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Check out: the Beverage Alcohol Resource (beveragealcoholresource.com, $3,500)
Founded by David Wondrich, Dale DeGroff and other highly respected spirits authorities, the five-day program is the most comprehensive alcohol and mixology course in the country. All that expertise will cost you, and there are only a handful of sessions each year (the next one is September 28–October 2). Less spendy aspirants can check out BAR’s online offshoot, BarSmarts (barsmarts.com, $65).Barista
Check out: “Coffee Expert: From Plant to Cup” at the International Culinary Center (internationalculinarycenter.com, $595)
This intensive two-day course is an offshoot of illycaffè’s rigorous coffee-training program, Università del Caffè, in Italy. The class will put caffeine hounds through their paces with in-depth botanical tutorials, extensive tasting and training on high-tech espresso equipment (the next one runs October 24–25). Not ready to commit to a lifetime of the jitters? Try a free weekly cupping—or guided coffee tasting—at Counter Culture Coffee (counterculturecoffee.com).Butcher
Check out: the pig-butchering class at the Brooklyn Kitchen (thebrooklynkitchen.com, $75).
Tom Mylan (late of Marlow & Daughters) leads this hands-off how-to on carving a whole heritage hog. You might not get to wield a cleaver, but you will get a sense of your tolerance for blood and guts (and about six pounds of meat to take home). Classes start again this fall, so check the website for updates.—Jordana RothmanRELATED
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Time Out New York / Issue 723 : Aug 6–12, 2009
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For a true hands-on butchery experience you can contact Fleisher' Grass-fed and Organic Meats located in Kingston, NY at www.fleishers.com. They are the real deal and have a truly professional cutting course that they offer over a 6-8 week period. It is not just a demo but an actual butchery program.
Another resource for coffee knowledge is TampTamp Inc. The instructors at TampTamp are intelligent, fun and professional to work with and have a encyclopedic knowledge of coffee. In addition to their knowledge, their palates and barista skills are extraordinarily refined from years of enthusiastic practice. I learned a lot from seasoned coffee professionals that no amount of reading could have ever provided. Class information is at tamptamp.com.