A COOKERY school from one of the region’s most famous tea rooms has had a double helping of national recognition.

Bettys Cookery School, next to Bettys Craft Bakery in Harrogate, has been named best cookery school in the Looking to Cook UK Cookery School of the Year awards 2014.

The win was quickly followed with a highly commended at the British Cookery School Awards in London.

Judges, which included Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers, gave Bettys Cookery School the winning title in the national competition for its expert ‘nurturing staff, innovation in courses, free bread-making classes for school children and attention to customers’ needs.

The second award was in the category best large recreational cookery school.

Head of Cookery School Emma Wray said: “We are all so delighted to receive this national acclaim.

“It’s a real testimony to the expertise and skills of our tutors and to our philosophy of teaching cooking ‘the Bettys way.’

“We are especially grateful too for the teaching support of our master craftspeople at Bettys Bakery.

“We are in good company - they recently won their own national award Craft Business of the Year.”

Bettys Cookery School, founded in 2001, offers a wide range of courses for all ages and levels of ability.

For more information visit www.bettyscookeryschool.co.uk or telephone 01423-814016.