Culinary Institute offers community culinary classes, Oct. 10

With holidays rapidly approaching, now’s the time to prepare for the season with Oregon Coast Culinary Institute’s award-winning Chef Randy Torres and remove the stress from your culinary planning. The Culinary Institute and Chef Torres are offering special classes through the end of the year to help you prepare classic dishes for your holiday table and more. To register, call 541.888.1540. All classes will be taught at the Culinary Institute on the Southwestern Oregon Community College Campus, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. Classes include: Holiday Parties, Date: Thursday, Oct. 13, Time: 6-9 p.m., Price: $75. Description: Chef Torres will teach you secrets from the pros about classic dishes for your holiday parties. Sauces, Date: Thursday, Nov. 3, Time: 6-9 p.m., Price: $75. Description: Sauces are always the foundation of a great meal. In this course Chef Torres will teach you how to prepare sauces from around the world. Pair these sauces with tasty dishes that are sure to satisfy your friends and family. Seafood Cooking, Date: Tuesday, Nov. 15, Time: 9:00 AM – Noon, Price: $75. Description: This class will cover the basics of preparation and proper fish cooking so that preparing the bounty of the sea will no longer be a mystery. Pasta Making, Date: Saturday, Dec. 3, Time: 9:00 AM – Noon, Price: $75. Description: This basic pasta class demystifies the process so you can make fresh pasta yourself. This class will cover many shapes including the classics. With more than 20 years culinary experience, Chef Torres is noted as the 2013 American Culinary Federation (ACF) Western Region educator of the year. In July, Chef Torres and his OCCI student culinary team also won the ACF National Championship.