What is better on a winter day than a yummy bowl of hand-made stuffed pasta? In this hands-on pasta class Sylvia Becker will teach you the art of making, filling and shaping your own tortellini. There are different styles of tortellini and the best way to learn is diving in hands first. Sylvia’s class will […]
The few weeks after Labor Day and before the autumn equinox arrives is the best time for late summer produce, and for cooking it. The manic buzz of summer holiday hosting simmers down, but the sweetest tomatoes and peppers remain. This is the moment to cook easeful yet impressive dinners for friends. Molly’s class will […]
It’s time to start fattening ourselves up before the long, dark New England winter. It’s time for cheesy, grounding lasagna. In this fun, hands-on class you will learn how to make two delicious lasagna sauces and prepare beautiful winter veggies anticipating their sojourn between layers of lasagna noodles and ricotta cheese. Come to class hungry […]
Stir-frying is the most fundamental cooking technique in Chinese cuisine, but like with most anything, one needs to understand the traditions, tools and techniques for the best result. Most stir-fry dishes contain protein and vegetables that when ladled over plain white rice create a perfectly simple, balanced one-dish meal. In this demonstration class Kian Lam […]
Celebrate the cozy flavors of autumn in this cooking class dedicated to the season’s star ingredient—apples! Lee Davenport spends every fall gleaning fruit from every unloved apple tree she can find. Processing loads of apple sauce and hosting cider parties for friends are staples. In this class she will share some favorites collected over the […]
Hillsdale General Store and HGS Home Chef proprietor Matthew White has a new book out this fall titled NEW YORK MINUTE – PUBLIC CLOCKS THAT MAKE THE CITY TICK. Incorporating a lifetime devoted to design and historic preservation, Matthew tells the story of New York City through its public clocks that date from the eighteenth […]
Tess Kelly is back from France to teach how to create the perfect autumn three course menu. Included will be Poulet Rôti, one of Van Gogh’s favorite dishes when he lived at the Auberge Ravoux. The menu begins with Butternut squash Soup with Beurre Noisette, followed by the famous roast-y, herb-y, garlic-laced chicken with carrots […]
Explore the beauty and versatility of winter squash in this demo class. Chef Miriam will discuss several different types of squash and the best uses for each. From the common acorn squash, best halved and baked, to the versatile butternut squash, which is great mashed or in soups, to the more exotic types, including Red […]