The curriculum of this course is straight out of our Professional Culinary Program, extracting the most essential techniques and exciting plates and customizing for the home cook. We start with focusing your energy in the kitchen by starting to develop your “mind’s palate”. As well, you will learn to properly use and sharpen your knife, learn precise mise en place skills, use heat and flavour with confidence, and practice restaurant-style plating techniques. the course culminates with a 10-course final dinner (yes!) created from scratch and served to your public. In-between, your hands and knowledge evolve that much closer with each day of kitchen work to what chefs know and do. The goal is simple: take your confidence and skills to levels where you can create like never before in your own kitchen.
Who is this course for?
Anyone who is willing and ready to learn and participate wholeheartedly in an intensive and exciting hands-on, brains-on education. No minimum level of proficiency is required – only your commitment as a keen learner and doer. Some students in the past have taken this course to receive a serious taste of professional skills; others simply to elevate their game for their own kitchen.
How do we do it differently?
Firstly, our all-in-one classroom/kitchen space is designed to function as a studio, a place of collaborative interaction and relaxed yet focused work. Secondly, we value our role as educators (above that as chefs), taking advantage of your ability as a learner, your individual needs, strengths, and anxieties. We have 7 different instructors throughout the course offering a different perspective and unique set of eyes on your progress. Plus, our student-teacher ratio is unmatched. We can say confidently that no school anywhere is offering anything of this length, breadth, level, and outcome.
Teacher-student ratio: 1:8 (at full capacity)
**Can’t do all four weeks? Reach out and we’ll come up with something that accommodates your schedule.**
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May 2023
Master Camp
Refund Policy: 90% Refund up to 30 days prior to the start of class: 50% Refund within 30 days but more than 15 days and no refunding within 14 days of start of class.
This program does not require approval by the Private Training Institution Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training. As such, PTIB did not review this program.
CURRICULUM
In this course we will cover an extensive array of techniques and work with an incredible amount of ingredients. Some of what we will cover includes:
- The fundamentals on the cutting board, from knife to choreography
- Vegetables, grains, herbs, and spices
- Animal Proteins and Butchery
- Italy, Spain, and Middle Eastern influences
- Asian and Latino cuisine
- Menu Creation, Preparation, Test Kitchen, The Big Night
- Developing your “mind’s palate”
- Understanding key science and history
- Menu Developments (put your creative spin on ideas, test your progress)
Frequently Asked Questions
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