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Chef Eric Jacques Crowley

Chef Eric Jacques Crowley is a seasoned, professional chef and the founder, owner and chef instructor at his dynamic cooking school, Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom, where he has shaped the careers of many professional chefs.

Read Chef Eric’s full bio here

Our Story

Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom is a top-notch cooking school that offers hands-on experience and technical education with a seasoned professional chef. Many students of the school are aspiring professional chefs or current chefs who are seeking to improve their skills. Located in West Los Angeles, and founded in 2003, Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom provides students with access to a professionally designed kitchen, furnished with high-end equipment, and a diverse calendar of professional programs and recreational classes. Read more here

Media Appearances / Features

Chef Eric has hosted television shows at the Culinary Classroom including NBC’s Channel 4 Reporters for a Cooking Class Session, Good Day LA, Channel 11’s Morning Show, as they joined him live to see the Children’s Summer Cooking Camps in action. E! Entertainment, Your LA on Channel 4 and Cosmo Times as they showcased his Couples Romantic/Date Night Cooking Classes, TruTV on Upscale with Prentice Penny showcasing his cooking style, and the Associated Press as they highlighted our Children’s Summer Culinary Camps.  

He has visited Television studios including KCAL 9 News for a Holiday Entertaining cooking segment, KTLA 5 News for a Super Bowl cooking segment, Mother’s Day Brunch cooking segment, and Tailgating Grilling cooking segment featuring Chef Eric’s Savory Seasonings – Sizzle and Smooth Spice Blends, and Hallmark’s Channel’s Home and Family Morning Show teaching Candace Cameron how to make Sushi! He has been a Guest Chef on CitiCable 3’s Community Cooking Television in Torrance.

He and the Classroom have been featured on SoCal.com and LA’s The Place – Los Angeles Magazine at lastheplace.com.  He has been written up in the Los Angeles Business Journal, The Orange County Register, the Beverly Press News, Valley Scene Magazine, The Daily News, Voyage LA Magazine, and many other publications and Cooking Blogs sharing his love of cooking and many recipes.

In media interviews, Chef Eric can demonstrate and discuss:

• How to make a romantic date night dinner with oven-roasted salmon with herb vinaigrette, brown rice pilaf with stir-fried asparagus and mushrooms, molten chocolate cake;

• One simple recipe that every child will love: deep-dish French toast;

• A healthy recipe, good for any level of cooking, seared scallops with garlic and citrus zest;

• A vegan dish that vegetable haters will love: grilled Portobello mushroom with pesto and roasted red bell pepper;
• Five items every cook should own;
• Five ingredients every cook should have in their kitchen;

• One common herb to include in your shopping basket;

• One sauce everyone should know how to make, Romesco sauce;

• Delicious seasonal dishes;
• And more!

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