3 FANTASTIC months in Dublin, Ireland
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I went to the 3 month certificate course at Dublin Cookery School from September-December 2016. I already had a great interest in food and cooking, but was super excited to get started. I really did not know what to expect, but the director of the School, Lynda (who by the way is extremely nice, warm and including), called me for a long chat before I went there, and gave me all the details i wanted to know.
The cost of the whole project was high, as housing in Dublin is expencieve, but knowing what I know now I would easily have paid even more to go. In the school you eat a lot, and you use high quality foods and ingredients all along, so I really don't think it is possible to find anything cheaper if you really want to learn how to use the good stuff and become a good chef.
During the course we also went on trips to other places in Ireland, and I was also staging in a very fancy restaurant (it just got a Michelin star!!) for a week, which was incredible. Some of the best chefs in Dublin came regularly to the school and taught us their secrets in the kitchen, and it was very cool to go to their restaurants after that and talk to the head chef feeling you knew him/her.
The staff in the school (especially Sally) was extremely helpful with whatever I asked/needed, and they really took the job of making my stay interesting seriously.
I feel I learned loads, and became a hell of a lot better in the kitchen, confident to cook high end meals for every occation during the course (did i mention you get to eat it??)
Dublin is also a vibrant city, with everything you could possible want available while abroad. There is nightlife, loads of very high end restaurants, museums, tours, etc everywhere, and Ireland also have loads of beautiful natural scenery in close proximity (its a small country!) to Dublin.
All in all, I would highly recommend the 3 month course (I wish it was longer...) at Dublin Cookery School, and would be happy to share my experiences if someone is considering going, but need a motivational push.