点评:We signed up for this class on my birthday and it was a phenomenal way to spend four hours of the day! We did the Pasta Workshop - Hand Rolled class on a Sunday morning at 9:00 AM and signed-up for it about 35 days prior when there were only 4 slots left. I would be timely with signing-up for classes ahead of time by a few weeks frankly, as these classes sell out quick!
Upon arrival, they asked what class we were in and would walk us to the proper area (as there were 3 classes going on at once in the different parts of the school). The CSCA provides you a very easy to read instruction guide for the day in terms of how to create your pasta dough, how to make various shapes, and how to create a sauce (that you get to take home as well for future use). Our instructor was amazing and provided a lot of great anecdotes regarding his experience cooking and provided footnotes for optimization of cooking recipes.
The cost of the class was well worth it as you got to use a professional kitchen, eat a full meal, and have 2 servings leftover for home. Of note, we probably needed closer to 4.5 hrs to truly finish cooking as there were some steps that could be optimized, but overall everyone else finished cooking prior to us so we might've just been a little slow. The class had 12 students total and didn't feel overcrowded at the desks where we learned and chose what pastas/sauces we wanted to make, neither did it feel crowded at the preparation tables as we made our pasta dough/shape.
The first hour was essentially a walk through of the CSCA pasta instruction guide. Would HIGHLY recommend bringing a pen or pencil to write notes on the instruction guide, as the chef gave out great tips for us to do this at home, but we didn't have anything to write down the information with. After that, we made our pasta doughs in the kitchen and set them to sit for a bit. Then we went back into the classroom area and decided as a class what pasta shapes & sauces we wanted to make; the chef highly encouraged we try to make different sauces as we would get to try everyone's pastas at the end. There was a wonderful variety of sauces we could make, including vegetarian/vegan, meat, seafood, and cheese ones. Once we all chose as a class what each of us would be making, we got to work on beginning to make our sauces & pasta shapes for the next 3 hours.
The chef was attentive to each of us, providing real-time feedback to us individually as well as tips for the larger group. You certainly need to not be afraid to ask questions on your food, on where something in the kitchen is or how something in the kitchen works, not just to the chef but to the people in your class as well. The chef does a great time keeping you true to the time limits you have left and steps in to help where people needed it.
After we finished cooking, we were told to put all of our cooking utensils/pots/pans/cutting boards in the sink for CSCA to clean, allowing us to go enjoy our food in the classroom with everyone. They provided lots of to-go containers for everyone as well to put leftovers in (which there were plenty of).
Tips I would say for the class would be that you should show up at least 15 minutes ahead of time, absolutely wear closed toe shoes & clothes that you wouldn't be devastated about getting stained, be sure to bring a pencil/pen, and maybe a bag to potentially carry your leftovers in after you leave. Most people in the class came with someone else they knew, but there were two people who came by themselves. There were both newcomers as well as people who had taken prior classes.
Great insight that the chef told us was that if you have a larger group of people you'd like to take the class with, he said you can email the school and inquire about scheduling a private cooking class session for your group and you even get to choose what cuisine you'd be looking to cook. They also have night classes that included wine if you're looking for that sort of a cooking class!
Overall, it was a semi-challenging for my cooking levels but a fantastic experience and I would do it again in a heartbeat!
翻译:我们在我的生日那天报名参加了这门课程,这是度过一天中四个小时的绝妙方式!我们参加了周日上午 9:00 的面食工作坊 - 手工卷制课程,并在大约 35 天前报名,当时只剩下 4 个名额。坦率地说,我会提前几周及时报名,因为这些课程很快就会卖完!
到达后,他们询问我们上什么课,并会带我们到适当的区域(因为学校的不同部分同时有 3 节课)。CSCA 为您提供了一份非常易于阅读的指导手册,介绍如何制作面食面团、如何制作各种形状以及如何制作酱汁(您也可以带回家以备将来使用)。我们的老师很棒,他提供了很多关于他烹饪经验的精彩轶事,并为优化烹饪食谱提供了脚注。
这门课的费用非常值得,因为您可以使用专业厨房,吃一顿完整的饭菜,还可以剩下两份带回家。值得注意的是,我们可能需要接近 4.5 小时才能真正完成烹饪,因为有些步骤可以优化,但总的来说,其他人都比我们先完成烹饪,所以我们可能只是有点慢。班上总共有 12 名学生,在我们学习和选择我们想要制作的意大利面/酱汁的桌子上感觉并不拥挤,在我们制作意大利面面团/形状的准备桌上感觉也不拥挤。
第一个小时基本上是 CSCA 意大利面指导手册的演练。强烈建议带一支钢笔或铅笔在指导手册上做笔记,因为厨师为我们提供了在家做这件事的很好的建议,但我们没有任何东西可以记下这些信息。之后,我们在厨房里制作了意大利面面团,并将它们放置一会儿。然后我们回到教室,全班决定要制作什么形状的意大利面和酱汁;厨师极力鼓励我们尝试制作不同的酱汁,因为最后我们会尝试每个人的意大利面。我们可以制作各种各样的酱汁,包括素食、肉类、海鲜和奶酪酱汁。一旦我们全班都选择了我们每个人要制作的东西,我们就开始在接下来的 3 个小时里制作我们的酱汁和意大利面形状。
厨师对我们每个人都很关心,为我们每个人提供实时反馈,并为更大的群体提供提示。你当然不必害怕问你的食物、厨房里的东西在哪里或厨房里的东西是如何工作的,不仅是问厨师,还要问你班上的人。厨师会很好地让你遵守你剩余的时间限制,并在人们需要帮助时介入。
烹饪完毕后,我们被要求将所有烹饪用具/锅/平底锅/砧板放入水槽,以便 CSCA 清洗,这样我们就可以和大家一起在教室里享用美食了。他们还为每个人提供了很多外带容器,用于放置剩菜(剩菜有很多)。
我想说的关于这堂课的建议是,你应该至少提前 15 分钟到场,一定要穿包头鞋和衣服,这样你就不会因为被弄脏而感到沮丧,一定要带上铅笔/钢笔,也许还有一个袋子,在你离开后可以装剩菜。班上的大多数人都是和他们认识的人一起来的,但有两个人是自己来的。既有新来的,也有上过以前课程的人。
厨师告诉我们一个很棒的见解:如果你想和一大群人一起上课,你可以给学校发邮件,询问如何为你的团队安排私人烹饪课程,你甚至可以选择你想烹饪的菜肴。如果你正在寻找这样的烹饪课程,他们还有包括葡萄酒的晚间课程!
总的来说,这对我的烹饪水平来说有点挑战性,但这是一次很棒的经历,我会毫不犹豫地再来一次!