Classes / Parties

Culinary Secrets with Chef Tomm Presents:

Catering, Classes and Home Parties

You can now have a personal cooking lesson or party hosted by Chef Thomas Johnson of the interactive cooking show Culinary Secrets. Or you can just sit back and let Chef Tomm prepare your meal at the Chef Tomm’s Table. With over 25 years of practical, real world experience working in restaurants and teaching tomorrow’s chefs at culinary institutes, he is ready to share a vast array of skills and techniques with your mind and palette.

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Cooking Classes

If you are a cooking enthusiast with a hunger for more culinary skills, then this is the option for you. Let Chef Tomm personally guide you through those culinary skill sets that you have always wanted to learn in an up-close and personal environment to ensure your success.

With over 15 years experience training culinary enthusiasts and professionals, Chef Tomm knows how to cook up a highly entertaining and informative lesson. Choose from lessons in basic knife skills to more advanced culinary techniques. There are also a variety of cultural cuisine options including the secrets of Italian cuisine which Chef Tomm’s shares from his experience learning and working in Italy. Or you might take a hand at the secrets of Chinese cuisine featuring a lesson on one of the ultimate secrets in Chinese cuisine, The Chinese Hand Pulled Noodle!

If you do not see a course on a subject you want to learn, all you need is ask and with Chef Tomm’s diverse culinary background he can whip up almost any lesson.

Maximum of 4 people required | $125 per person | Minimum pricing of $500

*There may be additional charges for food

Cooking Parties

Why let Chef Tomm have all the fun in the kitchen? You can now have a personal cooking lesson or party hosted by Chef Tomm Johnson. His made for TV teaching style will deliver highly informative cooking information in a fun and interactive way.

Perfect for birthdays, holidays, teambuilding or any event you would like to make deliciously fun. Chef Tomm will work with your party to prepare a customized meal, meanwhile demonstrating exactly how it’s done. You’ll learn new ideas, techniques and recipes from a Chef who has studied, trained and worked all over the world.

You will get a lively interactive cooking lesson from a pre-selected menu. The chef will provide hands-on cooking instructions and basic cooking tips as you chop your way to collective success in the kitchen. Once the cooking is finished, you’ll relax and enjoy your delicious meal.

Minimum of 8 people required | starting at $100 per person

Sample Cooking Classes | Parties

Pasta 101

Chef Tomm brings his experience working and training on the Italian country side to your party! At this party he will teach you the basic techniques of making pasta and shapes and then three fundamental Italian cooking sauces that you will be able to learn and make with ease on your own.

Pasta 201

If your party is already experienced with Italian cuisine or has already partied in Pasta 101, then step up the party challenge with Pasta 201. Chef Tomm will cover more advanced pasta making such as potato gnocchi with pomodoro sauce and fresh mozzarella and then onto the class favorite, raviolis. Your party will learn the basics of making raviolis along with different fillings. Including Chef Tomm’s favorite recipe for wild mushroom pansotti with roasted cauliflower and a truffle cream sauce. ( Seasonal )

Pizza Making Party

We have all tried to make great tasting pizza with mixed results. In this class, Chef Tomm who studied and worked in Italy, will teach you the culinary secrets straight from its Italian roots. You will learn everything from how to make the proper style dough, proper freezing and thawing procedures, how to pick quality ingredients, and how to make several styles of pizza. We will end the class with you making your own style of pizza.

The Thai Party

Chef Tomm will teach you all of the secrets of making Thai cuisine just as he learned while traveling through Thailand. You will learn the secret to a great tasting papaya salad, how to perfect the texture on your sticky rice, the traditional pad thai, a creamy and tasty coconut milk soup, and chicken satay that will make your guests coming back for more.

The Indian party

At this party, Chef Tomm will show you the curry! Literally. Learn to make many of the classic favorites of Indian cuisine including cumin rice, samosas, tandori chicken and a cilantro chutney. Then I will show you the culinary secret of how to make naan in your home!

Sushi Party

Chef Tomm will reveal the culinary secrets to making great tasting sushi in the convenience of your own home. Your party will learn how to pick quality ingredients for sushi making, how to make the perfect rice from washing to cleaning and cooking all the way through. Also covered will be the traditional forms of sushi including Unagi and Nigiri and some of the mot popular rolls including spicy tuna, Philadelphia roll, and California.

Looking for Something Else?

With Chef Tomm’s diverse culinary background he can whip up whatever your heart desires. All you need do is ask.
Please feel free to contact me so we can design a perfect cooking lesson or party just for you!