It’s hard to imagine a sweet treat more delicate, beautiful or delicious than French macarons. In this on-line Zoom class led by pastry chef Tess Kelly, you’ll learn the secrets of making these iconic confections. You may cook along with Tess during the class, or simply watch and take notes to create your own magic […]
Latke lovers! Join food writer and cookbook author Miriam Rubin for an online Zoom class exploring these delicious fried potato pancakes. Are latkes only made with white potatoes? No! We’ll make the classic, of course, but will also learn a fabulous sweet potato version plus a riff on the standard, adding sautéed spinach and carrots […]
This class will be about more than simply learning the basics of using your knives. Michael will discuss the different types of knives, which ones you really need, safety, maintenance and all the fundamentals of chopping, dicing, slicing and more. Then he will demonstrate in detail the practical techniques to tackle most of the basic […]
Join Tess Kelly for this informative and DELICIOUS crêpe -making class as she shares the skills she learned in Paris. Tess will present four recipes – two sweet and two savory - all using the same classic French batter. You may cook along with Tess during this on-line class, or simply watch, take notes and […]
Join Miriam Rubin in this on-line cooking class and learn how to make surprisingly easy, flaky hand-pies filled with sweetened ricotta and spring’s best fruit: rhubarb and strawberries. Don’t like rhubarb or strawberries, or want to simplify the process? No worries, we’ll also fill some with jam! Homemade preserves are best but your favorite jam […]
Shaker food is known to be simple and wholesome, but it was much more than that. As a cuisine, Shaker cooks explored flavors in ways that many might consider modern today. The Shakers had a great impact on American food through the excellent seeds they produced and sold, important improvements to the canning and preserving […]
Jack Peele of JACuTERIE is the brilliant creator of exceptional cured meats and sausages here in the Hudson Valley. You’ve likely seen these at local purveyors and farmers markets. The one question Jack gets asked most is: “How do you cook sausage”? Grilling is the most popular way, and at this in-person demonstration class he […]
Join world-traveling chef Sylvia Becker in our kitchen as she takes us on a virtual trip to Spain with this special Paella class. Rather than cooked over an open flame (as romantic as that sounds) Sylvia will make this Paella on our stove, so anyone can create this iconic dish at home, even without a […]