Apprentice Courses: Elevate your culinary journey with our comprehensive apprentice courses, which provide extensive training in culinary skills adhering to professional cooking school standards. Led by an experienced French chef, our curriculum focuses on French cuisine, offering in-depth education in both traditional and modern techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills, our courses lay a solid foundation for a successful culinary career.
Professional Courses: Designed for aspiring restaurateurs and food business managers, our professional courses equip you with the essential tools and knowledge needed to effectively manage and optimize your restaurant. Gain advanced skills in culinary management, streamline operations, and learn to craft a robust business plan to ensure your success in the competitive food industry. Enjoy structured learning paths, expert guidance from chef instructors, and personalized one-on-one coaching sessions with Chef Eric Arrouze as an add-on option to fully prepare you for a thriving restaurant career.
Course Features:
- One-on-One Coaching: Enhance your learning experience with personalized coaching sessions to address your specific challenges and goals.
- Structured Learning: Access lessons, videos, quizzes, assignments, and certification.
- Expert Guidance: Receive support from our chef instructors throughout your course.
- Flexible Access: Learn at your own pace with 365 days of access to all course materials.
Demo Free Cooking Course
In this course, we’ve compiled lessons from various subjects to help you determine if online education suits your learning style. You can also explore the free sample lesson available in most courses. Our paid courses offer much more extensive content and resources than what you will experience in this demo course.
Food Safety Course 101
Mastering food safety must be your top priority in cooking, even before technique or taste. Foodborne illnesses can have serious, even deadly consequences. This introductory course covers the essentials to prevent foodborne illness at home. For professionals, explore our ‘Food Safety for Restaurants’ course.
Knife Safety Handling
Before cooking, mastering knife safety is crucial. Learn how to handle and hold knives properly, position your hands to prevent cuts, and choose the right knives for your kitchen. This course also covers setting up a safe working area and sharpening techniques to ensure your knives are well-maintained and safe to use.
Knife Skills & Vegetable Cuts
To cook professionally, mastering knife skills is essential. In this course, you’ll learn how to safely hold your knives and cut a variety of vegetables into different shapes and sizes. With consistent practice, you’ll develop the speed and precision needed to enhance your culinary skills and elevate your cooking to the next level.
Vegetable Cuts
Master essential chef knife skills with our Vegetable Cuts course, emphasizing safe and professional techniques. You’ll learn 15 crucial cuts, including chopping, slicing, dicing, and advanced French techniques like paysanne, mirepoix, julienne, and tourné. Enhance your speed and precision to chop like a pro and elevate your culinary skills.
Stock Making Fundamentals
Making stock may seem simple, but it’s an art. Stock serves as the base for many dishes, from sauces to soups and stews. Understanding the role of each ingredient and its unique properties is essential. Master this vital culinary skill to enhance your cooking and elevate your dishes. Discover the fundamentals of stock making!
Stock Making 101
Stocks are the foundation of French cuisine, serving as the base for sauces, soups, and stews. Understanding the role of each ingredient and its contribution to flavor is key to mastering stock making. This course covers essential techniques and is a prerequisite for advanced stock courses we offer.
White Stocks Making
Making stock may seem simple, but it involves an artful technique. Stock forms the foundation for countless dishes, from sauces to soups and stews. Therefore, understanding the role of each ingredient and its unique properties is essential. Master this fundamental cooking skill to enhance your culinary creations.
Brown Stocks Making
Creating brown stock may seem straightforward, but it’s an essential art for every chef. Brown stock serves as the foundation for rich sauces like demi-glace and glace de viande, enhancing the depth of soups and stews. Understanding each ingredient’s role, including remouillage, is crucial for achieving complex flavors.
Vegetable Stocks Making
Creating stock may seem straightforward, but it’s truly an art form. As the foundation for countless dishes, from sauces to soups and stews, understanding each ingredient’s role and contribution is essential. Mastering stock is one of the most vital cooking fundamentals for every chef, providing depth and flavor to your culinary creations.
Soups Making 101
In many cuisines, soups are the backbone of the meal—healthy, tasty, and filling. In French cuisine, soups and potages are vital, requiring excellent cooking skills to prepare. This foundational course in Soups Making 101 teaches you how to create various thick soups, including puréed soups, cream soups, and veloutés, enhancing your culinary repertoire.
Clear Soups Mastery
Crafting clear soups requires skill, attention to detail, and time. In our Clear Soups Mastery course, you’ll learn to prepare various types, including broth, hearty broth, and consommé. This comprehensive course offers step-by-step guidance, engaging cooking lessons, and recipe assignments to help you master the rich flavors and techniques of clear soups.
Seafood Soups Mastery
Seafood soups are crafted by simmering fish, seafood, vegetables, and aromatics to extract rich flavors. This comprehensive course covers various types, including chowders, bisques, and specialty fish and shellfish soups like Bouillabaisse. Learn essential techniques, principles, and expert tips for mastering each subcategory.
Cold & World’s Soups
After mastering various soup types, delve into cold and global varieties. This course emphasizes fresh ingredients, techniques, and seasonal produce for flavorful soups. Explore unique soup specialties from around the world to enhance your culinary repertoire and impress your guests with diverse flavors!
Hors d’Oeuvres Mastery
This comprehensive course invites you to master the art of creating exquisite hors d’oeuvres perfect for any occasion. Gain hands-on experience and advanced techniques to prepare and present a wide variety of small dishes, including traditional appetizers and innovative, contemporary bites that will impress your guests and elevate your culinary skills.
Restaurant Mindset and Strategy – 12 Live Classes
Set the stage for your restaurant’s success with this comprehensive 6-week course, led by industry expert Chef Eric Arrouze. Master the critical mindset and leadership skills essential for thriving in the competitive food industry. Enjoy engaging live weekly sessions, personalized coaching, and lifetime access to invaluable tools and resources—all specifically designed to empower you as you prepare for your next big step: mastering your Restaurant Business Plan for lasting success and a rewarding culinary career.
Business Planning for Restaurants
Unlock your restaurant’s potential with our Business Planning for Restaurants online course! Designed for aspiring chefs and food entrepreneurs, this comprehensive course covers essential topics such as market research, sales strategies, operational planning, and financial forecasting. Gain practical skills and expert insights to craft a compelling business plan that attracts investors. Don’t miss this opportunity—enroll now to kickstart your journey toward culinary success!
Kitchen Equipment Fundamentals
Having good tools is essential in the kitchen, and knowing the names and functions of your equipment distinguishes a professional from an amateur. This course covers a wide range of kitchen tools, including small equipment like knives, cutting boards, cookware, and bakeware, as well as larger appliances such as ovens, refrigerators, and stoves. Equip yourself with the knowledge needed to thrive in any culinary environment. Gain confidence in your skills and make informed decisions about your kitchen setup. Learn practical techniques and best practices to enhance your culinary journey. Enroll now!
Food Safety for Restaurant
In modern professional kitchens, embracing a food safety culture is vital. Aspiring chefs must know the essential steps to maintain a clean, pathogen-free environment. This in-depth course covers food safety practices, the causes and consequences of food contamination, and practical strategies to prevent foodborne illnesses. Completing this course will equip you with the knowledge to protect clients’ health, enhance your restaurant’s reputation, and ensure compliance with health regulations.