Miel chef/professor Jason La Iacona If you’ve ever taken one of chef Jason La Iacona’s culinary classes at Miel , you know he’s a fantastic teacher, patient with beginners but also always willing to nerd out on specific topics with students who want to go deep on a cooking technique. Thanks to assistance from Miel owner Seema Prasad, the beverage education at Miel is also top-shelf. Because of the kitchen's talents as instructors, patrons often ask questions of staff during service.
This is pretty much unheard of at most restaurants, where the kitchen feels like a black box where some sort of alchemy turns ingredients into meals. But at Miel, the staff exudes a more familiar and familial vibe. So they’ve put together one class to answer the questions that have floated through the kitchen window over time in what they’re calling THE Cooking Class.
The $150 class will run from 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, at 343 53rd Ave.
N. They promise that graduates of this class will feel confident enough to take shopping excursions to local grocers and farmers markets and return to their home kitchens to prepare quick and delicious meals that are worthy of inviting your favorite guests for. While the class is aimed at home cooks, the instruction will include lots of restaurant kitchen savvy, covering topics like how to prepare parts of your menu in advance, how to cross-utilize ingredients to reduce waste and how to season your food like a chef.
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