Learn from chefs who have traveled the world and found spectacular dishes to share with you. These cooking classes focus on one particular ethnic cuisine and all the culinary skills involved.
Date: Friday, November 23
Time: 6-9pm
Fee: $90
Location: SAIT Main Campus
Let our professional chef instructor take you on a voyage through the many spices, herbs and distinct flavours that make up the exciting world of Southern Indian curry. Broaden your curry knowledge and pique your imagination in this interactive class.
Date: Tuesday, December 4
Time: 6-9pm
Fee: $90
Location: SAIT Main Campus
Saluti e buon appetito! Understand why Italians are so passionate about their food by learning a variety of dishes that represent the numerous regions and influences of this famous cuisine. Learn the proper cooking techniques and ingredient choices that make a meal truly - and simply - Italian with menu items including gnocchi, stracciatella, grilled vegetable salad and tiramisu.
Please note: This class does not cover pasta making. SAIT's Pasta class is course code COOK 108.
Date: Tuesday, January 22
Time: 6-9pm
Fee: $90
Location: SAIT Main Campus
Explore a palette of exciting fresh flavors and ingredients in this Vietnamese cooking class. Learn how to prepare Pho, salad rolls and vermicelli.
Date: Thursday, January 24
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $90
Location: Culinary Campus
There are five fundamental flavours in Thai cuisine - sweet, spicy, sour, bitter and salty. Explore these flavors and the crucial role that garlic, chilies and lemon grass play in preparing a Thai feast. This class enables you to experience the flavours and aromas of one of the most dynamic Asian countries and leave feeling inspired and ready to cook popular and exotic Thai-style cuisine for friends and family, including pad thai, green curry and sate.
Date: Thursday, January 31
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $90
Location: Culinary Campus
Explore and enjoy the light and local approach to West coast food. Focusing on cuisine from Vancouver to San Francisco, you'll work with seafood as you learn to shuck oysters, prepare cod, smoke and cure salmon and make traditional Cioppino, a San Francisco fish stew. And for dessert? Nanaimo bars.
Date: Friday, February 1
Time: 6-9pm
Fee: $90
Location: SAIT Main Campus
Sushi is a culinary art form and sushi masters spend years learning this craft. Luckily for you, with the guidance of our expert chef you can learn the fundamentals of sushi-making in a few short hours. Walk away from this class with the basic knowledge of sushi preparation essentials: how to choose your protein; how to cook the perfect rice; and how to hand roll a beautiful nori roll.
Date: Thursday, February 7
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $90
Location: Culinary Campus
Forgo the take out menus and learn to create delicious and simple Chinese dishes at home. In this course you'll learn how to create three of the most popular Chinese stir-fries: ginger beef, sweet and sour pork, and beef and broccoli with black bean sauce.
Date: Thursday, February 21
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $90
Location: Culinary Campus
Bring home a touch of French tradition. Explore classic French culinary techniques in this hands-on cooking class with our experienced chef instructor. Learn to layer your flavours as you prepare timeless French cuisine through dishes like poulet au riesling (sauteed chicken in white wine), gratin dauphinois (potatoes baked in cream) and crepes sucrees (crepes with three sweet fillings).
Date: Friday, February 22
Time: 6-9pm
Fee: $90
Location: SAIT Main Campus
Let our professional chef instructor take you on a voyage through the many spices, herbs and distinct flavours that make up the exciting world of Southern Indian curry. Broaden your curry knowledge and pique your imagination in this interactive class.
Date: Tuesday, March 5
Time: 6-9pm
Fee: $90
Location: SAIT Main Campus
There are five fundamental flavours in Thai cuisine - sweet, spicy, sour, bitter and salty. Explore these flavors and the crucial role that garlic, chilies and lemon grass play in preparing a Thai feast. This class enables you to experience the flavours and aromas of one of the most dynamic Asian countries and leave feeling inspired and ready to cook popular and exotic Thai-style cuisine for friends and family, including pad thai, green curry and sate.
Date: Thursday, March 7
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $90
Location: Culinary Campus
Feel the warmth of the tropics in the heat of Caribbean food. Explore the islands of Jamaica and Trinidad while preparing conch fritters, fried plantains and the crowd pleasing jerk chicken.
Date: Thursday, March 14
Time: 6-9pm
Fee: $90
Location: Culinary Campus
Explore a palette of exciting fresh flavors and ingredients in this Vietnamese cooking class. Learn how to prepare Pho, salad rolls and vermicelli.
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $90
Location: Culinary Campus
Discover the Atlantic coast from Prince Edward Island to the Carolinas by cooking beloved dishes of the eastern seaboard. Prepare crab cakes, fish stew and chowder, and lobster thermidor. Experiment with various techniques used to prepare east coast fish - from grilling to pan frying - plus, prepare accompaniments like corn and hush puppies.
Date: Thursday, March 28
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Fee: $90
Location: Culinary Campus
Portuguese cuisine stands out from the rest of Mediterranean fare with the use of fiery and luxurious spices: piri piri, saffron, cinnamon and vanilla. In this class, you'll prepare flavourful, rich dishes including steamed chorizo and clam cataplana, aorda de marisco (fish stew with bread), chanfana (lamb stew), and a national favourite, bacalhau brs (salted cod, onions and potatoes).
Date: Friday, April 5
Time: 6-9pm
Fee: $90
Location: SAIT Main Campus
Travel to a country with a vibrant and diverse cuisine and culture. Let our chef guide you through authentic and easy to recreate Indian recipes full of spices and flavors. Transform the everyday into extraordinary by learning how to prepare food that is anything but boring. This hands-on class will advise on where specific Indian spices are available here in Calgary.
Date: Friday, April 12
Time: 6-9pm
Fee: $90
Location: SAIT Main Campus
Sushi is a culinary art form and sushi masters spend years learning this craft. Luckily for you, with the guidance of our expert chef you can learn the fundamentals of sushi-making in a few short hours. Walk away from this class with the basic knowledge of sushi preparation essentials: how to choose your protein; how to cook the perfect rice; and how to hand roll a beautiful nori roll.
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