How We Found Out About the Cooking Class
When the offer of a cooking class came through our corporate email, I heard from my friend Maria. We had a chance for first-come, first-served reservations for a social group evening cooking with Chef Matthew Kennedy at a local cooking school. Maria and I signed up quickly. We were fast, and we were in luck. Both of us were accepted as participants.
At the Cooking Class
The night of the class we were catching up with those we knew, and meeting new people, After a short time networking with the rest of the group, the class started. It was time to break into 2 groups, wash our hands, don our aprons and jump right in to cooking.
Dessert Comes First
Our first order of business was to create an East Coast Blueberry Cobbler in squat Mason jars. It was a bit scary (really) trying to blend the proper amounts of ingredients for the topping and not overwork it, but we did it!
Then Salad
Next was an iconic Prociutto Melone Salad. Each of us had a hand at cutting up the cantaloupe into uniform slices and decorating the plates with a repeated melon design.
Meanwhile, Elissa turned pumpkin seeds into maple-coated pralines. These would be sprinkled on top. Soon enough, the staff helping the chef asked us to take our seats and dig in to our salads.
Are You Hungry Yet?
While we dined on our appetizer, Chef Kennedy demonstrated the main dish. It was stuffed chicken breast, broccoli rabe, and polenta with mascarpone.
As he stirred the polenta he discussed the best way to butterfly a chicken breast. He introduced broccoli rabe, and how to pick quality ingredients to produce a better polenta.
The entrees were delivered to us at our table and the food was delicious. Juicy chicken, perfectly cooked broccoli rabe, and polenta which made me like polenta. It’s hard to believe, but we all managed to save room for dessert.
The Crowning Glory
The final flourish, the crowning glory. We finished our meal with a gorgeous warm blueberry cobbler and vanilla ice cream, straight out of the oven. It was just the right touch to send us home on a cool fall evening.
We have also attended an event with guest chef David Santos a girls’ night out cooking class and a cooking class with celebrity chef David Adjey.
Enjoyed November, 2015.
PC Cooking School, Real Canadian Superstore
