City Editor Kyle here 👋. The only thing I love more than eating pizza? Making it. I took a hands-on pizza-making class at Greenville Tech’s Truist Culinary & Hospitality Innovation Center (CHI), where we got our hands dirty, learned a lot, and feasted on our creations.
Read on to see how the class went + to learn how you can Try This yourself.
These ingredients + some magic = mouthwatering pizza.
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What we tried (with pricing):
Perfecting our sauces.
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I joined nine classmates for a three-hour class in CHI’s commercial kitchen . We each received an apron and a course packet with recipes + ingredients to make dough and sauce. Different spices and toppings were at our disposal to personalize our two Neapolitan pizzas and one additional style ‘za (Sicilian or Detroit) — all to be cooked in CHI’s woodfire ovens — and, of course, to be eaten afterward.
Hands-on classes like this are $89, and demonstrations + tastings are $39.
They call this “The Steering Wheel.”
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What not to miss:
All of Chef Jay’s steps were shown on a TV screen as well.
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Our course instructor, Chef Jay, is an experienced culinary educator. He thoroughly walked us through each step of the pizza-making process and explained different techniques + best practices, like what flours yield different types of crust and how to spot overworked dough.
He even had a dad joke or two to keep the class laughing. You could say Chef Jay had a-pizza all our hearts.
The more cheese, the merrier.
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What we’re still talking about:
Grade A student in pizza.
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Did you know that when you sign up for a cooking class at CHI, you’re officially enrolled as a Greenville Tech continuing education student? Once you wrap your class, you’ll receive a certificate of completion showing fulfillment of continuing education hours. I now have .3 CE credits and pizza leftovers for days.
How you can experience this:
Check out CHI’s class schedules and sign up for a class. Up next?
Hands-On:
- CHI Cuisines: Southern Table — News Year’s Dinner on Fri., Dec. 2
Demonstration + Tasting:
- Bakeshop 201: Beyond the Basics — Yule Log on Thurs., Dec. 1
- CHI Favorites: Holiday Traditions on Thurs., Dec. 8
Things to know if you go:
- Experience: Take a culinary course at Greenville Tech
- Price: $39-89
- Website: https://chigreenville.com/recreational-classes.html
- Address: 556 Perry Ave., Ste. B114, Greenville, SC 29611
- Hours: Hours vary by class
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