Fall Professional Chef: The Foundation (24 Class Series)

Professional Chef 1, The Foundation, is a four hour class, once a week, for 24 weeks, that covers Classical French Cooking techniques, as they apply to classic and contemporary dishes. Our Learn to Cook Series is a helpful precursor, but not a requirement to take this course. The chef will give a lecture, usually with a demonstration, and then the students will prepare the dishes, working in teams of 2, with a limit of 12 students to a class. The chef will provide guidance as you work, teaching you tricks of the trade as you progress.  Students will present the dishes at the end of class and taste them,  along with the chef instructor educating your palate and providing guidance and inspiration. We want you to gain knowledge of not just how to perform all basic cooking techniques but also the kitchen science behind our methods.  Culinary confusion will be transformed into kitchen confidence, and you will leave knowing how to make your ingredients yield maximum flavor.

Cost- $3000 for the 24 class series

*Chef Tech does not offer financial aid but will finance the program cost over the course of your series.

Payment plan is as follows;
Deposit at registration- $600
Class 1- $600
Class 5- $600
Class 10- $600
Class 15- $600
Class 20- $600

Class 1 How to Think Like a Chef and Knife Skills
Class 2 Stocks
Class 3 Soups
Class 4 Classic (Mother) Sauces
Class 5 Contemporary Sauces
Class 6 Eggs and Cheese
Class 7 Salads and Cold Appetizers
Class 8 Hot Appetizers
Class 9 Classic Vegetables
Class 10 Contemporary Vegetables
Class11 Potatoes and Pasta
Class 12 Grains and Pulses
Class 13 Poultry Dry Heat techniques
Class 14 Poultry Wet Heat Techniques
Class 15 Beef
Class 16 Pork
Class 17 Charcuterie, Paté and Sausage Making
Class 18 Lamb and Veal
Class 19 Fish
Class 20 Shellfish and Seafood
Class 21 Bread
Class 22 Pastry
Class 23 Cakes
Class 24 Iron Chef