CHOW Classes Paused
In the interest of keeping our membership safe, our classes are on hold until further notice. To sign up & receive updates for 2021 classes, fill out the form below.
CHOW Institute
In Detroit, we currently offer your choice between three different 8-week long, hands-on classes; Introduction to Bartending 101, Mixology and Craft Cocktails, which is an advanced class for Bartending 101 graduates or working bartenders, and a Culinary Food and Fundamental Skills class.
In Lansing, we offer three classes as well; Culinary Food and Fundamental Skills, Introduction to Bartending 101, and a Soft Skills class.
We partner with High Road employers and placement agencies to create a job on ramp for our graduates!
Detroit Classes
Intro to Bartending
This course covers:
- Learning & executing quality soft skills service
- Understanding technical service & dining terminology
- Basics of wine & beer
- Speed rack order
- How to free pour over 25 cocktails from memory
- Access to resume & interviewing guidance
- TIPS Certification
- Direct connections with our restaurant association members & partners for possible placement!
Register here for Monday evening Bartending 101 classes (April 20th – June 8th):
Register here for Wednesday evening Bartending 101 classes (April 22nd – June 10th)
Mixology and Craft Cocktails 201 (8 Weeks)
This hands-on course provides an opportunity for Bartending 101 graduates and working bartenders to create their own signature drink, focusing on the “art and craft of the cocktail.”
This course covers:
- History of spirits, wine and drinking culture
- Understanding flavor profiles to create balanced and well-crafted drinks
- Knowledge of drink “families”
- Garnishing, and bar chefing
- Alcohol safety and bartending laws
- TIPS certification
Register here for Tuesday evening Mixology classes (April 21st – June 9th):
Culinary Art and Fundamental Skills 101 (8 Weeks)
This course covers:
- Rules of the professional kitchen,
- Introduction to kitchen stations, roles and responsibilities in the kitchen
- Mise en place and knife skills
- Proper sanitation, food storage and food rotation
- Basic recipes and cooking techniques
- Serve Safe training and certification, at no cost
- Upon course completion you will be job ready!
Register here for Wednesday evening Culinary Food and Fundamental Skills classes (April 22nd – June 10th):
Lansing Classes
Culinary Art and Fundamental Skills 101 (8 Weeks)
This course covers:
- Rules of the kitchen and roles and responsibilities in the kitchen
- Introduction to kitchen stations
- Vegetable prep and knife skills,
- Storage and food rotation, and
- Basic recipes for preparation of sauces, vinaigrettes, french fries, salads, egg dishes, poultry, fish, and shellfish.
Banquet Bartending and Art of Service 101 (8 weeks)
This course offers:
- Barback basics
- Preparation of classic and contemporary cocktails
- Origins of vodka, gin, whiskey, tequila, rum and brandy
- Craft beer knowledge, and the
- Art of bartending hospitality
And with an introduction to the restaurant industry and principles of hospitality, the students also learn about:
- Points of service
- Taking reservations
- Different categories of restaurants, grooming standards, restaurant terminology, greeting the table, menu presentation and taking orders
Soft Skills Training and Art of Service (3 weeks)
This course offers:
- Employment Readiness
- Resume Preparation
- Introduction to the restaurant industry and principles of hospitality
- Points of service
- Taking reservations
- Different categories of restaurants
- Grooming standards
- Restaurant terminology
- Greeting the table
- Menu presentation
- Taking orders, and
- Full meal service, including coffee, tea, beer, wine and spirits.