Norman Love's All Things Chocolate - FULL
August 11 - 13, 2009 (7am - 3pm)
$925
Professional
Norman Love,
Master Pastry Chef, Visiting Chef
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New Addition! As an added value, New Addition! As an added value, this Professional Continuing Education Course at The French Pastry School will feature a Three Course Lunch. Click on the image to view the menu. * Three-course lunch is included in course fee. |
Norman Love, founder of Norman Love Confections, has created edible works of art that have been featured in renowned hotels throughout the world. His passion for pastry will be demonstrated through a modern contemporary approach to chocolate décor for all entremets. Each recipe will be as different as the next with chocolate as the constant. In this three-day hands-on class, Chef Norman will reveal how he creates his culinary art from the purest of ingredients including intricate flavor profiles, exotic spices and seasonal fruits that he has discovered during his extensive world-travels.
This course is accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) for 24 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs).
Norman’s enthusiasm and devotion have positioned him as a visionary in the industry. From the two years he spent in France, learning the craft of pastry-making to his decade at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company opening kitchens is Boston, Dubai and Bali and rising through the ranks to corporate executive pastry chef, his devotion to be the best is evident in each handmade piece of chocolate that is produced in his Fort Myers, Florida-based Chocolate Salon.
Chocolatier and Pastry Art and Design magazine named Norman one of the top 10 pastry chefs in 1996 and 1997. In 1999, he led the U.S. team to a bronze medal in the biennial Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie (World Cup of Pastry) competition in France, which featured pastry chefs from 18 nations.
Since founding Norman Love Confections in 2001, Norman has received tremendous national and international recognition – most recently having been selected twice in two months as the No. 1 chocolates in the nation by Consumer Reports. In 2005, USA Today named Norman Love Confections as one of the ten best places to purchase chocolates, while in 2002, the company was selected as one of the top 10 artisan chocolate companies in the country.
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Professional - denotes course is designed for professionals and Pastry Chefs |
All tools, equipment and ingredients will be provided for each student. The French Pastry School has a strict dress code. Students are required to wear long black or khaki colored pants, kitchen-safe shoes (closed toe, skid proof, made from a hard protective leather material), and a chef’s jacket. Students may purchase a chef’s jacket from the school at www.frenchpastryschool.com/chef_jacket.html. Chef jackets will be shipped within 2 business days of receiving payment. Special orders will take up to 6 weeks. Everyone will receive an apron and a hat to keep. A three-course family style lunch will be provided each day.
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