The Dirty Apron Cooking School Brings Chefs and Home Cooks Together
Novices, foodies, and aspiring chefs now have a new place to learn the tricks of the trade at The Dirty Apron Cooking School, at 540 Beatty Street. With a selection of classes that will vary from regional classics to ingredient-driven basics and essential knife skills, The Dirty Apron Cooking School is Vancouver’s most exciting culinary playground: a place for amateur cooks, the curious, and professionals alike to learn, explore, and unleash their inner chef.
The Dirty Apron Cooking School is a joint venture between Karri and Nico Schuermans and former Chambar Sous-Chef David Robertson. Robertson – who has a formidable background in classic French cuisines and who was on the Gold Medal winning team at the 1996 Culinary Olympics – will teach most of the classes, with guest and celebrity chef appearances peppered throughout the year. Instruction at The Dirty Apron Cooking School will focus on popular regional cuisines as well as basic skills for ingredient-focused cooking. Students will use only the best tools of the trade thanks to partnerships with All-Clad cookware, Wusthof knives, Wolf ranges, and Sub-Zero fridges. Classes at The Dirty Apron Cooking School will be divided into two types: hands-on and demonstration. The hands-on class will last for four hours and will walk students through the steps of making a complete meal with appetizer, entrée and dessert. The cost for these classes per person will be $135 with a maximum class size of 22 people. The demonstration classes will be two hours in length and will offer students a chance to watch, follow along, and then taste the results with the chef for $80 per person. Both classes will be followed by a group dinner in the cooking school’s private dining room. In addition to individual classes, The Dirty Apron Cooking School will also offer corporate and group bookings, perfect for team building, corporate retreats, birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions, and staff parties.
The Dirty Apron is now accepting bookings online at www.dirtyapron.com. For a limited time, all bookings for hands-on classes in August will receive a $50 gift card, and those who book a demonstration class will receive a $30 gift card. Gift cards will be redeemable at the Dirty Apron Cook Shop, which will carry indispensable kitchen supplies and high-end wares. .
About David Robertson
For over fifteen years, Canadian-born David Robertson has successfully commanded a career in the culinary industry from building a strong reputation as a passionate engaging chef, an outstanding food stylist, and an excellent inspiring tutor. David has a solid background in classical French fine dining and a passion for food. His wanderlust and zeal for new food and cooking styles have taken him to many top culinary destinations around Europe, the UK, Australia, and finally just outside of New York City, where he worked under renowned Thomas Henkelman at the Homestead Inn for two years. David also boasts numerous competition successes including being a part of the gold winning team in the 1996 Culinary Olympics in Switzerland. In 2004 David became the Chef-de-Cuisine at Chambar. There, with chef/ owner Nico Schuermans, David was instrumental in creating one of the city’s most popular and highly celebrated restaurants. Throughout his career, David has come to realize that not only does he love food, but he also loves teaching people about food. His infectious enthusiasm for the ingredients and products he uses combined with his patient nature makes him the perfect chef to lead The Dirty Apron Cooking School.
