Picture a world where dinner is served without any of the sauces that would normally accompany your food. Eggs Benedict without hollandaise. Macaroni without cheese. Mashed potatoes without gravy. Such a world seems bleak, parched, and frankly unappetizing.
A well made sauce is the workhorse and hero of the kitchen. It adds pizzazz to average dishes, palatability to dry food, and rescues vegetables and proteins from being overcooked. A sauce adds refinement to a dish, elevating it from weeknight dinner to Michelin star cuisine.
Come and learn the art of sauce making as we tackle bearnaise, beurre noisette, pan sauces and others on a journey out of the desert of barren, bored chewing, and into the realm of elegant fine dining. Welcome to the sauce zone.
This is a participatory cooking class. A small group of 3-4 students will work together at each cooking station to complete the recipes on the night's menu.
Jacob Speer started his culinary education in Paris. During the course of his career he worked as both baker and cook, learning both sides of the kitchen trade. After more than a decade in restaurants in Europe and the US, Jacob decided to move on from professional cooking and settle down in beautiful Vermont. His passion for cuisine still continues, and he enjoys entertaining friends and family with interesting dishes, both ancient and modern, and trying new recipes and restaurants.
Jacob Speer
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