Ben Hinchliffe – Head Tutor
Meet Ben, your Head Northcote Cookery School Tutor. With his 17+ years’ experience in the culinary field and teacher training background he is ideally suited to help bring out the best out of all our cookery student guests. His caring passionate nature, always with a sense of humour and hands on approach to teaching guarantees you will enjoy your day as well as learning about new produce; dishes; skills and techniques.
Ben offers a wealth of knowledge. Ben’s previous experience in butcheries and fish mongers makes his specialty ‘Meat & Fish’, which features across several of our Cookery School classes. Ben has also worked as Head Chef at leading pubs in the UK, managing the kitchen and mentoring his teams to produce outstanding menus. He enjoyed taking three years out when he travelled the world, taking time along the way to learn about new cuisines, he loves Mediterranean foods and using Asian flavours. Ben’s early career involved teacher training, achieving his degree and then becoming a Lecturer in catering and hospitality at Accrington & Rossendale college, covering a broad range of courses in cookery, hygiene and hospitality management, taking students of all levels through their NVQ levels to apprenticeship courses.
Daniel Wynne – Tutor
Daniel is one of our Cookery School Tutors, bringing nearly a decade of experience in the hospitality industry. He began his culinary career as a Junior Sous Chef immediately after completing his education. From there, Dan advanced to Chef de Partie, quickly rising through the ranks to become Senior Sous Chef at The Chester Grosvenor Hotel, under Chef Simon Radley. His expertise spans recipe development, food preparation, and culinary management.
Dan also mentored apprentices during his previous job role, sparking his passion for teaching. After spending over a year as part of Lisa Goodwin-Allen’s renowned kitchen brigade as a Junior Sous Chef, Daniel transitioned to the Cookery School, where he is now dedicated to sharing his culinary knowledge with others.