Albertson Cooking School Announces Fall & Winter Course Agenda

If cooking is a favorite pastime of yours, the hobby can really be elevated with a hands-on class. Expanding your knowledge in the kitchen will allow you to use new ingredients, test different techniques and create dishes unlike ever before. Charlotte Ann Albertson’s Cooking School is the perfect place to get a step ahead with your culinary education and their Fall/ Winter Course Agenda looks delightful! Better yet, it includes a chance to win a FREE class. Schedule below and more details HERE.

FALL/WINTER 2012

Eat Your Way Through The Italian Market

Explore the oldest outdoor market in the U.S., Philly’s own Italian Market with tour guide Ann-Michelle Albertson. Meet merchants, taste the unique flavors, receive special bargains. Children 8 and older welcome. Group rates available.

NO REFUNDS: you may send a substitute.

5 Ingredients or Less

Join Chef Ann-Michelle Albertson as she demonstrates time saving recipes with delicious results! Dinner doesn’t have to be a hassle, but making sure that it tastes good can be one. Using fresh ingredients at the peak of flavor helps cooking with fewer ingredients a breeze. Menu: TBA

Get Pickled!

Chef Patrick Feury from Nectar shows how to stock your pantry for cold months. Menu: Pickled Peaches; Pickled Pears; Pickled Fruit Duck Sauce with Duck Dumplings; Pickled Baby Vegetables.

Hands On Desserts

Chef Lynn trained at the CIA and the Restaurant School. She brings her expertise in the art of pastry making to show you how easy it is to entertain with a dessert cart. Menu: TBA

Vegetables Galore!

Join student favorite Chef David Grear as he demonstrates delicious ways to serve up the fall harvest. Menu: Roasted Wild Mushroom Bread Pudding; Gratin of Sweet Potatoes, Grapes, Almonds, Roasted Red Pepper Custard; Root Vegetable Stir Fry with Soy, Ginger, Serrano Chile, Rhubarb Honey Glaze; Early Fall Vegetable Stew with Lentils, Corn, Parsnip, Brussel Sprouts, Sweet Caramelized Onions and Orange Peel with Artisan Chester County Cheese.

That’s Amore: Italian Wines & Cheeses

One of the most popular entertaining and educational  events, participants will pair new selections of wines and cheese to make entertaining easy under the direction of the “The Cheese Guy” Emilio Mignucci, DiBruno House of Cheese and “The Wine Guy” from Moore Brothers Wine Company. Zagat awarded Moore Bros. BEST wine buys, BEST top service, BEST overall wines, BEST shopping experience.

NO REFUNDS: you may send a substitute.

A Fish Bible: All About Seafood

David Grear, Seasons, demonstrates how to select, demystify, prepare and cook various fish. Lighten up your diets with healthy delicious recipes. Menu: TBA.

In The Kitchen: Four Seasons Hotel

Executive Chef Rafael Gonzalez and Albertson Cooking School invite you to join them in the working kitchen of the Four Seasons. An elegant treat will show you the secrets of a master kitchen. Tastings served stove-side followed by brief hotel tour. Take-home Four Seasons recipes.

Dress: business attire. Limited space.

Fast, Fresh & Fun

Join chef Ann-Michelle Albertson for this fun demonstration class with tastings of simple, healthy cooking, creating recipes that put dinner on the table in a flash!

The Chopping Block: Knife Skills 

David Grear, Seasons

Learn classic knife skills and techniques, the principles of slicing, dicing, mincing, and julienne, along with how to handle, buy and utilize your knife from Chef David Grear, a long time student favorite. Bring your chef’s knife and get on the cutting edge! Limited enrollment. Cut crudités will be served with an assortment of dips (class does not constitute dinner)

Hands On Rustic Breads 

Experience the pleasure of “hot out of the oven” home-baked breads from freshly mixed dough. Master a simple bread making formula that allows you to create a variety of breads from foccocia to multigrain rolls. Expert Whole Foods baker Chef Art Leschinsky guides you through the magical process of making dough, forming loaves and baking the crusty masterpieces to take home.

NO REFUNDS: you may send a substitute.

Please Eat the Daisies

Demonstrations for Groups and Organizations

Charlotte Ann Albertson, Albertson Cooking School

Albertson’s signature class presented to groups since 1979 is a “show and tell” demonstration to encourage mentoring young entrepreneurs to create edible flower and fruit centerpieces, melon carousel, zucchini boat, tomato and fruit roses, squash tureens and more.

Inquire for community and corporate groups, garden and golf clubs, hospital auxiliaries, school and church groups, yacht clubs in PA, NJ, DE, & FL Call: 610-649-9290 or email: [email protected]

WINTER 2013

Culinary Boot Camp #1

THE most informative classes you’ll ever take! Our talented executive chef, David Grear teaches all you want to know about cooking series. Essential for all levels of cooking, beginner to experienced! Grasp foundations of cooking: sauté, poach, blanch, steam, roast, braise. Free yourself from reliance on recipes! Learn how to taste, feel, smell. Understand how cooking works! Master techniques to create any dish. Assigned homework to practice your skills! Full weekly menu.

Culinary Boot Camp #2

David Grear brings new recipes to all you want to know about cooking series. Grasp foundations of cooking: sauté, poach, blanch, steam, roast, braise. Free yourself from reliance on recipes! Learn how to taste, feel, smell. Understand how cooking works! Assigned homework to practice your skills!

Annual Wine Pairing Dinner: Shanghai

Don’t miss this annual fabulous evening! Begin with champagne and 4 butlered hors d’oeuvres. Gregory Moore, former sommelier Le Bec Fin, pairs wines with a magnificent dinner created especially for us by the talented chefs at award-winning Yangming restaurant. This special dinner will feature a menu from a dinner in Shanghai, a recent culinary travel experience of Albertson Cooking School. Register today to enjoy a fabulous evening with friends! Yangming was voted #1 best Chinese restaurant in US at Gala Awards.

The Chopping Block: Knife Skills

Learn classic knife skills and techniques, the principles of slicing, dicing, mincing, and julienne, along with how to handle, buy and utilize your knife from Chef David Grear, a long time student favorite. Bring your chef’s knife and get on the cutting edge! Limited enrollment. Cut crudités will be served with an assortment of dips (class does not constitute dinner)

Culinary Boot Camp #3

Grasp foundations of cooking: sauté, poach, blanch, steam, roast, braise. Free yourself from reliance on recipes! Learn how to taste, feel, smell. Understand how cooking works! Master techniques to create any dish.

Behind the Scenes: Rittenhouse Hotel

From kitchens to suites where the famous stay (if unoccupied) this spectacular Behind-the-Scenes tour of five star Mobil Guide posh hotel, includes cooking demo, sumptuous lunch (gratuity and tax included, wine additional). Don’t miss this hidden gem. NO REFUNDS. LIMITED space! Visit our friends at the Rittenhouse Hotel: www.rittenhousehotel.com

Wines & Cheeses

Join our wine expert Robert Peters as he selects extraordinary wines at affordable prices, and Ann-Michelle Albertson pairs wonderful cheeses for an exciting tasting seminar sure to tantalize your palate. Great ideas for a winter party! Yangming was voted #1 Chinese restaurant in US at the Chinese Gala Awards.

Culinary Boot Camp #4

THE most informative classes you’ll ever take! Our talented executive chef David Grear teaches a NEW mini all you want to know about cooking series. Essential for all levels of cooking, beginner to experienced! Grasp foundations of cooking: sauté, poach, blanch, steam, roast, braise. Free yourself from reliance on recipes! Learn how to taste, feel, smell. Understand how cooking works! Master techniques to create any dish. Assigned homework to practice your skills! Full weekly menu.

Culinary Institute of America: Luxury Bus Tour

Join the fun aboard a luxury bus to the home of America’s future chefs. Includes gourmet lunch at one of CIA’s five star restaurants, a student conducted tour of state of the art equipped classrooms and facilities, juice, muffins, wine, fruit and cheese homeward trip. A SUPERB day! Great for gift giving too!