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The more efficient you become with this simple yet effective kitchen tool, the more you'll enjoy cooking. This class covers basic knife skills such as how to hold a knife to chopping, dicing, and slicing, not to mention those fancy cooking show cuts like “chiffonade” and “julienne”. We’ll also discuss sharpening, storage, and care....

The most important skill before heading to the stove—it’ll change your life! Learn to slice and dice fruits and vegetables and use a sharp knife properly that is essential to good cooking. You’ll prepare your meals quicker by mastering knife basics such as mincing, dicing, slicing, shredding and more. You’ll also learn knife safety and handling...

Who wants to cook every night? Not us! Come to Who wants to cook every night? Not us! Come to the Radical Cooks kitchen to learn the BEST meal planning, prep, and storage strategies to put healthy, delicious food on the table for the next 3 days.  We’ll meet up at the kitchen where you’ll prep 3 meals with fellow students. By the...

Learn the creative art of Sushi Learn the creative art of Sushi Making in this class. Make your own rolls and learn how to display and serve them decoratively with the Garnishes and Sauces that we make in our cooking class. What's on the Menu: Learn to make Traditional Sushi Rice Hand-formed Ngiri sushi: traditional and Gunkanmaki “battleship...

Learn how professionals Chop, Dice, Slice and Julienne items quickly and efficiently. CHEF ERIC shows you knife holding grips, knife cuts and how to choose, sharpen, hone and care for your knives. Learn to cut with ease advancing to more complicated and decorative Brunoise, Paysanne, Batonnet and Tourne Cuts. Everything looks and tastes better when...

If you love fresh pasta and want to eat more veggies, this hands-on cooking class is for you. We'll make gnocchi and fettuccine, all of which will feature a colorful vegetable such as spinach, beets, or squash.  You'll learn to make, roll out, and shape the dough for these two types of pasta, plus participate in preparing a sauce....

Fresh pasta gives a delicate texture and depth of flavor to your pasta dishes – it’s an entirely different experience than boiled noodles from a box.  This class will give you the confidence and skills to create a beautiful meal of fresh pasta and how to add ingredients to the dough any time.  There will be a brief knife lesson and then...

Knives are the essential tool of anyone working in the kitchen, and after this class, you'll know the basics -- how to safely handle and store knives, how to choose the right one for you, how to sharpen and maintain your knives, and how to chop, mince, slice and dice like a pro! Closed Toe shoes are required

Many students ask, ‘How do I Spice up my entrees, side dishes and appetizers?’ CHEF ERIC takes the fear out of Sauce Making and gives you confidence to explore your creativity. Chicken or Fish, Vegetables, Macaroni and Cheese Recipes include: Master Sauces – Béchamel, Velouté, Hollandaise (and Variations) Basil Pesto Olive Caper Tapenade...

Did you know that 4 ounces (one serving) of sauerkraut has more live active probiotic organisms than TWO HUNDRED probiotic capsules? And that the kraut you buy is almost certainly sterile? It's also one of the easiest things to make at home, requiring only 2 ridiculously cheap ingredients.  Come and gain the confidence and knowledge to make this...