Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen – Five-Day Culinary Camp 2018 (ages 7-18)
August 6, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
$400.00
PCG Members Alyssa Gorelick, Andrew Wilen , and Emily Gantt, along with Gloria Wheeler are conducting a five-day culinary camp – for kids 7-18 (Class will be divided into two age groups). All cooking classes use local and organic ingredients.
Named Best Culinary Camp in Charlotte for 2017 by Charlotte Magazine, it is requested your child has some experience cooking with a parent in the kitchen before signing up.
Each day of the class will focus on a specific theme:
Caribbean Day: Grilled Pineapple and Chicken Kebabs; Coconut Rice; Mango and Cucumber Spring Rolls; Homemade Watermelon & Lime Soda Focused Skills: knife skills and kitchen safety, grilling, proper cooking temperatures and sanitation for chicken, cooking rice, balancing sweet and savory flavors. Gluten-Free Menu
Latin Day: Tamales with Spiced Local Grass-Fed Beef; Salsa Roja; Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa; Mexican Street Corn; Cinnamon Churros Focused Skills: sautéing, making and steaming tamales, roasting vegetables, seasoning with dry spices, making choux pastry for churros. Gluten-Free Menu (except Churros)
Baking & Pastry Day: Strawberry Vanilla Mini Cakes with Strawberry Glaze; Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches; Chocolate Mousse; Vegetable Quiche Focused Skills: measuring by weight and volume, folding, whipping egg whites for meringue, ice cream making, how to work with butter in baking, how to make a gluten-free cake, traditional pie crust. All items are gluten-free except for cookies and quiche.
Southern Day: Shrimp and Grits; Pecan Crusted Chicken; Best of the Summer Tomato Pie; Cast Iron Peach Cobbler with whipped cream Focused Skills: making grits, how to cook shrimp, learning about seasonal foods from NC, cooking with cast iron and care of a cast iron pan, cutting ripe peaches, making whipped cream, making yeast dough and quick fermentation for pita bread to grill the next day. Gluten-Free Menu (except Tomato Pie)
Mediterranean Day: Hummus; Pita/Flatbread; Chicken Shawarma; Greek Salad; Raspberry Sorbet Focused Skills: how to make hummus, tzatziki sauce, rolling and grilling pita bread, Mediterranean seasonings, pickling, making sorbet. Gluten-Free Menu (except Pita Bread)
On Friday afternoon – parents are invited to observe the end of class and enjoy lunch with their young chef.
Cost is $400.00 for the entire week – all inclusive, plus each camper will receive an apron and recipe book to take home.
PCG Members Alyssa Gorelick, Andrew Wilen , and Emily Gantt, along with Gloria Wheeler are conducting a five-day culinary camp – for kids 7-18 (Class will be divided into two age groups). All cooking classes use local and organic ingredients.
Named Best Culinary Camp in Charlotte for 2017 by Charlotte Magazine, it is requested your child has some experience cooking with a parent in the kitchen before signing up.
Each day of the class will focus on a specific theme:
Focused Skills: knife skills and kitchen safety, grilling, proper cooking temperatures and sanitation for chicken, cooking rice, balancing sweet and savory flavors. Gluten-Free Menu
Focused Skills: sautéing, making and steaming tamales, roasting vegetables, seasoning with dry spices, making choux pastry for churros. Gluten-Free Menu (except Churros)
Focused Skills: measuring by weight and volume, folding, whipping egg whites for meringue, ice cream making, how to work with butter in baking, how to make a gluten-free cake, traditional pie crust. All items are gluten-free except for cookies and quiche.
Focused Skills: making grits, how to cook shrimp, learning about seasonal foods from NC, cooking with cast iron and care of a cast iron pan, cutting ripe peaches, making whipped cream, making yeast dough and quick fermentation for pita bread to grill the next day. Gluten-Free Menu (except Tomato Pie)
Focused Skills: how to make hummus, tzatziki sauce, rolling and grilling pita bread, Mediterranean seasonings, pickling, making sorbet. Gluten-Free Menu (except Pita Bread)
On Friday afternoon – parents are invited to observe the end of class and enjoy lunch with their young chef.
Cost is $400.00 for the entire week – all inclusive, plus each camper will receive an apron and recipe book to take home.
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