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S26: Cook Like a Pro: Mastering Culinary Essentials

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S26: Cook Like a Pro: Mastering Culinary Essentials

About the Show

This hands-on course is designed for beginners and aspiring cooks alike and guides you through the fundamentals of meal preparation, ingredient selection, and proper seasoning. You’ll learn how to master essential techniques, from handling a knife like a pro to chopping and sautéing to baking and plating, all while developing good kitchen practices and habits. Classes take place in our state-of-the-art kitchen and are taught by the same team of highly acclaimed chefs who teach in our professional culinary program. While completion of this course does not result in a certificate, it offers a scaled-down version of our professional culinary program. The course covers all the basic core skills with a focus on key recipes and techniques. 

Curriculum
– Elements of Good Cooking 
– Knife Skills
– Sauce and Stock making
– Flavors and Seasoning
– Cook without Recipes
– Seasonality
– Tips and Hacks
– Vegetables
– Grains and Legumes
– Eggs
– Poultry
– Fish and Shellfish
– Meat
– Meal Planning
– Mis En Place
– Curing 
– Pasta
Cost: $1,800
Meets: Mondays* 6:00 – 8:45 pm, January 26 – April 27, 2026
*Schedule: Due to University holidays, some of the classes will be held on a Tuesday or Wednesday. The full course schedule is as follows: 
– Mon. Jan. 26
– Mon. Feb. 02
– Mon. Feb. 09
– Tue. Feb. 17
– Mon. Feb. 23
– Mon. Mar. 02
 NO CLASS Mar. 09 (Spring Recess)
– Mon. Mar. 16
– Mon. Mar. 23
– Mon. Mar. 30
– Mon. Apr. 06
– Mon. Apr. 13
– Wed. Apr. 22
– Mon. Apr. 27

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