With the UK being awarded 140 Michelin stars this year – the highest ever in the guide’s history – it’s no wonder we’re a country with a thriving food culture and professional and enthusiast ‘culinistas’ are partying in pantries up and down the UK.

Food, cooking and all things culinary are thriving on Ooh.com, and so we bring you our ‘top ten mouth-watering things to do’ in March.

1. Learn to bake your own bread
The smell of baking bread is unrivalled. But it’s even better when it’s coming from your own oven. Join master baker Paul Merry for this one day introductory bread making course at a working watermill in rural Dorset. 

2. Wild food in Cornwall
We can’t get enough of food foraging, and even the celebs will start donning their Cath Kidston wellies and food gathering baskets as they head off in search of free food. Join forager and professional ecologist Caroline Davey for this one day food foraging trip as you explore the beautiful rugged habitats of West Cornwall and see the abundance of wild herbs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, fungi, flowers and seaweeds on offer. There’ll be a morning of foraging in West Penwith followed by a communal ‘cook up’ of the wild foraged produce in the kitchen.

3. Learn to make jam with Clippy
Making jam is the new going out, and homemade chutney just got cool. Join Clippy, a woman obsessed by the great British apple and founder of Clippy’s Jam, for this one day course as she teaches you the secrets behind a silky jam, crystal clear jelly and heavenly chutney.

4. Ani and Lulu’s Bake Society
An afternoon dedicated to teatime treats. What could be better? Ani and Lulu invite all baking enthusiasts to an afternoon of tips and tastings. A mere crumb at just £5 for the afternoon.

5. Borough Market tour and brunch
Take a tour of Borough Market, a famous London foodie haunt, and gather the goodies you’ll take to the riverside cooking studio where you’l learn to prepare some new and interesting brunch dishes to share.

6. Make your own cheese in Suffolk
Spend the day with dairy farmers and artisan cheesemakers, Katherine & Jason Salisbury of Suffolk Farmhouse Cheese. You’ll visit the farm and meet their pedigree Guernsey cattle, take a behind-the-scenes tour of the cheese dairy and learn about the principles of cheese making, different types of cheese and how to store them. Over lunch there’ll be a chance to sample a range of cheese styles before preparing your own soft cheese to take home.

7. Cook alongside Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge
A unique culinary opportunity to join Tom Kerridge, chef patron of the Hand & Flowers in Marlow, and be a ‘chef for the day’ as you enjoy a real insight into the workings of a Michelin starred kitchen.

8. Learn home smoking on the West Coast of Scotland
Join Bill and Sukie at their working croft on the stunning West Coast of Scotland and spend two days learning to build a smoker and how to brine and cure fish, meat and cheese.  Definitely one of our favourite things to do on Ooh.com.

9. Curry in a hurry
No, curry in a hurry doesn’t involve reaching for the phone and a takeaway leaflet. This half-day course with Renuka Patel will teach you how and when to use spices, and how you can recreate some favourite Indian recipes at home.

10. Mastering meat with a master butcher
Join master butcher Andrew Sharp for this half-day course in Cumbria, focusing on beef and veal and the tricks to getting your cuts just right.

Happy cooking and eating in March!