cooking classes
After taking a year off from teaching, Chef Cornell Coulon will begin offering cooking classes for the 2012 season starting in January. Perfect for foodies and at-home cooks alike, we will only offer a la carte classes to suit a multitude of culinary desires.
All our cooking classes will be hosted in Basikneads’ Alexandria kitchen. Please see the schedule below for the dates, times and themes.
A la Carte Classes
Our a la carte classes are perfect for those individuals who want to learn how to make specific dishes that they can replicate at home. You can come to any number of these a la carte classes, it’s up to you and what you are interested in learning. The a la carte classes are open to 12 participants per class and include dinner and wine.
$100 per participant per class
Creole
Learn how to make traditional Creole dishes from a native New Orleanean. Chef Coulon was raised in New Orleans and will teach you how his grandmother made gumbo, shrimp & okra stew, and bread pudding.
March 20th | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
May 22nd | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
Taste of Morocco
Take a tour of north Africa in this class. Foods include kefta kebabs, braised lamb with raisins, chickpeas, parsley & cous-cous. Concludes with a dessert of fried honey cakes.
March 27th | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
May 29th | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
Fun & Flavorful Thailand
A fun introduction to the food of southeast Asia. In this class, you will learn to make a chicken, coconut, ginger soup; beef with sweet basil & jasmine rice; as well as mango sticky rice with coconut cream.
Jan 31st | 7:00pm-9:30 pm- Full
April 3rd | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
Foods of Spain
Learn easy to do at home favorites like garlic shrimp, paella marinera, & leche frita.
Feb 7th | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
April 17th | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
Seafood
If you’ve ever tried to replicate at home that perfectly sautéed fillet of salmon you ordered at the restaurant, you know that it can be a frustrating experience. Chef Coulon has a surefire way to guarantee your fish will be perfect. Let him show you this as well as how to make a simple & delicious vegetable medley, & accompanying sauce. You will end your evening learning how to make (and then savoring) a pear and rosemary tarte tartin.
Feb 21st | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
April 24th | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
Flavors of China
Take a spin to another part of Asia in this interactive class. Pork & cabbage spring rolls with wood ear mushrooms & soy dipping sauce, Sichuan Beef Noodles with scallions, ginger, & scallions, & then fried bananas with honey for dessert.
Feb 28th | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
May 1st | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
Simple Everyday French
Do you crave to make a simple French meal? This simple menu is sure to impress! We will start with canapés, then make salmon en papillote with lemon-garlic buerre blanc, boulangerie potatoes, & roasted vegetables. We will finish the meal with a mixed berry clafoutis.
March 6th | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
May 15th | 7:00pm-9:30 pm
For more information, please e-mail us at classes@basikneads.com.