Cooking Class: Knife Skills Academy
Improve your knife skills while whipping up an elevated multi-course meal in this cooking class with Chef Karen.
You'll begin the class by prepping herbs and garlic to make crispy garlic coated in buttered breadcrumbs. Next, you'll chop onions to season chicken stock to make a tender braised chicken. Practice slicing and dicing sweet potatoes, red onions and pomegranates for crisp roasted vegetables in a sweet pomegranate molasses. On the side, enjoy an aromatic rice pilaf with hand-chopped mint, cilantro and parsley. End the class on a sweet note with a surprise dessert prepared by the chef in advance. Elevate your knife skills and your recipe repertoire when you book a spot in this cooking class today!
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Crispy Garlic Mussels
With PEI mussels, butter and crispy crumbs
Braised Chicken
With chicken thighs, onions and chicken stock
Roasted Vegetables Dressed in a Pomegranate Molasses
With sweet potatoes, red onions and pomegranates
Herbed Rice Pilaf
With basmati rice, mint, parsley and cilantro
Chef's Surprise Dessert
With a Chef’s sweet twist
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 10
- Event Duration 2.5 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsAdult, Beginner, Fun, French, Mediterranean
- This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Christopher
10 Sep 2024
Chef Karen was an incredible teacher. The class was inviting and I was encouraged to get out of my comfort zone with flavours, techniques, and foods. Would strongly recommend this class and Chef Karen as an instructor for all levels of home cooks.
Kyle
30 Aug 2024
This class was a wonderful experience! I enjoyed learning so many new skills that I can apply in my kitchen. I would highly recommend this class for anyone who would like to enhance their skills in the kitchen!
Iuliia
14 Mar 2024
Amazing experience! We enjoyed learning cooking techniques and the meal was just fabulous. Definitely coming back!
Event location: Toronto
Chef’s Place
Exact location is provided after booking.
Chef Karen is a Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts graduate with nearly two decades of professional cooking experience. She works as a private chef and cooking instructor and formerly owned her own prepared meals and catering company. In Chef Karen's words: “Great cooking isn’t about recipes, it’s about techniques," which she aims to pass along to her students. She prides herself on offering cooking classes and team-building events that are fun, hands-on and educational.
