Learn the basic techniques of pastry and baking in this 12-session class. The course familiarizes students with the recipes and concepts used by professional bakers and pastry chefs, which form the basis of every competent baker's repertoire. Topics include: Lesson 1: Quick Breads Lesson 2: Yeasted Breads Lesson 3: Pate a Choux Lesson 4: Pies Made with Pate Brisee Lesson 5: Tarts Made with Pate Sucree & Cheesecake Lesson 6: Fruit Desserts Lesson 7: Puff Pastry Production & Cookies Lesson 8: Baking Puff Pastry Lesson 9: Custards & Mousses Lesson 10: Egg Foam Cakes Lesson 11: Layer Cakes Lesson 12: Desserts Around the World The program investigates a broad range of pastries --- both classic and modern --- to provide a full understanding of all baking categories.
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.
Today's best French cooking combines time-tested techniques with classic French ingredients in modern flavor combinations. We’ll put all of these principles into practice as we assemble a banquet par excellence, consisting of: escargot (snails); bass vierge; rack of lamb Persillade; and sautéed carrots with quatre épices.
What could go better together than burgers and beer --- cooked by you and your significant other? In this class created specifically for couples, you'll learn to make burgers for every taste and sides for every craving --- along with a thirst-quenching selection of beer. Your menu: spicy Buffalo turkey sliders; beef burgers, cheeseburgers and Juicy Lucy burgers; quick pickles; crispy onion rings; secret sauce; and to drink, ice cold beer.
Learn how to make the dumplings from throughout Asia - all hands-on. We'll also create perfect dipping sauces. In this make and take class, you'll prepare: steamed shrimp shao mai with orange dipping sauce; deep fried chicken wontons; pork and chive pot-stickers with black vinegar dipping sauce and vegetable gyoza with spicy dipping sauce.
Learn to prepare mouthwatering versions of fresh seafood dishes, along with a range of universally useful cooking techniques. From grilling to frying to stewing, you can't go wrong with these dishes (including sides) that you might otherwise only find in restaurants. We'll even make cioppino, the mouthwatering Italian-American seafood stew that originated in San Francisco in the 1800s. Your seafaring menu includes: fried calamari with a spicy avocado dipping sauce; grilled salmon with tapenade and smashed potatoes; and cioppino (seafood stew of clams, shrimp, scallops, mussels, fish and tomatoes).
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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