Spots are open for 2023; Reserve yours now! Contact us to reserve your space. Designed for the hardcore gastronomer, we offer an intensive 8-week gastronomy program based on a condensed version of the Cordon Bleu Master Diplome culinary program in Paris. Offered Saturday mornings from 10 am – 1 pm, we’ll take you on a culinary journey aimed at making you an expert chef in your own home kitchen, during this 8-week experience you will learn:. Knife Skills & Kitchen Essentials* (Focuses heavily on chopping, specific knife cuts, mise-en-place, knife care & more)Salads, Dressing & Hors D'Oeuvres (Vinaigrettes, creamy dressings, dips, finger foods, etc.) Soups, Stocks & Sauces (5 Mother Sauces, purees, broths, etc.)Breakfast Cookery (Eggs Benedict, Hollandaise, perfect omelettes, pancakes, and more)Starches & Sides (Pasta, gnocchi, risotto, perfect mashed potatoes, gratin & rice cookery)Poultry Cookery (Deboning whole chicken, trussing, searing, grilling, duck confit & more)Meat Cookery (Cooking the perfect steak - rare to medium well - including cookery of beef, lamb and pork)Fish & Seafood Cookery (Fileting a whole fish into store-bought portions; grilling, searing, pan-frying perfect fish, as well as how to cook shrimp & shellfish)We aim to show you how to perfect your techniques so that you not only make delicious food, but save your hard earned time and money. Each class (*other than Knife Skills) we cook at least 4 recipes and encourage you to bring tupperware as there's a lot of food leftover.We provide all the tools, equipment & materials. All you need to bring along is a healthy appetite :) Please note that we also offer these classes on an individual basis if you prefer not to sign up for the whole program. Contact us for further information.Our 2023 Schedule:Monday Schedule:Monday, January 9th - Knife SkillsMonday, January 16th - Salads, Dressings & Hors D'OeuvresMonday, January 23rd - Breakfast CookeryMonday, January 30th - Soups, Stocks & SaucesMonday, February 6th - Pastas & StarchesMonday, February 13th - Meat CookeryMonday, February 27th - Poultry CookeryMonday, March 6th - Fish & Seafood CookerySaturday Schedule:Saturday, January 7th - Knife SkillsSaturday, January 14th - Salads, Dressings & Hors D'OeuvresSaturday, January 21st - Breakfast CookerySaturday, January 28th - Soups, Stocks & SaucesSaturday, February 4th - Pastas & StarchesSaturday, February 11th - Meat CookerySaturday, February 25th - Poultry CookerySaturday, March 4th - Fish & Seafood Cookery