Chefs Haven, Class Details, Descriptions, Costs

Cooking Essentials ~ 3 class series ~ $140.00
Cooking Essential I Knife Skills, pantry maintenance, and meal planning.	Cooking Essentials II Learn the science behind making sauces, stocks, and soups.	Cooking Essentials III Cooking Methods learn to use dry heat, moist heat and the combination of the two.

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The Art of Sautéing
Learn the techniques to pan sear scallops, pan sear hanger steak with sautéed potatoes, garlic sautéed spinach and caramelized pears with cream.
Cost - $50

Asian Dumplings
In this hands-on class develop different tasty fillings using Shrimp, Pork, and Chicken and create your own Asian dumplings, Dim sum, and Shomei.
Cost - $48

Asian Marinades, Sauces, and Dressings

In this class we will prepare several Traditional Asian sauces, marinades and dressings with great versatility. Miso salad dressing, Ginger dressing, a Thai marinade, Korean BBQ sauce, Stir-fry sauce, and Teriyaki sauce. After this class you will never need to purchase a pre-made Asian sauce again.
Cost - $50

Cooking 101
Learn basic cooking methods using dry heat, moist heat and combination of two. Searing, sautéing, braising, and blanching. Quick and easy meal planning and pantry maintenance.
Cost - $50

Cool Soups and Salads
Make your summer meals interesting when you learn to create cold dishes such as: Thai Shrimp and pasta salad, Couscous and grilled vegetable salad with fresh herbs, Watermelon gazpacho soup and a wonderful Chilled version of Russian borscht.
Cost - $48

Curries of the World
Learn great simple curries from Asia. Indian curry carrot soup, Thai chicken curry with Thai eggplant, Asian fish curry with steamed rice and curried beef stew.
Cost - $50

Easy Lite Latin Cooking
In this class we'll learn to prepare Vegetarian tacos with corn, spinach and fresh Goat cheese, Chile lime Seared Salmon with fresh coriander rice and Chipotle roasted sweet potatoes.
Cost - $48

Eggs, Omelets, Fritata's, and More
Impress you family and house-guests the morning after, when you treat them to breakfast using the knowledge you gain from attending this class. Learn the proper techniques for cooking eggs in several different forms.
Cost - $48

Fast Yet Fancy Chicken Breasts
Review the basics of cooking boneless chicken breasts and take home some great new recipes to add to your repertoire - Chicken sautéed with marsala crimini mushrooms and gorgonzola, Sautéed soy- ginger chicken breasts, Sundried tomato and goat cheese stuffed chicken breasts, Chicken Florentine.
Cost - $50

Fabulous Fish - Asian Style
We'll be making some waves with these Asian flavored fish dishes. In this class learn some fish cooking basics while sampling: Seared tuna burgers with wasabi mayo, Thai mussels with spicy coconut sauce, Sesame seared tuna with soy ginger sauce, and Seared salmon with Indonesian Soy sauce
Cost - $50

Farm to Table
In this class we'll utilize fresh local ingredients to create a wonderful summer meal. Amish sweet corn soup with local Maitake mushrooms, Seared local grass fed sirloin with roasted late summer vegetables and fresh new potatoes.
Cost - $50

Good Sauces make Great Meals
Learn some secrets of making traditional sauces when pan roasting and sauteeing. Dishes we'll prepare in this class: Chicken Marsala, Beef Bordelaise and Mediterranean Pan-Roasted Salmon. You will learn through discussion fundamental cooking techniques and methods used to create the perfect sauce.
Cost - $50

Gourmet Italian
We will create a wonderful gourmet Italian meal. This class to include traditional Italian Caponata with crusty Italian bread, Arugula salad with figs and walnuts, Chicken breasts stuffed with prosciutto, fontina, and sun-dried tomato, and finishing with Caramelized pears with balsamic and mascarpone cheese.
Cost -$50

Grilling Chicken and Ribs
This grilling-bash class will raise the bar on backyard grilling. We will grill bone-in and boneless chicken with 2 different types of sauces. Then master the art of fall-off-the-bone BBQ ribs. Make your grilled dinner complete with grilled vegetables and potatoes.
Cost - $55

Grilling Latin Style
Make a full meal using your grill. We'll be preparing a grilled corn and radish salad, grilled skirt steak with chimichiri, and grilled vegetables with chipotle dressing. We'll even do our dessert off the grill, featuring grilled pineapple with ice cream and rum sauce.
Cost - $55

Italian Cooking
In this class you will prepare a simple and delicious Italian meal to include shrimp scampi, Caesar salad, penne with fresh pesto and sun-dried tomatoes, and chicken piccata, zabaglione with berries.
Cost - $50

Italian Farmhouse Cooking
Learn to create a wonderful Italian summertime meal. We'll start with Roasted Garlic White - Bean Dip served with Crusty Bread, Pesto Pasta with Lemon Shrimp appetizer, Italian Farmhouse Chicken, and finish with Vanilla Pana cotta with fresh berries.
Cost - $50

Knife Skills
A hands-on knife handling class: knife selection, chopping, slicing, carving, maintenance, and sharpening. Bring your own knives or purchase professional equipment at discounted prices (available to class participants only). In this class we'll use knife skills to make a first class gazpacho, Asian slaw, and Asian salsa.
Cost - $48

Knife Skills II
Bring your favorite knives to this class and learn how to sharpen and care for them. In this class you will learn how to break-down a whole chicken and filet a fish. Plus, we will cover the correct methods of slicing, dicing, chopping and mincing. Also Recieve a 10% discount on our great Global Knives.
Cost - $50

New Orleans Seafood
In this class we'll cover some classic New Orleans Seafood Recipes. Discover the spiciness of Nolo when you make Cajun Crab Cakes with creole remoulade, New Orleans BBQ shrimp, Blackened red-fish with creole mustard sauce, and Cajun rice.
Cost - $55

Pasta, Pasta, Pasta
Learn to make seasonal pasta dishes when we create Meyer lemon pesto sauce, feta pasta with shrimp, and summer vegetable Primavera with fresh herbs. Also in this class we'll make a seasonal spicy Thai pasta salad.
Cost - $50

Quick, light and tasty
Learn to make spinach and orzo salad, lemon chicken with fresh herbs, steamed brown rice, and cardamom citrus fruit salad.
Cost - $48

Regions of Italy
Enjoy a wonderful Italian Meal – while we move around the country and prepare dishes from different regions of Italy. Panzanella salad from Tuscany, pan-roasted rib eye with gorgonzola and roasted Vidalia onions from Fruli-Venezia Giulia, sautéed spinach with roasted garlic and zabaione from Venice.
Cost - $55

Risotto, Risotto, Risotto
Italian comfort food doesn't get any better.

Salad Dressings and Marinades
Create emulsified fresh salad dressings and great marinades for meat, fish, and chicken. Vinaigrettes, citrus dressings, Asian marinades, and more.
Cost - $40

Sea-fare II
Learn how to make Mark's crab cakes, hearty shrimp scampi with tomato and parsley, and pan seared scallops with truffled white wine sauce.
Cost - $60

Seafood Grilling
In this class you will learn the fundamentals of grilling seafood giving you confidence to grill any type of fish. Class includes: grilled shrimp with fresh pesto and grilled potatoes, grilled fresh Mahi, salmon, or tuna (depending on availability) with grilled mango salsa, and grilled sea scallops with citrus vinaigrette and grilled watecress salad.
Cost - $55

Seafood Starters
In this class we'll learn to prepare Scallop ceviche, Sauteed Shrimp with fresh garlic and Meyer lemon Pesto and crab spring rolls with sweet chili sauce.
Cost - $55

Shellfish Lovers
Travel the world in this class when we learn from the French, Mussels Provencal, across the Mediterranean we'll cover Garides Tourkolimano(Greek Shrimp). Last but not least we'll be traveling to Asia to one of our latest favorite cuisines - Thai Red Curried Scallops.
Cost - $60

Simply Healthy Quick Meals
Turkey Piccata, orzo and toasted barley, tomato salad, eggplant parmesan.
Cost - $49

Simply Thai
In this class we'll Create a quick and easy Thai Meal. Sa-Teh Shrimp, Chilled Thai cucumber soup, Thai style chicken with basil and Thai Tapioca pudding.
Cost - $50

Spanish Paella and Tapas
Come and enjoy the great layers of flavor of a traditional paella. Plus learn some basics of preparing a few of today's most popular tapas.
Cost - $50

Sushi Making Basics
Learn what you need to know to make a complete sushi meal at home. We will make the Japanese classics - Miso soup and Ginger salad dressing. Then with demonstration and instruction from Chef Mark, you will be making a variety of sushi rolls including: California, Spicy Tuna, Eel and Vegetable rolls. As always, class participation is optional.
Cost - $55

Taste of Asia
In this great class we will prepare meals from many areas of Asia including: Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. Sesame crusted Mahi Mahi with soy shizo ginger butter, hot and sour soup, Thai green curry chicken, Vietnamese caramel shrimp, Indonesian gado gado salad.
Cost - $55

Thai and Vietnamese Cooking

Learn to make your new favorite cuisines at home in this class. Chef Mark will prepare some typical dishes when he shows you how make: Chicken curry in a hurry, beef Pho (Vietnamese noodle bowl), coconut rice, Vietnamese caramel shrimp (tom rim).
Cost - $49

Vegetarian Gourmet
In this class we'll learn to prepare grilled marinated tofu steaks with wilted greens, tempeh with stir-fry broccoli, grilled portabella mushrooms with warm bulgur salad, and eggplant crisps with herbed goat cheese.
Cost - $50

Vegetarian Pasta and Rice Entrees
In this class we'll prepare wild mushroom and truffle pasta with roasted tomatoes, Late summer vegetable stir-fry with brown jasmine rice and whole wheat pasta with roasted squash and Meyer lemon pesto.
Cost - $48

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