Bridal and Wedding Gumpaste Flowers
September 30 - October 2, 2009 (1pm - 8pm)
$925
Professional
Nicholas Lodge, Celebrity Wedding Cake Visiting Chef
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New Addition! As an added value, this Professional Continuing Education Course at The French Pastry School will feature a High Tea. Click on the image to view the menu. * High Tea is included in course fee. |
During this three-day hands-on class Nicholas lodge will teach you to make an assortment of the most popular bridal and wedding flowers used on wedding and celebration cakes. Flowers taught will include the classic rose, gerbera gardenia, calla lily, moth orchid, dendrobium, orchid, stephanotis, sweet peas and hydrangea, as well as all of the accompanying buds and leaves. This is a great class full of new techniques and methods in making gum paste flowers. Take this opportunity to learn from one of the most widely internationally recognized cake artists in the world.
This course is accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) for 21 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs).
Nicholas Lodge is the owner of International School of Sugar and Confectionary Arts in Atlanta, Georgia, and was inducted into the International Cake Exploration Societé (ICES) Hall of Fame in 2001. Nicholas has written many books on cake decorating, gingerbread and gumpaste as well as a variety of instructional DVDs and tapes. In addition to the school in Atlanta, Lodge has a sister school in Tokyo, Japan. He spends his year teaching and traveling between the two locations, as well as special classes held at other schools throughout the United States and around the world.
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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.
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