12 Chef courses in Edinburgh

The legendary chef of Scotland's first Thai restaurant, who will reveal her best kept secrets and show you how to achieve delicious results with confidence. 

NETWORK AUTOMATION TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course concentrates on the technical side of tools and languages for network DevOps rather than the soft skills. These tools include Python, Ansible, Git and NAPALM By the end of the course delegates should be able to recognise the tools that they can use to automate their networks and be able to use the knowledge gained to feel confident approaching network automation. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Describe network DevOps. * Choose network automation tools. * Explain the role of various network automation technologies including: Python Ansible Git NAPALM NETWORK AUTOMATION TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Those wishing to learn about the tools of network automation. * Prerequisites: Introduction to data communications. * Duration 1 day NETWORK AUTOMATION TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * What is DevOps and network automation Programming and automating networks, networks and clouds, AWS, OpenStack, SDN, DevOps for network operations. Unit testing. Hype vs reality. Benefits and features. * Network monitoring and troubleshooting Traditional methods, SNMP. Netflow and xflow. Traditional automation. Streaming telemetry. Event driven automation. gRPC, Protocol buffers. * Configuration management Catch 22 and initial configuration. ZTP, POAP. Traditional automation. TFTP. Ansible vs the rest (chef, salt, puppet). Jinja2 and templating. How ansible works. * Network programmability Programming languages. Linux, shell scripting. Python vs the rest. Off box vs on box automation. * Python network libraries Sockets pysnmp, ncclient, paramiko, netmiko, pyez, NAPALM. * APIs Proprietary APIs, CLI, NETCONF, RETCONF. YANG, XML, YAML, JSON. * Other tools Git, GitHub, Jenkins, JIRA and others.

NETWORK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES COURSE DESCRIPTION A comprehensive tour of the available network management technologies available for todays networks. The course starts with basic tools such as syslog along with Python network automation. SNMP is then covered with the *flow technologies and streaming telemetry. Configuration management with ansible, Python, NETCONF and RESTCONF is then studied. The final part of the course looks at SDN. Hands on sessions are used throughout to reinforce the theory rather than teach specific manufacturer equipment. Note that sections are available as individual courses. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Evaluate network management technologies. * Evaluate network management technologies. * Recognise the weaknesses of SNMP versus NETCONF and streaming telemetry. * Explain the role of NETCONF and RESTCONF. * Compare & contrast *flow and streaming telemetry. * Explain the role of SDN in network management. * Automate network configuration with ansible and Python. NETWORK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Those wishing to manage networks. (Previous Python experience is NOT needed) * Prerequisites: Intro to data comms * Duration 5 days NETWORK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES COURSE CONTENT BASIC NETWORK MANAGEMENT * Network management What is network management? Benefits, issues. FCAPS model. Fault management, Configuration management, accounting, performance, security. What to manage, what not to manage. Managing network devices, managing servers. MONITORING NETWORKS * Traditional network tools Ping..., SSH, syslog, TFTP for configurations. nmap. Wireshark. CLI. Web based management. Splunk. Nessus, snort, Kali. Hands on syslog, network inventories. * Network automation using the CLI Programming and automating networks, netOps. Python, Git. Python network modules, SSH, paramiko, netmiko. EVE-NG. Hands onPython network modules. * Structured versus unstructured data Problems with automation and unstructured data. XML, JSON, YAML. The role of YANG. Hands on Parsing data. * SNMP SNMP architecture, SNMP MIBs, SMI, the SNMP protocol, polling security. Configuring SNMP. SNMPv1, v2, v3, SNMP security. Which version should you use? MIBs and MIB structure. mib-2, extra parts of mib-2, Private enterprise MIBs. Summary: What SNMP is good/bad at. Hands on Configuring agents and a NMS. MIB browsing. * Server management Microsoft, Linux, application polling. WMI vs SNMP. Hands on: Application polling. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT * *flow Polling, push vs pull, netflow, sflow, IPFIX, *flow. Flows. Where to monitor traffic. Comparing *flow with SNMP. Architecture: Generators and collectors. When flows are exported. NetFlow reporting products. SolarWinds. Hands on Netflow configuration. Collectors. * Streaming telemetry Model driven telemetry, periodic/on change. Structured data. Telemetry protocol stack. gRPC and gNMI. Protobuf. gNMI operations. Telemetry architecture. Telegraf, databases, Grafana. Hands on Telemetry example. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT * Configuration management tools Chef, puppet, ansible, saltstack. Ansible architecture, controlling machines, nodes, agentless, SSH, modules. Inventories, playbooks, modules, network modules, jinja2 templates. Hands on Network configuration with ansible. * NETCONF What is NETCONF? Protocol stack, Data stores, traffic flows, validating configurations, rollback. YANG data models and how YANG is used by NETCONF. XML. Explorers and other tools. Hands on anx, Python and NETCONF. * RESTCONF The REST API, HTTP, What is RESTCONF? Tools including Postman. Comparison with NETCONF. Hands on Configuration with RESTCONF. * Python network automation: configuration SSH issues. Using structured data. Jinja2. ncclient, requests, NAPALM, Nornir. Automated testing. Hands on Python network device configuration with nornir. SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKS AND ORCHESTRATION * Classic SDN What is SDN? benefits. SDN architecture. SDN applications, SDN switches, SDN controllers, Network Operating Systems. Control plane, data plane. Northbound interfaces. SDN components. Southbound interfaces. OpenFlow. ONF, OpenFlow ports, Flow tables. * Network virtualization Virtual networks, virtual switches, NfV. Service chaining. NfV and SDN. * SDN implementations Classic SDN, Hybrid SDN, SDN via APIs, SDN via overlays. Data centre SDN, VXLAN, Service Provider SDN, SD WAN, Enterprise SDN, WiFi. * SDN and open source OpenDaylight, OpenVSwitch, Open Networking Forum, Open Network Operating System. Hands onOpenStack. * SD-WAN What is SD-WAN? Architecture: Edge, gateway, orchestrator, controller. Overlay and underlay. Use of MPLS, 4G/5G. Benefits and features. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE).

Exclusive 100% hands-on masterclass 3 delicious dishes. A superb meal arouses 3 important senses: Sight, Aroma and Taste.  Enjoy cooking superior Thai food and Thai herbs to excite your taste buds.  Executive Thai chef Rujira Herd will reveal the best-kept trade secrets she uses for her top flight clients. You will learn perfect blending techniques. Excellent for adventurous. Menu change daily: Pork, fish, chicken, please contact the School. Inform us of special diets at least 2 days in advance. BYOW. Meal/recipes included.  After completing the class, you will enjoy the meal you cooked. Please be aware that for this special offer you will not be allowed to take away the food you cooked.

This Knife Skills course will enable you to chop, slice and dice like a Ninja!

The best Thai red curry - A national dish of Thailand. Executive Thai chef Rujira Herd will reveal the culinary trade secrets she uses for her top-flight clients. Various Thai herbs such as Kra-Chaai, baby bunch aubergine and many more are used to create superior red curry. Learn how to make professional curry paste, blending techniques and a proper ‘chilli fish sauce’ accompaniment dish. Learn how to form noodles to create a perfect Thai lunch. 70% hands-on. Everyone will help each other to cook.  After completing the class, you will enjoy the meal you cooked at the School's dining room.  No food to take home for the special offer.

Experience a Thai Culinary Inspiration. Learn how to use plant based ingredient to cook a superior Thai meal. Learn delicious healthy 4 dishes: Hot and sour salad, soup, steamed with herbs, stir-fry and the key ingredients to achieve truly unique flavours. Rujira Herd executive Thai chef will reveal the trade secrets she uses for her top flight clients. Learn essential blending techniques that make delicious vegan meals really outstanding.  80% hands-on group work. After completing the class, you will enjoy the meal you cooked. Please be aware that for this special offer you will not be allowed to take away the food you cooked.

The World’s Best Thai Food. Masaman has a unique flavour, rich in spices and creamy coconut. Learn professional Masaman curry paste, crispy onion, vinegar syrup, Ajaad sauce. You will learn this truly amazing dish. Rujira Herd executive Thai chef will reveal the trade secrets she uses for her top flight clients. Learn essential blending techniques and the key ingredients used to complement the flavour and make delicious meals really outstanding. 80% hands-on group work. After completing the class, you will enjoy the meal you cooked. Please be aware that for this special offer you will not be allowed to take away the food you cooked.

This pungent ‘Thai Green curry’ is based on green chillies, coconut milk.  Rujira Herd executive chef will reveal her culinary secrets she uses for her top flight clients.  You will learn: a curry paste, stock, crispy garlic, chilli fish sauce, and blending techniques at professional level. Fresh Thai ingredients will be used such as Kra-Chaai, Thai basi/aubergines, galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves. Learn how to form perfect noodles ready to serve. 70% hands-on, 30% demo. Please inform special diets at least 3 days in advance.  After completing the class, you will enjoy the meal you cooked. Please be aware that for this special offer you will not be allowed to take away the food you cooked.

Let’s take a journey to Thailand. Treat yourself to superior extraordinary cuisine. Join delicious theme and turn it into a spectacularly entertaining cookery workshop. Rujira Herd executive chef will reveal her blending techniques she uses for her top flight clients.  You will learn how to make  amazing dishes: Chicken Panang with coconut, curry paste, how to cook perfect glutinous rice, dessert sweet sticky rice with Thai custard, 70% hands-on, 30% demo. Please advise any special diets at least 3 days in advance. BYOW. Meal/recipes included.  After completing the class, you will enjoy the meal you cooked. Please be aware that for this special offer you will not be allowed to take away the food you cooked.