Our Approach

Cooking is both an art and a science. Learning to cook is more than learning to follow a recipe. Take hold of the fundamentals and you will be confident to create and improvise any dish. Understand the basic foundations of cooking (knife skills, sauteing, poaching, blanching, pan searing, roasting, braising) and you will liberate yourself from reliance on written recipes and will truly experience the joys of cooking!

Who Should Attend? Our workshops are perfect for beginners and experienced cooks alike, including those who currently work in the food service industry. You will learn the essence of how to think and create like a professional chef. Our approach is hands on; our assignment is to take the mystery out of great cooking. Our classes encompass all levels of proficiency, and are for ages 10 and up.

A Rogue Chefs' apron is provided for use during class and is available for purchase. (All cooking classes subject to cancellation if less than 5 students).
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Winter/Spring 2008

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Cooking Techniques-Basic

In this class, we will discuss the most commonly used cooking techniques used in commercial kitchens, and why these techniques are so vital to western style cookery. We will also address what equipment is needed for you to duplicate these techniques at home, and the pros and cons of electric vs. gas stoves.

Cost: $65.00 (3 hours) light lunch included.
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Stocks Level I

Learn (three types) of stocks and how to execute them at home. Techniques in using stocks with dishes, soups and much more. This class takes you from beginning to end on stocks. Includes step-by-step instructions on Rogue Chefs secret practices in creating a great stock.

Cost: $65.00 (3 hours) light lunch included
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Soups Level I

Learn Sauce creation and techniques: (four) different styles of sauces; Natural Reductions, Emulsification, Marinade based reductions and Coulis from Stock reductions. This class follows Stocks Level I.

Cost: $65.00 (3 hours) light lunch included
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Sauces Level I

Learn Sauce creation andd techniques: (four) different styles of sauces; Natural Reductions, Emulsifications, Marinade based reductions and Coulis from Stock reductions. This class follows Stocks Level I.

Cost: $65.00 (3 hours) light lunch included
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Knife Skills

This class is all about understanding the purpose of your knives and how to use them. There are different knives for different applications, do you know what they are? What qualifies a good knife from a poor one?  Is the cost a good indicator?

Cost: $65.00 (3 hours) light lunch included
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Small Plates

This is truly the new direction of cooking. Learn the concept and  execution  of the small plate craze.  You will have a whole new way of thinking and  purchasing  when you leave from this class.

Cost: $65.00 (3 hours) light lunch included
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Herbs and Spices 101

What spices do I use when.....is the most asked question at rogue chefs. By the end of this class you will not only know what spice to use but how long they last, which ones are best, where to find them and much more.....

Cost: $65.00 (3 hours) light lunch included
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Raw Foods Basics

Learn basic non-cooking techniques working with raw foods and answer some of those nagging questions about it's validity.  Leave this class with  the understanding why raw food preparation is so exciting.

Cost: $65.00 (3 hours) light lunch included
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Meal Design and Production

This class gives you the tools to design a multi course meal which can be effectively and easily coordinated and plated simultaneously.

Cost: $65.00 (3 hours) light lunch included
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Butchery Basics Level I

Cutting-up chickens, cleaning steaks, understanding what this basic cuts are and where they all come from is the premise to this class. Through this understanding you will see why the markets and meat companies charge the prices they do and what options you have when buying poultry, seafood or beef. We will show you the techniques that will make you better understand why some meats are tougher than others and learn about the product that you are about to eat.

Cost: $90.00 (3 hours) light lunch included

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