Essential Knife Skills & Foundational Cooking Techniques
Build essential knife skills and develop familiarity with the most important tool in the kitchen, a chef’s knife. Chef Hannah Wong will instruct you on the basic components of a chef’s knife, how to hold a knife properly, how to use a honing steel & your guiding hand effectively, and how to execute classic knife cuts. In the second half of the workshop, turn your perfectly cut vegetables into dishes you can easily execute any day of the week.
About Hannah Wong
Hannah is chef/owner of HAEMA, a street food-inspired and community-focused restaurant opening in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. Since graduating culinary school in 2012, she has worked at restaurants such as Gramercy Tavern and Battersby, while also doing stints in private events and catering. In March of 2019, Hannah and her business partner Yen Ngo opened Van Da, a modern Vietnamese restaurant in the East Village. She is also executive chef of 1:1 Foods, a company that partners with local restaurants to create meal kits and provides culinary resources for food-insecure families in Brooklyn.