intermediate culinary
intermediate culinary
intermediate culinary
intermediate culinary

Intermediate Culinary Series

$1,700.00

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Description

Take your kitchen skills to the next level with our 10-week intermediate course, covering topics such as molecular gastronomy, sous vide, braising, curing, smoking and more. It’s culinary school for the home cook, continued!

Holidays:
Series starting on 10/4/19: Class will not be held on 11/29.

Please let us know of any dietary restrictions we should be aware of before the first day of class so we can best accommodate your needs.

Skill Level
This class is best suited for experienced home cooks or students who have completed our Beginner Culinary Series, or comparable culinary training courses.

Topics

Week 1: Plant Based Cooking

Week 2: Advanced Dry Heat Methods

Week 3: Game Birds and Meats

Week 4: Sous Vide

Week 5: Curing and Smoking

Week 6: Seafood

Week 7: Pastry

Week 8: Molecular Gastronomy

Week 9: Food & Wine Pairing + Menu Planning

Week 10: Tasting Menu Dinner

Menu

  • Week 1: Plant Based Cooking
    • Grilled Summer Veggie Tacos | fresh tortillas, tomatillo salsa, pickled heirloom carrot
    • “Into the Garden” | salad of summer vegetables, edible dirt, champagne vinegar “dew”
    • Grilled Cauliflower “Steak” | farro, citrus, fennel

    Week 2: Advanced Dry Heat Methods

    • Cast Iron Flank Steak | reverse seared, pommes anna, pickled apple salsa
    • Poele Pork Loin | bacon, spinach, rosemary, buerre rouge
    • King Salmon | “unilaterally” sautéed, asparagus, grapefruit vinaigrette

    Week 3: Game Birds and Meats

    • Duck “Frites” | seared breast, duck fat fries, pistou
    • Grilled Quail
    • Seared Bison Loin | ricotta gnocchi, heirloom tomato tartare

    Week 4: Sous Vide

    • Crispy Pork Belly | grilled summer squash, sherry vinegar gastrique
    • Sous Vide Chicken Breast | crispy skin, fingerlings, sous vide béarnaise,
    • “Jardinere” | slow cooked egg, radish, fennel, goldbar, brussels sprouts, caper and lemon

    Week 5: Curing and Smoking

    • Duck confit
    • Bacon
    • Smoked Ling Cod | cucumber, thai bird chile, cilantro rice cracker
    • Brined Pork Tenderloin | rosemary smoke, stonefruit, spätzle

    Week 6: Seafood

    • Olive Oil Poached Albacore | pickled celery, stone ground mustard, chervil
    • Crispy Skin Branzino | aqua pazza sauce, poached fennel, basil oil
    • Catalina Sea Ranch Mussels vs. commodity Mussels

    Week 7: Pastry

    • Crème Brulee
    • Grilled Stonefruit | crème fraiche, mint, chocolate espresso emulsion
    • Chocolate Mousse | berry and citrus coulis, basil, walnut crumble
    • Seasonal Crostada | puff pastry, crème anglaise

    Week 8: Molecular Gastronomy

    • Corn Croquette | liquid center, roasted pepper gellee
    • “Vichyssoise” | potato foam, leek puree, apple caviar
    • Crème Fraiche Ice Cream | shattered berries, balsamic pearls

    Week 9: Food & Wine Pairing + Menu Planning

    • Revisiting Items from Past Week’s Production (Tastings and Comparisons)
    • How to Complementary and Contrasting Characteristics that constitute a Good Pairing
    • Wine Characteristics and How They Complement the Meal
    • Design the Menu for Week 10

    Week 10: Tasting Menu Dinner

    • 4 Course Tasting Menu Designed and Executed by the Class for Family and Friends

Refund Policy

Refund Policy

We understand that “life happens”, and that you may not be able to make it to class. Because we purchase food, schedule staff, and fill spaces for our classes in advance, it’s important that you let us know ASAP if you won’t be able to make it. Below is our refund policy.

Cancellations 10 or more days in advance of the first class: Full refund
Cancellations 3 to 9 days in advance of the first class: Class credit
Cancellations 2 days, the day before, or the day of the first class: No refund or credit available, but you can send a friend in your place

Make-up Classes for Series:
Once the first day of class begins, make-up classes may be available for students who miss a day provided that they inform the Student Relations Manager at least seven days prior to the absence. In order to help our students make-up exactly what they missed in their series, students can sign up to take the topic they missed during another scheduled series. To keep class sizes small we limit the total student count to be 14 per class. There are no make-up classes offered for boot camps.

What to wear & bring

What to Wear
For safety reasons, please wear pants, close-toed shoes with rubber soles, no long dangling jewelry, and have long hair either tied back or covered.

What to Bring
We’ve got you covered! You just bring you, and we’ll handle aprons, towels, tools, recipes, pens, and the rest.

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