6th - 12th July 2026/ 14 - 20th September 2026/ 11th - 17th January 2027
Seven days. A Hackney kitchen studio. A small group of people who love food as much as you do.
This is an immersive creative week in Uyen Luu's studio in Hackney, east London — where award-winning cookbook author, food writer and photographer Uyen Luu will teach you to cook Vietnamese food from scratch, find and tell your own food stories, and photograph food with real feeling and intention.
You don't need to be a writer or a photographer. You just need to love food and be ready to surprise yourself.
By the end of the week you'll have cooked dishes you'll make for the rest of your life, written something you're genuinely proud of, and taken photographs that look nothing like what you'd normally shoot.
What the week covers
Vietnamese cooking — techniques, flavour balancing, recipes from all four of Uyen's cookbooks
Food writing — finding your voice, telling stories through food, memoir and recipe writing
Food photography — light, composition, styling, shooting on your phone or camera
Market visits and ingredient sourcing in east London
Shared meals together every day — because eating is how you learn
The details
Seven days, Monday to Sunday
Uyen's kitchen studio, Hackney, east London — just off Broadway Market by the canal
Lunch & Dinner included
Suitable for all levels — no experience in writing or photography needed
This is for you if
You cook at home and want to go deeper into Vietnamese food
You want to incorporate Vietnamese cooking into your professional skill set — this course is particularly suited to private chefs looking to expand their repertoire with an authentic Vietnamese foundation
You've always wanted to write about food but don't know where to start
You scroll through beautiful food photography and want to understand how it's done
You want a week that changes how you cook, see and tell stories
Thank you!
