French Cooking Class

Learn how to cook French Cuisine from award winning and classically trained chef, and member of the Co-op, Thompson Tran. We will cook a number of dishes together and sit down to enjoy the meal we prepared. 

Menu includes:

Starter: Scallop en Croûte: Tender scallops seasoned with herbs and white wine, wrapped in puff pastry.

Soup: Shrimp Bisque: A creamy and delicious smooth soup.

Main Course: Coq au Vin Jaune: A sophisticated variant of Coq au Vin with chicken cooked slowly with mushrooms and cream. 

Dessert: Fruit Mille-Feuille with Crème Légère: Layers of crisp puff pastry alternating with a light crème légère and fresh seasonal fruits.

Tickets are worth $25. To register for the event, please send an e-transfer to ckcoopkw@gmail.com. There are only 5 spaces left for the class, so register ASAP!

Biography of Thompson Tran

Originally from Langley B.C, Tran's Culinary career began as a dishwasher and busser at the age of 14 at his faily's restaurant. He spent several years cooking throughout the Vancouver restaurant circuit, and at several prestigious food institutions namely Bishop's and Il Giardino. In 2017, he moved to Kitchener ON to expand his reach for his award-winning flagship sauce Nuoc Cham and Ot (Sweet Chili) and opened 2 restaurants. 

Currently, Thompson is the owner and executive chef of Kitchener's award-winning Woden Food Boat Company, a hidden gem serving up casual Vietnamese-inspired food in an eclectic and unique industrial restaurant. He believes deeply in sustainability and localism and strives to be zero waste through active leadership and community participation. His restaurant also happens to be one of the only in the world that is saran, foil, Styrofoam and parchment free. 

As a former teaching chef instructor, Chef Thompson has worked in the private and public sector of the food industry and has spent many years honing his skills. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in classical guitar performance, a Bachelor of Education, a diploma from the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and his Level 2 Wine and Spirit Education Trust. In pursuit of happiness, he also took a two-year hiatus from both cooking and teaching to pursue a musical dream that culminated in a Grammy Award nomination in 2010.

Thompson now lives in the close-knit community of Kitchener, Ontario, with his lovely wife, two darling children, abd their lovable fur ball Jetson. For further inquires or general information, please email admin@wbfood.ca or call 519-489-0123, or visit http://www.wbfood.ca