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Mid-Week Class Indivdual

Chef classes - These classes are designed for you with your skill level and interests. Must have at least 2 people to do this class.These are fun clases with more emphisis on entertainment than culinary learning. Its there, but geared for the novice to intermediate skill level. You'll receive all recipes, meals prepared by class served with wine/beverage.

Price $ 65.00, tax included

Essential Skills - We focus on skills ranging from basic cooking techniques to advanced. Skills that you use everyday and that will give you confidence in the kitchen. Pantry essentials, stocks, soups, and sauces to cooking techniques for various cuts of meat, fish, and vegetables. We talk about differences between braising and roasting and why you should do one versus the other. This is a 3 evening or afternoon course. Each session we'll work with recipes that incorporate a variety of cooking methods such as sauteing, roasting, broiling, and poaching.You'll will also learn basic cutting techniques, how to chose the right knife for the task, and how to select and care for your knives. We study flavor dynamics and balance as you learn to enhance flavors while adding your own style and flare to the dishes we create. Menus are seasonally adjusted to use the best that is available. Includes detailed recipes and methods, over which each 3 hour course will be chock full of information.All food prepared by class served with wine/beverage.

Price $ 175.00 for all 3 sessions, includes tax

Mid-Week Group Class...

Is your opprotunity to bring your friends or family, co -workers, or anyone you want. You buy the whole class and just like the individual class we design it with your skill level and interests in mind. These are fun classes with the emphisis more on entertainment than culinary learning. You'll receive all recipes as a handout. Everything you need is provided including apron, tools and equipment. Meals prepared by class served with wine/beverage. Price $ 385.00, tax included 

Essential Skills 3 day session is focused on even more culinary knowledge and skills. Like its 3 session sibling it is for the serious cook. A concentrated whirlwind, we explore all the information we cover in the first Essential Skills class plus more discussion and involvement by its students. A full class discription is available. Ask for it!

Price $ 350.00, including tax 

Gourmet Weekend Retreats is a 2 session class for 2 people that offers recreational cooking experience where you learn a variety of recipes and techniques while enjoying great food. Your retreat begins late Friday afternoon as we prepare a multi-course dinner incorporating various cooking techniques. The course continues Saturday morning when you prepare a delicious brunch to enjoy before your departure in the afternoon. Menus are planned based on seasonality and product availabilty, and feature a particular ethnic cuisine or style of cooking.

Price $ 245.00 for 2 sessions, 2 people, includes tax

 Culinary Learning Vacation is 3 days of advanced instruction for the intermediate to advanced cook to learn specific skills and methodology. Guest Chef's and Trade people are invited to share their passion with you. This course is developed with input from available guest chefs and authors.An announcement of up coming CLV"S for 2010 coming soon!

Price $ 375.00 for 3 full sessions, including tax

Culinary Tours local is a unique opprotunity for anyone who love to eat well. This tour starts at a local grocery store where we learn how to shop for the best food choices and avoid buying what the store wants us to buy. The tour continues to local a butcher, bakery and local farm. You get to see up close and personal where the best food comes from and its right in your own backyard. Plenty of samples and information plus discussion.

Price $ 75.00, includes tax

 * could be subject to additional fees