Culinary classes at Maya Kitchen

Pursue a new career or learn a new skill at the Maya Kitchen’s cooking classes. The Coffee 101 (Barista Class) will be held from 2-6 p.m. today. This class brings grinding, steaming and foaming session on coffee history, coffee process, trouble shooting, machine know-how, proper grinding, techniques to perfect froth, actual preparation of popular traditional hot coffee concoction such as: espresso, cappuccino and latte; cold coffee concoction and spins.

Come share an oven with a team of bakers and learn the secrets of the fundamentals of bakery production from 2-6 p.m. on May 20-23. The course covers basic and commercial baking techniques applicable to baking application on the use of ready mixes, yeast, bread, quick bread, pies, cookies and cakes are covered together with workshop exercise for commercial scale productions. Attendees get a free baking cookbook.

Don’t miss the bartending seminar from 2-6 p.m. on May 24. Learn bartending basics such as basic tools, classifications of wine and spirits, types of bar glasses and usage, actual mixing and serving of popular cocktail drinks with free pulutan.

Are you just getting by in the kitchen? The basic culinary class from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on May 27-30 will introduce you to the essentials of great cuisine. It covers factors in proper hygiene, sanitation and safety; nutrition and nutritional cooking; proper mis-en-place of mirepoix, stocks, soups, sauces, marinades, use of herbs and spices combinations, proper purchasing, storage, techniques of disjointing and boning poultry, filleting fish and meat fabrication. Actual preparation of dishes from appetizer to dessert including garnishing for plate presentation is also included.