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COOKING CLASSES AT THE WILDWOOD TEST KITCHEN

 

 
Los Angeles Outdoor Cooking class

TEST KITCHEN

Located at the Wildwood headquarters in Eagle Rock, Wildwood opens its test kitchen for various events, cooking classes, and product demonstrations for the all inclusive wood burning oven buying experience.

Dedicated to those interested in the wonders of wood fired oven cooking, Chef and Owner Michael Gerard takes customers through all of the steps of owning, cooking with, and maintaining a Wildwood Wood Fired Oven. Food is everything, and you deserve the best, you deserve Wildwood!

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Private Live Fire Cooking Lessons with Chef Michael Gerard

Whether your an absolute beginner or accomplished chef, our private lessons in live fire cooking will raipdly tech the techinques only well seasoned chefs know.

Let us host your next get together
Do you have a special event coming up, want to do something truly original? Let Wildwood create a memory that you and your guests won't soon forget. Have your event in our fully equipped professional Kitchen; you decide the menu, we do the rest- even the dishes.  Afterwards, everyone will be talking about the wood fired oven cooking class that you hosted. Show someone you care with a gift certificate for a cooking class at the Wildwood test kitchen. It'll be a present that makes a lasting impression.

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Testimonials

"We had such a good time with you learning how to use our oven!!  The kids really enjoyed it also.  We have used the pizza oven two or three times in the few days we have been home, so the lesson was a huge success and our pizzas have been great."
-L. Wren

"You are very warm and generous people... We would like to express our appreciation for having us over to experience the wonderful world of [wood] oven cooking."
-F. Mazzuca

"Michael Gerard knows how to make a meal…He’s taken his obsession with food to a surprisingly inventive level as the owner of Wildwood Ovens & BBQ'S. "
-PASADENA WEEKLY

       
 

COOKING CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

PERFECT PIZZAS

Join Chef Michael Gerard as he takes you through creating authentic Neapolitan pizzas. Thin, light as air pizzas cooked at 800 degrees F. Learn how to make wildwoods signature dough, prepare delicious oven roasted toppings and finish each pizza with artisanal cheese. This is a demonstration calss with active participation and coaching. All students get hands on experience and includes a class completion certificate.

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TOTALLY TAPAS!

Discover how great your oven is for preparing amazing appetizers and small plates. This class is one of our most popular. Piquillo peppers with goat cheese and roasted garlic, crispy polenta popper, empanadas, oozing cheese pizza, charcoal beef and so much more! Includes proper wine paring.

The skills obtained from this class will really impress your family and friends as well as expand your level of creativity.

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JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD

Joins us as we take you on a culinary journey to 3 countries. The countries may change but the food will always be amazing!

Mexico
Discover the secrets to authentic Mexican cuisine as chef Miguel from Zacatecas shows you everything from making the best handmade tortillas to preparing delicious enchiladas and tacos in the wood oven.

Mediterranean
Healthy cuisine laden with olive oil. Grains, greens, meats and cheese. ..

France
Typical French classics simply prepared using the freshest local seasonal ingredients.

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EXPERIENCE WOOD FIRED ENTREES

Learn to prepare complete meals using your Wildwood oven. Getting you past the pizzas is the goal of this class.  By now you know the oven makes the best pizza. Lets expand your knowledge.  This class focuses on using the oven to roast and bake at high temperatures.  Michael will demonstrate how to prepare herbed oven roasted chicken, roast beef, slow braised short ribs. Complete with seasonal vegetables. This class will build a strong foundation for the students’ future endeavors. This is a 3-day certification program with each session conducted as a demonstration with moderate hands on experience.

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SEAFOOD EXTRAVAGANZA

This class will showcase seafood baked, pan seared, Tuscan grilling over hot coals. In this class we show you how to ensure that all your oven cooked seafood from clams to fish come out perfect every time.

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SIZZLIN' BRAZILIAN BARBEQUE

Ask any professional chef, and they will tell you the secret to creating great BBQ is selecting the best and freshest ingredients.  Our Brazilian BBQ experts will share with you the insights behind selecting and grilling several premium cuts of meat, poultry, and charcuterie.


Master the basic cutting, skewering and grilling techniques used by the world’s top Brazilian chefs


This class showcase our Brazilian rotisserie system used by most all the Brazilian restaurant in the USA and abroad
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cooking class schedule

Private Classes available Call for details 800 579 2797

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