$100 off our Culinary Baking 1 Classes in March!!! Starts 3/15 or 3/26 March 15, 2009

$100 off our Culinary Baking 1 classes in March!!

CULINARY BAKING I - $1,200
Registration includes the CIA’s Baking and Pastry Textbook, an Embroidered Chef Jacket and Apron
Sun, 3/15/09-5/31/09 3:00pm-7:00pm
Thurs, 3/26/09-5/28/09 9:30am-1:30pm
This course centers on fundamental baking skills in a comprehensive program. The program is for individuals who want to bake tasty breads and desserts like a professional every time and feel confident enough to take that knowledge into the workplace and their homes. The program meets weekly, 4 hours a day, for ten weeks. Plating and presentation are key components in this series. Registration includes an embroidered chef jacket and apron. Certificates are awarded upon completion of all 10 classes. Work for one of our past students in their restaurants, bakeries, and catering operations or work in our kitchen as a Chef Assistant. Due to the amount of information taught each day, it is essential that students attend every class. If you are unable to attend all 10 classes we will send you the recipes for the missed class(es). If you miss 1 class, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. There are NO MAKEUPS in this series. Class #1 - Basic Baking – Students learn different mixing techniques and make baked items without yeast. Class #2 - Yeast Breads – This class reemphasizes the importance of yeast, flour and water in the composition of breads. Class #3 - Pie Dough and Pies – Skills for students to make flaky or crispy pie shells for pies and tarts are introduced. Class #4 - Cakes and Tortes – In this class, students learn a selection of batter mixing techniques and apply them to making their own cakes and tortes. Class #5 - Soufflés – The importance of the egg is the focus of this class. Students also learn the secrets of making both sweet and savory Soufflés. Class #6 - Puff Pastry – Students will make desserts from puff pastry in a variety of recipes. Class #7 - Dessert Sauces – Almost any dessert can be made even better with a great sauce. In this class, students will make delicious toppings along with desserts to accompany the sauces. Class #8 – Custards – Any pastry chef will tell you that the mixture of eggs and cream can yield almost infinite variations. We explore many of them here. Class #9 - Ice Cream and Sorbet – Students will learn to make their own mouth-watering frozen desserts. Class #10 - Plated Desserts – In this final class, students prepare desserts, sauces, and learn how to present them beautifully. Job placement assistance offered.

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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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!

Official Website: http://www.culinaryclassroom.com