Discover the art to perfecting handmade pasta recipes from the Italian pantheon of cuisine. Learn gourmet and modern techniques for classic dishes under the guidance of Chef Michael. Start your culinary awakening with a creamy three-cheese arancini involving risotto, eggs, Fontina, Taleggio and Parmesan. Continue by handcrafting Cavatelli with cannellini beans, sausage and broccoli rabe. For the third course, you'll create a caponata agrodolce with roasted peppers, eggplant, roasted shallots, garlic, Sicilian olives and balsamic reduction. Complete your lesson with a mouth-watering trio of gelato with choices like pistachio and Nutella.
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Three Cheese Arancini
With risotto, eggs, Fontina, Taleggio and Parmesan cheeses
Homemade Cavatelli
With cannellini beans, preserved lemon, white wine butter sauce, homemade sausage and broccoli rabe
Caponata Agrodolce
With roasted peppers, eggplant, roasted shallots & garlic, Sicilian olives and balsamic reduction
Trio of Gelato
With pistachio, Nutella and Chef's choice of flavor
Was impressed by his cooking skills. He did a fantastic job and my wife and I enjoyed the experience!
Terina
31 May 2024
Fun class! I learned a lot and Chef Micheal is very knowledgeable and personable!
Amallia
26 May 2024
This is the best cooking class I've ever been to! I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Chef Michael was such a great teacher. He was very patient, helpful, and a pleasure to be around. There was not a single thing there that wasn't delicious!
Jamie
30 Apr 2024
Chef Michael was personable, and really awesome. Had a great personality and helped us create wonderful pasta! He also provided us with his personal pages so we could follow up with any questions after the class! Thank you.
Jelani
24 Apr 2024
Chef was very knowledgable
Susan
23 Feb 2024
My daughter and I had a great time making Pizza and Cannolis with Chef Michael. The kitchen was perfect , the food was amazing, and it was just a really fun night out. The other couple that were there with us seemed to have a ton of fun too. There was a huge selection of toppings for our home made pizzas and they were so delicious. I made a white pizza with home made regatta cheese, some unique looking mushroom, home made mozzarella cheese, and cut up fresh Rosemary. My daughter made a traditional pep. pizza! Honestly, the cannoli's were the best I have ever had.. Overall a great experience.
Alicia
21 Nov 2023
We thoroughly enjoyed our evening with Chef Michael. We booked this class as an experience to share with our adult son and his wife. It was a remarkable evening making memories together. We enjoyed a brief tour of the property, and my husband was even asked to share his musical talents on the baby grand piano. The salad that Chef Michael prepared for us was delicious. Everyone raved about the flavor of the homemade pesto. We had fun learning how to make cannoli, rolling them out, and frying them. As the dessert cooled, we learned to make pizza dough. We rolled the dough and each made our own pizza. Chef Michael taught us how to put the pizzas in the oven and then rotate them as they cooked. All of the ingredients were immensely fresh and flavorful. After our pizzas were baked, we filled our cannoli and enjoyed dessert. We were all fully satisfied, and Chef Michael even sent the leftovers home with us.
While the price may initially seem high, the experience combined with the high quality food made it worthwhile. We will definitely contact Chef Michael the next time we are in town.
Outside Reviews for Chef Michael
Marcelo S.
18 Aug 2023
Chef Michael is very professional, loves to cook and teach. He makes everything he cooks from scratch and his passion about the culinary world is visible. A very nice class
Chef Michael has proven his worth in the gourmet culinary scene in both the kitchen and the dining room. He's participated in such prestigious projects as menu development for the James Beard House in New York City, and has held every role in the business, from line cook to sous chef to executive chef. With Chef Michael's talents on the table, diners are guaranteed a memorable experience.