Join Chef Penny Stankiewicz to take your cake decorating to the next level in this immersive hands-on cake-sculpting class. Students will bake cake and make buttercream, then form and carve a spectacular cake in the shape of a dinosaur hatching from an egg. Make all the decorative pieces before putting it together for one amazing sculpted cake! You'll also learn how to make plans and size them properly to feed any group while creating stunning sculpted cakes.
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.
For a flash course on all the basics you need to make a varied and impressive meal, look no further. With a professional chef, you'll gain the skills vital for moving through any simple menu with ease. You'll practice knife skills, roasting vegetables, cooking proteins with a pan sauce and a vinaigrette. Then you'll use what you learned as you make a menu of: popovers; sautéed chicken with classic pan sauce; roasted root vegetable salad with fresh herb dressing and garlic mashed potatoes.
Experience the bold, aromatic flavors of the Caribbean in this "Essentials of West Indian Cooking" class! You’ll make Haitian Soup Joumou and Jamaican Jerk Chicken; Dominican Gandules and Rice with caramelized plantains; and Trinidadian Channa Doubles (a beloved and satisfying street food). It’s a smoky-meets-spicy, sweet-plus-savory menu that gives you a taste of the islands – and the skills to replicate them at home.
Chef Herve Mallivert takes you on a “voyage gastronomique” in this hands-on class highlighting Lyonnaise cuisine. Your journey begins with an exploration of Lyonnaise ingredients and techniques that includes rare insights from Chef Herve, a native son of Lyon and a longtime leader of Michelin-starred kitchens throughout France. You will then transform two classic Lyonnaise recipes into dishes fit for fine dining: 1) Quenelle of Pike with Crayfish Emulsion, Roasted Morel and Tarragon Oil; and 2) 24-Hour Braised Short Ribs with Smoked Truffle Cream of Parsnip, Roasted Pearl Onion and Bacon Crisp.
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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