Melbourne

Elements of Botanical Cuisine – Certificate

Hands-on teaching meets hands-on learning

75% Technique & 25% Theory

With 10 hours of training, the Elements of Botanical Cuisine – Certificate combines both hands-on instruction and theory into one comprehensive weekend course.

Each day of the weekend course has been organized to teach you the essentials of the culinary arts. The pace of the course accelerates as you progress through each hour, and learning is cumulative and fast.

Day 1

Introduction to Culinary Techniques

Here the standards will be set. You’ll begin to learn the culinary techniques and the discipline that will serve as the foundation, not just for your time in class, but for your entire culinary career. You’ll become oriented with using the equipment and tools of the professional kitchen and gain an understanding of the brigade system of organization and teamwork, which is at the heart of every serious kitchen.

To become an efficient member of a kitchen, you need to gain control over your knife set. You’ll learn which knives are best for which jobs, and how to properly care for them. Through a series of intensive, repetitive exercises, you’ll become comfortable handling your knives, allowing you to produce uniform pieces that will combust the flavours evenly and have visual appeal. Through talliage (cutting vegetables into even sizes and shapes), you’ll learn a variety of different techniques, including émincer (thin slice), batonnet (small sticks), brunoise (small dice), and paysanne (tile shaped), to name a few. You’ll move on in learning the fundamentals of raw food cuisine.

What you’ll learn:

  • Knife handling & cutting techniques
  • Brigade system of the kitchen
  • Introduction to herbarium
  • Nut based dairy
  • Introduction to sous vide “poaching” techniques
  • Working with liquid nitrogen
  • Pasta making – working with raw dough
  • Dehydrating techniques
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Day 2

Building Culinary Foundations

You’ll build and expand upon the knowledge you developed in Day 1 as you continue to practice culinary techniques. While you explore a range of new ingredients and techniques, your chef-instructors will encourage you to think critically about the composition of your plates—a skill that will be increasingly emphasized as you move closer to “cooking” in L’Ecole.

What you’ll learn:

  • The art of Nordic cuisine
  • Cold larder composition
  • L’Ecole composition
  • Plating

Elements of Botanical Cuisine – Certificate Weekend Course Booking Information

Date: Saturday 5th – Sunday 6th November 2011
Time: 11:30am – 4.30pm (11:00am check-in)
Venue: Hqs Studio – 4 Lord PLace – Richmond Melbourne Victoria, 3141
Parking: Free parking
Public Transport Options: TBC
Required equipment: Vegetable knife, carving knife, steel and tea towels
Prerequisites: None
Total number of hours: 10 hours over two days
Investment: $499

Available Spaces: 30 only – 1 places remaining!

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BOTANICAL CUISINE PRESENTS:

Nettle

Available Spaces: 30 only – FULL

Botanical Cuisine is focused on all things artistic & heirloom – where organic, seasonal, simple and fresh produce is enough to please the eyes & the palate.

Botanical Cuisine is a new approach to food preparation and presentation. It is a convergence of art and living food, where the plate is the canvas upon which fresh, organic, heirloom produce creates the painting.

Previously exclusive to the kitchens of founder Botanical Chef Omid Jaffari, this spring 2011 you’ll experience food like none other when you attend the’Friday Night with Omid Jaffari’. Botanical Chef Omid Jaffari brings his passion for food to the table, showing you how pure ingredients are used to create simple yet elegant dishes that appeal to all your senses.

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Melbourne – Friday Night Dinner Booking Information:

Date: Friday 4th November 2011

Time: 6:30pm – 9.30pm (6:oopm check-in)

Venue: Hqs Studio – 4 Lord Place – Richmond Melbourne Victoria, 3141

Event Includes:

  • 5-course set menu
  • Special raw food demo by Omid Jaffari
  • Questions & answers with Omid Jaffari

Botanical Cuisine set menu:

  • Entree – Semi – dried tomato with dehydrated black olive tapenade
  • Main – Mushroom bouillon with truffles
  • Palate cleanser – Mango & lime granita
  • Dessert – Strawberry crumble with white liquorice ice cream
  • Ending – Melbourne nights (layers of marshmallows, vanilla cream, hazelnut butter covered in dark chocolate)

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Available Spaces: 30 only – FULL

RESERVE YOUR SPACE NOW – $95