Essentials of Cooking Fine Food at Home
Perfect your cooking skills in our professional kitchen through classic techniques and support from our chef over four weekday evenings.
Our hands-on, small classes will transform your skills and give you a wide variety of recipes you'll use again and again - from cooking lamb perfectly to working with seafood, these are the skills you've always wanted to have, taught in a fun and supportive environment.
The recipes are fast, classic and interesting and can be cooked at home for dinner or for that special dinner party.
Topics include:
Boning a chicken
Pan-seared beef sirloin
Fillet of tarakihi en papillote
Introduction to classic sauces
You will receive a workbook with recipes and explanations of techniques and cooking tips, NZSFW apron and a certificate on completion at the conclusion of the course.
SESSION DATES
Four Monday Nights, 6pm - 9:30pm
Part 1 - 4 Mondays (Starting 15 July)
COURSE FEES
NZ$395
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