Teen Bootcamp (1 week)
Attention all teens aged 13-18!
July 8th - 12th
Mon-Fri 930am-230pm
Ready to dive into the exciting world of cooking? Join us for a week in a professional kitchen, where you'll explore the core techniques we share with our professional students. From refining your knife skills to embracing the art of mise en place, you'll get hands-on with ingredient knowledge, stove-top cooking, food science, and the invaluable habit of "cleaning as you go." Discover the secrets of impressive plating and embark on a culinary journey that imparts young minds with essential, game-changing knowledge and skills for a lifetime of kitchen adventures. It's more than cooking; it's a recipe for a future filled with confidence in the kitchen. Join us and learn the skills that will spice up your culinary adventures for years to come!
Notes, demonstrations, and kitchen work explain the “why’s” and “how’s” of fine cooking techniques. You learn how chefs think, create, find inspiration, develop trust and instinct, and plate food. A list of dishes and preparations performed is outlined below.
CURRICULUM
Knife cuts and Knife Sharpening
Mise en Place
Gazpacho, grain salad
Broths, stocks and sauces
Cooking techniques like searing, braising, deep frying and poaching
Canapés
Intro to seafood and meat
Vinaigrettes and Emulsions (Mayonnaise and Hollandaise)
Egg cookery (omelets, poached eggs, etc.)
Cooking the Perfect Steak
Tomato sauce and Pasta essentials and more
Salads (from basic to complex)
Regional cuisines (Asia, Middle East, Italian, Latino, etc.)
Ingredient knowledge
Stove-top cooking skills
Food science
Cleaning as you go
Plating
recipes subject to change
