The Village

Chef’s Village is an interactive world of culinary knowledge and adventure!

Explore the map and click on a building or area to read about what you will learn there. Then click the link to see that content.

The Chocolate Factory Frozen Desserts Décor Breads & Vienoisserie Pies and Pastries Baking 101 Town Monument About Chef's Village Food Truck Easter Egg The Hangout The Science Center Culinary 101 The Smokehouse Food Trucks Things that are Wet The Commercial Kitchen Seafood The Hood The Farm The Grocery Store The Library The Cheese Shop The Gym The Bakery The Castle

The Chocolate Factory

Learn all about chocolate: its history, bean-to-bar, tempering, and more.

Frozen Desserts

Here you can learn about ice cream, gelato, parfait, and other frozen desserts.

Décor

Here you will learn all about decorating, including piping, chocolate work, sugar work, tuile, and more.

Breads & Vienoisserie

Learn about craft bread, rolls, laminated pastry, and more.

Pies and Pastries

Do you know the muffin method? The muffin method? The muffin method! You'll also learn about pies and pastries.

Baking 101

Learn the fundamentals of baking, including mixing methods, custards, creams, and more.

Town Monument

Jacques is our town founder. Click here to learn more about the history of the town, mindset, and what it's all about.

About Chef's Village

Click here to learn more about us and our mission.

Food Truck Easter Egg

You've found the food truck easter egg!

The Hangout

This is where you can go to ask questions to our staff or other students.

The Science Center

Do you want to take a complete course in food science? Click the link below to go to the ACF (American Culinary Federation) web site and you can sign up for one of our food science courses for both home cooks and professional cooks. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, contact us.

Culinary 101

In this area you'll learn the basics of cooking, including cooking methods, equipment, and some science behind how food works.

The Smokehouse

Here you'll learn all about barbecue and cooking with smoke.

Food Trucks

Head off the road onto this dusty lot to learn about authentic street tacos, food truck foods, and street cuisines from many countries. I recommend the arrachera.

Things that are Wet

This recreation area teaches you all about flavor with sauces, dips, drinks, soups, and more.

The Commercial Kitchen

Welcome to the Big-Time world of cooking in a commercial kitchen and production food. This is a rare view into the tools and techniques in a professional kitchen and some tips about how you can bring some of what you learn here into your own kitchen. You'll also learn about manufacturing processes and some advanced food science used in the commercial world.

Seafood

Bring your bathing suit and get ready to learn all about our oceans, rivers, and lakes, the food we get from them, and how we can help protect them. Learn why some fish smell fishy and how to cook these special and wonderful foods.

The Hood

This area has homes of chefs who will teach you recipes, technique, and cooking secrets. This is one of the most exciting areas of town!

The Farm

The Farm is where you'll learn about growing food and raising animals that are part of our food system, sustainability, hydroponics, bees and pollination, and other important areas about how we get our food and how we can help make our food system better for us and the planet.

The Grocery Store

Come to the Grocery Store to learn about produce, meats, fish, and staples. Learn what's in foods, how to shop, how to store things, how long they keep, nutrition, and many other super useful facts that will help make you a culinary wizard.

The Library

Come to the Library to find articles, links to book, videos, and other research when you are ready to do a deep dive into a subject area, get inspired, or further explore.

The Cheese Shop

Cheese is just the beginning. Here you learn about all kinds of fermentation, including kimchi, pickles, and sauerkraut, breads, vanilla & chocolate, yogurt, and other culinary delights.

The Gym

The Gym is where you learn about exercise, nutrition, health, safety, and everything else about how to keep yourself feeling great and happy.

The Bakery

Come to the Bakery to learn all about how the professionals create pastries, breads, cakes, pies, and other edible arts!

The Castle

The Castle is a gateway to another land — in this case, our YouTube page.