Cooking Classes Overview

Gain Confidence in the Kitchen at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Classes for Home Cooks.

The kitchen is a magical space when filled with the warmth and fragrances of homemade baked goods and aromatic meals. Escoffier School of Culinary Arts invites you to discover, rekindle, and grow your cooking passion and confidence. Enroll in a class and join us in the kitchen. Any skill level in the kitchen is welcome to sign-up and get cooking!

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts offers the following types of Classes for Home Cooks:

Workshops

We offer a wide variety of hands-on cooking classes for Home Cooks where you roll up your sleeves, whip up dishes and share a meal at the end of class. The majority of our Home Cook classes are one-day workshops held weekday nights, as well as on Saturdays and Sundays.

Techniques Classes

For those interested in foundational techniques and a more in-depth look at the basics, our signature five-day Basic Cooking Techniques course is the perfect starting point for students of all skill levels, from the beginner to the more experienced cook. Understand the basic foundations of cooking, become more liberated from reliance on recipes, and truly experience the joys of cooking.

For students interested in exploring the magic of pastries and baking, Auguste Escoffier offers a fantastic five-day Basic Pastry Techniques course for students of all skill levels. Learn to make puff pastry, caramelize sugar, bake cakes and tortes, and work with chocolate.

Techniques courses are offered in both a 5-week format (one evening a week for 5 weeks) or as a 5-day cooking vacation (5 consecutive daytime classes).

All classes focus on the art of cooking emphasizing use of the freshest seasonal ingredients when possible. Please visit our class calendar, or give us a call to discuss class details or to discover which class works best for you.

Culinary Skills 1 (20 Sessions) $2,950.00

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Workshops

At Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, our recreational cooking classes explore a wide range of topics and techniques. Study cheese-making one day and Indian cuisine the next. Learn new skills such as braising, sautéing and flambéing utilizing local, seasonal products. On your own, or with a friend, explore your favorite styles of cooking and baking or take an adventure and try a new cuisine or cooking techniques class.

Techniques Classes

5-Session Techniques Classes

Our Techniques cooking classes have educated, entertained, and enriched scores of home cook students not only from the Boulder and Denver region, but from across the country.

Basic Cooking Techniques

From learning proper mise en place to how to flambé, our Basic Cooking Techniques recreational cooking classes will demystify the kitchen and teach you the skills and techniques to cook with confidence and creativity. You will learn to slice and dice with proper knife skills, sauté and roast foods to perfection, grill, braise, poach, and even flip omelets with aplomb.

Intermediate Cooking Techniques

Build on the solid foundation of skills and techniques you learned in Basic Cooking Techniques and expand your skills with our Intermediate Cooking Techniques class. Extend your recreational cooking repertoire to include boning up on fish and shellfish, learning classic French emulsified sauces, baking artisan breads from scratch, and much more. *Prerequisite: Basic Cooking Techniques or similar cooking class experience.

Basic Pastry Techniques

Explore the delicious and gorgeous world of pastry and baking. From cake construction, to piping, to working with chocolate - Basic Pastry Techniques will expose you to professional techniques adapted for your home kitchen. Learn the fundamentals of working with sugar, rolling and handling pastry dough, classic buttercreams, and more.

Farm To Fork Cooking Vacation

Our new Farm to Fork Cooking Vacation is designed for students who've already taken Basic Cooking Techniques and are ready for a more rustic, ingredient-focused course highlighting seasonal foods at their peak of ripeness.

Gift Certificates

A Gift Certificate to an Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Home Cook class is an easy, quick, and delicious gift for anyone who is interested in learning more about food and cooking. No matter what the occasion — for birthdays to weddings, graduations to holidays, or just because, a Gift Certificate to Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts is always appreciated!

Gift Certificates are available in any dollar amount or for specific classes, and are good for one year.

Purchase your gift certificate online!
 

Or call us at 303.494.7988 or 877.249.0305.