality and availability)
  • Asparagus with a hollandaise sauce.
  • Cheese soufflé with romesco sauce and a salad.
  • Ice cream with a salted caramel sauce.
Please note:
Suitable for vegetarians, but time restraints mean alternatives will not necessarily be covered in the demonstrations.
 

Upcoming dates for Sauce Cooking Class

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 22 Oct 2026, 8:57pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

8 upcoming dates between 10 Dec 2026 and 22 Aug 2027.

  • Thu 10 Dec 2026, 1pm-5pm
  • Wed 20 Jan 2027, 10am-2pm
  • Sun 7 Feb 2027, 12:30pm-4:30pm
  • Sat 10 Apr 2027, 12:30pm-4:30pm
  • Wed 12 May 2027, 10:30am-2:30pm
  • Sat 5 Jun 2027, 9am-1pm
  • Wed 16 Jun 2027, 10:30am-2:30pm
  • Sun 22 Aug 2027, 1pm-5pm
What you'll get
  • Aprons for the duration of the class.
  • All ingredients included.
  • Food to indulge in at the end of the class.
  • Goodies to take home.
  • Glasses for your BYOB.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
  • Booze if you fancy a tipple.
  • Tupperware for any leftovers and containers to take your sauces home.
  • Paper and pen if you’d like to take notes.
Add-ons available for this class
  • Avenue Cookbook (£30)
  • Avenue Apron (£20)
  • Avenue Cancellation Cover (£20)
  • Bottomless Wine (£20)
You can add these when you book (optional).
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

The Avenue Cookery School - Wandsworth, London, SW18 1FZ

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Recent reviews of Sauce Cooking Class

  • 5/5 from Louis Millon, attended Jun 2026: This was an amazing class. Helen was super didactic and explained every step of what we were doing. It was a very small group (only five students) which was really comfortable. Plus at the end we got to take a bunch of the delicious sauces home!!
  • 5/5 from Laura Turner, attended Jun 2024: I was given a voucher as a present and decided to do a Sauce cooking course at The Avenue Cookery School. Diana was a very engaging teacher. She gave us really good tips and solutions including recipes for sauces that were flexible and useful for so many dishes. She explain the logic of the cooking process without prescribed instructions. Lovely relaxed afternoon and lunch.
  • 5/5 from Courtenay Crow, attended Apr 2023: Engaging and humorous teacher. Learned some useful skills that will definitely be put to use!
  • 5/5 from Jo Lewkowicz, attended Mar 2023: The course was well run, informative and interactive. I learned quite a lot and especially appreciated the additional tips on how to save a sauce.
  • 4/5 from Andrew Besso, attended Feb 2023: Well presented class with some very interesting tips and I really enjoyed the cooking chemistry explanations.
  • 5/5 from Mariella Wilson, attended Oct 2021: I bought this class as a gift for my husband birthday, as he wanted to learn a new skill. He had the class a day after his birthday party, and he loved it. The sauces he brought at home are delicious, which means he had a fantastic teacher :).
Your teacher

The Avenue Cookery School
The Avenue Cookery School

4.8 (376)
female Women-owned

Hello! We're The Avenue Cookery School and we are an independent, family-run cookery school, based in Wandsworth, South West London. We love all things foodie and incorporate that love and enthusiasm into our amazing cooking courses and classes.
With years of experience, our passion for teaching others to cook shines through in our relaxed and fun classes — we think you’ll feel at home as soon as you walk through our doors! All ages and abilities are welcome.
Come and treat those taste buds and see what you can create with us!

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