(FUll BOOKED TILL October 1 )

I have been cooking professionally for over a decade. Though most of my experience comes from restaurants I have quite a wide varieties of skill sets from baking ( having worked as a bread baker for 2.5 years ), butchery, deserts, Mediterranean/Middle Eastern, Caribbean cuisine and lots more. I have also periodically worked as a personal chef and private caterer for some of the best in the indusrty ( Drake, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Swedish House Mafia to name a few) during my career. So lets talk about my services and experience, and how they can best suit your needs.

Some of the classes we can focus on together are as followes!

Baking: 101
flour and gluten development
types of grains / flour style
fermentation / starters
hydration percentage
yeast and leavening

Baking: 102
quick breads ( biscuits, banana breads, pan breads , etc.)
flat breads ( fried breads, pizza, grilled breads, crackers, ect. )
batters ( pancakes, waffles, cakes, cookies, fritters, donuts, etc. )
yeasted breads ( enriched, standard, fat rich, etc. )
freeform / crusty breads ( sourdough, rustic, baguettes )
laminated ( croissant, danish, puff pastry, pie dough )

Cooking: 101
cooking methods, equipment, tools and heat control
butchery ( poultry, fish, shell fish, meat, etc. )
stove top cookery ( sauté, pan roast, shallow fry, deep-fry )
vegetable cookery
meat, poultry, seafood cookery
long cooking methods ( stews, braising, sou vid, curing )


Indian cooking: 101
region, spices, origin history, flavor profile
types of curry ( veggie, fish, meat, poultry )
rice types and styles
hand breads ( naan, paratha, roti, etc. )


Italian cooking: 101
pasta ( fresh, dry, stuffed, baked )
sauces ( tomato base, cream base, seafood base, meat base )
classic meat, fish, beef dishes
grains & rice
using Italian principles

Middle Eastern cooking
hummus and tables spreads ( tahini, mahamara, eggplan, vegetable, ect. )
rice & grains
vegetables
kebabs and grilled
seafood
condiments, pickles, cheese, etc.
roast lamb, poultry, fish