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Our Chef-Instructors

The mother-daughter team of Longteine (known among friends and family by her nickname "Nyep") and Nadsa de Monteiro are responsible for the cuisine of The Elephant Walk. Each of them teaches cooking classes throughout the year - Nadsa at The Elephant Walk in Boston and Nyep [with occasional exceptions] at The Elephant Walk in Cambridge.

Nyep's focus tends to be on traditional Cambodian cuisine while Nadsa, more the maverick, will teach traditional and original Cambodian dishes as well as French and even "fusion" cooking, dishes that include techniques and ingredients of more than one culinary tradition.

Gerard Lopez is Nyep's son-in-law and Nadsa's brother-in-law. Chef at The Elephant Walk in Cambridge, born of a Spanish father in Bèziers in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. Gerard teaches primarily French and sometimes Spanish and fusion classes.

Our Current Cooking Class Schedule

Our cooking classes are available for registration, and our cooking class gift certificates are available for sale, ONLINE ONLY, and not in our restaurants.

If you have a Cooking Class Gift Certificate that you would like to redeem, for Gérard's classes, please email Gérard; for both Nadsa's and Nyep's classes, please email Nadsa to redeem your certificates.

All classes are hands on. They run on Saturdays, for about three hours each, in one of our restaurants, and include a sumptuous lunch of the dishes prepared by the class. Gérard's begin at 10:00am. Nyep's and Nadsa's begin at 10:30 a.m. - The one exception is Nyep's "Market Day" class which is an all-day affair that includes a road trip by minibus to visit Asian grocers. The cost for all standard classes is $75 [older $69 Cooking Class Gift Certificates are considered payment-in-full for standard cooking classes]; the cost of the day-long Market Day class is $145.

The following classes will be taught through March 2012:

When	Title/Theme	Chef-Instructor	Location [subject to change]	Register
January 7	"Light, Healthy, and Delicious Meals for After the Holidays" Okay, the parties are over. The jokes about elastic waistbands on our clothes just aren't all that funny anymore. And many of us resolved to "get healthy" with advent of the New Year. Well, this class can help. Learn with Nyep some light and healthy dishes that are easy to prepare quickly, as well as some tips on stocking a pantry with speed, flavor, and nutrition in mind.	Nyep	Cambridge
January 21	"Tapas" Tapas, or “small plates” menus, are fairly common now in a wide cultural array of dining rooms in America. And although Gérard is probably a Frenchman first owing to his mother and the country of his birth, he is the son of a Spanish father. Tapas is indeed in his blood. This class will explore the pleasure and excitement of meals composed of many small dishes, from both Spanish and French perspectives. Visuals and aromas that seduce, flavors that pop, and an experience that ignites passionate repartée – that’s what tapas is all about.	Gérard	Cambridge
January 28	"Don't Compromise on Flavor and Eat Gluten-Free!" This class offers fresh inspirations for preparing a rich, exciting, gourmet, gluten-free meal with strong global influences. Just because some traditional pantry staples are off-limits doesn't mean celiacs can't eat just as well as anyone else!	Nadsa	Boston
February 11	"Perfect Recipes for a Romantic Valentine's Dinner" While we'd certainly love to serve you and your significant other in our restaurants on Valentine's Day, we know that some of the most romantic meals of all are those you make for yourselves, at home. Gérard's passion for good cooking and good company will inspire you through recipes that can help you express your love through food.	Gérard	Cambridge
February 25	"Red and Green Curries for Rice and Rice Noodles" Curry is difficult to define precisely, but what Cambodian curry is NOT is one simple spice mix or powder. Cambodian curries can be many different colors and consistencies. They are always made from scratch from fresh herbs, spices and seeds in a variety of combinations depending on whether a particular curry is to flavor seafood, meat, poultry or simply vegetables. Bright and aromatic, Cambodian curries are quick to put together and provide delicious rewards! - In this class Nyep will teach you some red and green curries for serving with rice and rice noodles.	Nyep	Cambridge
March 3	"Spring Rolls and Rice Noodles" Cambodian is very much a rice-based culinary culture. And, in a sense, this is very much a class based on rice - but rice in its alternate forms. Both spring roll wrappers and the noodles used in Cambodian cooking are made from rice flour. In this class Nyep will teach you how to make The Elephant Walk's extremely popular spring rolls made with rice paper wrappers [with emphasis on how to roll a tight spring roll, and one that won't unravel!], and delicious dishes made with rice noodles.	Nyep	Cambridge	Sign Up Online OR Redeem a Cooking Class Gift Certificate
March 10	"Regional French Cooking: Provence" If you love fresh vegetables, garlic, olive oil and seafood, and seek to discover a French cooking style that shares aspects with Italian (which may even lead to “Pissaladière,” a Provençal "pizza"), this class is for you!	Gérard	Cambridge
March 24	"Simple Steps to Mastering Cambodian Cooking" Ingredients, tools, and techniques - and how they work together - are the building blocks of a culinary tradition. Through preparing some delicious recipes making use of those very resources from her native culture, Nadsa will illuminate a path to mastering Cambodian cooking.	Nadsa	Boston

Questions about our classes?

For questions about classes taught by Chef Gerard Lopez, please contact him directly by email or phone at 617.285.0410.

For questions about classes taught by Chef/Author Longteine de Monteiro or Executive Chef Nadsa de Monteiro, contact Nadsa directly via e-mail or telephone at 617.285.1056.

Cooking Class Gift Certificates Make Creative Gifts!

The Elephant Walk's Cooking Class Gift Certificates are available for purchase ONLINE ONLY. They can be sent either to the lucky recipient directly you or to you so that you may present your gift in person.

Please CLICK HERE to be taken directly to the Cooking Class Gift Certificate page of our secure online store.

Redeeming a Cooking Class Gift Certificate?

To redeem a Cooking Class gift certificate, please select your class from among those currently scheduled and not yet sold out and contact Chef Gerard Lopez directly for his classes via email or telephone at 617.285.0410.

The details of the class will be confirmed to you by the Chef with whom you must confirm your attendance. Please contact your Chef if you have not received details for the class about a week prior to your class date.

For Nadsa's or Nyep's classes, please contact Executive Chef Nadsa de Monteiro directly via email or telephone at 617.285.1056.

 

Cancellation and Refund Policy

--- In order to give our instructors adequate time to fill last-minute empty seats, students are required to give The Elephant Walk 48 Hours Notice (for example, prior to 10:30 a.m. the Thursday before a Saturday class) in order to either cancel - and receive a refund - or move their registration to another class. If such notice is given within 48 hours of the class session, the registration is forfeit and cannot be refunded or reused.

--- The Elephant Walk Restaurant Group instructors reserve the right to cancel or postpone a class for any reason. In the event of such a cancellation, participants can register for another class of their choice in which space is available. Refunds are available on paid registrations upon request in the event of an instructor cancellation.

--- There are no refunds under any circumstances on Cooking Class Gift Certificates. 

 

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