Studios

The original studio is located in a school house in Boulder, Colorado. The Main Course is offered in a variety of studio locations in the United States. Availability of additional courses varies in each location. The course may be offered once a week, twice a week, as a week intensive, or as weekend intensives. Classroom size varies.

Boulder, Colorado
Lauren Gennett
www.TheNaturalCookStudio.com
303-444-8068

Minnetonka, Minnesota
Wendy Pilhofer
Natural Cook Studio Minesota
612-801-2630

Bend, Oregon:
Lisa F. Ehlers CN.,CH.
The Natural Cook Studio of Bend
541-318-0458

Online

The same Main Course that has been improving people’s lives since 1983 is available through your home computer with high speed Internet service. In collaboration with a user-friendly, college-level software program, many Natural Cook Studio courses are available to you 24/7 in the comfort of your own kitchen.

The components include:

• Books – reading assignments, both hard copy and digital
• Video clips – more than 200 short videos teach the details of cooking methods and five theories of cooking
• Recipe sketches – share homework with classmates and teachers
• Group forum – learn from other students’ questions, as well as your own
• Access to instructor – direct contact available through email and phone
• Glossary – hyperlinks throughout to reinforce learning The Language of Cooking
• Quizzes – test your learning and learn from your tests
• Practice – eight basic cooking methods

Each week, a new topic opens in the virtual classroom. The previous week will remain in the classroom for your review. It is important to keep up with weekly studies to complete the course in a timely manner. At the end of the course, you have the option to retake the course with teacher access or audit the course with access to the videos and other classroom materials. There is a small additional cost to repeat and audit.