Private canape class held at our commissary kitchen

On Sunday June 12, Select played host to a small group of couples for a private canape class at our kitchen. This session for 6 people was offered as a silent auction prize at last year's Taste Local! Taste Fresh! event.

We started our afternoon with a quick tour of Select's shiny new facility, including our expansion into the lower level of our building for increased storage for our props, rental items, and decor. If you've never been inside a catering company's commissary, it's quite a sight!

This class would easily translate into a party at your home, and we supply all ingredients and tools, as well as all the clean-up. For more information about this style of interactive event, call our office or send us an email - 519-650-4777 or info@selectservice.ca

Each couple was presented with a booklet of the recipes we made during the session, to try out their new culinary skills at home.

The stations for our guests to work at

Complete with a Select Service apron

Chef Kelvin prepares the last few ingredients before our guests arrive for the class. We kept the workload light and easy, with everything pre-made and pre-sliced, ready for canape production

Small bowls for each station, with everything they need within reach

The first ambitious students dive right in to making our signature fresh spring rolls

Chef Kelvin make fresh Asian inspired crepes for the chicken parcel canapes coming up later in the class

Phyllo pastry is a great option for canapes - quick and easy, and readily available in the freezer section at the grocery store. We showed our students a few different ways to present phyllo items

Phyllo cups are a great canape option for either warm items or chilled salads. These larger muffin-cup sized shells would be perfect topper for a salad at your next dinner party. Simply fill with a warm or chilled mix and serve

Easy tart shells to make at home - cut out tortillas and bake until crisp. Brush with a flavoured oil for a little extra flavour

The finished Asian chicken crepe bundles and fresh spring rolls, ready to eat

The best part of the class is eating everything you've created at the end!

No meal would be complete with dessert. We had our students roll pepper and grains of Paradise chocolate truffles in coconut, cocoa powder, and chopped maple pepper pecans

All packed and ready to head home with their treats, our guests all left with a box of their homemade truffles.