How to Organize a Cooking Class
Learning to cook in a group is a good way to learn from a trained expert and get a group to socialize--food is the great equalizer. Restaurants and cooking schools may have classes to offer, but if they don't have one to your liking, it is possible to organize a cooking class on your own. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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For Groups
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Make a list of restaurants that you like in your area. Add all of the cooking schools in your area to the list as well. Decide what kind of cooking technique you'd like taught, and cross off any restaurants or cookery schools that don't focus on that technique. For example, if you're looking for a sushi-making class, cross off restaurants that aren't Japanese, as they won't be skilled in that area.
Cooking Schools 101 has a school search by location: this could help you in your search for cookery schools. See resources below for a link.
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Determine how many people will be taking the cooking class and how much the group would be willing to pay for an instructor to come to one of their houses, or to rent out a restaurant or kitchen for the class.
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Contact the restaurants on your list and ask if any of the cooks or chefs would teach a lesson. Ask for a price quote from all the restaurants, and any details about previous classes they've offered.
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Contact the cookery schools and ask if they organize group classes outside of those that are already scheduled. Also obtain a price quote for comparison, and ask what specific dates are available.
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Select, based on the information you've received from the restaurants and cookery schools, which best suits you and your group's needs.
For Instructors
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Locate a catering hall or restaurant space if you do not have enough room to teach a class in your home.
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Contact cooking schools in the area and ask if they are currently accepting new instructors. If they aren't, ask if you can advertise your cooking class on a physical or online bulletin board associated with the school.
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Post fliers for your cooking class in local restaurants and bars. People who enjoy food and drink, and have extra funds to pay for them in restaurants and bars, will be most likely to sign up for a class.
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Advertise your cooking class.
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Resources
- Photo Credit http://coldhitz.blogspot.com/2008/02/culinary-school.html
