611836 Mon Apr 13 22:15:14 -0700 2009 4 22 Quebec (including Montreal) 0 4593459 Hey all! I want to take a cooking class, but have no idea where to look! Any suggestions? I'm not looking to make anything gourmet, just looking for some new ideas and some basic kitchen tips. Thanks :) Mon Apr 13 22:15:14 -0700 2009 141427 leyb 1 4593921 Les Touilleurs on Laurier has a nice series of atelier sessions if you want new ideas; I enjoyed the sessions with Marck de Canck and Racha Bassoul. Raza also holds sessions (nuevo latino topics) and I think Dante and Bon Appetit do as well. Then there's the Institut d'Hotellerie. Tue Apr 14 06:32:11 -0700 2009 4593459 196486 wattacetti 1 4595676 See this thread for ideas too. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/313251 I'd heard about the classes next to Quincaillerie Dante (Mezza Luna) as well, but haven't participated. Apparently it is the owner of the cooking supply store, Quincaillerie Dante, that runs the classes. The store is located at 57 Dante, 272-5299 (Little Italy). Here's a Gazette article, a few years old (but still perhaps valid) lists a lot of ideas: http://www.canada.com/cityguides/montreal/story.html?id=bf652a35-b3df-4c8e-b2f1-daee852abe9d&k=55770 Tue Apr 14 14:46:15 -0700 2009 4593459 98491 heliotrope 1 4596455 I walk past this cooking school everyday and they always have great classes listed. The facilities are brand new and they have a phenomenal teaching area. They also have a botique which stocks high end food items and equipment. They keep Christophe Morel products, which is a big big plus. :) He also teaches there regularly. http://www.laguildeculinaire.com 6381 Boulevard St Laurent (514) 750-6050 Tue Apr 14 18:55:30 -0700 2009 4593459 137655 Speveo 1 4618359 i went to one of La Guilde Culinaire classes and it was a lot of fun. i took a sushi course and the food was amazing!!! and the best part of it all was that we did it all :) my next one will surely be a chocolate course with Christophe Morel i tasted one of his chocolates for easter... i thought i had died and went to heaven. : p also, they told me that we can plan a private party with friends and choose our menu and then cook it :) sounds really cool i think i`ll try it with my friends at work :) Wed Apr 22 10:25:17 -0700 2009 4593459 285163 tabboule