Lakeside Culinary

Learn to cook in the beautiful Shuswaps

A Perfect Steak

We go all out in this comprehensive class dedicated to cooking a premium steak to perfection in a pan and being introduced to crafting exquisite pan sauces. With the cost of beef today, knowing how to identify and choose the best steak for your money is crucial. Learn how to properly season and prepare steaks, control heat for the perfect sear, and know how to test for doneness to nail down juicy results. Unlock the realm of pan sauces and flavor boosters, elevating your steak to gourmet status. A guaranteed show stopper.

Fresh Pasta - Stuffed

Channel your inner nonna and learn to make delicious stuffed pastas from scratch. We'll make fresh egg pasta dough and learn how to form agnolotti, ravioli, and tortellini. Along with two fillings of choice, you'll also learn how to make a basic tomato sauce and ways to vary it - allowing you to kick overly salty and expensive jarred sauces to the curb. Those $25+ pasta dishes that you order out, you will now be able to make like a pro and savour at home. Best of all, you will learn how to make these items in advance, so you can enjoy beautiful pasta dishes anytime.

Bone Broth

Bone broth is an invaluable asset in the kitchen, prized for its rich flavor, health benefits, and versatility. Chefs rely on it to elevate their cooking—from exquisite soups and stews to velvety sauces and more. Commercially boxed or jarred concentrates often fall short, lacking depth, proper seasoning, or the gelatinous quality that gives homemade bone broth its body and healthful properties. With store-bought bone broth often being expensive, learning to make your own is both economical and rewarding. In this class, you’ll learn to make light and dark chicken stock, but the techniques taught can be applied to other types of bones, allowing you to create a variety of flavorful and nutrient-rich broths. Gaining the skills for making bone broth will transform your cooking and ensure better results every time—guaranteed!

Pan-Frying Fish

Fish is a super healthy food, but let's face it... it's an expensive ingredient to buy let alone dine out for. The last thing you want to do at home is overcook it and dry it out. Whether you're choosing fresh or frozen fillets, we'll go over the basics of properly preparing, seasoning, and adding delicious flavor to these healthy proteins. Once you learn the proper technique for pan-frying fillets, how to monitor the heat, and the key things to look for during cooking, you'll be well on your way to whipping up a delicious plate of juicy fish.

Risotto

Learn the essentials of crafting restaurant-worthy risotto dishes from scratch - from the proper ingredients and equipment to the techniques for achieving creamy perfection. Uncover trade secrets and discover a basic formula that you can vary to create an endless number of new risotto dishes. Once this cooking technique is understood, your culinary skills are guaranteed to be elevated. Spend time in the kitchen with your newfound confidence making these sensational rice dishes and implementing your own flavor twists.