Venture to the exotic in a vibrant outdoor Indonesian feast including lamb satay, celebration yellow rice, coconut summer vegetables, Javanese sambal, spiced limeade and an Indonesian dessert with house-made ice cream. Pre-teens welcome to cook their own “food on a stick” on the backyard grill and help make the ice cream! (Limited to 12 people.) […]

Chef Michael Chesloff will guide you in creating an entire summer meal on the grill — whether you use charcoal or gas. The class and the delicious summer menu includes: • Pork Tenderloin: Trimming silverskin, brining and tying methods for even cooking • Whole Chicken: How to debone so it will cook quickly and be […]

Join Chef Serge Madikans of Serevan Restaurant in Amenia, NY, for an exotically delicious menu prepared on the grill in our kitchen courtyard. You’ll learn to make delicious chicken kebabs, Persian rice with crispy tahdig, cucumber, tomato and onion salad with fresh herbs, and a mint sweet-sour refreshing drink. Afterwards, we’ll have fresh sour cherry […]

  If there's a region that is responsible for the appeal of "the bowl" that is so popular today, it might be Asia. This special class combines the ease and convenience of making delectable bowls with the art of using Asian flavors, perfect for summer dining. Marti Wolfson, Culinary Nutrition Specialist, will inspire your palate […]

  Learn how to do authentic Mexican grilling with Chef Cristóbal Morales of The Taste Box and Memorable Cuisine Catering of Chatham, NY. On the menu: Perfectly grilled shrimp tacos on home-made fresh corn tortillas, served with mango salsa Grilled corn on the cob with mint, cilantro and serrano chimichurri Jicama salad Agua fresca Learn […]

As farmer's markets and orchards are teeming with summer fruit, join Louise Roback, in-house pastry cook at HGS Home Chef, to learn to make easy, delicious summer fruit pies, tarts and galettes. We’ll cover selecting and preparing fruit, fruit preparation methods for optimal flavor, easy no-fail pie crusts (pâte brisée) and tart crusts (pâte sucrée), […]

Quench your summer travel thirst with this Provençal feast. We’ll begin class preparing dessert: a stone fruit galette made with a flaky tart dough and frangipane (a creamy almond paste), both of which are made in the food processor and come together in minutes. As this rustic galette bakes, we’ll poach salmon in preparation for […]

Join accomplished knife-wielder Matthew White, owner of HGS Home Chef, in a hands-on class as he directs a symphony of choppers of a range of vegetables. The results all go into sauté pans along with fresh, high-quality salmon to create a healthy, vibrant lunch of Salmon Provençale (with ideas for varying ingredients to create different […]