Thursday, February 9th ● 11:30 - 2:00 pm ● "Brunch for Those You Love" ● Demonstration Class ● John Plymale - Porcini ● $50.00 Brunch has become a weekend staple for many of us. Why not take it to the next level and enjoy the decadence of this special menu to celebrate Valentine's Day? Menu: Kir Royale ~ champagne, Chambord liqueur and fresh raspberries ● Crème Brulee French Toast with Grand Marnier Syrup ● Blue Lump Crab Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce ● Tuxedo Strawberries with White and Dark Chocolate
Friday, February 10th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "A Special Valentine's Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● David Moeller - Sullivan University ● $145.00 for TWO individuals Treat that special person in your life to a Valentine's experience not soon forgotten. An interactive, memorable way to celebrate a special day! Menu: Curried Crab Cakes with Spicy Aioli Sauce ● Seared Flat Iron Steak, Herbed Jus, Wilted Greens and Roasted Garlic Whipped Potatoes ● Banana Bread Pudding with Spiced Pecans and Bourbon Sauce *Remember when registering ~ 2 individuals = 1 table, so please use the number(s) of tables you desire when making your reservation. Aprons are not provided.
Saturday, February 11th ● 11:30 - 2:30 pm ● "Hearts and Lace ~ Cookie Decorating Workshop" ● Hands On Class ● Cathy Frederick - Cathy's Designer Cookies ● $60.00 This class is open to both adults and kids ages 12 and up. Learn to decorate a variety of sweet cookies, perfect for Valentine's Day, to give your family and friends or enjoy yourself. Learn the techniques and tricks to work with royal icing, achieve the proper consistency as well as coloring the icing; you will learn the correct way to fill and use a piping bag for decorating as well as how to store leftover icing. Several different cookie decorating techniques, including the use of working with fondant and royal icing and outlining and flooding cookies will be covered in class as well as tips for baking the perfect cookie. Cathy will share her recipes for Traditional Sugar Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies & Royal Icing. Visit Cathy's Facebook page ~ www.facebook.com/CathysCookies ~ and see some of her creations. Students will take home four cookies they complete in this class ~ An Elegant Lace Heart ~ learn to make lace ● Jar Filled with Hugs ● Embossed Fondant Heart ~ learn to emboss ● Swirly Heart *All tools, icings and cookies are supplied.
Saturday, February 11th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "A Special Valentine's Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● Mike Cunha - Sullivan University ● $145.00 for TWO individuals Treat that special person in your life to a Valentine's experience not soon forgotten. An interactive, memorable way to celebrate a special day! Menu: Smoked Chicken Pot Pie with Flaky Pastry Crust ● Seared Tenderloin of Beef with Sauce Diane ● Chocolate Bottom Peanut Butter Mousse Tarts *Remember when registering ~ 2 individuals = 1 table, so please use the number(s) of tables you desire when making your reservation. Aprons are not provided.
Monday, February 13th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "A Special Valentine's Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● Lelia Gentle - DreamCatcher Farm ● $145.00 for TWO Treat that special person in your life to a Valentine's experience not soon forgotten. An interactive, memorable way to celebrate a special day! Menu: Traditional Caesar Salad with Shaved Parmesan Cheese ● Surf & Turf ~ Petite French Onion Beef Tenderloin and Petite Lobster Tail with Drawn Butter ● Grand Marnier Soufflé
Tuesday, February 14th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "A Special Valentine's Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● Mike Cunha - Sullivan University ● $145.00 for TWO individuals Treat that special person in your life to a Valentine's experience not soon forgotten. An interactive, memorable way to celebrate a special day! Menu: Truffled Macaroni and Cheese with Shrimp and Crabmeat ● Seared Tenderloin of Beef with Sauce Béarnaise ● Classic Crème Brulee
Wednesday, February 15th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Perfect Homemade Pizza" ● Hands On Class ● Brad Dillon - Brad's Designer Breads & Black Sheep Bakery ● $60.00 While perfecting bread and scone recipes, and after taking a pizza class in Italy, Brad has been secretly perfecting a pizza dough recipe, or two, for his own use, and the pizza making technique, which he is now prepared to share with the world. Pizza is the ultimate simple comfort food that everybody can love, when done right. Get over marina, mozzarella and pepperoni, and up your game with multiple types of cheeses (including Gorgonzola), sauces (fig jam anyone?), and fruits (apples and grapes), among other things. Use up that leftover salsa and andouille before it goes bad. Turn up the Heat! Brad will give you the knowledge of how to properly mix, shape, and bake your own pizza. After this class, and with a little planning on a work night you should be able to get a pizza in the oven in 30 minutes, so you will have time to pour yourself a glass of wine and change your clothes before you eat. This is a hands-on class, so wear something that looks good with flour on it, and a little sauce. You will mix dough to take home and bake later, and assemble a pie to take home and bake that day, or sometime soon. If you have any favorite ingredients to use on your own pizza, bring them along.
Thursday, February 16th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Hearty Winter Pasta Dishes" ● Demonstration Class ● John Plymale - Porcini ● $50.00 Show your Italian side tonight and delight your family with hearty and satisfying pasta dishes from Italy. Menu: Insalata Mista ~ baby kale, sundried cranberries, toasted pistachio nuts in a lemon garlic vinaigrette ● Capellini Basilico with Pomodoro Sauce ● Penne Rigati with Grilled Chicken, Artichokes and Pesto Alfredo Sauce ● Linguini with White Clam Sauce ● Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Torte
Friday, February 17th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● David Moeller - Sullivan University ● $105.00 for TWO individuals Menu: Savory Wild Mushroom and Caramelized Onion Bread Pudding ● Sous Vide Pork Belly with Stone Ground Grits, Poached Egg and Red Eye Gravy ● Bourbon Chocolate Truffle Tarts with Whipped Cream *Remember when registering ~ 2 individuals = 1 table, so please use the number(s) of tables you desire when making your reservation. Aprons are not provided.
KIDS CLASS! Saturday, February 18 ● 11:30 - 1:30 pm ● "Kids Travel the USA ~ New Orleans, Louisiana" ● Ages 7 - 12 years old ● Hands On Class ● Lelia Gentle - DreamCatcher Farm ● $50.00 Take a trip with us to New Orleans, Louisiana and learn some authentic dishes you will make again and again. This is the second in a series of Saturday classes where kids get to Travel the USA by making food from that state or region. Now let's cook! Menu: Beignets dusted with Powdered Sugar ● Sausage and Chicken Jambalaya ● Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding ** (parents will not be permitted to stay during class; our staff will be on hand to assist the chef and the students and provide extra supervision) *** when registering, please list the child's name, age and dining or counter height table in the comment section.
Saturday, February 18th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● Mike Cunha - Sullivan University ● $105.00 for TWO individuals Menu: Savory Roasted Onion, Mushroom and Tomato Cheesecake ● Seared Filet of Salmon with Lemon Caper Supreme Sauce ● Chocolate Espresso Mousse with Almond Cream *Remember when registering ~ 2 individuals = 1 table, so please use the number(s) of tables you desire when making your reservation. Aprons are not provided.
Wednesday, February 22nd ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Dust It Off, Crank It Up & Let's Make Pasta and Gnocchi" ● Sandra Gugliotta - Dining Elegance Caterers ● $65.00 Unlock the secrets of making fresh egg pasta dough and delicate pillows of ricotta gnocchi the way they are made in the kitchens of Italy. Under the watchful eye of Sandra, you will learn this art the same way she learned from the ladies in her Italian family. And to take it one step further, you will transform pasta dough into a decadent lasagna. Menu: Gnocchetti di Ricotta ~ a traditional dish from the region of Emilia Romagna ~ ricotta gnocchi with eggs, parmigiano and optional spinach in a miniature dumpling that is traditionally served with a hearty meat sauce or a brown butter and sage sauce and topped with parmigiano reggiano ● Lasagna alla Bolognese ~ Paglia e Fieno ~ a straw and hay pasta dish with layered green and yellow pasta sheets covered with a rich meaty tomato, white wine and cream sauce and creamy béchamel sauce and shredded parmigiano reggiano cheese oven baked and served warm
Thursday, February 23rd ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "The Odd Couple ~ Unusual Pairings" ● Demonstration Class ● Whitney Fontaine - Executive Private Chef - La Belle Du Sud ● $50.00 Chocolate + Peanuts. Lamb Chops + Mint Jelly. Who first decided these flavors paired well together, and why? Join Chef Whitney Fontaine to learn strategies for creating new flavor combinations that are outstanding, while enjoying some of her personal favorites. Whitney is a food scientist turned chef. After earning a degree in Food Science from Purdue University, Whitney worked for General Mills, spent 5 years at Louisville-based Paradise Tomato Kitchens, developing sauces for restaurant chains and lastly, was an application scientist at Brown-Forman. Whitney loved working with spirits, but found that she missed food terribly so she decided to earn a degree in Culinary Arts from Sullivan University. She now runs La Belle Du Sud, bringing highly customized restaurant experiences into people's homes. Menu: pairings ~ White Balsamic Margaritas ● Dill Pickle Chicken Wings ● Filet of Beef with Orange Nutmeg Cream Sauce ● Sweet Potatoes with Feta and Tapenade ● Soy Sauce Caramel over Vanilla Ice Cream
Saturday, February 25th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● Mike Cunha - Sullivan University ● $105.00 for TWO individuals Menu: Fusilli Pasta Alfredo with Poached Shrimp and Aged Cheese ● Boneless Pork Loin stuffed with Goat Cheese and Roasted Vegetables ● White Chocolate Walnut Bread Pudding with Dark Chocolate Cream *Remember when registering ~ 2 individuals = 1 table, so please use the number(s) of tables you desire when making your reservation. Aprons are not provided.
Monday, February 27th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Introduction to Sushi" ● Hands On Class ● Lelia Gentle - DreamCatcher Farm ● $70.00 In this class you will learn how to make proper Sushi Rice, how to select sushi grade fish, as well as a discussion of necessary ingredients and equipment. We will review all the different kinds of sushi including Maki Sushi (Hosomaki, Futomaki), Nigiri Sushi, Gunkan Sushi, Temaki Sushi, Oshi Sushi, Chirashi Sushi and Inari Sushi. Class will include hands on making of an Inside roll and an Outside roll. In class, you will sample our version of a Cucumber Roll, Ebi Nigeri, Spicy Squid Roll, Philadelphia Roll and a Dragon Roll with Eel. For dessert, we will have a dessert roll ~ Rice Sweetened with Coconut Milk and Fresh Mango
