Bob Rennie
Ross Milne
Nicole Phillips
Calen Knauf
The Dirty Apron Cooking School
Unleash your inner chef at Vancouver’s newest cooking school, The Dirty Apron. A joint venture between Karri and Nico Schuermans (of Belgian restaurant Chambar, and it’s neighbouring waffle and coffee house Medina) and Chambar’s former sous chef, David Robertson, the school offers an opportunity for aspiring chefs, from novice to professional, to learn the tricks of the trade.
There are two different types of classes available: a hands-on class where you are guided in creating and plating a complete 3 course meal, and the demonstration class which allows students to watch and learn. Both classes are followed by a group dinner, where you can taste the fruits of your labour in the school’s private dining room.
With the official opening on August 12, get ahead of the game and book your lessons online. And if you book yourself in for a class in the month of August, you will receive a $30 or $50 gift card, depending on which lesson you book. The gift cards are redeemable at the Dirty Apron Cook Shop where you can set yourself up with some proper high end kitchen supplies to help practice those newly acquired culinary skills!
The Dirty Apron Cooking School - 540 Beatty Street
www.dirtyapron.com
Watch, learn and taste!
August 4th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Hello….wud like availability and cost info for Aug 13th french cooking class….thanks!
August 4th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Hello….please advise cost and availability for French cooking course on August 13th….Thanks!
April 6th, 2010 at 8:57 am
This is as good as it gets as far as hands-on cooking classes in Vancouver. I attended the Knife Skills class on Friday, which cost $140, and I had an absolute blast and really did learn quite a few things. There were about 10 people in the class so each person got their own cooking station, which is ideal. The class started with a demo of basic knife skills and then we had the opportunity to cook and eat two recipes we made ourselves. For each recipe there was a brief demo of how to make it, then you went to your station and cooked it yourself while the instructors went around the room helping and giving tips where needed and then you got to sit in the dining room and eat your food while being served wine and chatting with other participants. There was also a lovely cooking store where you could purchase many of the items you used throughout the evening.
I think you really get what you pay for with The Dirty Apron, a top notch hands-on cooking experience with quality ingredients in a high-end kitchen that has a modern yet cozy feeling to it. The pace of the class is geared is for the average person however basic cooking skills are helpful. I can’t wait for my next class!