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Real kitchen experience, built into every lesson.

Practical courses from Michelin-starred chef Ian McAndrew—clear systems, commercial judgement and leadership tools for people who work in real kitchens.

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Chef Ian McAndrew

Ian McAndrew’s career spans more than five decades in professional kitchens. A Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur, author and experienced operator, he has worked at the highest levels of hospitality, including The Dorchester with Anton Mosimann, The Carlton Tower and Intercontinental Hotels.

His courses turn that experience into practical guidance for chefs, managers and operators: how to lead people, control costs, build reliable systems and improve a kitchen without losing sight of the food or the team.

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Courses for chefs ready to make a measurable change

Focused, practical programmes for working chefs and operators. Each course combines Ian’s experience with structured lessons, diagnostic exercises and a final project you can apply directly in your own kitchen.

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£9.99

Menu Engineering and Profit Improvement

Turn sales, recipe costs and kitchen reality into a menu that guests want to buy and the business can afford to serve. Practical menu engineering for working chefs, without the spreadsheet theatre.

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£9.99

Kitchen Systems That Actually Work

Replace firefighting, guesswork and heroic memory with clear kitchen systems that survive busy services, days off and the occasional missing clipboard.

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£9.99

The 90-Day Kitchen Turnaround

Take a struggling kitchen from daily firefighting to stable standards, stronger margins and a team that knows what good looks like. Ninety practical days, with no miracle cures.

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These introductory courses are available inside the Chefs Studio portal at no cost. Create an account to access the lessons, keep track of your progress and join a community of chefs focused on running better kitchens.

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Free portal course

Free

Kitchen Management Health Check

Take a structured look at standards, people, systems and costs. Identify what is working, what is drifting and which changes deserve your attention first.

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02

Free portal course

Free

Kitchen Food Costing Fundamentals

Build confidence with the numbers behind the food: recipe cost, yield, portion control, waste and the small decisions that protect a kitchen’s margin.

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Free portal course

Free

Kitchen Leadership Essentials

Learn the core habits of dependable kitchen leadership: setting standards, briefing clearly, delegating well and giving useful feedback under pressure.

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