Alex Talbot and Aki Kamozawa, chefs and owners of Ideas in Food, met at the kitchen of Clio restaurant in Boston in 1997, and manage a culinary consulting business in New Hampshire. They specialize in sharing techniques for creativity with chefs, restaurants, and foodservice companies based on the premise that "a solid understanding of science and technique, coupled with high-quality ingredients, modern equipment, and innovative approaches to cooking, makes anything possible." Chefs Talbot and Kamozawa have authored three books, and their blog, Ideas in Food, won the 2013 Saveur Best Food Blog Award. They have spoken or taught at the World Pastry Forum, Star Chefs International Chefs Congress, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, Experimental Cuisine Collective, and the Flemish Primitives. Together they will help participants understand more about key dessert ingredients, and gluten-free bakery and restaurant techniques, in this hands-on class. In 2016, CAPS will offer a variety of single and multiday continuing education courses for working baking and pastry professionals, taught by master chefs and critically acclaimed artists from all over the world. At CAPS, you will refine your skills, learn new and innovative techniques, and expand your current repertoire with hands-on classes among peers. Classes have a limited enrollment of up to 14 students and fill quickly. Please be sure to secure your booking immediately.
Two 8 Hour Lessons
Level 1 
$495
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.
From the Portuguese-influenced cuisine of Goa to the wonderful sweets of Bengal, Indian cuisine has multiple regional variations, and is generally characterized by perfect spice and flavor combinations. You will learn to identify these spices, along with shopping and storing tips, and will make a masala spice blend. Your menu is vegetarian and will consist of: pakora; cilantro-coconut chutney; goobi (cauliflower) tikka masala; saag paneer and pulao (rice pilaf ).
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!
The South is quite possibly the most delicious region in the country. It's hard not to love its fried...well, its fried everything, plus its braised vegetables and its mile-high pies and cakes. In the land of biscuits and sweet tea, life centers around mealtimes. Come learn a few of those Southern favorites, including: pimento cheese; Southern fried chicken; slow-roasted barbecue ribs; biscuits with honey butter; and braised collard greens. You will sip on sweet tea to complete your feast.
In this new cinnamon rolls and hot cross buns class, you’ll bake two treats guaranteed to wow your brunch guests (and guaranteed to solidify your position in the friend group as “host with the most”). Aromatic and comforting, cinnamon rolls and hot cross buns are joy-filled food hugs. Sign up to bake them today!
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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