September Soup + Salad with Serge Madikians

Serge Madikians, chef and owner of Serevan Restaurant in Amenia NY calls upon his Armenian heritage and years growing up in Iran to inform the flavors he infuses into the dishes he creates right here in the Hudson Valley. For this demonstration class Serge will create a beautifully spiced Golden Apple & Cauliflower Soup, perfect for late summer and fall dinners. This surprising soup can be served cold or warm. To accompany the soup he will create a late-summer salad of fennel, pears, apples and other seasonable ingredients he finds at the local farms in the moment. Like any great cook, Serge understands the importance of adjusting to what is fresh and perfect for eating and this class will reflect that creativity.

Join us in our Hudson Valley/Berkshires kitchen for this special limited September Soup & Salad class celebrating the bounty of our region.

Menu to include:

•Golden Apple and Cauliflower Soup

•Late Summer Salad with Pears, Apples, Fennel & More

This demonstration class will be limited to ten people and will include lunch

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

About Serge Madikians:

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 acclaimed book – The Immigrant Cookbook: Recipes that Make American Great.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR COVID19 PROTOCOLS:

This will be a live, in-person class limited to twenty-four attendees. Masks will be 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. You will receive emailed reminders about this before the class. If you arrive without your 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! It’s very important to us that everyone feel safe and comfortable.

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 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.

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.