The Chopping Block's new CULINARY BOOT CAMP!

Have you always wondered what it would be like to go to culinary school? Boot Camps at the Chopping Block provide thorough, concise cram sessions that give you a taste of a professional culinary program without the lengthy time commitment.

Culinary Boot Camp

Boot Camp explores all the fundamental methods of cooking. Working from the basics to advanced techniques, each day builds on the previous day. This is a great opportunity to improve upon your skills with a trained, professional chef at your disposal. On the last day, you’ll bring everything together to plan and produce a menu with your classmates that incorporates all the skills you’ve learned throughout the week.

  Day 1: Knife Skills, Butchering, and Stocks
  Day 2: Meat Cookery
  Day 3: Classical Sauces and Soups
  Day 4: Vegetables and Grains
  Day 5: Flavor Dynamics and Meal Composition

Vegetarian Boot Camp

Broaden your palette of cooking techniques and flavors in this three-day immersion into vegetarian cuisine. In each three-hour session, we’ll explore a different facet of meatless cooking.

  Day 1: Greens and Grains
  Day 2: Peak-of-the-Season Cooking
  Day 3: Ethnic Flavors

Baking Boot Camp

Roll up your sleeves and spend a three-day, dough-filled weekend in the pastry kitchen.

  Day 1: Doughs and Cakes
  Day 2: Custards and Fillings
  Day 3: Sauces, Plating and Garnishing, Dessert Buffet, Cookies, Cake Decorating

What does a typical day entail?

Each day's session moves from lecture to chef's demonstration to individual hands on execution of recipes that feature the essential techniques in modern cooking. All dishes prepared are then served to the group, providing an opportunity for a cooking round table where students rest their feet while engaging in a discussion of techniques and culinary topics.

What will I learn?

Knife skills, butchering, techniques for cooking meat and fish, soups, sauces, vegetables, menu planning, flavor dynamics, and culminating in a free flowing market basket afternoon of cooking without recipes.

Contact Chef Janet for more information or to register.
312-644-6360, or email info@thechoppingblock.net.