Open Kitchen Classes
SUMMER| JULY 2017
This July...
Fermentation Bootcamps! From Krauts To Kombucha
Taste the Perfect Wines To Have With Your Summer BBQ
Learn To Make Pies and Tarts This Berry Season... and more!
Welcome to our Open Kitchen!
For the first time in the School’s 34 year history we are offering spring and summer cooking classes and learning experiences devoted to the dedicated home cook.
All classes are held at the SCS Kitchens (136 Ontario Street, Stratford).
Trade Secrets
Intensive workshops focused on a cooking technique, dish or product. Subjects include Wine, Pastry, Butchery and more.
Get Cooking!
Intensive workshops focused on themed recipes. Subjects include Bistro, Vegetarian, and International Cuisine.
Boot Camps
A multi-day course focused on skill and knowledge development. Subject areas include Fermentation, Cookery, Pastry, Bread and Wine.
Team Building & Wellness
Social and educational hands on cooking events for groups of 15 to 30 allow guests to cook alongside friends and colleagues or break into teams and compete.
**Let us build a unique event to suit your team.**
Learn more about your cooking instructor, Ian Middleton
Learn more about your wine instructor, Bob Latham
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COMING UP IN JULY!
Wednesday, July 5
Trade Secrets | Sausage Making
Learn the proper way to handle meat, plus discover the art of seasoning, grinding and stuffing sausages. Take home some delicious links to enjoy with family and friends! Perfect for the beginner to the more seasoned sausage lover!
6:30 - 9:30pm | $75 + HST
Saturday, July 8th
Get Cooking! | Mexican Meal
Explore the flavours of Mexico and learn how to prepare a meal that reflects the traditional cuisine of our global friends to the south. Includes a wine pairing. Perfect for the beginner to intermediate home chef.
10:00am - 1:00pm | $75 + HST
Saturday, July 8th
Trade Secrets | A Tisket a Tasket! What Wine to Put in my Basket?
Picnics are a summertime staple! Take the worry out of what wine to pack in your basket this summer and let sommelier Bob Latham guide you through the best bottles to pair with your picnic fare. Planning a relaxing picnic will be a breeze after this fun and informative three hour tasting! Perfect for the beginner to intermediate wine enthusiast.
Participants are required to be 19 years of age or older.
2:00pm - 5:00pm |$60 + HST
Tuesday, July 11th
Bradshaws & Kitchen Detail presents | Knife Sharpening for Beginners
Part 1 of a 2 part course
Learn everything the home cook needs to know to keep kitchen knives SHARP at home!
Do you feel intimidated about kitchen knives? Do you love to cook but lack the knowledge to keep your knives sharp at home?
Take this fun and interactive class to learn the following:
- How to use a honing steel
- How to use a pull-through knife sharpener
- Proper knife storage and care
- Top knives to have in your collection
- How to pick the right knife for YOU
and...
- Bring your knives from home so we can see what you're working with and we'll sharpen them for you
- Receive a FREE knife sharpening coupon valued at $5
You will leave this class wondering why you haven't learned these easy techniques sooner!
6:30 - 8:00pm | $30 (includes the HST)
Wednesday, July 12th
Get Cooking! | Thai Curry
Want to spice things up in your kitchen? Learn recipes and the techniques required to make regional Thai curry dishes. Perfect for the beginner or intermediate home chef.
6:30 - 9:30pm | $60 + HST
Thursday, July 13th
Trade Secrets | The Best In Our Own Backyard: The Wines of Ontario & BC
The quality of Canadian wine is making the world sit up and take notice! This summer, celebrate Canada and all our country’s unique regions have to offer by exploring the exceptional flavours and characteristics of wines produced right in our own backyard! Sommelier Bob Latham will take you on a tasting tour of the best Canadian wines grown and produced in British Columbia and Ontario. Learn what food to best pair with your new favourite Canadian wine during this delightful and informative three hour tasting. Oh Canada! Perfect for the beginner to intermediate wine enthusiast.
Participants are required to be 19 years of age or older.
6:30 - 9:30pm | $60 + HST
Thursday, July 13th
Boot Camp: Fermentation |The Kraut Klass: Traditional Sauerkraut and Kimchi
Introduce yourself to the wonderful world of do-it-yourself fermentation. Chef Eli Silverthorne teaches you how to make krauts and provides you with the theoretical background necessary to safely and easily ferment almost anything!
Perfect for the beginner or intermediate home chef, or even trade professional.
6:30 - 9:30pm | $60 + HST
Saturday July 15th
Trade Secrets | Fish & Chips
Join us for a fish “fry up”! Learn how to make light and fluffy fish, crunchy fries and tartar sauce from scratch. Deep frying techniques and safety will be shown. Perfect for the beginner to intermediate home chef!
10:00am - 1:00pm |$60 + HST
New!
Saturday, July 15th
Trade Secrets | Pies & Tarts
Timed with the height of berry season, pastry maven Tracey Pritchard (Perfect Pastry) teaches you how to work with shortcrust pastry to make a variety of fruit and berry pies and tarts. Learn decoration tips and techniques during this hands-on class. Perfect for all pie and tart lovers!
This class includes a lovely glass pie plate from Bradshaws & Kitchen Detail to take your pie home in!
2:00pm - 5:00pm | $70 + HST
Tuesday, July 18th
Bradshaws & Kitchen Detail presents | Knife Skills for Beginners
Part 2 of a 2 part course
Learn everything the home cook needs to slice, chop and dice properly and safely at home!
Do you love to cook but lack the confidence to work with a proper 8" Chef Knife?
Do you wish you were more skilled at using kitchen knives to achieve better cooking results?
Take this fun and interactive class to:
- Learn Classic cutting techniques (dice, chop, chiffonade etc...) from Instructor, Ian Middleton, to elevate your prep game.
- Try out a fantastic assortment of both German and Japanese Knives from Zwilling J.A. Henckels so you can see for yourself why various knives are suited to different tasks!
- Learn how to use a mandoline, spiralizer, Microplane and channel knife.
and...
- Bring your knives from home so we can see what you're working with and help you decide if you are missing knives in your collection
- Receive a $10 Bradshaws Voucher to use towards your next knife purchase
You will leave this class feeling empowered and ready to slice, dice and chop your way to a fantastic meal at home!
PLEASE NOTE - The prerequisite for this class is Knife SHARPENING for Beginners, Tuesday, July 11th.
6:30 - 9:00pm | $50 (includes the HST)
Wednesday, July 19th
Trade Secrets | Pasta
Learn basic pasta making techniques, including the preparing, rolling and cutting of fresh pasta. Students will learn critical steps to ensure the success of freshly made pasta, how to cook it, and judge proper doneness. Simple pasta sauces will also be discussed and prepared. Perfect for the beginner or intermediate home chef.
6:30 - 9:30pm |$60 + HST
Saturday, July 22nd
Trade Secrets | Quick Breads
In this class breads that do not use yeast for rising are examined, including scones, Irish soda bread and muffins. This one’s “scone a be a lotta fun!” Perfect for the beginner to intermediate home baker!
10:00am - 1:00pm | $60 + HST
Saturday, July 22nd
Trade Secrets | Summer Blush: The World of Rosé Wine
Think pink this summer! Rosé wine is having a well deserved resurgence. With bottles prominently populating the shelves of your local liquor store, it can be hard to know which one to best pair with a meal or appeal to your palate. Let sommelier Bob Latham guide you through the many shades and flavours of rosé during this fun three hour tasting. Enjoy! Perfect for the beginner to intermediate wine enthusiast.
Participants are required to be 19 years of age or older.
2:00 - 5:00pm |$60 + HST
Wednesday, July 26th
Trade Secrets | Pizza
Learn the secrets of pizza dough, tomato sauce, and how to bake a delizioso pizza at home. Perfect for the beginner to intermediate home chef!
6:30 - 9:30pm | $60 + HST
Thursday, July 27th
Boot Camp: Fermentation | Vibrant Vegetables: Full Sour Dills, Preserved Lemons, Cumin Beets
Introduce yourself to the wonderful world of do-it-yourself fermentation. Chef Eli Silverthorne teaches you how to make fermented vegetables and provides you with the theoretical background necessary to safely and easily ferment almost anything! Perfect for the beginner or intermediate home chef, or even trade professional.
6:30 - 9:30pm | $60 + HST
Thursday, July 27th
Trade Secrets | What Wine Goes Best with BBQ?
Not sure what wine to serve at your next BBQ? Sommelier Bob Latham will guide you through the best wines to pair with your BBQ burgers, chicken or vegetable mains. Experience how the presented wines taste with different BBQ flavours and learn where to look for the best pairings perfect for your next backyard meal. This fun and accessible three hour tasting is sure to up your BBQ dinner party game! Perfect for the beginner to intermediate wine enthusiast.
Participants are required to be 19 years of age or older.
6:30 - 9:30pm | $60 + HST
Thanks for your buzz... Stuart is back!
Saturday, July 29th
Trade Secrets | Bees Are Humming
Stuart Arkett uses his knowledge as an experienced beekeeper and honey supplier to local restaurants to lead a discussion on the importance of bees as pollinators for food production. Topics will include: stressors to bees that threaten food security and sustainability, and honey production and characteristics (grades, floral types, urban vs. rural beekeeping). Participants will have a chance to taste various types of honey and visit an urban apiary at The Bruce Hotel.
1:00 - 4:00pm |$30 + HST
MORE NEW CLASSES THIS AUGUST AND INTO SEPTEMBER!
The 2017 Open Kitchen Program has been generously sponsored by
Dr. Dennis B. Nuhn and Laurie Nuhn
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