Practical Series – Week 18 (03/03/22)

Practical Series – Topic: Grains Rice – Long, Short, Jasmine, Basmati, Risotto Pasta – Pasta Sauces  Polenta About: The Practical Series is Classic Cooking Academy’s flagship program. Spanning 24 weeks and hosted by Chef Pascal Dionot, this series will educate you around the logistics of the kitchen one step at a time. In each class,...

Practical Series – Week 21 (03/04/22)

Classic Cooking Academy 10411 East McDowell Mountain Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Practical Series – Topic: Pastry Doughs – Sucrée, Puff, Cream Puff, Frangipane, Sponge Cake About: The Practical Series is Classic Cooking Academy’s flagship program. Spanning 24 weeks and hosted by Chef Josh Hebert, this series will educate you around the logistics of the kitchen one step at a time. In each class, students will first...

Gourmet Cooking – Italian Spring (FOUR SPOTS LEFT!)

Menu - Italian Spring: Italian Wedding Soup Wild Mushroom Cannelloni with Lemon-Thyme Cream Sauce Chicken Saltimbocca with Creamy Polenta Lemon Ricotta Pine Nut Tart About: Our most popular stand-alone cooking class, this is Classic Cooking Academy’s bread and butter. Guests come in, find a seat, have a drink, and meet the chefs who go over...

German Pastry Series – Week 1 (03/05/22)

Week 1 – Cookies: Linzer Cookies Linzer tarts are a sandwich cookie version, topped with a layer of dough with a characteristic circle shaped cut-out exposing the fruit preserves, and dusted with confectioner's sugar. Vannillekipferl Vanillekipferl are crescent-shaped cookies baked traditionally at Christmas time. They are shaped by hand. Once baked and still warm, they...

Practical Series – Week 22 (03/08/22)

Classic Cooking Academy 10411 East McDowell Mountain Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Practical Series – Topic: Pastry Creams – Pastry, Bavarian, Gelatin, Buttercream Cake Assembly About: The Practical Series is Classic Cooking Academy’s flagship program. Spanning 24 weeks and hosted by Chef Pascal Dionot, this series will educate you around the logistics of the kitchen one step at a time. In each class, students will first learn...

After-School Healthy Series – Week 5 (03/09/22)

Menu: – Morning: Egg Muffins with Choice of Fillings – Main: Asian-Style Chicken Lettuce Cups – Snack: Macerated Mediterranean Fruit Salad About: In this series we invite kids and teens to learn basic cooking techniques, nutritional knowledge, and creativity in the kitchen! Students will walk away from this series with more confidence in the kitchen...

Pastry Series – Week 7 (03/09/22)

Pastry Series Weekly Topic - Mousses/Gelatin Fruit Mousse Chocolate Mousse Bavarian (Charlotte Russe) Lemon Curd About: Consider yourself a chef with a sweet tooth? Put your skills to the test in our 12-week Pastry Series! With topics covering cakes, pies, tarts, breads, creams, chocolates, and so much more, this class is as tantalizing as it...

Practical Series – Week 19 (03/10/22)

Practical Series – Topic: Duck Deboned Stuffed and Roasted Leg Seared Breast with Orange Sauce About: The Practical Series is Classic Cooking Academy’s flagship program. Spanning 24 weeks and hosted by Chef Pascal Dionot, this series will educate you around the logistics of the kitchen one step at a time. In each class, students will...