Dim Sum

The sauces you will learn to make in this class are not just for special-occasion dishes you'll prepare once a year. Relying on pantry ingredients and reflecting the contemporary cook's lifestyle, they are meant to easily take a grilled meat or poached fish from simple to superlative with a pan reduction, beurre blanc or a pesto. You will master these techniques by making sauteed steak with red wine reduction sauce; poached salmon with beurre blanc and pasta with pesto.

Although it contains vast areas of arid landscape, the Middle East is a fertile spot on the culinary map. Over the years, various empires have ruled the region's countries, leaving their imprint on the colorful, aromatic and diverse flavors. Recipes are dominated by spice blends, in-season vegetables and fruits, grains, olives and olive oil, nuts, herbs, and pickled and preserved foods. From Beirut, the “Paris of the Middle East,” to Jerusalem, considered the oldest city in the world, you will get a taste of the incredible culinary heritage with a magnificent vegetarian menu of hummus; tabbouleh; spicy falafel, tahini sauce; baba ghanoush and homemade pita.

Nothing says summer like pure, fresh lobster rolls---and few drinks wash it down like a bright, crisp Rosé. Our chef guides you through the essential techniques and flavors of the lobster roll, along with appropriate sides (perfect for a beachside picnic) and paired wines. Your menu will include: Classic Maine Lobster Salad Roll; Connecticut Lobster Roll (warm lobster with drawn butter); Seafood Shack Coleslaw; Quick Dill Pickles; and Homemade Potato Chips. Enjoy your complete meal at the end of class with a glass of Rosé.

If you want to learn how to make pasta, then this class is just what you knead! Over the course of five days, you will be getting your hands into dough to learn the ins and outs of pasta making. You'll grow from learning how to make regular doughs and noodles before furthering those techniques to include naturally colored doughs and stuffed pasta shapes. By the time this class comes to completion after five days, you'll feel comfortable exploring a whole new world of endless pasta-bilities. The items you prepare include: pastas like pasta all'uova, semolina pasta dough, squid ink dough, golden saffron dough, green spinach dough; sauces such as pesto, marinara, tomato sauce, ragu de chingale (wild boar sauce); stuffed pastas like ricotta ravioli, pumpkin tortellini and ravioli all'uova (ravioli with an egg); and pasta dishes including lasagne, pasta cacio e pepe, pasta agio e olio (garlic in oil), pasta with pesto trapenese (Sicilian tomato-basil pesto) and gnocchi.