Cook Street September 180º Class

Here is the final slide show of the food created by the students of the September 180º class.  They were a good class on the whole and I am content the last class I had a part in teaching was a positive experience.  It really is the students and the dynamic of each group that [...]

Summary of 2009

2009 was actually an amazing year for me, even if it was not for the rest of the United States and the rest of the world.  It was a year of extreme growth and I entered uncharted territory on numerous occasions.  I had a lot of successes and faced many challenges.  It was also a [...]

180° Dining, French Christmas Celebration Menu

We just completed the 2nd 180° Dining event for this class and the last one for the year.  The theme was Reveillon or a French Christmas celebration menu.  When the French set out for the preparation of a Christmas or New Year’s dinner they pull out all the stops.  Oysters, smoked salmon, caviar, foie gras, [...]

180° Dining: Fruili Menu

The new group of students just completed their first 180° fine dining event this past Friday.  The menu featured the food of Fruili which is in the northeastern portion of Italy bordering Austria and Slovenia.  This is hearty mountain fare with hints of the spices used in Venetian cooking. The students performed well for their [...]

Cook Street 180 June 09 Class

I finally got the time to put together the slide show of the food prepared by the June class.  It was a very enjoyable group and I will keep fond memories of them. Enjoy.

180° Dining Spanish menu featuring Colorado products

My latest 180° class helped pull off a really nice dinner Friday night.  We featured a Spanish menu theme and used as many Colorado grown products as I could coordinate.  Once again the latest Deep Plate entry was due so I took advantage of our tapa dish to feature the cone they sent me. The [...]