There s an old joke that goes "Why did the Doctor become a Chef?" Answer: "Because he wanted to cure the ham." Chef Todd Mohr brings two careers of experience as host and creator of WebCookingClasses.com. After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts and Broadcasting from Long Island University, Todd s career in Advertising and Marketing included positions in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Columbia, South Carolina; and Raleigh, North Carolina. Who is Chef Todd Mohr? After years in media, Todd found himself a Regional Sales Manager, and didn t like what he saw. From 6 figures to 6 dollars an hour in one afternoon, is how he describes it. I quit my job, I sold my home, I sold everything I owned in a front-lawn garage sale and enrolled in culinary school, he recounts. At Baltimore International Culinary College, he earned a dual culinary degree in cooking and baking, graduating cum laude. Combining his business acumen with his new diploma, Now Chef Todd Mohr accepted a position at the National Security Agency in Washington, DC, feeding 15,000 military top brass and civilian professionals twice daily. With skills to cook for thousands of people, Todd returned to Raleigh, as the Executive Chef at a large hospital. He created Savor Hospitality in 2002, just months after the tragedy of September 11 th. There couldn t have been a worse time to start a business, but Chef Todd did. Savor Hospitality quickly grew from office-building cafeteria to one of the most respected business dining catering companies in the area, serving many of the nation s largest companies. Chef Todd found his true passion and calling when he opened The Cooking School in 2007. As I taught classes, I began to realize that if you cook for 15,000 people or for 2 people, the cooking methods are exactly the same. Chef Todd began to promote The Cooking School at Savor Hospitality with cooking videos on YouTube, quickly generating a worldwide audience of thousands learning a new way to approach cooking. Hundreds of emails telling of the life-changing effects of Chef Todd s instruction motivated him to create WebCookingClasses.com in June 2009. Chef Todd Mohr s passion is to bring a new cause to the cooking world. I want to free people from the limitations and intimidations of the written recipe and empower them to cook like an artist paints or a musician plays, with artistic interpretation and basic methods, he says proudly. So, why did the Advertising and Marketing Executive become a Chef? To empower the home cook over written recipes, to cook with their personal likes, dislikes, and artistic interpretation. Or, maybe he was just tired of poaching clients.
What is Web Cooking Classes? WebCookingClasses.com frees students from the frustrations of written recipes and empowers them to create meals with basic cooking methods that cookbooks never tell. WebCookingClasses.com is an educational and entertaining online cooking university for home cooks and professionals. We provide online video cooking lessons for students to learn cooking on their own time, in their own home, at a cheaper cost than other forms of cooking instruction, via a monthly membership. WebCookingClasses.com is not a library of recipes for people to wander aimlessly through. Actually, there s not a single recipe in any of the three 16-week modules,, Advanced Cooking Methods, and Pro Cooking Techniques, 48 weeks total. Each weekly video lesson empowers the student with the knowledge behind basic cooking methods, building on the skills from the previous week, combining skills through homework tasks, and progressing toward the ability to cook anything and everything without written recipes. Students have a week to perfect the skill before moving to a more advanced level. WebCookingClasses.com eliminates fears and doubts about cooking by teaching basic techniques designed to take the stress out of cooking, be a more confident cook, have more cooking ideas, and cook different food, all while improving the nutritional quality of food, saving money at the grocery and by reducing take-out meals, while improving the lives of the entire family with skills that last a lifetime. Chef Todd Mohr hosts each 20-30 minute weekly lesson with an approach to teaching that makes him compelling to watch. Through his engaging, fun, light-hearted approach to cooking, use of analogy and quantifiable cues during the process, Chef Todd creates successful, thoughtful cooks. The home cook s biggest kitchen issue isn t cooking, says Chef Todd. The home cook s biggest frustration in cooking is the written recipe. Finding new recipes, buying ingredients for recipes, collecting recipes, fixing recipes that don t work, it s all exhausting. No wonder people hate cooking. They re going about it the wrong way. WebCookingClasses.com produces creative cooks and eliminates the need for written recipes, cookbooks, food TV shows, and even culinary school with a solid foundation of the theories behind cooking in a unique program structured to maximize retention in the shortest time.
Student Testimonials: Just a few out of hundreds of people whose lives have changed Ken Roberts, "[WebCookingClasses] is WONDERFUL and VERY informative for learning all of the basic cooking skills you need to cook everything. Chef Todd's style of teaching is great. It's funny and entertaining, while sharing a wealth of knowledge - knowledge that I haven't found anywhere else. Because of many obligations, I cannot even think of attending formal culinary arts school right now. This online cooking 'school' is an awesome alternative. They are worth the money for anyone who wants to learn to cook!" Gregg Rhodes, "This experience has been a real eye opener for me. People always told me that I was an excellent cook, but I have learned valuable things in Web Cooking Classes that I didn't expect to learn. Web Cooking Classes has taught me the basics I didn't even know I was missing. I have gained confidence, gotten much quicker at prep and love the knife skills I've learned. This has helped me cook better healthy meals and I am now a successful, happy and healthy diabetic. Chef Todd's instruction has taken my cooking to a new level and helped me to put some fine touches to my favorite hobby." Ana Echenique, I was a Beginner Cook with some experience hoping to learn cooking techniques to apply to many foods. Because of Web Cooking Classes, I now have the confidence and ability to change recipes, using ingredients on hand. This has given me a greater ability to cook a variety of foods. I now have confidence to entertain, no longer stuck in a recipe and afraid to change things. Web Cooking Classes will liberate you into a free thinking cook. Steve Page, When I discovered Web Cooking Classes, I was an adequate cook, looking to eliminate the "Hit or Miss" factor in cooking. We used to eat out three times a week and now cook at home almost every night. We also entertain for friends at least once a week, and even our most mundane meals are improved through better cooking methods. I now enjoy food delivered at the proper temperature that is neither burnt nor dried out. Web Cooking Classes is a great investment and will change your life for the better." Dave Allison, I liked to cook but lacked the confidence to experiment. Learning techniques in Web Cooking Classes changed all that and completely eliminated my stress over cooking. I now cook 5 to 10 times every week using the skills I learned from Chef Todd." Ken Handley, When I discovered Web Cooking Classes, I was a total novice with one main goal: to be able to cook and serve up nice meals for my family. What I ended up with was confidence in the kitchen, which I didn t have before. I used to panic! My cooking has increased 100% considering I did none previously. If you want to be able to cook nice meals for your family, and you are considering investing in Web Cooking Classes, I say, go for it!
Further information about Chef Todd Mohr andwebcookingclasses.com Resources: WebCookingClasses.com Website: http://www.webcookingclasses.com NoRecipeLifestyle.com Website: http://www.norecipelifestyle.com Chef Todd s Mission Statement Video: http://www.webcookingclasses.com/how-to-cook-arecipe/cooking/784/ Chef Todd s YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/cheftoddmohr Chef Todd Sample Video: (demo reel) http://www.screencast.com/t/gi8sjogo Extended interview with Chef Todd Mohr: www.reluctantgourmet.com/chef_todd_mohr.htm Examples of WebCookingClasses Videos: (This is public content, similar course videos are protected for members only) Dicing Onions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oizr9cppe1q Buying Knives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydvghgsqoqe How to Make Crepes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vojynwdnr70 Burn Your Recipes, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 http://www.webcookingclasses.com/cooking-dvd/ Holiday Cooking Success Course http://www.webcookingclasses.com/holiday-course-2 French Food Finds: Buy Fresh, Cook Simple, Eat Well DVD http://www.webcookingclasses.com/easy-healthy-meals/ Chef Todd s Complete Fresh Approach To Cooking System http://www.webcookingclasses.com/fresh-in-season-cooking/ Chef Todd s Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/chef.todd.mohr Twitter with Chef Todd: http://twitter.com/cheftoddmohr Chef Todd s favorite video (it s silly) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruzkn95sjfq Chef Todd in Hawaii http://www.webcookingclasses.com/koloa-sunshine-farmers-market-in-hawaii/how-to-cook/ Chef Todd in Paris http://www.webcookingclasses.com/will-chef-todd-find-healthy-eating-during-paris-travels/cooking/ Blog talk radio interview: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theprospectprofiler/2010/06/08/the-prospect-profiler-interviews-chef-todd-mohr