Hands-On Essential Building Blocks

Join us for a new and exciting culinary experience designed to jump start your culinary journey. Our experienced chef will teach you the fundamentals of how to confidently make better decisions in the kitchen, cook delicious meals by opening your taste buds, and explore the basic science and techniques all cooks should know.

You'll spend time honing your knife skills, discover why balancing flavors plays such an important role in being a successful cook, understanding proper cooking techniques for specific cuts of meat, and preparing sauces.

After completing this building block class, your newfound knowledge will give your skills in the kitchen a huge boost in the right direction, allowing you to be more inspired by your own palate. Your view of cooking may even be transformed!

Menu:

• Chicken Stock
• Crème de Champignons (Cream of Mushroom Soup)
• Arugula-Fennel Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
• Tuscan Braised Chicken with Kale, Fennel and Cannellini Beans with Roasted Garlic Farro
• Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Reduction
• Sole Meunière (Sautéed Sole with Brown Butter Lemon Sauce)
• Oven-Roasted Carrots and Parsnips with Thyme

Skills covered in class:

• Preparing stock
• Selecting knives and cutting boards
• Knife skills
• Balancing flavors
• Making roux and velouté
• Preparing vinaigrette
• Braising, roasting and sautéing
• Working with grains
• Determining meat doneness
• Making pan sauces and reductions
• Roasting vegetables

In this hands-on class, students will be paired in groups of four and work together as a team to prepare the recipes. Groups will eat together at their cooking stations while being spaced out from others in their group as much as possible.