Note: Bookings are confirmed personally and payment is only taken on confirmation. Class needs a minimum of 8 to run. Want a private session? Email experience@wildandfired.com 

Every great live fire cook starts somewhere. Brilliant Basics is where yours begins.

Designed for anyone who has stood in front of a grill and wanted to actually understand what they’re doing, this hands-on half-day experience is built around one thing: helping you feel confident cooking with fire.

Set within the Walled Garden at Brook Hall Estate & Gardens, you’ll arrive at our hidden outdoor fire kitchen for tea, coffee, a welcome bite, and a relaxed introduction to the space before stepping into the foundations of live fire cooking.

You’ll learn how to light and manage fuel, understand heat zones, cook with seasonal ingredients, and work confidently with grills and outdoor cooking equipment used across our fire kitchen, including Big Green Egg, Weber and Petromax.

This is a judgement-free introduction to cooking with fire. No pressure, no posturing, no overcomplication. Just good food, practical skills, and time spent learning around the fire.

As an ICSA member cookery school, we focus on real food, good technique, and helping people cook with more confidence, intention, and enjoyment.

What’s Included

•⁠  ⁠Tea, coffee & a welcome bite on arrival  

•⁠  ⁠Introduction to the Wild & Fired outdoor fire kitchen  

•⁠  ⁠Learn how to light and manage fire  

•⁠  ⁠Understanding direct, indirect & multi-zone cooking  

•⁠  ⁠Hands-on seasonal cooking  

•⁠  ⁠Shared fire-cooked meal enjoyed together  

•⁠  ⁠Expert guidance throughout the session  

You’ll Cook

A simple seasonal meal cooked over live fire using carefully sourced ingredients. Menus change throughout the year depending on seasonality and availability, but may include fire-cooked breakfast elements, flatbreads, grilled vegetables, quality local meat, and seasonal sauces or sides.

Perfect For

•⁠  ⁠Complete beginners  

•⁠  ⁠Home cooks wanting more confidence outdoors  

•⁠  ⁠Anyone curious about live fire cooking  

•⁠  ⁠Couples, friends & food lovers looking for a memorable day out  

No previous experience required.

10:30am – 2:30pm  

Brook Hall Estate & Gardens, Derry