UPCOMING CLASSES

 
 

Please check back for information about our next Culinary Experience cooking class.

All classes benefit St. Joseph Center’s Culinary Training Program, an innovative vocational initiative that gets unemployed men and women back on their feet by helping them obtain jobs after just ten weeks of classroom and kitchen training while establishing a career path that provides plenty of opportunities for advancement. For more information on some of the guest chefs who have helped us, please visit our CTP Guest Chefs page.

To join our mailing list and make sure you hear about all of our Culinary Experience cooking classes, please contact Maddy Goodreau at mgoodreau@stjosephctr.org or 310-396-6468 x328.

Exact tickets prices vary depending on menu, but 50% of your cost for each

Culinary Experience class is tax-deductible!

Special thanks to Whole Foods Market Venice, which generously served as the food sponsor

for many of our Culinary Experience cooking classes.

 
     
 

On Wednesday, June 23 Chef Roberto Maggioni of Locanda Del Lago in Santa Monica followed up on his exciting pasta making class for our Culinary Training Program students with a led a Culinary Experience Fundraiser that featured a three-course menu of tantalizing dishes drawn from the the best of Northern Italian cuisine: Vellutata di verza e cavolini fritti (Cream of roasted Savoy cabbage soup with fried brussels sprouts), Risotto alle barbabietole mantecato al gorgonzola dolcelatte ( Market red beet risotto with gorgonzola “dolcelatte”), and Filetto di maiale ai funghi e carote glassate con broccoli Mornay
(Pork tenderloin with wild mushroom sauce, glazed carrots and broccoli Mornay).

  
     
 
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On Monday May 24, 2010 Chef Kevin Meehan of Patina Group's Café Pinot returned to lead another gourmet cooking class! Guests learned to create a mouth-watering four course meal that included

Pan Seared Scallops, Grilled Bass Filet, Hanger Steak Sous-Vide, and Chocolate Lava Cake.

  
     
 

On November 14, Pastry Chef Clemence Gossett of Gourmandise Desserts led a class on Decadent Desserts and Sweet Plates class. Not only did people learn how to make scrumptious desserts like chocolate mascarpone tortes, financiers and petit fours, they also learned how to plate them to create beautiful presentations for the Holiday season.

  
     
 

On October 24, Whole Foods Market Venice presented From Sicily with Love: A Scrumptious Cooking and History Lesson on Sicilian Cuisine. This collaborative lesson by Chef Antonio Mure of Ado Ristorante and Linda Civitello, food historian, scholar and author of the book Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People was a great success. The three mouthwatering courses featured this evening were Butternut Squash Zuppa, Filet Mignon in Barolo Truffle Sauce with Griddled Wild Mushroom Risotto Cake and Crema di Vanilla.

  
     
 

On September 16, St. Joseph Center launched its Culinary Experience for a Cause series of cooking classes and we were lucky to have Patina Resteraun Group as our sponsor for the night. At this special class, people learned how to prepare an elegant, seasonal meal with Café Pinot Executive Chef Kevin Meehan. The three-course menu included:Yellowfin Tuna Carpaccio with Provencal Vegetables and Virgin Olive Oil, Herb Crusted Halibut with Corn & Bacon Ragout and Corn Fondue, andTahitian Vanilla Bean Puree with Market Berries.