we received this letter from a client who wanted a warm and intimate 50th birthday party class in her home:
"dear dorette and renee,
i can't thank you enough for:
1. helping me to do things my way
2. making sure 'my way' was edible, perfectly cooked, and expertly served
3. fabulous appetizers
4. dessert to rave about—but somehow light and delicious
5. making me feel at home in my own house. You both just fit in and made me feel comfortable.
thank you and very happy holidays.
Holly Virginia Russell
Director, Product Communications
GlaxoSmithKline
P.S. Many thanks for the birthday wine. It just added to my feeling of celebration."
one-to-one cooking is:
a private cooking lesson for one or more at c'est si bon! or in your kitchen (or why not in your wine cellar!)
secrets of the csb kitchen!
we approach the kitchen much like an artist handles his/her cherished palette. the day opens with choosing rich and true seasonal ingredients which meld and blend to create a fragrant, beautiful and delicious edible landscape.
as 2008 nears we’re celebrating ten years of teaching. and the next phase of c’est si bon! there’ll be no resting on our bay laurel leaves, as we’ve set ourselves a bit of a task to archive the last years of kitchen work. in the process we’ve discovered we’ve been too busy cooking to organize properly. yikes! but it’s never too late, right? with over 1,000 recipes in our cache, we’d love to cook with you!
so, whether your culinary goal is to:
- once and for all conquer your fear of cooking (if there is nothing more frightening than the uncharted territory between the stove and fridge, this is for you!)
- make one meal rather than be a short order cook. discover nifty and thrifty dishes not too far outside the macaroni box that will engage your youngsters to eat.
- whip up heirloom family recipes or treasured culinary memories for a special occasion!
- learn how to cook from the farmer’s market
- cook one day (and we do mean COOK!) and eat the rest of the week
- develop simple healthy meals from a plan that meets your dietary needs.
our goal is for you to gain comfort and confidence in your own kitchen -by cooking in ours!
See how Dorette Snover of C'est si Bon Cooking School makes gingerbread houses.
choose your classes from the below menu – if there is some topic you don’t see, please ask!
culinary technique:
beginner knife skills(basic 6 french knife cuts)
advanced knife skills (deboning chickens, etc)
stocks (beef, veg, chicken, fish fumet)
soups and stews
five mother sauces (espagnole, veloute, hollandaise, béchamel, tomato)
braising meats
braised vegetarian dishes
hearty grains and beans
french composed salads
charcuterie: pates and terrines
roasting, smoking, and grilling
saute
italian pasta
vietnamese spring and summer rolls
provencale summer
parisian bistro
alsacian autumn
egyptian
gascon
greek
turkish
spanish paella dinner
tuscan roasted meats
sicilian seafood
german sausages and dumplings
tapas extravaganza
one-to-one cooking workshops: the details
instead of giving you a fish and feeding you for a day we show you how to make bouillabaisse (or beef chili enchiladas or roasted veggie torta or homemade fettucine) to dine on and then take home! our menus are simple, easy and deliciously fun!
roll up your sleeves in the professional teaching kitchen of c'est si bon! stirred up and wrapped around your cuisine preferences—then either invite friends to join you for your the dinner for four you created on our provençale enclosed porch! or pack to take home and relish later . . .
scheduling one-to-one workshops: these are scheduled like any other appointment you might entertain- we compare calendars and book it! classes can be daytime or in the evening with weekends being in high demand.
$250/person for a 2 1/2 – 3 hour lesson.
$600/person for a three part series (over 9 hours of instruction)
