Chef Nicolas Botomisy has been a pastry chef for over 18 years and has worked at two- and three-starred Michelin restaurants in France and the U.K., as well as luxury hotels such as the Four Seasons in Japan and the U.S. He grew up in the South of France, cooking with his grandmother. After studying in the region, he worked at the Michelin-starred restaurants Relais de la Poste, Carré des Feuillants and Georges V. in France, and Waterside in the U.K. While working in Paris, he met his Japanese wife and decided to move to Japan. There he joined the Valrhona school team in Tokyo. Most recently, he has worked at Valrhona’s Brooklyn school. This year, Chef Nicolas has opened ateliers in Tokyo specializing in chocolates and travels back and forth to the U.S. He loves to teach and share his knowledge and has based his teaching programs around the ingredients, their roles and the ways to feature them best. He will explain how he builds tastes through feelings and emotions, then allow students to apply the techniques to their own work in the class. Chef Nicolas will create various types of desserts, including: high-end gastronomy dishes; banqueting types; and bistro types. Techniques will include: emulsion; mousses; ice cream; sherbet; chocolate tempering; crunchy décor; sable; sponge; sous vide cooking; and candied fruits.
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.
Whether you're making a casual dinner or a gourmet multicourse meal. We'll cover techniques including poaching, sautéing, grilling and cooking risotto. Using your newly acquired skills, we'll make and dine on a complete meal of: grilled vegetable gratin; mushroom risotto; pan-seared steak with compound butter and mesclun salad with Dijon vinaigrette.
You want to make great food in a minimum amount of time, but don't have a clue how to go about it. Or you're on your own for the first time and have discovered that eating out is expensive and takeout is tiresome! You need a small repertoire of dishes for daily dining, but you can barely manage instant coffee. Does this sound like you? Then this is the course to take. We assume you know nothing --- absolutely nothing --- about cooking and take it from there. In three relaxed, fun-filled classes, we'll get you on your cooking feet, teaching you how to prepare simple, healthful, delicious food. You'll learn about basic cooking equipment and menu planning; knife skills, including vegetable chopping and paring; how to make salad, vinaigrette, and other easy no-cook dishes; how to roast garlic and root vegetables; how to prepare delicious pasta; how to sauté and roast meats and more; and how to make desserts in minutes. You will learn to make three complete meals in three easy lessons, including: guacamole and chips, make-your-own taco bar, tres leches cake; classic Caesar salad, roast Cornish hens with root vegetables, and blueberry crisp; shrimp cocktail and garlic bread, classic fettuccini alfredo, arugula and radicchio salad with apples and glazed walnuts, and ice cream tiramisu
Do you need an antidote for the cold weather? Can that antidote never be too rich or too flavorful? How about spending a whole evening with lush red wines from around the world and hearty cheeses that match them? Richard Vayda, ICE's director of wine studies, will discuss cheesemaking and cheese service, as well as red wine and food pairing, as you sip and eat the evening away. We'll taste at least eight wines, plus matching cheeses.
Get ready to bake up a storm in this 3-hour class! You'll master classic American sweets that are perfect for any bake sale or after school treat. Learn to make vintage whoopie pies, ultra-delicious brownies, and amazing chocolate chip cookies. You'll also bake exquisite lemon bars from scratch. Leave with a box full of delicious creations and the skills to sweeten any occasion!
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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