Armenian Cooking, with Serge Madikians of Serevan Restaurant

In this special class Chef Serge Madikians of Serevan will share classic Armenian dishes from his travels in the place of his ancestors. On these trips Serge explored the joy of eating, including freshly cooked Jingalov Hats – literally, jungle bread, as it is filled with foraged herbs and greens from the forests of Nagorno Kharabagh. He will teach us how to make that dish as well as the ubiquitous Armenian pizza, Lahmajoun, which uses the same dough and is often made with ground lamb/beef, but could easily be made vegan/vegetarian. Our version will have ground lamb. Serge will then prepare an egg pasta dough, which is used for Tatar Boraki, pasta with herbs and yogurt.

In this part-demonstration/part hands-on class, Serge will make three different dishes with two dough recipes. There will be student participation in rolling the dough and stuffing it with fresh chopped herbs. And of course, we’ll join together to share lunch afterwards.

Menu to include:

• Jingalov Hats – An herb and green leaf filled light bread
• Lahmajoun – Also known as Armenian pizza, with ground lamb
• Tatar Boraki – Armenian pasta with yogurt and herbs

This part hands-on class is limited to 10 people.

About Serge Madikians:

Chef Serge Madikians was born in Tehran, Iran, to Armenian parents. He came to the U.S. in 1978 with his brother to avoid the Iranian Revolution. He completed his undergraduate degree majoring in history and philosophy and later moved to New York and earned a master’s degree in public policy and economics at The New School.

Madikians graduated from the French Culinary Institute in 1998.Upon graduating, he worked in the kitchen with a number of culinary masters – Jean-George Vongerichten and David Bouley to name a few. He now owns and runs Serevan Restaurant in Amenia, NY, where he expresses his passion for Middle Eastern flavors filtered through the lens of fresh Hudson Valley ingredients. Serge was a contributing chef to The Immigrant Cookbook: Recipes That Make America Great.

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 will receive credit and may 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. Classes are geared to adults unless otherwise noted. However, children over 9 are welcome to attend with an accompanying adult.