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Culinary Boot Camp Level II: For Amateur Cooks

Take your culinary skills to the next level with this hands-on, skills-based series at Home Cooking New York. Gain confidence in advanced techniques and learn to create delicious recipes like Classic Minestrone with Herb Pistou and Crispy-Skinned Fish with Fresh Green Herb Sauce. Join our Culinary Boot Camp for Amateur Cooks and become a pro in the kitchen!

  • Advanced
  • 16 and older
  • $750
  • 158 Grand St, New York, NY
  • 18 hours over 6 sessions
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  • $750
  • Home Cooking New York (Manhattan) @ 158 Grand St Stu 207, New York, NY 10013
  • 18 hours over 6 sessions
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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this culinary class:

This hands-on, skills-based series covers the advanced skills that amateur cooks need to take their culinary education to the next level. We'll focus on each cooking technique, using multiple ingredients to drive it home, so you leave confident that you can tackle these skills on your own.

Culinary Boot Camp: Basic Skills is NOT a prerequisite if you already feel somewhat comfortable in the kitchen.

This program meets every week for 6 weeks.

WEEK 1: Knife Skills + Advanced Vegetable Techniques

Skills covered:

  • Advanced Knife Skills
  • Vegetable Techniques: Braising/Stewing
  • Cooking with Legumes
  • Seasoning Techniques: Balancing Salt/Fat/Acid
  • Making Herb Sauces

Recipes include:

  • Classic Minestrone with Herb Pistou
  •  Sautéed Leafy Greens
  • Fresh Garlic Bread

WEEK 2: Chicken Techniques

Skills covered:

  • Roasting a Whole Chicken
  • Braising Legs/Thighs
  • Poaching and Pan-Roasting Breasts
  • Blanching Vegetables

Recipes include:

  • Whole Roasted Chicken with Onion Pan Gravy
  • Chicken Braised with Wild Mushroom Râgout
  • String Beans Amandine

WEEK 3: Meat Techniques

Skills covered:

  • Meat Techniques: Understanding Different Cuts, Searing, Brown Braising
  • Meat Pan Sauces
  • Roasting Vegetables
  • Working with Sweet Potatoes

Recipes include:

  • Classic Meatballs with Marinara Sauce
  • Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apple-Onion Pan Gravy
  • Roasted Broccoli
  • Sweet Potato Purée

WEEK 4: Fish + Shellfish Techniques

Skills covered:

  • Working with Mussels and Clams 
  • Preparing Squid/Calamari
  • Roasting Fish Filets

Recipes include:

  • Steamed Mussels with Tomatoes and Herbs
  • Crispy-Skinned Fish with Fresh Green Herb Sauce
  • Mediterranean Squid Salad
  • Parchment-Roasted Fish with Citrus and Herbs

WEEK 5: Vegetable, Legume, and Egg Techniques

Skills covered:

  • Building a Great Chili
  • Cornbread
  • Composed Salads
  • Vinaigrette 101

Recipes include:

  • Smoky Black Bean Chili with Butternut Squash
  • Buttermilk Skillet Cornbread
  • Salade Niçoise

WEEK 6: Pizza Night

Skills covered:

  • Working with Yeasted Doughs
  • Preparing Broccoli Rabe
  • Fruit Desserts

Recipes include:

  • Individual Pizzas
  • Quick Pizza Sauce
  • Garlicky Broccoli Rabe
  • Fresh Fruit Crisp

Important notes:

  • Please reach out to CourseHorse for any dietary restrictions.
  • Make sure to ring the outside buzzer, even if the front door is open, so we know you are arriving!
School Notes:

PLEASE NOTE: If you are registered for a “VIRTUAL” class, you can disregard the information below.

FOR NYC CLASSES:

You’ll receive a complete recipe packet and enjoy a full sit-down meal at the end of class with your classmates. Our classes are BYOB, and you are welcome to bring a bottle to enjoy at the sit-down meal (not including our baking or dessert classes).

Our classes are hands-on, coupled with demonstration-style teaching. Everyone is situated at their own cutting board/chef’s knife station around a large wooden work table that accommodates the whole class (10 people max). We work together as a group, with the chef at the head of the table.

We focus on knife skills, preparing ingredients for cooking, and we strive to find every opportunity to offer you a hands-on experience at the stove and at your station, all within the spatial parameters of a single stove/family-style kitchen. We ask for volunteers to assist in all cooking.

Refund Policy

For Public Classes:

We have a firm business days cancellation policy (for credit only) to ensure that we have enough time to re-fill your seat with another student.

Please note: Boot Camps require business days notice to be rescheduled.

While it is not in our nature to say no, we are simply not able to accommodate last-minute illnesses or work-related conflicts. However, you are always welcome to send someone in your place, because we understand that these things do happen.

Classes are not refundable.

For Culinary Boot Camps:

Because of the volume of Boot Camps we offer, we cannot offer make-up classes to everyone who misses a class, as it happens too often. As a consolation we have two options for making up missed classes, provided you alert us ahead of time.

  • Send a friend in your place (and make them cook you a meal based on their new skills, as repayment!), or
  • Opt for our “Plan B” program: You can register for any single class that covers the same/similar coursework you missed, provided it still has an open seat 48 hours before it runs. That way you can take another class and we are just filling empty seats. Please note, this is a last-minute, drop-in option, not something that can be scheduled more than 2 days in advance. This does require that you keep tabs on our schedule to see what is available (the number of open seats is part of every class listing).

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Thank you for understanding!

Reviews of Classes at Home Cooking New York (2,012)

(4.7-star rating across 2,012 reviews)
  • Culinary Boot Camp Level II: For Amateur Cooks

    Anonymous review on 12/8/2023
    Erica is an excellent teacher. We learned a lot of skills along with helpful information and we had a lot of fun! Highly recommended.
  • Culinary Boot Camp Level II: For Amateur Cooks

    Reviewed by Carlos M. on 6/23/2022
    Culinary boot camp for amateur was an awesome experience for me! Chef John was a great instructor, the recipe packets are great, and the in class cooking was easy, and yummy. I am very satisfied with the overall experience. Thank you!
  • Culinary Boot Camp Level II: For Amateur Cooks

    Anonymous review on 5/10/2022
    Highly recommend!!
  • Culinary Boot Camp Level II: For Amateur Cooks

    Reviewed by Johnny W. on 10/14/2015
    Chef Jennifer is an amazing instructor ! She had the group participate and showed everyone technics while explaining in detail the steps needed to cook the meals. Chef also explained that you can substitute ingredients to your own palate or if not available at your local markets as well as advising where you can buy some of the ingredients! I really enjoyed this class and can't wait for part 3 to happen !
  • Culinary Boot Camp Level II: For Amateur Cooks

    Reviewed by Sophia W. on 5/19/2023
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    Reviewed by Matej P. on 4/5/2023
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    Anonymous review on 10/14/2022
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    Reviewed by Cora May C. on 10/26/2021
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Review Summary by CourseHorse

Students had very positive experiences with the Culinary Boot Camp for Amateur Cooks. They found the instructors, such as Chef John and Chef Jennifer, to be excellent, providing detailed explanations and demonstrating cooking techniques to the class. The class also included hands-on cooking, which students found enjoyable and easy. Importantly, the class covered how to adjust recipes based on personal preference or ingredient availability. Quotes: 1. "Chef John was a great instructor, the recipe packets are great, and the in class cooking was easy, and yummy." 2. "[Chef Jennifer] had the group participate and showed everyone technics while explaining in detail the steps needed to cook the meals." 3. "Chef also explained that you can substitute ingredients to your own palate or if not available at your local markets as well as advising where you can buy some of the ingredients!"

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Question from anonymous
Hello- I am looking to take the Culinary Boot Camp: For Amateur Cooks by Home Cooking New York’s program that starts on Monday, February 17. Is there any way I can take this class if I can’t make the first date? Is there a way for me to make-up the first class? Thank you for your help in advance.
Answer from Kristle C. CourseHorse StaffCourseHorse Staff
We're afraid the interest in this class is too high to deal with rescheduling each student that has a conflict in one of the 6 weeks. Rescheduling is not possible, but students can always send a friend in their place (in case you are already enrolled) so someone can enjoy the class. A commitment to this class is a commitment to all 6 dates.
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Founded in 2002, Home Cooking New York provides intimate and hands-on cooking classes at their cooking school in downtown New York City. Their students range from absolute beginners to amateur home cooks who want to expand their culinary education.

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