Few week crash course in cooking or pastry?

[shivohum]

Suppose I had two or three weeks, and I wanted to intensively learn as much as I could about how to cook or make pastry or both, starting from a novice level.

I wouldn't need a degree or any kind of marketability -- just highly rigorous and intensive instruction (8-10 hours a day?), and good kitchen space in which to be instructed.

Any recommendations on what might be my best options? A cooking school course? Private tutor? Special trips to a cooking program in a foreign country (I'm in the US)?

Oh, and I should add that I'm interested strictly in vegetarian cuisine.

Any help much appreciated. Thanks!

Edited July 1, 2007 by shivohum (log)

[WiscoNole]

http://ciachef.edu/enthusiasts/programs/

[shivohum]

http://ciachef.edu/enthusiasts/programs/

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Thanks. This is really helpful! Does anyone have any other ideas?