This seminar will focus on getting into the business of baking. You will learn the ins and outs of getting permits, working in a commercial kitchen space, incorporating, trademarking and more. We will give you the tools you'll need to get started and be there to answer questions along the way.
Please bring all your questions and ideas- we will also cover converting recipes into formulas, what to expect in a commercial kitchen space and how to start selling both wholesale and retail. Other topics will include (but are not limited to, so bring your questions).
-Commercial Kitchen Design
-Equipment
-Cost of Maintenance
-Start-up costs
-Renting Commercial Kitchens
-Farmer's Markets and Festivals
-Turning recipes into formulas
-How to figure out food costs
-Finding wholesalers to purchase your ingredients
-Packaging and shipping
-UPC codes and Nutritional Labels
This class takes place at a private residence in West LA. You will receive the address and directions after registering.
For a complete schedule of cooking, baking and pastry classes in Los Angeles offered by The Gourmandise School, please visit:
http://www.TheGourmandiseSchool.com/classes
About Us:
The Gourmandise School offers daytime, evening and weekend cooking classes in a hands-on setting with small class sizes. Our instructors teach classic techniques with locally sourced ingredients to make an adventurous chef out of anyone! Gourmandise offers Professional Cooking and Baking Series, individual classes and private rooms for special events.
The Gourmandise School was born in the early '80s when a little Parisian girl discovered the wonders of sweets. As she grew up, Pastry Chef Clemence Gossett, honed her pastry skills at her family's auberge in Provence. Hadley Hughes, a sweet native of Atlanta, joined the school in 2010. Her southern charm and gluten-free recipes round out a delicious menu of courses. The Gourmandise School offers cooking classes, private lessons, Professional Baking Series for Baking, Pastry, Chocolate and Confections and Corporate and Team-building Events.
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Added by The Gourmandise School on April 5, 2011