EXPLORE!

Cook out of your cooking comfort zone and Explore different types of cooking, ingredients or ethnicity! These classes are ore Demo-style, with great discussion on where to buy ingredients, substitions for ingredients you can’t find, cooking skills with front and center view, and some assistance from the class. Enjoy the generous tastings of what is explored, for a full meal by the time the class is over!

Mother’s Day Brunch Class - Thu, May 8th, 6 to 8 pm - Chef Kelly McClay (TWO SPOTS LEFT)

Menu Spring salad with peas radish and baby greens with a Meyer lemon vinaigrette and a whipped ricotta crostini; Brown butter pancakes with homemade blueberry syrup; Asparagus, new potato and fontina cheese frittata; Strawberry tiramisu; Mimosas and Paloma recipes.

Bring your mother to enjoy this beautiful menu and all Chef McClay’s cooking tips and techniques, or plan to prepare it for your mother that weekend! It would make a beautiful brunch for any special occasion.

Cajun Crab & Shrimp stuffed Shells - Chef Darlene - Fri, May 9th, 6 to 8 pm

Chef Darlene continues her series on Cajun cooking with this spectacular dish, featuring a crawfish rose cream vodka sauce. She will also demonstrate and serve the unique Cajun Beef Debris as a Bruschetta for appetizer and Bread Pudding with bourbon sauce for dessert! This is mainly a demo class, but you will leave with a better understanding and appreciation for New Orleans Cajun cooking and feel comfortable trying it on your own at home! AND you will enjoy a delicious feast!

Knife Skills - Chef Kelly McClay - Thu, May 22nd - 6 to 8 pm -

Ever wish you could chop, dice and slice with ease?  Come participate in this two hour basic knife skills class and leave with greater confidence in the kitchen. Chef McClay, past Dean of the Culinary School at Cape Atlantic Community College, offers another chance at this class - her first class was a huge succes! Chef Kelly will teach attendees to dice with consistency, the trick to uniform cooking, julienne and batonnet, chiffonade, and more.  Turn garlic from chopped, to minced to paste and when to use each. Class includes a generous selection of lite bites using your new skills.

OYSTER class - Chef Darlene - Fri, Jun 13th, 6 to 8 pm

This class is ONLY for oysters lovers!!! Chef Darlene will prepare spicy fresh oyster shooters (bring your own vodka!) or enjoy as fresh oyster with cocktail sauce! Her assistant and husband, Al, will give a demo on shucking fresh oysters to enjoy as well! Then Chef Darlene will char-grill more oysters and finally, will prepare some awesome fried oyster po boy sandwiches, a New Orleans classic! A refreshing vanilla ice cream sundae with a praline pecan topping will complete this meal. and best of all, this meal will be served, weather permitting, alfresco on our patio! This may be a PERFECT father’s day gift or activity!

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