
Sweet Basil Gourmetware & Cooking School
Scottsdale
Classic Cooking Academy · ScottsdalePractical Series Part II – Week 2: French Bistro Comforts Quiche Lorraine Minestrone Soup Small Salad About: Build on your foundational skills with this focused 6-week continuation of our Practical Series. Designed primarily for graduates of the original 24-week course (though open to motivated cooks with solid basics), Part II elevates your technique through higher-end, composed dishes. Each week you’ll prepare a complete, restaurant-style meal from start to finish—applying refined methods, precise seasoning, plating awareness, and timing under guidance. Expect to deepen your command of class.
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Practical Series Part II – Week 2: French Bistro Comforts Quiche Lorraine Minestrone Soup Small Salad About: Build on your foundational skills with this focused 6-week continuation of our Practical Series. Designed primarily for graduates of the original 24-week course (though open to motivated cooks with solid basics), Part II elevates your technique through higher-end, composed dishes. Each week you’ll prepare a complete, restaurant-style meal from start to finish—applying refined methods, precise seasoning, plating awareness, and timing under guidance. Expect to deepen your command of classic preparations, sauces, proteins, vegetables, and finishing touches while producing dishes suitable for entertaining or professional settings. Classes emphasize hands-on execution, professional standards, and the confidence to execute multi-component plates independently.
Practical Series Part II is a 2.5-hour hands-on class at Classic Cooking Academy in Scottsdale. The menu has 3 dishes. It’s pitched at intermediate cooks. There are 5 dates between Mon 9 Nov and Mon 7 Dec. The next one is Monday 9 November, 11:30am to 2pm.
It has 36 other classes on its calendar right now.
Mon 9 Nov
11:30am to 2pm
Length
2.5 hours
Hands-on
Where
Scottsdale

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Scottsdale school built around a 24-week Practical Series, founded by a French chef
Classic Cooking Academy is a Scottsdale cooking school founded by Chef Pascal Dionot. He grew up in the Champagne region, ran the kitchen at the Hay Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C., and taught for 18 years at L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland. His son Jeff Dionot took over as owner in 2024. The school is built around multiweek series. The 24-week Practical Series starts with ingredients, equipment and kitchen safety. Chef Susan Kolman leads the 12-week Pastry Series. Six-week series cover bread, Asian cooking, meats and sauces, nutrition and world cuisines.
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