Junior Chef Program
Making pasta from scratch
Starting ingredients for pasta base
Preparing luncheon meal
Jr. Chef graduation day
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem partners with Tuscan Brands and offer an 8-week in-depth culinary instructional program called the Junior Chef. This program received the Boys & Girls Club’s Yankee Chapter’s Program Award for Education & Career Development.
Under the guidance of Tuscan Brands chefs and Owner Joe Faro, students will learn about kitchen safety & cleanliness, food prep, bread baking, pasta making, preparing the perfect entrée and learning the art of creating a fabulous dessert. Some classes will be taught at the Club and some at the Tuscan Kitchen/Market. Space is limited to 15 teens (ages 13-18) who are motivated to learn every aspect of being a successful chef. You are encouraged to join the program whether you want to pursue a career in culinary arts or just want to learn to create great food!
To participate, contact Alysha Letendre at 603-898-7709 ext. 16 or aletendre@salembgc.org All participants must possess a current Club membership ($50 annually). There is no cost for the program itself.
Monday, June 22nd from 10:00 am- 11:00 am @ the Boys & Girls Club- Orientation
Introduction to Italian foods! We will be tasting and learning about the ingredients we will be cooking with, learning about kitchen safety and proper knife cutting skills and going over the expectation for this program.
Monday, June 29th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at Tuscan Kitchen- Bread & Sauce
Exploring the different breads & sauces of Italy.
NO CLASS WEEK OF JULY 6th – 10th
Monday, July 13th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Tuscan Kitchen- Pasta & simple appetizers
Hands on pasta making demonstration and creating simple appetizers like Bruschetta, Caprese, etc.)
Monday, July 20th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Tuscan Kitchen –Mozzarella making!
Making our own mozzarella from scratch. The importance of scratch made foods and the obligations we have as chefs to not waste.
Monday, July 27th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Tuscan Kitchen - Desserts & menu planning
Presented by Chef Emiris. Creating and learning about Italian desserts & deciding as a group the dessert course we want to serve! Deciding our menu. Taking our Italian ingredients, we learned about and creating dishes. Having conversations about pairings of ingredients. Sharing ideas, we have and exploring all aspects of what makes a great dish.
Monday, August 3rd from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm @ Tuscan Kitchen – “Family Meal”
Our Junior Chefs will be making lunch for the Tuscan Team that works at the Tuscan Market!
Tuesday, August 11th from 10:00 am -2:00pm @ Boys & Girls Club- Mock Service
Perfecting our dishes and flow in the kitchen, feeding your parents! Practicing how to present your food to guest like a pro! Practice makes perfect!
NO CLASS WEEK OF August 17th – 21st
Tuesday, August 25th at 10:00 am at Boys & Girls Club until 3:00 pm- Lunch Service & Graduation
Final service…. what we have been training for all summer! Putting together all that we have learned and serving our paying guest!
