“What a clever course and I feel like I learnt so much. Bloody brilliant!” Steph E, London 

“Thank you so much for today I loved it! You were brilliant, it was so informative. The best cookery course I’ve done.”Lucinda B, London

 “Thank you for such an amazing day. It was so insightful and such fun. You have propelled me on to the next level of food interest – I shall, if possible, become even more greedy!” Will K, London

Location

London.  The course begins in Tooting for the spice tour and then the cooking part is at my house on Wandsworth Common, 10 minutes drive away.

Cost

The cost per person is £120. Classes begin at 9.15am and finish around 3pm.  Each class begins with a spice tour first before returning to cook at my house. Email me chilliandmint@gmail.com for more details. Please note I cannot accommodate those with serious nut allergies.

Background

Torie True is a food writer, home cook and cookery teacher of Indian food. She has learnt her craft over the past 20+ years from her travels to India as well as her husband’s Indian family who are based in the UK and Kolkata.

She has  had the privilege of working alongside the Head chef of the Ananda Hotel in the Himalayas (the number 1 Ayurvedic Hotel in the world according to Conde Nast Traveller), when he and the COO were over in the UK twice (for 5 days each time) after covid, showcasing the food from the hotel to celebrities and royalty. She has also attended the Bangala Hotel in Tamil Nadu’s 10 day Masterchef course.

She is passionate about cooking with spices and aims to instil this love and enthusiasm in those who attend her popular Indian cooking classes. In many respects she acts as a bridge between East and West cuisine, helping the uninitiated to navigate Indian cookery and encouraging everyone to bring a little more spice into their diet for flavour, health, and happiness.

She is a member of the Guild of Food Writers and a Judge for the Guild of Fine Food. You can also find her on Instagram @chilliandmint. In 2001 her first book was published ‘Chilli & Mint: Indian Home Cooking from a British Kitchen’ which was positively received worldwide with press reviews as far reaching as New Zealand. You can also order signed copies from me at http://www.chilliandmintcookbook.com

Her second book is due to be released in autumn 2025.

Class size

Class size in my home ranges from 4-7 people. At this stage I am only offering this course to adults. I can either slot you into a group OR if you have 4-7 friends who want to join you then you can form your own group.

The Menu

Menus are bespoke for each class, taking into account any allergies or major food dislikes. She sends out the menu and detailed instructions on where to meet a few days before the class.

Corporate Courses

Indian cooking classes would make a great offsite or team bonding experience and this is possible at a number of central London locations – or if up to 7 they can be at my house. Maximum class size would be 15 people. She will create a bespoke menu for the course and will split everyone into small teams to create dishes that you will all share and eat for lunch or supper together.  It’s a new learning experience that will be informal and friendly. Equally she can run classes on zoom.

Gift Vouchers

Are you looking to give a friend or loved one a memorable gift, where they will hopefully learn something new?  E-gift vouchers are available  – so please email chilliandmint@gmail.com

“Torie, we had a great day.  Thank you so much. I’ve been eulogising about you to a couple of fellow parents on the way to the rugby this morning.” Richard S, London

“Our day started like an exotic adventure! Torie guided us through some local shops to find an array of unusual spices and vegetables, which we then selected for the dishes we were about to prepare together. It was very exciting and fun to discover some vegetables I may have seen in ingredients lists, but not known what they looked like or how to prepare them. Torie’s recipes are practical and delicious. It has been wonderful to add a new repertoire to my cooking and given me confidence to use spices and make other recipes from Torie’s regular blog.” Gina, London

“Torie knows and loves her food, she manages to take some theoretically difficult Indian concepts and make them really accessible and easy, without sacrificing any of the taste—not always a simple thing to do. Everything that we tried was great and full of authentic flavour; the recipes and left-overs come home. When you go on a cooking course with Torie expect a fully immersive, hands-on experience accompanying ‘the chef’ to Tooting for ingredients, which you will then prepare in her private (and perfect) kitchen.” Leila VB, London