Since hiring a full time domestic helper at home, I’ve been a huge
proponent of training. Many people
complain that their helpers can’t cook for them but the funny thing is that
they haven’t bothered to train the helpers properly or invested in any lessons!
Since I’m unable to train my helper myself for a wide range of cuisines (as
well as being quite busy on the career-front!). I’m a big fan of professional
cooking lessons for helpers. Aside from the obvious options...
Superhelper
Great for learning western food (baking, roasting, making soup stock from
scratch, salad dressings) and proper house cleaning ( how to germ proof the
home and hosting dinner parties)
Towngas
http://www.towngascooking.com/eng/course/course.asp
They run a good Chinese cooking program for helpers (herbal soups, stir
fries, braising, casseroles and steaming)
Recently I found a couple of not-so-well known schools, Naomi’s kitchen for
Japanese home cooking and Todini Caffe for authentic Italian cuisine
Naomi’s Kitchen
Naomi teaches healthy Japanese
home cooking such as fried gyoza (dumplings), Sunomono (vinegared cucumber),
cabbage rolls, beef stew, korokke (croquettes) and shiraae (tofu with spinach
in sesame and miso dressing).
For lesson schedules
please contact
naomiskitchen.hk@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/KitchenNaomi
Todini Caffe
I just love these guys! Marco and his brother Stefano regularly holds cooking
lessons at their Aberdeen cooking school . During the day they can hold private
lessons for helpers. I sent my helper there recently to learn to cook gnocchi
(potato pasta) with gorgonzola sauce and Naples style pizza. You can request lessons for almost any type of
Italian dish. They are very Italian in their style and passion for food!
Private
lessons for helpers start from $300 HKD per dish which includes the ingredients.
You can organize a couple of helpers to share the cost of the lesson. Please email Marco/Stefano for a quote on
requested dishes you want taught.
Cooking School Private kitchen: Unit 2, 7/F Sun Hing Ind Bldg -
46 Wong Chuk Hang Road Aberdeen
Contact; +852 9506 1686
email: todinicaffe@gmail.com
http://todinidynastycom.ipage.com/
If you know
of any other good cooking lessons for helpers please let me know? I”m always on
the look- out for lessons for Thail, Northern Chinese, Latin American and
Vietnamese cooking. Please email me on: adelinema2009@gmail.com
Thank you!
