Apéritif & Appetizers with Tess Kelly

The Berkshires and Hudson Valley are heavenly this time of year, but sometimes it’s nice to have a virtual escape. Join Tess Kelly as she takes us on a Mediterranean seaside culinary excursion while she demonstrates some truly scrumptious small bites to have with your bright and breezy summer cocktail.

Tess will make two perfect summer drinks – a Negroni Sbagliato and an Aperol Spritz. Then she’ll demonstrate how to make a few savory (and surprisingly simple) snacks to go with. One of these – the Gougères – will utilize pâte à choux. Pâte à choux is the delicate, super versatile puff pastry you’ve had in profiteroles, but it’s also delicious in savory dishes. You will sip and eat everything Tess makes and leave transported and inspired.

Besides the drinks, you will learn to make:

• Walnut pesto tartines
• Gougères with shallots, rosemary, Gruyère and dijon.
• Buckwheat Bilnis with smoked salmon, capers, red onion and crème fraîche

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This demonstration class is limited to 10 people.

NOTE: ALL participants must be fully vaccinated for Covid 19 in order to attend. Read our Covid 19 protocols below before signing up for this class.

About Tess Kelly:

Tess Kelly is lover a practitioner of French food. She relocated to France in 1986 where she developed this passion while learning under Madame Bernard, the chef of the pâtisserie she lived above in Paris. Madame Bernard took her under her wing and generously shared the art and love of baking authentic French pastries and French cuisine. After working for several years in the restaurant business in New York City, Tess opened Séraphine Bakery in 2014.

Since that time, Tess has developed workshops for children and adults. Her desire to feed people and share the art of preparing food is the basis of all of her cooking and baking classes. She teaches both private and public workshops in New York, and in France.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR COVID19 PROTOCOLS:

This will be a live, in-person class. Masks are optional. In order to attend, all students must be vaccinated for Covid19. Your registration for this class is a confirmation that you are vaccinated, but, you must also bring proof of vaccination on the day of the class in the form of a NY State Excelsior Pass (printed or on App) OR, a CDC Covid Vaccination Record Card. If you arrive without vaccination documents you will not be admitted into the class, and we will be unable to offer a refund. So please, bring your documents on class day!

The instructor and assistant will be vaccinated and may or may not be masked. It is your choice whether to remain masked during the class.

Cancellation policy: We do not offer refunds on purchased tickets. Persons who notify us at least seven (7) days in advance that they cannot attend may receive credit and register for another class of equal value held within the subsequent two months.

Notes: Cooking class attendees receive 10% discount on kitchenware purchases on class day.

HGS Home Chef is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends who produce exceptional experiential learning through classes and workshops on a wide variety of topics in and around Hillsdale, NY – at the crossroads of the Hudson Valley and Berkshires.