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.
Knowing how to use knives skillfully is the foundation of all cooking, and doesn't have to be scary or frustrating. Many home and even professional cooks don't always wield a knife correctly, however, which increases food preparation time and makes the process harder --- and less safe --- than it should be. Simply put, good knives are the foundation of a well-equipped kitchen. This class remedies all these basic issues: You will learn how to slice, dice, chop, and much more in the safest and most efficient manner. This class will even guide you through the practice of keeping your knives sharp and handling them correctly.
The sauces you will learn to make in this class are not just for special-occasion dishes you'll prepare once a year. Relying on pantry ingredients and reflecting the contemporary cook's lifestyle, they are meant to easily take a grilled meat or poached fish from simple to superlative with a pan reduction, beurre blanc or a pesto. You will master these techniques by making sauteed steak with red wine reduction sauce; poached salmon with beurre blanc and pasta with pesto.
From coasts to prairies, the diverse geography of America results in an abundance of meat and fish varieties that eventually end up on our plates, deliciously prepared. In this class, you will prepare dishes that celebrate this bounty and highlight famed regional preparations. On your menu: Chesapeake Bay crab cakes with sauce rémoulade; New York strip steak with onion rings; and broccoli-cauliflower gratin.
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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