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Wine OR Wine & Food

Registration includes an Embroidered Chef Jacket and Apron

Sunday, 8/23/09-10/18/09 9:30am-1:30pm

**Prerequisite FOR THIS SERIES**

MUST HAVE COMPLETED CULINARY BASICS

OR HAVE APPROPRIATE KITCHEN EXPERIENCE

Culinary Chef I too long for you? Looking for an intense, fun and food-filled course? Chef Eric designed this program to fill a void – many of his students want even more information and knowledge from him, but in a shorter timeframe. So, Chef Eric created a wonderful, intense series for those who want more information packed into eight weeks. This course combines hands-on practical knowledge with the same support and encouragement from Chef Eric that students have come to know and love. Emphasis throughout the series is placed on whole grains and the use of healthy cooking oils. As the weeks progress, students are given more assignments to encourage multi-tasking and working under time constraints.

Registration includes an Embroidered Chef Jacket and Apron. The class meets once weekly, 4 hours a week, for eight weeks. Certificates are awarded upon completion of all eight classes. This course is perfectly suited for Personal Chefs or Caterers as we emphasize Menu Development, and Plating and Presentation. It is designed for personal cooks who want to improve their skills and add significantly to their repertoire of ingredients, cooking styles and recipes.

Due to the amount of information taught each day, it is essential that students attend every class. If you are unable to attend all 8 classes we will issue you a Certificate of Completion and send you the recipes for the missed class(es). There are NO MAKEUPS in this series.

Class #1 - Stocks/Soups/Basic Sauté Techniques - The first week starts with basic sauté techniques along with stock, broth and soup making. Class #2 - Dry Heat Cooking and Sauces; Roasting/Grilling - Students learn Grilling and Roasting of Meats and Fish. Procuring, storing, marinating and serving are also covered. Class #3 - Frying Techniques; Stir Frying, Deep Frying, Pan-Frying - In this session, students will prepare recipes using a Wok. Practical application of fried foods will also be taught. Class #4 - Moist Heat Techniques and Combinations; Steaming, Poaching, Braising, Stewing - The benefits of poaching and steaming are practiced. Stews and other braised dishes are also covered in this session. Class #5 - Vegetables, Whole Grains and Vegetable Entrees - While some basic vegetable dishes are covered in classes 1-4, here students will focus solely on vegetables and grains and how to prepare satisfying meals from them. Class #6 – Desserts and Desserts Sauces - Desserts and Dessert Sauces will be emphasized. Students will learn the versatility of a Pâté a Choux, Custard and Soufflé. Sauces to complement the desserts are taught, as well. Class #7 - Pre-Final Exam – Students Prepare Full Plates - Students will be given a full meal to prepare. Emphasis is placed on organization, timing and presentation. Class #8 - Final Exam – Students Prepare Full Plates with Desserts - Students reinforce what was taught during the course and prepare a meal with dessert. Certificates are awarded to those who complete all eight weeks.

WELCOME TO THE CULINARY CLASSROOM

Offering Professional and Recreational Cooking Classes and cooking instruction for all levels of students. Whether your desire is to take our Single Recreational Cooking or Baking Classes, 4-week Beginner’s Series, Professional-Level, Multi-Week Culinary Chef and Culinary Baking Programs, or our

New 8-week Crash Course, we provide all the service, ingredients and equipment you need to learn to succeed in today's restaurant kitchens and master techniques that you can use at home. Classes encompass current cooking trends and recipes so that your meals taste fantastic. Bring your creativity and questions as you explore Cooking and Baking to start a new career or impress your friends with your new skills as a Culinary Chef or Baker. Come Cook and Bake with us while making new friends and having fun!

We also host Private Cooking Celebrations for Adults and Team Building Events for Corporations.

We invite you to stop by and see why people from Catalina Island, San Diego, Santa Barbara,

and even Colorado, Wyoming and Hawaii take the time to learn from

CHEF ERIC at the CULINARY CLASSROOM.

WHY THE CULINARY CLASSROOM?

• Professional Commercial Kitchen and Equipment – Wolf Ranges

• CHEF ERIC’s Credentials, Experience, Culinary Wisdom and Great Team

• Culinary Crash Course – 8 Weeks – NEW

• Culinary Chef I Certification Program

• Culinary Chef 2-International Cuisines

• Culinary Baking I/2 Certification Programs

• Culinary Basics – Home Ec Revitalized

• Recreational Classes – Cooking and Baking

• Special Couples Nights – Romantic Setting

• Specialty Beer/Wine/Cheese Pairing Classes

• Team Building Events for Corporations

• Cooking Celebrations for Groups–Adults Only

• Kids/Teens/Culinary Academy/Summer Camp

• Class Size 10-12 - more One-on-One Instruction

• Student Testimonials confirm the food is fantastic!

• Convenient Parking/Freeway Close-405/10

Maintaining student and client satisfaction is our primary goal at

The CULINARY CLASSROOM

We look forward to seeing you here - Until then, eat well and be well!

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1 Block East of Overland, Just North of Pico - Convenient Parking Just North on Overland

2366 PELHAM AVENUE - LOS ANGELES, CA 90064

PHONE: 310-470-2640 - FAX: 310-470-2642

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CHEF ERIC JACQUES CROWLEY

Chef Eric’s mother is a gourmet cook so it is no surprise that he followed in her footsteps and has been a Professional Chef for twelve years, a Professional Chef Instructor for twelve years and the Owner and Primary Chef Instructor at the Culinary Classroom for 6 wonderful years. CHEF ERIC graduated, with honors, from the esteemed Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. European-trained, he worked with Chef José Munisa at Via Veneto, Barcelona's longest-running 5 Star Restaurant, as well as with Chef Joseph Russwürm at Munich's Hotel Kempinski, another 5 Star establishment. His training in Europe rounded out his culinary education and enabled him to take his cooking and palate to a higher level of sophistication.

Back in the United States, CHEF ERIC worked with Patina Catering-of the famed Patina Restaurant Group-supervising corporate and personal events from an intimate 4-person lunch or dinner to a boisterous crowd of 2,000 for lunch, dinner or appetizers. He has cooked meals for presidential candidates, vice presidents, show business executives, celebrities and numerous personal clients. He has also prepared elaborate private dinners and specialty meals for country club and consulate guests.

Chef Eric’s Chef Demonstrations include Vacation Fest in Santa Monica with Chef Mario Martinoli, The Taste of Santa Monica, The Great Tastes of Brentwood, Bloomingdales Department Store in Century City, and Surfas Restaurant Supply in Culver City. He has appeared on KCRW with Evan Kleiman of Good Food Live and on KFI with Mario Martinoli of The Mario Martinoli Show.

Chef Eric has hosted several television shows at the Culinary Classroom including Good Day LA, as they joined us LIVE to see our Children’s Culinary Academies/Summer Cooking Camps in action, E!Entertainment and Your LA on Channel 4 as they showcased our very popular Couples Romantic Cooking parties, the Associated Press as they highlighted our Children’s Summer Culinary Camps, Blind Date as they prepared an elegant meal, BET’s version of Blind Date where they decorated cakes, and For Better of For Worse as friends of the groom prepared a wedding cake. He has also appeared as a Guest Chef on CitiCable 3’s Community Cooking Television in Torrance. He and Chef Eric's Culinary Classroom have been featured on SoCal.com and LA’s The Place – Los Angeles Magazine at lastheplace.com. He has been written up in the Los Angeles Business Journal, The Orange County Register, the Beverly Press News, and his children’s summer programs were written up in Valley Scene Magazine.

In addition to donating thousands of dollars worth of Cooking Classes each year to various Los Angeles schools and charities, Chef Eric is a C-Cap Program Judge and Scholarship Sponsor for the Los Angeles Unified School District (Career Through the Culinary Arts). He is also a Mentor for the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), supporting interns with their requirements to attend the CIA and hosting open houses for potential CIA students.

Since 1999, CHEF ERIC has taught professional and recreational cooking classes to thousands of students; first at a Los Angeles-based cooking school and since founding the CULINARY CLASSROOM in 2003. Many of his past students are successful Restaurant Owners, Chefs, Caterers, Personal Chefs and Home Chefs. His cooking, catering, and teaching career is studded with accolades from students, clients, and employers. His love of gourmet food, cooking, and teaching is apparent. Come take a class with him!