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Ballymaloe Cookery School, Ireland

Established in 1983, the Ballymaloe Cookery School is located in the middle of a 100-acre, organic farm of which 10 acres are devoted to organic market gardens, orchards and greenhouses.

Along with shorter courses that deal with a variety of topics like making sushi, cake decorating, gluten-free cooking and more, it also offers a 12-week certificate course. The School is led by Ireland's Darina Allen.

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The students learn the value of cooking with local ingredients, and many alumni have gone on to being professional chefs.

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