Master Your Weeknight Meals: Cooking for the Week with Chef Olive & Lisa Miller in Oakland

Duration

3.5 hours

Location

Oakland Kitchen - 6506 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA 94608

Summary

Do your weeks get too busy to cook real food? Are you tired of eating the same thing night after night to keep dinner quick and easy? Does the take-out restaurant nearby know you by name? Are you racking up expensive Door Dash bills? Let our chef and nutrition consultant help you make cooking at home tasty, nutritious and manageable in your week! We will talk about dishes that are easy to prepare in advance, making larger quantities to save some for later, storing your new plan the following week.

Menu

• Flavorful Quick Seared Chicken
• White Fish en Papillote with Vegetables
• French Lentil Stew with Bacon and Herbs
• Sage Butter Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
• Quinoa with Fresh Herbs
• Braised Bok Choy & Brussel Sprouts

Class Format

The class will begin with a lecture and demo from the chef about certain cuts and knife techniques. After the demo, each student will join a work station and have the opportunity to practice these skills. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive support and feedback from the chef during the hands-on part of the class.

Health and Safety

• Masks are optional • COVID protocols are subject to change to reflect local and state mandates.

What to wear/bring to class

• Close-toed shoes are mandatory. High heels, open-toed shoes, sandals, flip flops are NOT allowed in the kitchen. • Shoulder-length hair or longer needs to be worn back and away from your face; we have plenty of hair ties in the kitchen for you to use and keep. • Feel free to bring a favorite apron or a knife you want to practice with but know that we will supply aprons and all the tools you need for use during class.

Allergies

Please take a look at the class menu. If you think you might be allergic to anything on the menu, please indicate it on your class registration and if you have a concern, get in touch and we can double-check the ingredient list classes@kitchenonfire.com.

Chef's Bio

One of the East Bay’s popular culinary personalities, Chef Olive Said, is the founder of Kitchen on Fire cooking school, located in the heart of Berkeley’s culinary district in North Berkeley. Chef Olive has been part of the Berkeley culinary neighborhood for over 20 years, first as one of the original owners in Cesar Tapas Bar and then moving on to open the cooking school in 2005. The cooking school was a place to share his passions of good food, nutrition and community through teaching students of all ages and backgrounds in a warm and inviting environment.

Born and raised in France, Chef Olive is the descendant of at least five generations of restaurateurs dating back to the early 1750s in France. He began his career at the age of 15 in his mother’s Paris restaurant. He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s and worked at Ken Frank’s La Toque, one of the first restaurants in the country to feature California nouvelle cuisine. In 1987, he returned to Paris and opened his own restaurant, the very popular Texas Coyote. Soon after his return to the states, he rooted himself in the Berkeley culinary world.

About Lisa M. Miller, BS, NC

Lisa M. Miller, BS, NC is a Nutrition Consultant who earned her certification with honors from the state licensed Bauman College, College of Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts in Berkeley. She has a private nutrition practice in the San Francisco East Bay, Ocean View Nutrition, and is also Co-Owner, Nutrition Program Director and Instructor of nutrition and cooking classes at Kitchen on Fire cooking school in Berkeley.

Happy Cooking!