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Cuisine

Seafood Cuisine

A multi-week deep dive into Seafood cooking — fundamentals, regional variation, and dishes you can run as service.

Duration

14weeks

Classes

27

Total Hours

280

Tuition

$6,000 – $7,000

Reserve your seat

Rolling monthly cohorts of six. Hold your seat with a deposit — talk to us before you commit.

Reserve your seat

$500 deposit · Payment plans

What to Expect

When it runs

Rolling enrollment — new cohorts start each month. Your welcome call will lock in your specific start date based on partner-kitchen availability.

Where you’ll train

Inside a working Breadfruit-certified partner kitchen in your area. Real production environment, real service hours, real chef instruction.

Who teaches you

The partner chef who runs the place, or their certified lead instructor. Someone who cooks for a living — not a classroom teacher.

Time commitment

Roughly 20 hours per week — typically 5 hours per day, 4 days a week. Day or evening schedule, set during onboarding to fit your life.

Class size

Six students per cohort. Small enough that the chef knows your hands.

Who it’s for

Career-builders, career-switchers, and serious home cooks alike. No prerequisites. No GED required. We meet you where your hands are.

What it includes

All ingredients and materials. A starter set of essential tools. A Breadfruit Academy Certificate of Completion. Access to job placement through Breadfruit Connect on graduation.

Paying for it

Three- and six-month payment plans available. Scholarships and sliding scale for working cooks — ask on your welcome call. No tuition is due before your first day.

The Curriculum

Week 1

Introduction to Seafood Cuisine

  • Class 1 Course Overview and Seafood Culinary Basics
  • Class 2 Essential Ingredients and Equipment

Week 2

Fish Selection and Preparation

  • Class 3 Understanding Fish Types and Quality
  • Class 4 Filleting and Preparing Fish

Week 3

Cooking Techniques: Grilling, Baking, and Poaching

  • Class 5 Grilling and Searing Fish
  • Class 6 Baking and Poaching Fish

Week 4

Shellfish and Crustaceans

  • Class 7 Preparing and Cooking Shellfish
  • Class 8 Cooking Crustaceans

Week 5

Seafood Stews and Soups

  • Class 9 Classic Seafood Soups
  • Class 10 Seafood Stews and Bouillabaisse

Week 6

Sushi and Sashimi

  • Class 11 Sushi Rice and Preparation
  • Class 12 Making Sushi Rolls and Nigiri

Week 7

Seafood in Modern Cuisine

  • Class 13 Contemporary Seafood Dishes
  • Class 14 Seafood Plating and Presentation

Week 8

Final Projects and Review

  • Class 15 Student Projects (continued)
  • Class 16 Course Review and Q&A

Week 9

Introduction to Seafood Cuisine

  • Class 1 Course Overview and Seafood Culinary Basics
  • Class 2 Essential Ingredients and Equipment

Week 10

Fish Selection and Preparation

  • Class 3 Understanding Fish Types and Quality
  • Class 4 Filleting and Preparing Fish

Week 11

Cooking Techniques: Grilling, Baking, and Poaching

  • Class 5 Grilling and Searing Fish
  • Class 6 Baking and Poaching Fish

Week 12

Shellfish and Crustaceans

  • Class 7 Preparing and Cooking Shellfish
  • Class 8 Cooking Crustaceans

Week 13

Seafood Stews and Soups

  • Class 9 Classic Seafood Soups
  • Class 10 Seafood Stews and Bouillabaisse

Week 14

Sushi and Sashimi

  • Class 11 Sushi Rice and Preparation
What You Walk Away With
  • ·A Breadfruit Academy Certificate of Completion — signed by your instructor.
  • ·Skills you can use Monday — not classroom theory.
  • ·A portfolio of work you produced during the program.
  • ·Job placement access through Breadfruit Connect — the hiring marketplace for graduates.
  • ·A reference from the chef who taught you. Real, named, and reachable.
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