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Available on August 12th
Join us for Stuffed Pasta, a workshop style class where our chefs will lead you through several more advanced pasta doughs and the creation of some unique shapes. We will focus on colored and laminated herb doughs, to be paired with a ricotta filling and classic pesto. We will also work on two shapes, mainly, caramelle and dopio ravioli. Dopio, or double ravioli has two distinct separate fillings per individual ravioli. Read More
Available on August 16th
In our Essentials I class you cover the basic foundations of cooking and cuisine in learning techniques that apply across the board. With principles borrowed from our professional culinary program we’ve assembled a course taught by our chefs that is geared toward the home cook. Taught from a classic French and Italian perspectives on food and cooking you’ll gain the essentials skills needed to help you move beyond cooking from recipes and learn how to be a more intuitive cook. This class is a prerequisite for Classic Techniques: Essentials II.
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Available on August 29th
You’re invited to get saucy with the Chefs at Cook Street! This two-class course will cover all of the techniques behind the Mother Sauces and their derivatives, and the various applications of the sauces. You’ll also learn a variety of modern and dessert sauces and how to use them to complement a dish. Learn to build an entire dish around a base sauce as well as use sauces as accoutrements to a meal. Enjoy several dishes utilizing your new-found talents, with wines to pair! Each day you will study a variety of cooking methods and use them to create a menu. Wines will be chosen to pair with your meal!
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Available on September 25th
Welcome to this two day Brisket and BBQ class! The brisket is the star of our show, and will be started on day one, during the evening class, and we'll all show up bright and early the second day to finish our brisket and prepare it for lunch! Day one will include dinner, however, as we'll be smoking up some delicious smoked chicken with some classic sides. Read More
Taught by our Executive Pastry Chef, this 3 week course is designed to enhance your skills and comfort in the pastry kitchen. Built to be comprehensive, you will use skills you learn on day one throughout the course. From breads to buttercream, this is an extensive lesson for those passionate about baking & pastry! Read More
Indulge your passion for baking with our immersive 3-day Cake Workshop, meticulously tailored to empower the home baker with the skills to master the art of cake crafting. Led by expert pastry chefs, this comprehensive program delves deep into the diverse world of cakes, from classic sponge to decadent chocolate varieties, while exploring the intricacies of creating luscious mousses and velvety frostings that elevate each creation to new heights of flavor and texture. With a focus on hands-on learning, participants will also delve into the art of cake decorating, learning techniques to adorn their masterpieces with stunning designs that delight the eye as much as the palate. Read More
You can make your kitchen the bakery next door and never purchase store bread again! During this 2 day series, our Pastry Chefs will offer you the foundations you “knead” to know how to transform lean, sourdough and enriched dough into delicious loaves! You will also learn specialty techniques such as shaping, six braided challah, and how to use preferments and different flours. Plenty of hands-on as participants work, each making full-size loaves of bread to take home. A chef-prepared lunch with a glass of wine or beer will be served.
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Transform your kitchen into a quaint Boulangerie with the guidance of our Pastry Chefs at Cook Street. This 5-day series offers a technical approach to the fundamentals of bread baking; the roles of hydration, dough temperature, native and commercial yeast, kneading and folding, shaping and slashing. You will learn how to create and maintain your own sourdough starter which you will take home. You will also learn a variety of flavor-enhancing techniques such as the use of pre-ferments and enriched doughs. Each day you will create beautiful loaves to take home from classic French baguettes to Tangzhong as well as braided challah, seeded whole wheat, sourdoughs and many more! A chef-prepared lunch with a glass of wine or beer will be served.
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From basic to advanced techniques this class will have you making delicious breads at home! Techniques covered will include; dough temperature, hydration, preferments, tangzhong, sourdoughs, folding, kneading, shaping, ritarding, scoring and steaming. We will also use a variety of flours and you will go home with your personal loaves of delicious breads everyday. You will also have the option of taking home a sourdough starter! Whether you are a beginner or experienced bread maker, you do not want to miss this comprehensive 3 day class! Read More
Continue your culinary journey as you add cooking techniques to your repertoire and go more in-depth on techniques you've already experienced. We'll pick up new baking and pastry elements, use high quality ingredients and practice upleveled plating ideas. All served with a side of food science and a soupcon of culinary history! Classic Techniques I and II are prerequisites for this higher-level course. This is a four-class series.
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This summer, we’re offering our five-part Art of Baking & Pastry series for kids ages 10-12! These fun and approachable classes explore the fundamentals of baking and pastry and is taught by our Executive Pastry Chef. This course is great for beginners as well as the experienced home baker. You’ll learn core techniques and guidelines that will make you a more accomplished and confident baker. Each day will include the preparation of multiple items, including lunch at the end of the day.
Teens ages 10-12 are welcome to sign up for this course. Please note that a parent or guardian MUST come in on the first morning to sign the release form. After that the parent or guardian is free to leave or can stay for the first part of the morning if the child prefers.
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This summer, we’re offering our five-part Kids series for children ages 10-12! These fun and approachable classes explore the fundamentals of cooking. This course is great for beginners as well as the experienced home cooks. You’ll learn core techniques and guidelines that will make you a more accomplished and confident cook. Each day will include the preparation of multiple items, including lunch at the end of the day.
Kids ages 10-12 are welcome to sign up for this course. Please note that a parent or guardian MUST come in on the first morning to sign the release form. After that the parent or guardian is free to leave or can stay for the first part of the morning if the child prefers.
All of our Classic Techniques classes can be applied directly towards the cost of tuition for our Professional Culinary Program- learn more here! Read More
From the fundamentals to the fun-filled, you will learn a wide variety of pasta doughs, shapes, techniques and the best ways to cook and enjoy each one. This 4-day series starts you off with the classic fresh pastas and builds each day so that, by the end, you will never looked at pre-packaged pasta the same! Read More
This Summer, we’re offering our Classic Techniques: Essentials I series for teens ages 13-17! These fun and approachable classes are taught by our staff of professional Chef Instructors, covering a wide range of skills in classic French and Italian cuisine: from knife skills to sauce making to pan searing and roasting, there’s no better introduction to your teen’s culinary dreams!
Teens ages 13-17 are welcome to sign up for this course. Please note that a parent or guardian MUST attend with them on the first day of class in order to sign a release form.
All of our Classic Techniques classes can be applied directly towards the cost of tuition for our Professional Culinary Program- learn more here!
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This summer, we’re offering our five-part Art of Baking & Pastry series for teens ages 13-17! These fun and approachable classes explore the fundamentals of baking and pastry and is taught by our Executive Pastry Chef. This course is great for beginners as well as the experienced home baker. You’ll learn core techniques and guidelines that will make you a more accomplished and confident baker.
Teens ages 13-17 are welcome to sign up for this course. Please note that a parent or guardian MUST attend with them on the first day of class in order to sign a release form.
All of our Classic Techniques classes can be applied directly towards the cost of tuition for our Professional Culinary Program- learn more here! Read More
Transform your kitchen into a French Bakery with the guidance of the Pastry Chefs at Cook Street. In this 2 day class, we’ll discuss the techniques behind creating a variety of pastries that are as beautiful as they are delicious. Each class will feature a different facet of French baking, focusing on different techniques to round out your baking skills. This class is devoted to the art of composition! A light lunch will be served with a glass of wine. Read More
Join us for Pasta 102: Hand Formed, a workshop style class where our chefs will lead you through three iconic Southern Italian pasta shapes. We will explore Cavatelli, Orecchiette, and Cappellacci Dei Briganti, and along with it, prepare two pasta dishes that are complementary to the shapes. Read More
Dive deep into the world of sourdough! Our Pastry Chefs will lead you through a two day series detailing starting and maintaining native yeast starters, baking pain au levain, semolina sourdough, trail bread, and how to turn spent sourdough starter into pancakes, crackers and pizza. A pre-requisite for this class is required: either Everyday Breads, Artisan Bread or Braided Bread.
Plenty of hands on as participants work in pairs, each making full size loaves of breads to take home. Each participant will also take home sourdough starter. Chef prepared lunch provided.
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Embark on a transformative culinary journey with our Art of Baking & Pastry 5-day course, meticulously crafted for the aspiring home baker yearning to refine their baking prowess. Led by our Executive Pastry Chef, immerse yourself in a comprehensive curriculum that covers a spectrum of techniques, from mastering the fundamentals of doughs and batters to delving into the intricacies of advanced pastry arts. Through hands-on instruction and personalized guidance, unlock the secrets behind crafting exquisite pastries, breads, and desserts that tantalize the senses and captivate the palate. Read More
In this exciting, hands-on course, you'll learn the true meaning of "nose-to-tail" butchery as you'll work in groups to fabricate a whole pig! Our Chef Instructors will guide you every step of the way, discussing everything from safety and equipment to processing and cooking. Take your knowledge to the next level in understanding the cuts you produce and how different cooking methods affect different parts of the pig. You'll leave the class with a greater understanding of how to source your meat, fabricate it, properly store it, and ultimately how to best utilize the cuts you've made.
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This 4 part series will walk you through the basics of wine tasting and regional variations. Light charcuterie will be provided, but please be sure to eat ahead of time.
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