In this five-day food camp just for kids ages 10-17, you'll acquire all the cooking techniques, knife skills and ingredient preparation expertise needed to make your own complete, gourmet meals. Each day brings brand-new knowledge, fun and a delicious lunch at the end of the session! Day 1: We'll learn basic knife skills, as well as roasting, blanching, sautéing, boiling/mashing, and biscuits. You'll make: classic roasted chicken; sautéed green beans; mashed potatoes; and strawberry shortcakes. Day 2: We'll learn advanced knife skills, sautéing proteins, herb butter, vinaigrettes, cheese sauce, and whipping cream. You'll make: steak with herb butter; salad; mac and cheese; carrots with brown butter; and hot fudge sundae. Day 3: We'll learn to make and cook handmade pasta, cut fettuccine and ravioli, tomato sauce, and cookies. You'll make: fettuccine with fresh tomato sauce; cheese ravioli with sage brown butter sauce; chocolate chip biscotti; and garlic bread. Day 4: The focus is on everything that goes into making sushi and maki rolls, including rice cooking, sushi assembly, and knife skills for sushi, plus ice cream. You'll make: a variety of fish and vegetable maki rolls; edamame; and green tea ice cream. Day 5: It's Pizza Day! We'll learn all the skills of dough handling, topping, and baking. You'll make: white pizza; cheese pizza; sausage pizza; vegetable pizza; and dessert pizza.
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.
The elusive French Macaron demystified! Learn how to make delicious macarons from our experienced pastry chefs while working in some of the finest teaching kitchens in NYC. In this hands-on class you will make your own batch of macarons from shell to fillings! Choose any color you like and fill them with your choice of milk chocolate caramel ganache, dark chocolate ganache, hazelnut ganache or passionfruit curd.
These delightful cupcakes come in a range of flavors and frostings, not to mention some well-matched fillings. As we make the cakes, fillings and frostings from scratch, we'll pair strawberry with vanilla, chocolate with white chocolate ganache, peanut butter with chocolate icing, and even birthday cupcakes with a piñata surprise of sprinkles inside. Your cupcake menu: strawberry shortcake with vanilla bean cake and whipped vanilla bean buttercream; chocolate trio with dark chocolate cake, white chocolate ganache and milk chocolate frosting; birthday "piñata" cupcakes with sprinkle buttercream; and peanut butter and chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting.
The lush, green Pacific Northwest is famous for its wild salmon, oysters and beers, but that's just the tip of the gastronomic iceberg. Its forests are home to mushrooms and berries that turn up in countless recipes. Cedar planks become grilling beds for fish, meat and vegetables, imparting them with the unmistakable flavor of the Northwest. You will learn how to use these techniques and ingredients to make: Pacific oysters with mignonette; pan seared salmon with crispy skin and blackberry sauce; sautéed mushrooms and herbs; salt-and-vinegar potatoes; and kale, hazelnut and goat cheese salad. You will enjoy those with a selection of wines from the region.
ICE’s Fine Cooking series are the classes on which our recreational program’s reputation was built. This intensive course expands on our Fine Cooking 1 series and takes a deeper dive into essential culinary techniques. These full-participation classes teach fundamental skills, not recipes. This course covers everything from fileting a fish, to properly sautéing, to cover poaching techniques and fundamental sauce making. As you advance through the series, you’ll gradually come to understand each cooking concept. You’ll have a firm grasp of ingredients and equipment; you’ll know why things happen; you'll learn how to avoid and correct mistakes. Most importantly, you’ll gain the experience you need to cook with confidence and pleasure - without relying strictly on recipes. Each class culminates with a student-prepared meal. Prerequisite: Fine Cooking 1.
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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