Knife skills are among the kitchen talents to be taught at a cookery school's team building open day.

Menus ranging from Asian, Italian, Mexican and Middle Eastern can be grappled with at the corporate and small business-aimed workshops in Deal.

Chequers Kitchen Cookery School launches the team building events today (Wednesday) and to showcase them, they'll hold an open day with a free taster lesson on Friday, May 17 between 9.30am to 2pm.

Director Stephanie Hayman, said there will be a wide selection of fun activities, challenges and delicious menus together with professional chefs to guide teams through their experience in the fully equipped kitchen in Golf Road.

"Nothing brings people together quite like cooking and eating," she said.

Companies can choose from half-day or evening events, full-day cooking events, team fundraising challenges or health and well-being themes. Bread, cakes or pastry making, knife skills lessons or even creating a sophisticated three course meal can be focused on.

She added: "We are passionate about what we do and excited by the range of our new team building events and challenges and what we can offer clients."

In addition, Chequers Kitchen is offering East Kent Mercury readers three free vouchers - each for two people providing a cookery lesson of their choice worth £160 per voucher.

The kitchen,which is a Community Interest Company (CIC) has won awards such as Kent Life Food and Drink Hero 2013, Best Community Cookery School 2014 – Looking to Cook and were finalists in KeiBA 2018 – Business Commitment to the Community. Since launching it has taught cookery and budgeting skills to school groups and to vulnerable, marginalised or socially excluded people in the community.

Fore more details and to book yourself on the taster day, visit: chequersdeal.co.uk/cookery-courses-in-kent/