The New School of Traditional Cookery

The New School of Traditional Cookery was founded in 2006, in Austin, Texas, concurrently with Dai Due Supper Club, to provide an educational aspect of our business that promotes responsible use of our wild resources.   The aim is to educate, train and empower people within our community to utilize local foods to their fullest.  Our main focus has been on animals, both domestic and wild.  Butchery classes, roaming Hunting and Fishing “Schools” and various cooking courses devoted to meat and fish cookery have become our mainstay.  These events are open to all, with any experience level, and are designed to be immersive, usable and adaptable to our students’ abilities.

 

 
 
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About Us

Jesse Griffiths is the chef/co-owner of Dai Due Butcher Shop and Supper Club along with his business partner, Tamara Mayfield, and head instructor of the New School of Traditional Cookery.  In 2012, he authored Afield: a chef's guide to preparing and cooking wild game and fish, which was nominated for a James Beard award. The Hog Book, published in 2022, won the James Beard award for a single subject book.

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Testimonials

Chef Jesse and his team from the New School of Traditional Cookery completely smashed our expectations and delivered an almost unbelievable and unique culinary experience for our guests. We asked for a bespoke butchering class and dinner utilizing game we had taken on our Nilgai Antelope hunt. They blew us away with the dinner they prepared from 100% locally sourced ingredients. All of which they managed to execute flawlessly, working from a camp house kitchen they’d never laid eyes on, at a ranch a 4 hour drive from Austin. I cannot recommend them highly enough.
— Miguel G.
​​​​​​​I came to Hog School as a foodie, interested in experiencing first-hand the harvesting of wild game. The fantastic New School team created a very supportive environment for a novice hunter, and I was able to learn how to hunt and process the hogs without feeling intimidated by my inexperience. I was also well-fed: Morgan’s cooking is reason enough to go on the trip! I have been back for a repeat experience, and I look forward to trying out a fishing retreat next…
— Philip K.
We have participated Dai Due schools as family affairs.  We have enjoyed the fishing school as a couples retreat and the hog hunting as father/son bonding—-all with delicious meals and delightful camaraderie included. The Dai Due team was totally focused on making each experience personal and memorable. We can’t wait for our next adventure with Jesse and his magnificent team.
— Randy and Kay L.
Before my time at the Dai Due hunting school, I would say that I was blissfully ignorant to the natural process of harvesting an animal for my own consumption. However, after spending those 3 days with Jesse and his team, in a deer blind at dusk, understanding the emotional, spiritual andpractical ramifications of harvesting a deer or a boar or a wild ram, the thought and time that went into every single detail completely change my mental and emotional trajectory for the rest of the my life.
— Brad O.

 
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