Short-term culinary courses

Secrets of European Pastries and Artisanal Bread

Discover the art of making classic French desserts and create edible masterpieces at École Ducasse India. Our four-session short course is designed for all those passionate about baking and pastry-making. The workshop series offers home cooks, hobbyists, and food enthusiasts opportunities to learn the techniques required to make professional dishes in their home environment.

Learn to make Parisian favourites like choux pastries, tarts, and pies. Create rich, egg-free desserts, and even get an introduction to artisanal bread and yeast dough. Whip up creamy fillings and bake a variety of delicious cakes with an expert chef-instructor from École Ducasse India.

Weekend 1 - Decadent Chocolate Desserts

Learn to make a chocolate soufflé, fondant, cheesecake, fudge brownie, hazelnut chocolate tart, chocolate mousse and gateau. Work with various types of chocolates and pair them to create a variety of spectacular desserts.

Weekend 2 - Egg-free Baking

Discover the science of egg-free baking and understand the role of an egg in recipes. Cook with substitutes for the protein and learn to make a fruit cake, baked cheesecake, Scottish sable, baked yoghurt, baklava, herbed focaccia and multigrain panini.

Weekend 3 - Choux, Tarts and Pies

Learn to make lemon meringue tarts, classic apple pies, chocolate praline choux, eclairs, Paris-Brest, churros, fruit tarts and quiches. Practice the all-in technique, foaming, sanding, stewing, frying, meringues and the use of sugar.

Weekend 4 - Artisanal Bread

Understand the science of bread-making through a step-by-step process. Learn the method of preparing the dough and bake enriched and lean bread with high levels of hydration. These include baguettes, multigrain ciabatta, pesto dinner rolls, Korean cheese buns, burger buns, pao, sponge focaccia, grissini, lavash and other bread from around the world.

Master Classic and Contemporary Bakes

Continue your pâtissier journey with an introduction to modern travel cakes. Create artisanal desserts and achieve the consistency of a professional chef with each bake. In the second session, put your skills to the test and prepare all the elements required for an exquisite, multi-layered dessert entremet. Delve into the French culinary technique and make petit gateaux with various flavours including raspberry rose, lime cocoa and hazelnut praline.

The series ends with a workshop on all things chocolates and teach participants how to make truffles, roachers and bonbons. The course allows participants to temper chocolate and understand the many applications of the ingredient.

Weekend 1 - Travel Cakes

Learn to make orange chocolate cake, caramelised milk cake, banana cake, pineapple upside down, carrot and cream cheesecake, blueberry crumble and yellow butter cake. Apply the creaming or all-in method and create components with different textures and tastes. Achieve consistency each time you bake and avoid the common pitfalls in cake-making.

Weekend 2 - Entremets

Learn to build entremets and create multiple components of a cake like gels, jellies, compotes, crunches, various sponges and textures. Make cocoa meringues and cook with tropical fruits, herbs and wild berries. Vegetarian options are available too.

Weekend 3 - Petit Gateaux

Prepare gels, compotes, sponges and mousses. Learn the emulsion, foaming and glazing techniques and make raspberry, rose lychee, lime cocoa, hazelnut chocolate and cheesecake.

Weekend 4 - Chocolate Workshop

Know about various cacao beans and understand the concept of bean to bar. Learn to temper chocolate and apply these techniques to prepare truffles, rochers, bonbon and pralines, gianduja, garnishes and chocolate bars.

Create Exquisite Cakes

Join an award-winning chef and fondant artist at École Ducasse ISH Gurugram for a four-weekend workshop on creating sculptured cakes. Learn to combine your creativity and design edible masterpieces during our step-by-step classes. Add depth and detail to make hyper-realistic cakes that stand out at the dinner table. Discover something new in each session as you take inspiration from everyday life to make stunning cakes.

Master the fundamentals of fondant before working on the structure of each cake and decorate tiered wedding cakes with gum-paste flowers and delicate designs. Bake gourmet cupcakes with handmade royal icing and fondant!

Weekend 1 - Gourmet Cupcakes

Learn the art of piping and moulding to make cupcakes with figurines and garnishes. Work with fondant and royal icing to create gourmet cupcakes.

Weekend 2 - Fondant Workshop

Make your own fondant and learn to make modelled structures. Balance edible fondant structures and even learn how to protect your culinary artwork.

Weekend 3 - Sculptured Cakes

Design your own cakes and learn to create towering desserts. Learn to balance cakes and create structural plans for them.

Weekend 4 - Wedding Cakes

Learn the art of creating tiered cakes that are not only artistic but also hold their form. Work with gum paste, and flower paste and understand the rice paper technique too.

Explore the Fundamentals of Food

Whisk, flip, chop and knead your evenings into a culinary affair! Join fellow food enthusiasts in this hands-on culinary experience exploring the fundamentals of Italian and American cuisine and take your abilities to the next level. Learn to make classic stocks and soups with the ideal consistency and textures. Plate up delicious salads, burgers and sandwiches with fresh ingredients to impress your guests. Create authentic pasta dishes and prepare traditional Italian sauces that your friends and family will love!

The course will end with a class on rice-based dishes like risottos, paella and stews, and teach participants how to braise, brine and roast a range of meats.

Weekend 1 - Basic and Advanced Soups

Learn to make international soups and master techniques like pureeing, clarifying, simmering, emulsifying and thickening. Achieve the desired texture and consistency each time.

Weekend 2 - Salads, Burgers and Sandwiches

Prepare healthy alternatives to some of the most popular dishes in the world. Plate and present food for guests and learn about various dressings, fillings and party displays.

Weekend 3 - Pasta and Gnocchi Workshop

Prepare pastas with classic and contemporary sauces. Learn basic and advanced techniques and make handmade gnocchi, pasta and more.

Weekend 4 - Risotto, Paella and Stews

Learn to cook rice with basic meats and seafood. Learn techniques like simmering, stewing and even texture manipulation.

Step into the Exotic World of Indian Cuisine

Learn the fundamentals of Indian cuisine and continue to create incredible gravies and curries. Get a taste of Goan cuisine and celebrate the endless variety of seafood from the coastal state. In the following session, you shall know more about Ayurvedic principles and understand the basics of braising, baking, roasting and steaming.

Then, you’ll dive into the decadent world of Nawabi cuisine and learn to prepare food enjoyed by the royal families of India. Add more flavour to your dishes and explore the rich heritage of each recipe in the last class of the course.

Weekend 1 - Introduction to Indian Gravies and Sauces

Learn to stew, boil and preserve to create various Indian gravies and other culinary delights. Learn about spice blends and herbs and use them to prepare various gravies.

Weekend 2 - Introduction to Ayurveda

Learn the nuances of Ayurveda and apply natural principles to create exquisite dishes. Understand methods like roasting, baking, steaming and braising.

Weekend 3 - Introduction to Goan Cuisine

Prepare traditional Goan food and learn techniques like stewing, grilling, stir-frying and more. Explore a potpourri of flavours and celebrates the endless variety of seafood. Learn to prepare local favourites like juicy prawns, crunchy fish and more.

Weekend 4 - Cooking for the Maharajas

Learn about the royal cuisines from Sailana, Baroda, Awadh, Hyderabad and Kashmir. Understand and apply culinary methods like dum, braising and marination.

Discover the Secrets of a Masterchefs

Learn the culinary techniques and trends during the four-weekend course at École Ducasse ISH Gurugram. Refine your skills in the kitchen and acquire the necessary knowledge for gourmet cooking. At the same time, you’ll understand all you need to know about molecular gastronomy with an expert chef.

In the last class of the course, you shall learn the art of plating and food presentation along with mastering modern techniques like smoking and sous vide.

Weekend 1 - Fine Dining Food

Learn to plate and present gourmet food and master techniques like grilling and pan searing. Prepare well-balanced menus, learn to pair different flavours and textures, and create dishes that will ‘wow’ your guests.

Weekend 2 - Basic Molecular Gastronomy Workshop

Alter flavours and textures through spherification, gelification, espuma and other gastronomy techniques.

Weekend 3 - Advanced Molecular Gastronomy Workshop

Learn to infuse and combine various flavour pairings effectively. Practice advanced molecular techniques like reverse spherification, foam making and dehydration.

Weekend 4 - Advanced Culinary Techniques

Learn sous vide and the smoking technique to make pates and terrines. Understand how temperature plays a role in producing tender meats and vegetables. Plate aesthetically pleasing charcuterie broads with cold cuts and their accompaniments.