Prep Kitchen Essentials is a retail store and cooking school located on Seal Beach Boulevard in Seal Beach. The company offers a wide range of products and services for clients, including a large selection of kitchenware, numerous cooking classes and instructional programs. The store offers kitchen products from a variety of brands such as Bodum, Bosch, Chilewich, Garnier Thiebaut, Shun and Staub. Prep also offers numerous cooking classes, including one-on-one instruction in a wide range of subjects, including vegetarian cooking, breadmaking, sauces 101, party favorites, Italian recipes, gourmet meals and baking. The company offers private events, dinner clubs, cheese tastings, bridal showers and group events. Call for more information.
Manatee Technical Institute (MTI) is a state-supported school that offers employer-driven career education for high school and adult students. Its 30-acre campus, located in West Bradenton adjacent to Bayshore and Central high schools and just north of State College of Florida, has 23 permanent buildings and more than 20 portable classrooms. There is also an MTI branch campus located in East Manatee.
MTI students have earned more SkillsUSA medals than any other school in the nation. The school offers valuable job training for students who will soon enter the workforce or adult students looking to improve their skills or qualify for higher paying jobs. MTI is more affordable than many alternatives and offers financial assistance. Students can enroll in a variety of online training courses.
Professional chef Eric Crowley offers a variety of programs to teach adults and children how to cook and bake. This includes summer camps for kids, couples nights, group cooking parties and corporate team building events.