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If you have an idea for a specialty food store, this course will help you to evaluate and develop your idea into a real business. From concept and niche marketing to controlling costs and making money, food marketing and management expert Stephen Zagor will teach you exactly how to navigate all the pitfalls of opening your own business, including: - Developing an overall business plan. - Adding a café, catering or party planning to an existing business. - Finding a location and understanding the lease. - Designing the business. - Figuring out money and budgeting: financial benchmarks. - Controlling revenue and inventory. - Looking for investors. - Hiring the best and training for service. - Advertising and promotion. - Selling psychology. - Knowing the cycle of service for repeat business. Stephen Zagor is the former director of ICE’s Culinary Management program, and a founder and managing director of Hospitality & Culinary Resources, a New York City-based consulting firm. Previously, he developed and owned a multiconcept restaurant/retail group; was the general manager of a $10 million New York City restaurant; and owned and operated an award-winning limited-service restaurant and marketplace. For 10 years, Zagor, who holds a master’s degree from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, was manager of hospitality consulting services for the hospitality group of Laventhol & Horwath, and later for Coopers & Lybrand.
One 4 Hour Lesson
Level 1
$100
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.
Embark on a culinary journey through Iran with our "Essentials of Persian Cooking" class. Discover the secrets of authentic Persian cuisine as you learn to prepare classic dishes like Tahdig, a crispy rice dish, the savory Fesenjan stew, the vibrant Kuku Subzi, and the refreshing Cucumber and Tomato Salad. Our expert chef will guide you through the techniques and ingredients that make Persian food so unique and delicious.
From bibimbap to bulgogi, the signature dishes of Korea have seduced America with intoxicating flavors. Sweet-spicy flavor combos are popular, as are the vegetables, meat and seafood that are featured in main dishes as well as in banchan, the Korean assortment of side dishes that appears in most traditional meals. You will learn to make dakgangjeong (hot chicken wings); bulgogi (grilled seasoned sliced beef) with assorted banchan; and bibimbap (seasoned vegetable rice bowl).
Simple and delicious are the themes for this class, which teaches you how to make fresh Italian dishes that are so good --- and easy to execute --- you'll make them for yourself, friends and loved ones again and again. Premium ingredients shine in this menu, drawing from the country's great traditions: Tuscan fennel and raddichio salad; hand-rolled meatballs; risotto Milanese and sauteed broccoli rabe with garlic.
Master some of the most fragrant and distinct dishes in this country's rich and varied cuisine, emphasizing a riot of toasted spices. You'll learn all about the vegetables, seafood and other featured ingredients, with a range of geographic and climatic origins, from hearty masalas to spicy curries to cooling raitas. We'll assemble a menu of: chana masala (chickpea curry); chicken tikka masala; palak paneer (spinach with paneer cheese); pulao (spiced basmati rice); and cucumber raita.
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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