4 Week Food Camp
The Tante Marie 4 Week Food Camp is one of the world’s leading cookery courses for young people looking to gain practical cooking skills before a year out.
During the course students will learn a range of essential, culinary skills across several areas of cookery. Students will leave with the ability to cook good food, in any environment – the perfect precursor to a fun, working gap year.
* Subject to our annual fee review in April of each year, in accordance with our Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
What you will learn
Your course will begin with an introduction to working in a professional kitchen environment, incorporating practical skill development such as knife skills, before moving on to the foundations of basic cookery.
Lessons are designed to include recipes and techniques that will build your understanding of how food changes as you cook. This will enable you to make adjustments and correct mistakes as you go on to produce your own recipes and menus – the basic skills you will need for entry level chalet work.
You will be taught in a small group of like-minded students of a similar age, and the majority of your time at the Academy will be spent in our state of the art kitchens. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of areas such as sauces, soups, meat, fish, canapés, pastries, bread….and many, many more!
A Level 2 Award in Food Safety is also included in this course.
- To find out more about subjects covered in the Tante Marie 4 Week Food Camp or explore some of our alternative courses click here.
- To find out more about a typical day at Tante Marie Culinary Academy click here.
Coursework & Homework
There is no homework assigned on this course, but we encourage all students to spend some time practicing cooking dishes at home.
What’s included?
- Professional chef’s whites
- Tante Marie apron
- Chef’s knives
- Tante Marie Recipe file
- All ingredients and equipment
- Lunch
In addition to the above, students will have access to our extensive library of cookery books as well as ongoing careers advice and support from our knowledgeable teachers and support team.
Where possible we will adjust our recipes to cater to dietary requirements.
Please inform us of individual requirements no later than 2 weeks prior to course commencement.
Exams & Assessment
There is no assessment or exam on this course.
Qualifications Gained
- Level 2 Award in Food Safety
- Certificate of Attendance
Career Prospects
Students who complete 4 Week Food Camp, are well placed to pursue work in numerous kitchen environments. Many graduates choose to apply their new skills whilst working a gap year, while others put them in to practice during a ski season. Food Camp is also a good precursor to our longer courses, such as the Intensive Cordon Bleu Diploma, for students looking to achieve a formal qualification.
Tante Marie graduates are known for their unsurpassed standards and professional discipline, which puts them in high demand from ski chalet employers. We work with a wide network of companies who regularly offer industry advice and interviews to our students.
Alumni
Holly Fisher
Holly's ski chalet company, Ski Fish and Pips was The Times Chalet Chef of the Year in 2010 and now has chalets across Europe...
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