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july, 2023

14jul(jul 14)6:30 pm21(jul 21)1:00 pmJustin Ward | A French Dining Experience @ Hand of the Cook

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Justin Ward | A French Dining Experience
Hand of the Cook
1500 14th St

Friday, July 14th – 21st

$95 – 150 each
RSVP: https://chefjustinward.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=48628055

French Dining Experiences are a cooking class, a fine dining meal, and a cultural learning experience all-in-one.

The chef will involve you in certain portions of the mise en place (meal prep), demonstrate techniques and recipes, then teach the art of dressage de l’assiette (plating).

During the cheese course, you’ll learn interesting facts that will make you a fromage connaisseur(e)!

French Dining Experiences are the perfect date night or girl’s night out. Grab your partner, your besties, your book club, or your church group, and get tickets to one or more of these nights! For even more fun, bring your own wine.

 

Friday, July 14, 2023
10:00am
3 hours
We will be making not only croissants, but also pains au chocolat (maybe you call them chocolate croissants?) and pain aux raisins (rolls of croissant dough filled with raisins and pastry cream).
6:30pm
3 hours
Join Chef Justin Ward for a four course classic French dining experience. Together we will prepare the following menu:

Bacon soufflé with gruyère mornay sauce

Pork tenderloin with fig & rosemary caramel sauce

Cheese course, green salad with Dijon vinaigrette

Profiteroles (cream puffs filled with vanilla ice cream and topped with hot dark chocolate ganache)

**Bring Your Own Wine

Saturday, July 15, 2023
9:00am
3 hours
It’s no secret that bread is what the French do best; in this class you will discover just how challenging and rewarding it is to make beautiful French baguettes, fougasse and pain de campagne (country bread). Baguettes you know about, but fougasse?

Fougasse is a type of bread that comes from southern France that contains olive oil, which besides the toppings (we’ll have a buffet of cherry tomatoes, olives, red onions, bacon, rosemary and gruyere to choose from) gives it a wonderful texture and flav

2:00pm
3 hours
3 hour class – Italian Meringue Technique
Master the Italian meringue technique of making macarons.
You will make the following flavors:
lemon (lemon curd), chocolate (ganache), and pistachio (pastry cream).
7:00pm
3 hours
Join Chef Justin Ward for a four course classic French dining experience. Together we will prepare the following menu:

French onion soup

Duck à l’orange

Cheese course, green salad with Dijon vinaigrette

Crème brûlée
**Bring Your Own Wine

Sunday, July 16, 2023
9:00am
3 hours
It’s all about the sauce! In French cuisine, proteins are mainly seasoned simply, using fresh ground pepper and coarse sea salt. However, the sauce brings the flavor magic to the plate, bringing any meat or fish to life.In the sauce class students will learn mother sauce techniques – hot and cold emulsions, roux, reductions, purées and caramelizations. Mayonnaise / Vinaigrette / Hollandaise-Bearnaise /Sauce brune aux champignons / Tomato sauce / Red wine reduction / Caramel à l’orange
2:00pm
3 hours
Learn to master the basic of Pâte Brisée (sablé butter crust) and three classic French tarts:
Tarte Tatin – upside-down apple tart, French comfort food at its finest!
Tarte au Citron Meringuée – Lemon Meringue Tart
Tarte aux Fruits – Fruit tart, filled with crème pâtissière and topped with fresh fruit.
7:00pm
3 hours
Learn to make beautiful and delicious quiches, including Quiche Lorraine (bacon & cheese) and Smoked Salmon & Spinach, plus classic Dijon vinaigrette and Tarte Almandine à la Poire (Almond Pear Tart).

*Notice: your production will be taken home to be enjoyed by your friends and family. Class does not include dining experience.

Monday, July 17, 2023
6:30pm
3 hours
Join Chef Justin Ward for a four course classic French dining experience. Together we will prepare the following menu:

Tomato & Pistou Tart

Scallops with Lime Hollandaise sauce

Cheese course, green salad with Dijon vinaigrette

Raspberry soufflé with white chocolate ganache sauce
**Bring Your Own Wine

Tuesday, July 18, 2023
10:00am
3 hours
We will be making not only croissants, but also pains au chocolat (maybe you call them chocolate croissants?) and pain aux raisins (rolls of croissant dough filled with raisins and pastry cream).
6:30pm
3 hours
Join Chef Justin Ward for a four course classic French dining experience. Together we will prepare the following menu:

Spinach & Smoked Salmon Soufflé

Rabbit in Dijon sauce

Cheese course, green salad with Dijon vinaigrette

Isle Flottante (vanilla custard, Italian meringue & caramel)

**Bring Your Own Wine

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:00am
3 hours
It’s no secret that bread is what the French do best; in this class you will discover just how challenging and rewarding it is to make beautiful French baguettes, fougasse and pain de campagne (country bread). Baguettes you know about, but fougasse?

Fougasse is a type of bread that comes from southern France that contains olive oil, which besides the toppings (we’ll have a buffet of cherry tomatoes, olives, red onions, bacon, rosemary and gruyere to choose from) gives it a wonderful texture and flav

6:30pm
3 hours
Join Chef Justin Ward for a four course classic French dining experience. Together we will prepare the following menu:

Zucchini & Avocado Soup

Pork tenderloin with fig & rosemary caramel sauce

Cheese course, green salad with Dijon vinaigrette

Crêpe buffet.

**Bring Your Own Wine

Thursday, July 20, 2023
9:00am
3 hours
It’s all about the sauce! In French cuisine, proteins are mainly seasoned simply, using fresh ground pepper and coarse sea salt. However, the sauce brings the flavor magic to the plate, bringing any meat or fish to life.In the sauce class students will learn mother sauce techniques – hot and cold emulsions, roux, reductions, purées and caramelizations. Mayonnaise / Vinaigrette / Hollandaise-Bearnaise /Sauce brune aux champignons / Tomato sauce / Red wine reduction / Caramel à l’orange
2:00pm
3 hours
Choux pastry – one of the most versatile doughs that you can learn; it is used to make éclairs and gougères (a light and airy, yet crunchy sort of popover, with cheese, herbs and bacon) but also Paris-Brest, religiuses, choux, chouquettes, Saint Honoré and more.
We will enjoy the gougères hot out of the oven and the chocolate, pistachio and lemon meringue éclairs can be taken home to share with others.
Friday, July 21, 2023
10:00am
3 hours
Learn to master the basic of Pâte Brisée (sablé butter crust) and three classic French tarts:
Tarte Amandine à la Poire – almond pear tart
Galette aux Pommes – Apple tart, no tart pan needed!
Tarte au Chocolat – decadent chocolat tart

 

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Time

14 (Friday) 6:30 pm - 21 (Friday) 1:00 pm