Cook with Chef Steve

07/09/2026

I’ve been chefing at the world-famous Belfry Hotel & Resort today. It’s been a fantastic experience and a real pleasure to work at such a prestigious venue. 👨‍🍳✨

05/09/2026

TOP RATED AUTHENTIC INDIAN COOKERY CLASS

Fancy a great day out, fantastic food and a new skill to take home?

Join multi-award-winning Chef Steve, UK Curry Chef of the Year and International Bengali MasterChef, for a relaxed, hands-on Indian cookery experience in Birmingham.

ON THE MENU

Butter Chicken / Paneer / Mixed Veg
Pilau Rice
Kachumber Salad
Flame-Roasted Poppadoms
Raita

Everything is cooked from scratch using fresh ingredients, with Chef Steve expertly demonstrating each dish at a leisurely pace. Perfect for beginners and anyone who loves Indian food.

Sit down and enjoy what you've created or take it home. Recipes are emailed after the class.

📅 Sunday 20th September | 2pm–4:45pm
📍 Birmingham B45 9JA
💷 Just £50 per person (£90 per couple)

Free parking, refreshments, apron and takeaway containers included. Food intolerances can be accommodated with notice.

Bookings close 18th September, limited spaces.

Book directly:
https://cookwithchefsteve.co.uk/public-cookery-classes/

Or book through ClassBento:
https://classbento.co.uk/w/wpgu

WhatsApp
07542 017602

04/09/2026

Another amazing British Indian restaurant cookery class today, making a delicious Jalfrezi to celebrate a 60th birthday! 🎉

Lovely people, great food, and another fantastic class.

Want to learn to cook your favourite dishes to perfection? Book a private cookery class in your own home at www.cookwithchefsteve.co.uk and join thousands of happy customers who’ve been motivated and inspired to cook with confidence.

03/09/2026

It’s amazing to be featured in another prominent food magazine! A huge honour and a real privilege to have my work recognised alongside so many talented people in the food industry. 🍽️👨‍🍳

Thank you to everyone who continues to support me and follow my culinary journey. There’s plenty more to come!

Cook with Chef Steve
After four decades in the culinary world and visits to nearly 70 countries, Chef Steven Heap shares his passion for simplicity, authenticity and preserving South Asian culinary heritage.

From Indian restaurants and global travels to cookery classes, competitions and his work championing the Birmingham Balti, Chef Heap reflects on the lessons that continue to shape his craft.

Read the full interview and discover why he believes great cooking is about understanding, tradition and consistency.

🔗 https://tasteasia.co.uk/why-chef-steven-heap-believes-simplicity-is-the-highest-form-of-culinary-excellence/

Visit tasteasia.co.uk to read more.

02/09/2026

2026 COOKERY CLASSES (Pizza/Balti/Indian)

Come have fun, learn new skills & create something delicious. Gift vouchers available via website.

Award-winning chef. Complete beginners welcome. Everything provided.

Book now to secure your place, limited spaces!
cookwithchefsteve.co.uk/public-cookery-classes/
[email protected]
WhatsApp: 07542 201602

30/08/2026

🍛 AUTHENTIC INDIAN COOKERY CLASS WITH CHEF STEVE 🇮🇳

Fancy learning how to cook a proper authentic Indian meal from scratch? Come along to my fun, relaxed and inspiring hands-on Indian cookery class in Birmingham!

📅 Sunday 20th September 2026
⏰ 2:00pm – approximately 4:45pm
📍 St Chad’s, 160 New Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9JA
💷 £79 per person

👨‍🍳 What you'll learn to make:

🍛 Butter Chicken (chicken / paneer / mixed veg / chickpeas)
🍚 Fragrant Pilau Rice
🥗 Fresh Kachumber Salad
🥛 Homemade Raita
🔥 Flame-Roasted Poppadoms

A complete Indian meal cooked completely from scratch using fresh ingredients, with plenty of hands-on guidance from Chef Steve.

🌱 Specific dietary requirements? No problem!
I'm happy to cater for specific food requirements, allergies, intolerances or preferences where possible. Just let me know when booking.

Everything is provided, including ingredients, cooking equipment and an apron to wear.

🚗 Free parking
☕ Free hot & cold refreshments
🍽️ Sit down and enjoy your freshly cooked meal after the class, or take your food home in takeaway containers provided.

📧 You'll also receive all the recipes and methods by email after the session, so you can recreate your dishes at home.

🌶️ LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE

Whether you're a complete beginner, a curry lover or simply looking for something different and enjoyable to do, come along and Cook with Chef Steve! 👨‍🍳

👉 Book through:
www.cookwithchefsteve.co.uk

26/08/2026

Steven Heap’s Journey From Young Kitchen Apprentice To Award-Winning Author - Reader's House https://share.google/MarQGvRTG5RwBVVZa

25/08/2026

Amazing private British Indian restaurant-style cookery session today! 👨‍🍳🔥

We made Chilli Garlic Chicken Masala and Chicken Bhuna — two proper restaurant-style dishes packed with flavour.

Want to fast-track your Indian restaurant-style cooking? My Indian Masterclass is completely customisable — choose anything from the Indian menu and I’ll teach you how to make it, restaurant style, from scratch.

Check out my private cookery classes here:

https://cookwithchefsteve.co.uk/private-cooking-classes/

Come and cook with me! 🍛🔥

16/08/2026

Another great cookery class today! This time it was an authentic Birmingham Balti, with customers travelling from as far as Switzerland 🇨🇭

To book onto a range of different cookery classes, check out the link. Spaces are very limited, so it’s advisable to book soon.

Get in touch today!

15/08/2026

I’m tremendously proud and deeply grateful to have received the Editor’s Choice Award of Literary Excellence from Reader’s House Magazine. 🏆

It’s a real honour to have my work as an author recognised in this way, particularly alongside the culinary journey that has taken me from starting in an Indian restaurant at just 14 to writing books and sharing my knowledge and passion for food with readers around the world.

A huge thank you to the team at Reader’s House for the wonderful feature, their incredibly kind words, and this very special award. It genuinely means a great deal to me.

Read the full article here:

https://readershouse.co.uk/steven-heaps-journey-from-young-kitchen-apprentice-to-award-winning-author/