Culinary Confidence

Join Chef Sunny Jin and the culinary team at The Resort at Paws Up in the MPL Demonstration Kitchen for this series of cooking demos created to inspire greater confidence in the kitchen.

January 23rd

Playing with Knives

Hone your culinary techniques along with Chef Sunny as he demonstrates how to develop and improve basic knife skills. Specific techniques will be applied to every day ingredients to make your kitchen time more efficient and enjoyable. Enjoy these prerecorded instructional videos on our Facebook page and on the Culinary Confidence page.

Sunny Jin, Executive Chef, The Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, MT

Before becoming The Resort at Paws Up’s Executive Chef, Sunny Jin’s culinary journey took him around the world, cooking for some of the planet’s finest restaurants—Napa Valley’s French Laundry, Catalonia’s El Bulli and Australia’s Tetsuya’s, eventually landing in the Willamette Valley, Oregon as the Executive Chef of Jory at the Allison Inn and Resort.

Today, instead of traveling the globe, Jin’s journey of discovery takes him around Montana. He is dedicated to building relationships with the community, bringing purveyors and guests to the same table where his culinary skill descends on the plates of Paws Up in Greenough, Montana.

February 6th

Sourdough from Start to Finish

Learn how to make and take care of your very own sourdough starter using wild yeast found in the air of Montana. With this starter we will go through the process of making some simple sourdough boules. Follow along with Chef Brandon Cunningham as we go step-by-step through the craft of artisanal bread baking. Enjoy these prerecorded instructional videos on our Facebook page and on the Culinary Confidence page.

Brandon Cunningham, Executive Chef, the green o at the Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, MT

Well on his way to culinary stardom in Portland, Oregon, Chef Brandon Cunningham brought his skills to Montana to work alongside Chef Sunny Jin. Cunningham’s talents, cultivated while working at renowned Portland restaurants Ned Ludd and Renata, fit perfectly with the green o’s culinary concept of elegant fare created with live fire cooking.

February 20th

Cooking Like a Pro

Master a classic dish with a refined twist with Chef Ben Scott as he demonstrates how to make Chicken Fried Venison. Enjoy these prerecorded instructional videos on our Facebook page and on the Culinary Confidence page.

Ben Scott, Sous Chef, The Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, MT

Chef Ben Scott moved to Montana more than a decade ago to complete a degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Montana.  Eventually his enthusiasm for a culinary career led him to positions at local breweries and reputable restaurants around the region.  Chef Ben has risen above his responsibilities from Line Cook to Private Chef and currently as Sous Chef in his five years with The Resort at Paws Up.