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Optimism has been the focus selected for the 2021 Instructional Cooking Classes curriculum presented by the Carmel-based A Cut Above.
Considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, A Cut Above carefully considered both the negative and positive effects to the food system. Ultimately, the curriculum for next year’s classes has been designed to deliver needed optimism, specifically by celebrating the amazement of food, strategic involvement of numerous local business partners and offering components that will stimulate needed enhancements. All classes are completely COVID-19 compliant and are available either in-person or virtually.
Even though every aspect of food has been significantly impacted by the pandemic, ultimately this critical nutritional support has remained primarily resilient simply by the amazement it demonstrates. This is what has led A Cut Above’s entire cooking class series for next year, with each class highlighting the significant optimism that food has contributed following the pandemic.
Beginning its thirteenth year in January 2021, A Cut Above’s Cooking Class Series delivers an immersive culinary experience that includes a two-hour, hands-on learning experience and a three-course chef-prepared meal. Classes are held at A Cut Above’s state-of-the-art Instructional Kitchen and Event Center, located at 12955 Old Meridian St., Suite 104, Carmel.
Another significant component of the cooking classes that A Cut Above will offer next year is an important focus on local partnerships. A Cut Above has created partnerships next year with groups like Home2 Suites, Fischer Farms, Sheridan Farmers Market and Apricot Sun to not only provide additional resources to the class attendees, but to assist these local businesses survive the pandemic in order to assist them promote themselves.
A Cut Above’s Instructional Cooking Classes is under the leadership of Owner and Executive Chef, Amy von Eiff. Chef Amy has an extensive culinary background, specializing in International as well as Southern Cuisine. She attended Ivy Tech and studied the culinary arts abroad throughout Italy. Her extensive experience in event planning and catering has been key to A Cut Above’s prominence as a premiere caterer in Central Indiana.
Locally, Chef Amy is most recognizable from her monthly TV spots on WISH-TV’s “Indy Style” where she demonstrates her latest recipes and “chef tips.” In addition to being a reputable nationally-recognized speaker in both the events industry and women-owned business associations, Chef Amy has provided considerable leadership to assist numerous small businesses in surviving during the global pandemic.
Chef Amy’s true passion for cooking came from watching her grandmother and mother in the kitchen before she was even tall enough to reach the kitchen counter. Chef Amy is passionate about passing on her culinary knowledge, saying “I thrive on teaching others how to harness their inner chef and create restaurant-worthy meals at home.”
A Cut Above’s Cooking Class series just completed for 2020 and received critical acclaim for its implementation of necessary health and safety protocols during the pandemic, allowing participants to maintain attendance. Von Eiff stressed that “the extensive enhancements that we implemented to maintain this year’s classes have been very successful and will remain in place as long as necessary.”
The 2021 curriculum released by A Cut Above for next year has a total of 13 classes, 11 of which are a part of the Master Series and two are part of a special couples class. Classes are held monthly and will continue through October 2021. A full schedule of classes and times is listed in the box above.
A Cut Above has partnered again with EventBrite to provide participants with a convenient and secure registration process. Visit acutaboveclasses.eventbrite.com for full details. Gift certificates are also available for individual classes or for group sessions.
Widely known for its superior culinary creations and catering expertise, A Cut Above also offers Private Instructional Cooking Classes, Themed Cooking Parties and Team Building (featuring The Final Cut Challenge) as a part of its educational initiatives.
For more information about A Cut Above’s Instructional Cooking Class series, please visit acutabovecatering.com/classes-team-building or email at info@acutabovecatering.com.