Mastering Seafood with Serge Madikians of Serevan Restaurant

Many home cooks are intimidated by fish, or rely on the scant few recipes they have mastered. It’s time to expand your repertoire. Join us in our Hillsdale, NY, kitchen as Chef Serge Madikians shares his fish cooking techniques while preparing three scrumptious seafood favorites.

The menu will include:

• Fresh Diver Scallop Ceviche
• Poached Shrimp with Olive Oil and Aromatics
• Seared Salmon Filet with Seasonal Vegetables

In this demonstration class you’ll learn what makes Serge’s Ceviche so delicately delicious. He’ll also explain why he prefers to poach shrimp with olive oil and aromatics rather than cook them in the more typical way. Importantly, students will learn how to cook seafood in a sauté pan. Both the Salmon filets and shrimp will be cooked in a pan, so participants will be shown the importance of heat control, which when applied properly will cook the seafood without having to use the oven.

All of the dishes will be served with seasonal vegetables and sauces, and Serge will discuss how he imbues his Armenian-Iranian heritage into preparing these flavorful dishes.

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This demonstration class (plus lunch) 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 may receive credit and register for another class of equal value held within the subsequent two months if a class is available.

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.