Before Miami Dade College\u2019s Culinarium program, a tomato was just a tomato to Josh Murray.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a fun opportunity to learn some of the tips and tricks of certain dishes, like a tomato,\u201d said Murray, a 47-year-old business owner who\u2019s enrolled in the Culinarium program. \u201cI\u2019ve learned the nuances of properly boiling a tomato and the other preparations that are required to properly slice it.\u201d<\/p>\n
John Richardson, the Miami Culinary Institute Director describes the Culinarium as a high-end community cooking program where students learn how to\u00a0 chop, frost, brew beer, cake baking,\u00a0 wine tasting and much more.<\/p>\n
There are also different nutrition courses for health, sports and life.<\/p>\n
Classes start off with an introduction and lead to lectures on the recipes that will be prepared. Students are then taken to the kitchen to cook. After that, they enjoy what they make at Tuyo, a restaurant on the eighth floor of the Miami Culinary Institute.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom what I see, these are people who are enthusiasts for cooking and want to learn,\u201d said Cody Alsott, an instructor chef at the Institute. \u201cWe go through the foundations of stock [and] knife skills. We also go through the methods of moist and dry cooking.\u201dEvery couple of months, the program kicks off a new Culinarium Enthusiast Learning Series. The classes are held in three-week intervals.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt provides education to the community,\u201d Richardson said. \u201cIt\u2019s aimed at all people who just want to learn basic cooking. Each chef brings a different element with their personality.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Before Miami Dade College\u2019s Culinarium program, a tomato was just a tomato to Josh Murray. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely a fun opportunity to learn some of the tips and tricks of certain dishes, like a tomato,\u201d said Murray, a 47-year-old business owner who\u2019s enrolled in the Culinarium program. \u201cI\u2019ve learned the nuances of properly boiling a tomato […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":6049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"yoast_head":"\n