Culinary Healing Arts Initiative
CHAI

 

directed by

French Chef Patrick Grosset
EXecutive chef WHF '17, ‘18, ‘19

and

macrobiotic counselor ginat Rice
Co-founder, Whole health Forum

The Culinary Healing Arts Initiative (CHAI) offers fifteen English speaking trainee chefs the opportunity to study with ginat rice, certified senior macrobiotic counselor, and to apprentice alongside Chef Grosset, learning hands on from the master.

First, broaden your knowledge with Whole Health Forum Director Ginat Rice for 8 months with live online classes in vegan whole food theory & cooking for naturally balanced health.

Join Chef Patrick on alternate fortnights for live cooking classes as he brings his magic into your home. Prepare yourself for a major kitchen skills upgrade!

Then at the Whole Health Forum from May 26-31, join Ginat for a summation of the theory aspects, and Chef Grosset as he mentors a hands-on experience in the kitchen on a daily basis at the Whole Health Forum. Under their able leadership you will learn natural food preparation, menu planning, meal balancing, food selection, medicinal preparations and secrets of healthy, delicious meals.

Patrick Grosset
Macrobiotic Chef & Educator, Professional French Chef, Certified Natural Health Practitioner, Co-Founder of 7th Element Services of Los Angeles, CA.

Teaching simple and delicious recipes hands on, Patrick provides the tricks for busy people to manage a natural foods kitchen in the real world.

Ginat Rice
Kushi Institute Certified Top Level Macrobiotic Counselor & Educator, Co-Founder of the Rice House, Zichron Yaakov, Israel.

Ginat presents a dynamic understanding of balanced living, clarifying the laws of nature within the order of the universe.

"As you learn natural order and begin to consciously utilize intuitive understanding, you will master your personal health and control the outcomes of your life experience."

Program Details

Beginning on October 2, 2018, Patrick and Ginat will alternate teaching every two weeks in an on-line format available both live and on demand.

Ginat will present a comprehensive understanding of yin and yang, the five transformations and order of the universe - the keys to unlock universal mysteries!

Patrick will present online cooking lessons, challenging you to replicate his kitchen magic in your own home. Recipes and reading materials will be provided. 

Teams of specifically chosen participants will work alongside Chef Grosset in fast-paced training blocks throughout the five and a half days of the Whole Health Forum, Sunday to Friday morning, May 26-31.

The program culminates at WHF IV with the Cook Apprentice Program, your hands-on mentored kitchen experience, and daily classes on the five transformation taught by Ginat.

 
 

learning opportunities

  • Pre-Forum reading assignments and online learning.

  • Medicinal cooking for the season, climate, culture and personal needs, use of salt, oil and sweeteners.

  • Ongoing personal assessments of health for corresponding medicinal cooking.

  • Kitchen skills including knife handling, cutting techniques, ingredients, utensils, menu planning, kitchen management and cost control.

  • Hands-on cooking assignments for healthy & delicious food suitable for daily cooking, holiday fare and specific conditions of health.

WhF Hands-On experience

  • 15 Kitchen Apprentices will be in the kitchen daily for 4 or 6 hour shifts, assisting with food prep, cleaning, shopping, and front end management.

  • Minimum participation is four days, with priority given to longer stays. Friday morning work finishes by 10 a.m.

  • We welcome requests to be assigned to work shifts together with friends or acquaintances.

Cook Apprentice Program

This is a program for those who want kitchen training without the pre-Forum study program...

  • All Forum programs and classes are included and available to you whenever you are not on kitchen duty.

  • Overnight accommodation in a group setting on floor mattresses is provided without charge; Bring your own bedding and towels. Optional upgrade to shared cabins is available.

 
 
 
 

Optional Additions

  • The Whole Health Forum is happy to organize country wide tours with licensed international tour guides for a length of time you request. This can be either before and/or after the Forum takes place from May 6-10th.

  • Insurance is not included in the program fees. You may choose to take out personal insurance for the time that you will be in Israel.

 

FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS

The videos are great. It’s good to see you live! I’m relatively new to macrobiotics and while I knew there was a lot to it, it makes my head spin. I suppose that since I eat Whole Foods in season I’m ahead of the game already! These classes have helped me see that there’s a lot to macrobiotics and that if I or a family member were to be taken ill I’d enlist the help of a consultant. I’m grateful that you guys are offering this on line, that we’ll have access to it long term (I’ll need it) and that my loved ones and I are healthy. Thank You for the good work! –Zulma Pereira

I think it is a great program and I am learning to connect everything in my mind. –Meira Golbert


It is interesting, and there are a LOT of new things for me, mostly because I’m not used to the vocabulary in this sphere. I had no idea what a transformation was in this setting! It is easy enough to follow once I referred to the charts and tables you posted. Such interesting ideas! Your efforts are appreciated. Thank you for the opportunity to learn. –Greta Meehan