Essentials of Gourmet
Living Foods :
REGULAR PRICE $ 325
$ 595
Intermediate Culinary Arts Certification
More than 35 Courses with Instructional Videos
More than 115 Recipes and Handouts,
Focuses on core techniques, plus raw methods and no
oil, low sodium, gluten-free options.
Dedicated support Team
Earn Certificate of Completion upon graduating
Retain access to your course for life
CULINARY ARTS CERTIFICATION

Intermediate Plant-Based Culinary Training:
Essentials of Raw Culinary Arts
From $148.75 – 4 pay plan
Welcome to the Essential Culinary Arts course, where you will gain the foundational skills to become a proficient Raw Plant-Based Culinary artist. This self-paced course developed and taught by Raw Vegan Master Chef Cherie Soria is designed to empower both novice and seasoned cooks to cultivate a new culinary perspective and embark on a path to healthy living with newfound confidence.
The course covers a wide range of topics related to raw food preparation, including essential techniques for healthy meal preparation, sprouting, dehydrating, recipe development, flavor balancing, plating, and food styling. Culinary confidence is boosted by mastering knife skills and navigating kitchen equipment with ease. Students learn useful culinary terms, how to read and follow a recipe correctly, mise en place, U.S. and metric measurements, basic culinary math, gastronomy, and the art and science of taste.
Students develop skills in recipe adaptation, produce selection, and menu planning while gaining practical experience crafting a diverse range of raw food dishes such as fresh garden soups, sauces, salad dressings, entrees, wraps, rolls, pâtés, crackers, and desserts. The course also explores a variety of popular ethnic foods, including fresh vegan sushi, living lasagna, pasta, wraps, fermented foods and other gourmet delights. Learn to sprout grains, seeds, and legumes; make luscious meals; combine foods for optimum digestion and nutrition; create raw versions of cooked food recipes; organize and manage a raw food kitchen, and much more!
Available From Anywhere, From Any Device, and at Any Time!
What You Get
35 Courses | More than 115 Downloadable Written materials, and Recipes | Activities, and Lessons | Living Light Culinary Institute Certification | Dedicated Online Course Support Team| FAQ’s | Culinary Arts Certification | Mobil Friendly Software | Lifetime access to the courses | Progressive and Comprehensive training to progress you from the basics into intermediate culinary mastery.
REVIEWS
Unleash your Inner Culinary Genius!
‘Prior to enrolling in courses at Living Light, my culinary skills were limited to avocado toast and chia bowls. After completing the Associate Chef Training online program at Living Light, I have gained an extensive and impressive culinary repertoire of exciting and innovative recipes to offer my clients.’

Yes, I’d like to Receive a Certification in
Essentials of Culinary Arts




At the end of the program,
you’ll have a commanding
knowledge of
- Essential techniques for healthy meal preparation
- Setting-up and managing your raw food kitchen
- Using basic equipment common in a raw food kitchen (food processors, blenders, spiralizer, spirooli, juicers and dehydrators, including proper temperature settings for different applications)
- Basic knife technique—which knives are used for which tasks (i.e. chopping, dicing, mincing, julienning, chiffonade)
- Basic measures and equivalents (i.e. teaspoons to tablespoons, ounces to cups, quarts to gallons, etc.)
- How to follow recipes and convert cooked recipes to raw recipes
- Hands-on experience in making fresh garden soups, sauces, salad dressings, salads, simple entrees, wraps and rolls, pâtés, crackers and desserts
- Understanding flavor dynamics
- Effective menu planning
- Organic vegan product spotlight
- How to choose ripe fruits and vegetables
- Living Light Certification