$49 for a 12-Month Online-Cooking-Classes Membership to Top Chef University ($199.95 Value)
At a moment’s notice, contestants from the Emmy-Award-winning show Top Chef appear in Top Chef University members’ homes, ready to give one-on-one cooking lessons. Though users will meet stars such as Spike Mendelsohn and Stephanie Izard, they don’t have to wipe down the counters or season their neglected cast-iron pans in preparation. That’s because the school’s 200 lessons are all online videos, streamable to any computer.
Top Chef contestants walk members through a slew of cooking methods in 12 one-month courses, each composed of videos ranging from 5–30 minutes long. The easy-to-follow curriculum starts with basic cooking techniques such as sautéing and braising, ending with more advanced recipes for modern and ethnic cuisines from Top Chef All-Stars winner Richard Blais. Each video comes with a printable recipe to save and cherish, along with a Top Chef Certificate of Completion.
