Inspired by the glorious Juliette Binoche film, The Taste of Things, Tess Kelly will recreate the classic dishes featured in a movie steeped in the French culinary arts. In Tess’s demonstration class she will create two Vol-au-Vent - one with a seafood filling in a white wine and cream sauce with a pea purée. The second will feature chicken and wild mushrooms in a béchamel sauce. These will be served with an arugula salad dressed with a classical mustard vinaigrette. For dessert Tess will make a delectable pistachio baked Alaska. Join us in our Hudson Valley/Berkshires kitchen and learn the traditions and techniques to create this beautiful French repast.

• Vol-au-Vent - with Seafood Filling in a White Wine & Cream Sauce with Pea Purée
• Vol-au-Vent - with Chicken & Wild Mushrooms in a Béchamel Sauce
• Arugula Salad with a Classical Mustard Vinaigrette
• Pistachio Baked Alaska

This demonstration class (plus lunch) is limited to ten people.

Tess Kelly is a lover and practitioner of French food. She relocated to France in 1986 where she developed this passion while learning under Madame Bernard, the chef of the pâtisserie she lived above in Paris. Madame Bernard took her under her wing and generously shared the art and love of baking authentic French pastries and French cuisine. After working for several years in the restaurant business in New York City, Tess opened Séraphine Bakery in 2014.

Since that time, Tess has developed workshops for children and adults. Her desire to feed people and share the art of preparing food is the basis of all her cooking and baking classes. She teaches both private and public workshops in New York, and in France.

Cooking class attendees receive 10% discount on kitchenware purchases on class day.

HGS Home Chef is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends who produce exceptional experiential learning through classes and workshops on a wide variety of topics in and around Hillsdale, NY - at the crossroads of the Hudson Valley and Berkshires.