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
Taste of Thailand
Pad thai, tom kha gai, panang meatballs, red curry paste, coconut sticky rice
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Farm to Table: Vegetable Cooking Techniques at the Farmers Market
Chef Dallas takes you on a trip to the farmers market, followed by a veggie-forward cooking class!
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Spanish Tapas
Garlic Shrimp with Romesco, Spanish-style meatballs, Patatas Bravas, Spanish Tortilla
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Italian Cuisine: Gnocchi and Agnolotti Pasta
Join an Escoffier Chef in making these delicious fresh pastas!
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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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The Art of French Pastry: Macarons and Eclairs
Macarons with buttercream, Eclairs with pastry cream and ganache.
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Plant-Based Cuisine: Continental
Join Chef Dallas Houle for this Meat-free class! In this class learn how to prepare comforting plant-based meals for cold weather.
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Korean BBQ
Beef bulgogi, Spicy chicken BBQ, Korean braised potatoes, Korean Coleslaw, Korean Pancake
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Farm to Table: Vegetable Cooking Techniques at the Farmers Market
Chef Dallas takes you on a trip to the farmers market, followed by a veggie-forward cooking class!
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Foods of Portugal
Join an Escoffier Chef in making dishes from this delicious Mediterranean cuisine!
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Technique by Escoffier: Winter Soups
Join Chef Dallas as he demonstrates how to make his favorite heartwarming soups great for the chilly months of the year.
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Basic Cooking Techniques: Class 2
Chef Dallas demonstrates a wide variety of basic cooking techniques. Learn and practice along with expert instruction
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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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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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Italian Cuisine: Gnocchi and Agnolotti Pasta
Join an Escoffier Chef in making these delicious fresh pastas!
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Indian Cuisine: Chicken Curry and More!
Desi murgh curry, mutter palao, naan bread, mustard raita
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The Art of French Pastry: Macarons and Eclairs
Macarons with buttercream, Eclairs with pastry cream and ganache.
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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.
