The Home Cook classes at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts can offer a dynamic collection of hands-on, technique-focused cooking classes for enthusiast cooks. Topics cover everything from French regional favorites to creative courses in cooking, baking, cake decorating, and more.
Each of the cooking classes at our Boulder, Colorado campus is led by a professional Chef Instructor. Whether you’re new to the kitchen or an accomplished home cook, we have a class for you!
Upcoming Home Cook Classes
Mexican Street Tacos, Sauces, Tortillas and Fillings
Corn Tortillas, Carne Asada, Chicken Tinga, Nopalitos, Salsa Verde, Mango Chile Roja
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Blue Zones: Sardinia
Minestrone with fava, malloreddus, chicken and capers, amaretti cookies
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Home Cook Series: All About Bread Part 1 and 2
Join Chef Dallas Houle, and explore how to make and bake an abundance of different types of bread in a two-day series.
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Winter's Edge: An Escoffier Tasting Experience
Our Student Ambassadors are cooking up a special dinner, and you are invited!
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Knife skills at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
In this cooking class, we will focus our attention on one of the most basic and essential of kitchen skills.
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Korean BBQ
Beef bulgogi, Spicy chicken BBQ, Korean braised potatoes, Korean Coleslaw, Korean Pancake
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Italian Cuisine: Gnocchi and Agnolotti Pasta
Join an Escoffier Chef in making these delicious fresh pastas!
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Vegetarian Indian Cooking
Vegetable biryani, tomato curry, mango chutney, naan bread, cardamom lassi
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Fresh Pasta: Fettuccini in Puttanesca
Craft Fresh Pasta from Scratch, Puttanesca sauce, and pan-steamed broccoli!
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Korean BBQ
Beef bulgogi, Spicy chicken BBQ, Korean braised potatoes, Korean Coleslaw, Korean Pancake
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Home Cook Series: All About Bread Croissants and puff pastry (2-Days)
In this class, we explore the art of laminated dough as well as rich dough. Discover the keys to creating a flaky croissant or puff pastry.
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Taste of Thailand
Pad thai, tom kha gai, panang meatballs, red curry paste, coconut sticky rice
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Mexican Street Tacos, Sauces, Tortillas and Fillings
Corn Tortillas, Carne Asada, Chicken Tinga, Nopalitos, Salsa Verde, Mango Chile Roja
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Date Night: Braised Duck
Citrus and Pecan Salad, Braised Duck Legs with Madeira, Kale and Pecan Stuffing, Blueberry Tart
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Indian Cuisine: Chicken Curry and More!
Desi murgh curry, mutter palao, naan bread, mustard raita
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Flavors of Persia
Lavash bread, steak kebabs with pomegranate sauce, herbed Persian rice, mast-o-khiar, shirazi salad
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Meet Your Chef Instructor
Chef Dallas Houle
Chef Dallas Houle joins Escoffier as the Boulder Campus Home Cook Chef Instructor. Chef Dallas has over 20 years of experience in the culinary industry as a chef instructor, sous chef, executive chef, and culinary director. His education at Florida Culinary Institute helped ready him for positions around the country, but focusing around his home in Boulder, CO. His past experience spans roles in food truck fair to fine dining restaurants, farm-to-table experiences, and upscale vegetarian cuisine. At Escoffier, Chef Dallas leads the enthusiast cooking classes at our Boulder campus.
