Classic Soups: a Master Class with Lou Jones

Soups are often the most satisfying part of the meal, and in fact can be a meal just on their own. Learning the basics of making savory soups is a must-have skill for even the most elementary of home cooks. In this demonstration class, Lou Jones will create three classics from elegant lobster bisque, earthy cream of mushroom to a hearty vegetable stew with duck confit, known as Potage Garbure a la Bearnaise.

You’ll learn the basic skills of cream soups and how to dry cure duck legs at home to make duck confit. As in almost all of our cooking classes you’ll eat the delicious results but in this class you’ll also enjoy Lou’s famous bread to accompany his scrumptious soups.

Menu to include:

• Cream of Mushroom
• Lobster Bisque
• Hearty Vegetable and Duck Confit
• BritBread’s famous bread

This demonstration class is limited to 12 people.

About Lou Jones:

Lou Jones has been a professional chef for the past 40+ years. While he has a broad repertoire recently he has established an artisan bakery, complete with a wood fired brick bread oven, which supplies local businesses and Farmer’s markets with a variety of fresh baked goods.

Lou is a former Associate Professor (teaching in The Escoffier Restaurant, now The Bocuse) and an Associate Dean of the Culinary Institute of America. During this time he co-authored the award winning “Bistros and Brasseries” with his colleague John Fischer.

He has achieved many accolades which include: National Chef of the Year Great Britain, Gold Medalist at both The Culinary Olympics, Frankfurt and the Culinary World Cup, Luxembourg. He was also mentioned in the Queen’s New Years Honours List and Made an MBE for his services to the Culinary Arts. He lives with his wife Angela and their two children in Gallatin, NY and runs an artisanal bakery called BritBreads.

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 7 are welcome to attend with an accompanying adult.