If you're looking to attend a one day cooking class, I would recommend taking a look at Sur La Table's program. They have demonstration and hands-on classes. On Friday I took the hands-on, Tuscan cooking class. It was an absolute blast. There were two chefs, two assistants and six students (class max is 12). The chefs introduce the ingredients, demo how to use the kitchen tools, and then set you free to work with the food. I liken the experience to being live in the America's Test Kitchen. As you cook and play with the kitchen gadgets, the food experts walk around engaging you technical discussions and giving valuable advice on the menu's ingredients and steps.The equipment in the Sur La Table kitchen is amazing. As a participant you can try out whatever tools they sell in the store. The kitchen is stocked with both fancy and standard pantry ingredients. A lot of specialty ingredients can be found at your local Trader Joes so I felt like the recipes were accessible to a home chef. Sur La Table is kitchen gadget heaven. I've been looking for a good garlic press so this was the perfect opportunity for me to play around and pick my favorite one.
Students cook together and then share all of the dishes that are prepared. On Friday we dined on:
- Caesar Salad with Bleu Cheese and Homemade Caesar Dressing
- Grilled Steak with Balsamic Onions
- Spinach and Ricotta Timbales (Quiches)
- Steamed Broccoli and Cambozola Cheese and Cream Sauce
- Fresh Strawberry Gelato
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Hey - did you take the class at Santana Row? My old boss from my Cinnabon days is the manager at Sur la Table there. =)
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