PORTICO INC.

Culinary Arts Training

A good Housekeeper is a wonderful thing. A good Housekeeper who is also a good cook is worth their weight in gold! 

Portico Inc. offers training in Culinary Arts. The training involves sending a seasoned Chef to your home to train your staff in areas that include but are not limited to the following:

• Pantry and refrigerator management

• Deep cleaning of refrigerators

• Creating grocery lists based on your family needs that eliminate waste

• How to prepare and safely store purchased grocery items

• Avoiding cross contamination

• Correct use of cutting boards

• Teaching basic food preparation techniques that include baking, frying, sautéeing, poaching, steaming, roasting, and more

• Safe use of oils

• Teaching favourite family recipes

• Instructing on safe and effective knife skills

• Plating skills with a focus on the aesthetically pleasing

• The differences between plated, family style, buffet service

• Table setting

• Table service

• Beverage service

• Choosing appropriate china, flatware, serving platters and pieces, and crystal

• Correct post-meal clean up

• Can include an outing to preferred fruit and vegetable, fish, and meat vendors and how to choose the freshest and tastiest items available

• Specialized cooking techniques for vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free diets

• And more based on your family's requirements

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Clients have the option to pick training areas from a menu skills or have a training program tailored to their specific needs. Cooking schools exist. In fact, they are a dime a dozen. Few will offer programs tailored to your family's specific needs. Portico Inc. can offer a bespoke training program that can elevate your Housekeeper to a Cook Housekeeper. There is a difference.