Let James Beard Award-winning Pastry Chef Michael Laiskonis give you a complete, one-of-a-kind introduction and overview to the bean-to-bar chocolate making process in our fully equipped Chocolate Lab. In this lecture/demonstration class, he will start with a discussion of the cacao bean – its origin and treatment from farm to factory. Students will observe each stage of production, from roasting of the cacao beans, winnowing, and grinding the winnowed nibs into chocolate liquor, to refining, sifting, and final production of finished molded chocolate bars. Chef Laiskonis will close with a short, guided tasting of several chocolates of varying origin and formulation. Students will leave the class with samples of the chocolate produced in the Lab, including exclusive bars available only at ICE.
One 6 Hour Lesson
Level 2 
$195
You will work in teams to execute the class menu. At the end of class, participants gather to enjoy the food they have prepared. Wine is served with meals in most classes. All class menus are subject to change. While a snack platter is offered in both morning and evening classes, you may want to consider a light snack before joining us for class. Students are encouraged to bring a light lunch or dinner to all pastry classes.
You will work in teams to execute the class menu. At the end of class, participants gather to enjoy the food they have prepared. Wine is served with meals in most classes. All class menus are subject to change. While a snack platter is offered in both morning and evening classes, you may want to consider a light snack before joining us for class. Students are encouraged to bring a light lunch or dinner to all pastry classes.
No one doesn't like doughnuts. That includes filled doughnuts, cake-style doughnuts, glazed doughnuts and much more. You'll learn how to make yeast and cake doughnut doughs; then create different fillings and toppings, including pastry creams and glazes. Our menu includes: Classic Yeast Doughnuts & Blueberry Cake Doughnuts with glazes and fillings!
This series covers all you need to know to create spectacular piped and hand-molded cake decorations. After completing the class, students will be able to design and create gorgeous cakes for friends and family. Courses in this series must be taken in sequence. Cake Decorating 1: Pastry bag and other decorating tool techniques; development of visual awareness and creativity in design; border design; decorative writing; pressure and control piping; chocolate molding; and making marzipan fruit.
Learn to prepare mouthwatering versions of fresh seafood dishes, along with a range of universally useful cooking techniques. From grilling to frying to stewing, you can't go wrong with these dishes (including sides) that you might otherwise only find in restaurants. We'll even make cioppino, the mouthwatering Italian-American seafood stew that originated in San Francisco in the 1800s. Your seafaring menu includes: fried calamari with a spicy avocado dipping sauce; grilled salmon with tapenade and smashed potatoes; and cioppino (seafood stew of clams, shrimp, scallops, mussels, fish and tomatoes).
In this course, you'll learn the techniques to prepare four simple and delicious seafood dishes. The chef instructor will share tips and tricks for selecting the best seafood, and you'll sit down to your completed menu of: refreshing shrimp salad with herbal vinaigrette; Thai curry mussels; fish tacos; steamed fish en papillote with vegetable ribbons, citrus and herbs.
Ranked as America’s Best Culinary School (USAToday 2019), our roster of Chef-Instructors have run top kitchens around the globe.
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