Technique & Fundamentals

- Barbeque Spare Ribs
- Jamaican Jerk Pulled Pork (with Hawaiian bread and goat's cheese)
- Pork Chops
- Crispy Skin Pork Belly

Menu:

- Creamy European-Style Scrambled Eggs
- Poached Eggs - The Modern Way
- Hard Cooked (Boiled) Eggs
- French Omelettes (made in less than 1 minute)
- Frittata (aka Tortilla Espanola)
- Ham and Egg Quiche

- Lamb Chops(herb-crusted)
- Leg of Lamb
- Stewed Lamb
- Turkish Lamb Kofta Kebabs (with yogurt garlic sauce)

- Skirt Steak
- Classic Beef Stew
- Tangy Braised Short Ribs
- Grilled Beef Kebabs
- Learn about the difference between Sauteed Grass-Fed Steaks vs Traditional Corn-Fed

- Basic Sweet savory Crepe Batter
- French Ham, Egg cheese Crepes
- Crepes Suzette Flambee
- Chocolate Souffle
- Seafood Souffle

Menu:
- Ratatouille
- Green Thai Curry with Roasted Tofu
- Fettuccine al Funghi
- Sauteed Fennel Cherry Tomatoes
'*Participants will likely be seated with other guests at a table of 4

- Homemade Salad Dressings
- Classic Mother Sauces
- Small Sauces
- Roux
- Relishes, Chutneys, Condiments

- Traditional Pasta Fresca (fresh homemade pasta, rolled out and cut into spaghetti noodles)
- Pasta Rossa (red pasta, rolled out and cut into lasagna sheets for cannelloni)
- Pasta Verde (green pasta, rolled out and cut to shape for tortellini)
- Spaghetti al Pomodoro (spaghetti with tomato sauce)
- Cannelloni agli Spinach (spinach cannelloni)
- Ravioli al Fungi (mushroom-stuffed ravioli)

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You will learn:
- About what knives to buy that are right for you (here's a hint, you won't need that big knife block on the kitchen counter!)
- How to hold your knife properly - How to maintain and care for your knives
- How to dice chop onions, carrots, celery, garlic, tomatoes, bell peppers, and herbs with rapid speed! (hopefully)- How to become a ninja warrior! (maybe)

In this class you will learn to cut:
- A Whole Chicken (learn to cut breast meat, drumsticks, thighs, keeping the much sought after "oyster", and saving the bones to make wonderful stock for your soups and sauces)
- A Whole Fish (learn how to cut the skin off cleanly, and how to cut filets on a snapper or other round fish, saving the precious fish bones to make a flavorful soup and fish stock);

- Simple Focaccia - Neapolitan style Pizza Margherita
- Cinnamon Rolls

- Homemade Salad Dressings- Classic Mother Sauces
- Small Sauces
- Roux
- Relishes, Chutneys, Condiments

- Perfect Risotto (made with parmesan, lemon, and spring-fresh peas)
- Lemon Curry Basmati Rice (a unique rice that will often become your long-grain white rice replacement)
- The Best French Fries (crispy, delicious, cooked the proper way - no need to go to McDonald's)
- Greek-Style Roasted Potatoes (crispy)
- Quinoa Pilaf (pilaf is a style of preparing rice or any other grain. Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is an ancient grain originally used in South America)
- Moroccan-Style Couscous (with dried fruit, almond, and honey)

Menu:
- Red Snapper Veracruz (baked)
- Sole Meuniere (pan fried with brown butter)
- Crispy skin salmon with lemon brodetto and sweet pea puree (the perfectly crispy skin that eludes so many cooks)
- Fish en Pappillotte (a healthy poached/steamed fish dish that is surprisingly quick and delicious)
- Cod Fillet en Papillote

Menu:
- Mussels (with blue cheese and white wine sauce)
- Pan-Seared Scallops (with sweet raisin compote and roasted cauliflower puree)
- Barbecued Shrimp (with smoked gouda grits)
- Oysters Rockefeller (on the half shell or barbecued, your choice)
- Boiled Lobster (for lobster bisque in stocks and soups class)