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Cooking for Teens

January 21, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

$300

Date: Tuesdays, January 21 – February 18, 2025
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
This class meets weekly for 5 weeks
Instructor: Anthony Fontaine
Location: Rotary Kitchen
Ages: 12 – 17 years old
Skill Level: All Levels
Registration Fee: $300

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About the class

Give your teens (ages 12-17) a valuable and meaningful experience that will teach them skills they can build on as college students and adults. 

Chef Anthony is not only a chef, but a mentor and parent who loves to share his passion for food!

His teaching is broad and covers more than cooking techniques. Culture, nature, environnement, history, geography, and art will be all thrown in the cauldron. Reflections around food and community, around taste and flavor, abundance and waste, etc.. Each class will have an holistic approach to help kids connect or reconnect with an essential part of their life: food, its origin and potential!

Your kids will cook along with the chef, who will demonstrate and support them step-by-step on creating the menu. The lessons will cover knife skills, cooking techniques, plating, the importance of safety and organization in the kitchen, and much more! Your kids will have fun, learn, and bring home great recipes that will impress family and friends. Each week will be full of delicious food and hands-on cooking.

  • Week 1- INDIA
    • Chicken curry
    • Latcha Paratha
  • Week 2- CHINA
    • Mushroom/cabbage Dumplings
    • Pork/garlic/chive Dumplings
  • Week 3- COLOMBIA
    • Ajiaco
    • Arepas
  • Week 4 -TAIWAN
    • 3 cups chicken 
    • Rice Pilaf
  • Week 5- USA
    • Fried chicken sandwich
    • Rainbow slaw

The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.

About the instructor

Anthony Fontaine

Instructor

Born in the picturesque region of Normandy, near Mont St. Michel, Anthony grew up immersed in the natural beauty of the coast and countryside. His early years were a true “surf and turf” experience, instilling in him a deep appreciation for fresh, local ingredients.

Anthony’s culinary journey began at a young age with five years of rigorous training in France, where he honed his skills in hotels and restaurants across the country, as well as in Spain and Corsica. His international experience expanded to Florida and New York City before he ultimately settled in the San Francisco Bay Area where he continues his culinary adventures while cultivating meaningful community.

https://www.lamaisonfontaine.com/

    Questions and Answers

    • All Levels
    • Welcomes participants from beginning through advanced. Instructor provides a balanced and flexible curriculum suitable for participants with any level of experience.
    • Beginning
    • Participant has little to no experience with this medium and needs or expects guidance at every step during the class. Participant wants to learn about materials, techniques, and vocabulary of the medium.
    • Intermediate
    • Participant is comfortable with the medium and expects both guidance and time to work alone with the medium.
    • Advanced
    • Participant is very confident with all aspects of the medium. Participant is self-motivated; ready to experiment and develop their artistic voice.

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    We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class. 

    Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee, or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.

    Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org to request a late addition.

    We are always looking for new instructors. You can find more information about the process here, or fill out the form directly here.

    You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.

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