Cooking with Ezra L.

(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