Join us for an all new menu with Chef Christophe in French Bistro Classics.  Learn to make exquisite French dishes you only dreamed of eating at an expensive French restaurant but so simple you wont believe it!   All our classes are hands on with focus on techniques and using only the finest ingredients.  Of course you get to eat everything you make with a glass of French wine at your side.

Menu:
Saffron mussel soup
Snapper Grenobloise, rice pilaf
Gateau aux amandes

Steak tartare
Coq au vin, truffle mash potatoes.
Apple Galette

Onion soup Lyonnaise
Veal kidney dijonnaise, vol au vent
Mousse au chocolat, orange lace cookie

Cream of watercress and peas
Poulet a la crème bressane
Cherry Clafoutis

Date: 4 Tuesday Evenings January 12 – February 9
* Note there will be no class January 26

Time: 6:15 – 9:45pm

Cost: $445 + GST

Register: by phone 604.876.7653.  Payment is due at registration and can be made by phone with Visa or MasterCard, or in person.

Bring: Chef’s knife, paring knife, pastry scraper, 2 tea towels, closed-toe flat-heeled shoes, elastic for hair

If you’re looking to make some edible holiday gifts or a plate of sweets for the family, then join us for some festive fun. Chef Barb will give you a dose of seasonal spirit when we make Pistachio-Cranberry Jewel Cookies, Ginger-Crinkle Cookies and Pecan-Butter Tart Squares. A yummy hot lunch and tasty Mulled Apple-Cranberry Cider will be served to keep the young pastry chefs energized.  Please bring a container to take home the festive fare.

The children’s classes at Northwest Culinary Academy are action-packed, fun-filled days where kids and teens have the opportunity to learn about the culinary arts through demonstrations and hands-on cooking in small groups.  Menus are designed to be age appropriate, incorporate a variety of culinary skills and help children discover the process and pleasure of cooking and sharing food together. Food and kitchen safety is taught and emphasized at all times.  At the end of each day a recipe book is theirs to take home so they can get busy in the kitchen.

Date: Kids (ages 7 – 11) Saturday December 5
Teens (ages 12 – 16) Sunday December 6

Time: 10am – 2pm

Cost: $80 + GST

Register: by phone 604.876.7653.  Payment is due at registration and can be made by phone with Visa or MasterCard, or in person.

Join Chef Tim for some old fashioned Holiday Baking. Get ready for Christmas cookies, Christmas Kringler and mini pound cakes.

Menu:

Linzer Cookies
Butter Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate Sparkle Cookies
Christmas Kringler
Pound Cake (using proper cake mixing methods)

Date: November 28 or December 5 (identical class)

Time: 9am – 2pm

Cost: $108 + GST

Register: by phone 604.876.7653.  Payment is due at registration and can be made by phone with Visa or MasterCard, or in person.

Bring: Chef’s knife, paring knife, pastry scraper, 2 tea towels, closed-toe flat-heeled shoes, elastic for hair, bib apron & container for your goodies!

Let Chef Tony guide you from basic skills to preparing 3 course meals.  Empower yourself by taking these classes and become an excellent home chef or give as a gift to the chef in your life.

Learn proper knife handling skills, stocks & sauces, moist & dry heat cooking methods and more. All of our classes are hands-on, and you will prepare a 3-course meal each night.  For a detailed description of this delicious, enlightening & empowering course, please visit this webpage: http://www.nwcav.com/serious_culinary.php

Date: 8 Wednesdays starting January 20 – March 24
* Note there will be no class February 17 and 24 due to the Olympics

Time: 6:15 – 9:45 pm

Cost: $695 + GST.

Bring: Chef’s knife, paring knife, pastry scraper, 2 tea towels, closed-toe/flat-heeled shoes, hair elastic (for long hair).

These classes will sell out.  Please call 604.876.7653 to register early.