La Maison Gourmet...Cooking Vacations...Culinary Getaways...Cooking Classes!

La Maison Gourmet

We have a large, well-equipped demonstration kitchen that has two separate gas cook tops made by Viking - one with four burners plus a char grill and one with four burners plus a char grill and a griddle. We have two electric ovens by Viking that are switchable between conventional and convection modes. We have a large Sub Zero Refrigerator and two Sub Zero Refrigerated Produce Drawers. We also have an Asko dishwasher, a Dacor warming drawer and a Kitchenaid Microwave. The center island has a granite top that measures four feet by 14 feet.

The center island and the surrounding counters provide ample space for people to work in one of our hands on cooking classes. The kitchen is well equipped with small electric appliances, utensils, Wusthof Cutlery, All-Clad pots and pans, gadgets and baking equipment of all types. Individual cutting boards are supplied to each hands-on class member. Our service include:

Classes - We offer a variety of classes for adults and children on a wide range of cuisines. These classes are menu specific and are divided into two types:

Demonstration Classes - you are the audience, receive copies of the recipes, and consume the food prepared by the chef as you observe him/her during the preparation of the food. We often invite local celebrity chefs to teach classes in our kitchen and have a number of part time chefs in addition to our two full time chefs.

Hands-on Classes - Limited to 16 people and each participant helps to prepare a challenging menu using our recipes and ingredients under the direction of the chef.

In addition, the different types of specialized classes offered include:
Couples Hands-on classes
Kids (8 to 14 yrs. old) Hands-on classes
Barbecue Classes using the Big Green Egg charcoal grill/smoker

Private Parties - We offer a large variety of private parties using either the demonstration or hands-on format depending upon the needs of the customer. We can also arrange live music, psychics, dancers, opera singer and much more...just ask us!! We have hosted birthday parties for adults or kids, anniversary parties, gourmet clubs, wedding showers, etc.

Corporate Team Building Classes - We design a challenging menu for groups from 12 to 30 and divide them into teams of our choosing based upon culinary ability and work together in a hands-on format to prepare the dishes in a timely fashion. Every team that has visited votes us their favorite team building activity.

Nine Week Culinary Skills and Techniques Course - three hours once per week intensive hands-on course designed to hone each participant's culinary skills.

Personal Chef Services - We send a professional chef and assistant (if necessary) to your home and prepare dinner for two to twenty. We bring everything including the food, cooking equipment and clean up afterwards.

Note: Epitourean, LLC provides a referral service for operators of culinary classes, vacations, cruises, schools and demonstrations. We cannot be held responsible for variations in descriptions, courses offered, changes to dates and/or prices provided by the operators.