Make this the year you... January February March

Learn a skill, build a pizza oven, make your own sausages, and more! We’ve got exciting ideas to keep you entertained for the next 12 months

Kitchen table business

New year – new career? If you’re keen to launch a food venture, The Little Food Academy ( littlefoodacademy.co.uk) offers online training for aspiring food producers, covering the practical elements of starting a business from scratch. Food start-up mentor Kitchenette ( wearekitchenette.com) offers a venue and support to burgeoning pop-ups. Grub Club ( grubclub.com) approves and promotes up-and-coming supper clubs across the UK.

Plating up at a Grub

Club supper club

Craft posh chocolates

Create something delicious, impress your Valentine and acquire a skill for life! Investigate Hotel Chocolat’s Bean to Bar Experiences (£65, 11/ 2hrs, hotelchocolat.com) in London, Cambridge or Leeds. Make your own bar of chocolate and take home a goody bag. Or try Paul A Young’s Chocolate Tasting and Making Workshop (London, £200, 12-5pm, paulayoung.co.uk) – an introduction to high-end chocs, from tempering to making and filling truffle shells.

Give it a go at home with the help of our ‘How to temper chocolate’ guide at bbcgoodfood.com.

Sow your own

Hotel Chocolat’s Bean to Bar Experience If you’ve never put seed to soil before, this is the month to get cracking. The Bumper garden veg ‘Seedbomb’ (£10.95, notonthe highstreet.com) includes a mix of 50 tomato, cucumber, radish and pumpkin seeds. Simply drop into the soil, water and watch the shoots emerge. Radishes will be ready in a month, while tomatoes and pumpkins will crop in early autumn. Visit gardenersworld.com for more tips and projects, and advice on when to sow veg throughout the year.