Alternative Cuisine is an online culinary education brand built around the teaching method of French cook and educator Gilles Daveau. Rather than relying on a catalogue of recipes, it helps learners understand ingredients, cooking techniques and the balance of a dish so they can make independent choices with the food they have. The guided, self-paced course includes more than 70 lessons and approximately 30 hours of videos, learning sheets, podcasts and quizzes, accessible on computers, tablets and mobile devices.

The method focuses particularly on vegetables, grains, legumes and other plant-based foods. Learners explore ingredient families, cooking and seasoning techniques, and practical ways to combine prepared components into varied meals. Around 40 adaptable dish formats provide a framework for cooking with the seasons, pantry ingredients, available time and personal tastes. The programme moves from understanding foods, to applying techniques, to composing everyday meals. Founded on Gilles Daveau’s decades of culinary teaching experience, Alternative Cuisine also shares webinars, podcasts and other resources to support continued learning and practice.