Classes involve hands-on learning, lunch with chef/instructor, including hors d'oeuvres or meal. Saturday Summer Camps will begin at 9:30am, and last until 1:30pm (exception for time and location will be June 21st - see * below), and will be held at the Culinary Institute Alain & Marie LeNotre Campus - 7070 Allensby, Houston, TX 77022. Cost is $100.
Contact: satchefcamp@culinaryinstitute.edu or (713) 692-0077
Learn the secrets of the venerable Valencian rice dish, made with saffron, assorted shellfish, sausage, chicken, and rabbit.
If drinking good beer is your hobby, then this is the class for you. The class will cover the basic materials and processes of brewing. The class will also cover the different categories of beer and their sub-categories. Learn what makes different beers taste and look the way they do, and why beer has varying alcohol levels. The class will conclude with a beer flight - walking you through different types of brews from white beers to IPA to Stouts - and everything else in between. This is a really fun class for beer enthusiasts, that can help make trying new beers fun, and help you be a more informed beer drinker. Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
This is a two-hour offsite class taught at "The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium" located at 705 Main St. Houston, Texas 77002.
RequirementsCheese tastings have become very popular in restaurants all over America. Cheese flights showcase a variety of flavors, milk sources, and product style within one specific cheese family. Paring cheese flights with wine brings food appreciation to a wonderful level. This class will cover basic cheese-making fundamentals, cheese types, and - of course - tasting cheeses from all over the world, along with some varietal wines. After the class, you will be able to make some eclectic pairings of cheeses, along with the wines that go with them best.
*Classes are personal enrichment courses, not approved by the ACCSCT.