Richard Regalado Pizza School - Pizza Courses in London — Local services in London

I have just completed the Italian Pizza School run by Richard Regalado. I came from Scotland for the course. I had some catering experience in my past and was keen DIY pizza maker at home. My goal was get professional training to seek employment in a pizzeria immediately after completing the course.

I found  the location  of the school very convenient. The fact that the school is in London and students do not need to travel abroad, especially in post pandemic time is convenient. i liked the fact that my initial inquiry about the course was answered by Richard, who runs the course and it was done promptly, almost immediately.   The actual lessons are held in real pizza takeway shop, that I believe generates huge turnover for the company its belongs to. This is also educational and helps to understand how your premises have to be set up for your own business.

The training was second to none. In my case, I was very lucky and it was one to one. It was tailored for my needs, taking in consideration level of experience I had. It was very intensive and precise,  with every minute packed with activities, such as learning the process of making dough, temperatures control for each step, timing, shaping the pizza balls, stretching and cooking pizzas and repeating the steps that have to be repeated again and again.

Richard not only put a lot of work in my training, but also helped me to get some real life work experience in a pizzeria hrough his extensive network of business  contacts .

Richard's approach is professional,  freindly, informal,  very flexible and delivers  the result.

After completing the course, I have confidence to go to work in  pizzeria. I would recommend the courses in Italian Pizza School run by Richard Rigalado and I am planning to keep in touch, for...

The master of Pizza.. Let me start by saying that I am a chef from Italy born and raised in Naples, the mother place of pizza. I been and worked in many pizzerias in Naples and London, thought I knew a few things about pizza, but I was wrong, until I met Riccardo. Riccardo is a man with excellent knowledge about pizzas, I took a 1 week course with him and by the end of that week I felt like I been working with pizzas for years. He thought me from A-Z everything you need to know, from types and strengths of flours, to making your own dough. He thought me science behind the pizzas to follow formulas therefore ether winter or summer you will always have an amazing result of your dough. He introduced and thought me what BIGA is, a fantastic way to make your own yeast which when you use it, it brings the best flavours and aromas of your dough. He has not just knowledge of pizzas but also and excellent understanding who he is working with, understanding the person and explains to you and advises you the best and most simple way he can. Paying that 1 week course with Riccardo for me I can say was the best investment I done in my life. I had in plan to open a pizza business before taking the course, but I was a bit worried or should I say I felt like I wasn't ready yet. After the course I felt so relaxed and ready, it gave me confidence and soon I will open my business thanks to him. I Highly recommend Riccardo and his course to anyone that wants to know anything about pizzas. Finally I will be going for a second week because the money I spent was more than worth it and the results I achieved are just unbelievable. Riccardo a big thanks again and we see each other...

So after spending quite a bit of time researching various pizza making courses and schools across the UK I eventually settled for Ricardo’s. I live in Wales so the 3 day course involved a little bit of travel and of course overnight accommodation.

Right from the start Ricardo was really helpful, getting back to me straight away to answer any initial questions that I had.

When I arrived, I didn’t know what to expect, I had no experience of working in a kitchen or of making pizza! It was all totally new to me but Ricardo put me at ease straight away with his friendly and professional demeanour.

I loved the course and Ricardo took time to explain and demonstrate everything thoroughly, at no time was I ever put under any pressure and I learnt things at my own pace.

After 3 days I feel that I have come away with an excellent practical and theoretical knowledge of pizza making…I also know that this is just the start of a really exciting journey where I will build on and master the skills that I have been taught. Ricardo’s teaching is based on years of experience, together with a passion to share his knowledge which really adds to the enjoyment of the course.

In addition, the information that I learnt was so much wider than just that of pizza making. Ricardo shares his business knowledge as well as information of what equipment to consider depending on the route you would like to take.

All in all I cannot recommend this course highly enough, whether you would like to start or expand your own business at some stage, or you just want to learn how to make a...