Continuing Education offering “Secrets of the Chefs” on Friday evenings starting March 23

Article by Rosa Linda Reynoso

Tired of fixing the same old meals? Not sure what spices go together in an appetizer or entre? Or, do you want to learn to prepare simple recipes to share with family and friends?

Del Mar College Continuing Education has scheduled a six-week “Secrets of the Chefs” cooking class scheduled Friday nights beginning March 23 with Chef Israel “Izzy” Villanueva. Chef Izzy, who is a faculty member with the College’s Culinary Arts program, will share basic professional techniques that will bring family and friends running to the dinner table.

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Chef Israel “Izzy” Villanueva (left), a faculty member with the Culinary Arts program, will teach the six-week “Secrets of the Chefs” noncredit cooking course Friday evenings beginning March 23. Chef Izzy will share basic professional techniques that will bring family and friends running to your dinner table. Register through DMC Continuing Education by calling 361-698-1328 or email ce@delmar.edu. (Credit: Del Mar College Office of College Relations)

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Learn how to prepare different basic types of meals during a six-week “Secrets of the Chefs” cooking course scheduled Friday evenings beginning March 23 with DMC faculty member Chef Israel “Izzy” Villanueva. The noncredit course is designed for anyone wanting to explore the fundamentals of cooking healthy recipes, sauces, appetizers, hors d’oeuvres and pastas. (Contributed photo)

Secrets of the Chefs cooking class

DMC Continuing Education will offer a “Secrets of the Chefs” six-week cooking class Friday evenings beginning March 23. Culinary Arts faculty member Chef Israel “Izzy” Villanueva will teach the noncredit course and cover several cooking techniques, along with safety and sanitation, knife skills, food preparation, measurements and ingredients. Register through DMC Continuing Education by calling 361-698-1328 or email ce@delmar.edu. (Credit: Del Mar College Office of College Relations)

These classes are designed for anyone wanting to explore the fundamentals of cooking healthy recipes, sauces, appetizers, hors d’oeuvres and pastas.

Other topics Chef Izzy will cover include safety and sanitation, knife skills, food preparation, measurements and ingredients. Participants are required to wear closed-toe shoes as well as bring a 6-8” chef knife, 3-4” paring knife and a vegetable peeler to each class.

The six classes are scheduled in Room 101 in the College’s Restaurant Management Building on the West Campus (Old Brownsville and Airport Roads). Each “Secrets of the Chefs” class runs from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 23 and 30 and April 6, 13, 20 and 27. Tuition for all six classes is $160.

For more information about “Secrets of the Chefs” or to register, call 698-1328 or email ce@delmar.edu.

DMC Continuing Education offers other courses throughout the semester, and registration is not the same as registering for credit courses. To view Continuing Education courses and descriptions offered this spring, go to www.delmar.edu/cce/.

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