Craving pizza? Come learn how to make Neopolitan-style pizza from scratch with your favorite Alumni cooks. In just a few short hours, you'll learn how to turn basic ingredients into a delicious dish—and impress your friends and family! We'll learn about the dough-making process and quickly transition into hands-on rolling, stretching, saucing, topping, cooking, and finally ENJOYING.
Luca L., Rowan T., and Kevin H. are all Nueva Alumni from the Class of 2023. You may remember us from our taco stands, bacon stands, various cooking quest projects, and, yes, PIZZA MAKING. Come join us!
Wednesday January 8, 2025 8:55am - 10:10am PST
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Craving pizza? Come learn how to make Neopolitan-style pizza from scratch with your favorite Alumni cooks. In just a few short hours, you'll learn how to turn basic ingredients into a delicious dish—and impress your friends and family! We'll learn about the dough-making process and quickly transition into hands-on rolling, stretching, saucing, topping, cooking, and finally ENJOYING.
Luca L., Rowan T., and Kevin H. are all Nueva Alumni from the Class of 2023. You may remember us from our taco stands, bacon stands, various cooking quest projects, and, yes, PIZZA MAKING. Come join us!
Wednesday January 8, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am PST
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Learn the secret to the bubbly, chewy Neapolitan-style pizza crust by making the dough from scratch! Then hand-stretch your own pizza crust before baking it in our outdoor pizza oven. Leave with a personal pizza and dough to bake another pizza at home.
*This class takes place OFF CAMPUS at Baking Arts in San Mateo. Transportation options include the CalTrain or driving (no Nueva van provided). This class is not suitable for students with nut allergies.
Where did the concept of a restaurant come from? When did fine dining become available to those outside of the aristocracy? You’ll get a short history of the modern restaurant, its origins, some of the milestones in modern cooking and construct your own high-end dessert from an assortment of provided ingredients.
We’ll cover: · The origins of restaurants: taverns, inns, cafes, boarding houses. · The rise of fine dining in the late 19th century. · The impact of California, farm-to-table and nouvelle cuisine. · How technology is impacting modern dining.
Short topics will also be: · Formal dining settings. · When to eat with your fingers. · You’d be crazy to be a part of this industry.
No prerequisite, just an interest in the restaurant and dining out culture.
I learned to cook because I enjoy eating. I am a Nueva alumnus, having attended Nueva a long time ago. I enrolled in cooking school after I earned my degree from Stanford University. After a few years of working in kitchens as a cook and having my own catering company, I took a break... Read More →
Wednesday January 8, 2025 12:35pm - 3:10pm PST
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Do you love cheese? Under the guidance of Gillian Chao, founding member of the San Francisco League of Urban Cheesemakers, you will experience the entire cheesemaking process, starting from milk and ending with your very own batch of fromage frais, a delightfully creamy cow’s milk fresh cheese. Don't forget to bring your appetite! You'll also do some "learn by eating" as you sample a curated selection of several different kinds of cheeses, including some of Gillian's personal favorites.
Gillian Chao can usually be found stationed by the cheeseboard at parties. She fell in with a maker crowd as she took cheesemaking classes and somehow became a founding member of the San Francisco League of Urban Cheesemakers. When she’s not making cheese, she is usually feeding... Read More →
Wednesday January 8, 2025 12:35pm - 3:10pm PST
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