Brandywine Country Cooking School
Brandywine Cooking School makes the perfect gift for that person who has everything and has been everywhere. You don't need to be a great cook to enjoy the class. Also great for private parties, girlfriends' getaways, bridal showers, bachelorette parties, and intimate dinner parties with friends, as well as corporate getaways and team building. All of the pictures below were taken in the kitchen at Hamanassett Bed and Breakfast. All classes are taught on site in Hamanassett's professional kitchen.
Chef Ann-Michelle |
The Experience
Savor the beauty of the Brandywine Valley, the elegant surroundings of Hamanassett and sumptuous cuisines prepared by you in a day long hands-on cooking class. (If you prefer to just watch, that's okay too.) Brandywine Country Cooking School features recipes and techniques for preparing extraordinary menus themed to a particular time of the year or special occasion.
The Instructor
Classes are led by Chef Ann-Michelle Albertson, a noted chef who received her professional training at LaVarenne in Paris as well as the Culinary Institute of America, Johnson & Wales, L'Academie de Cuisine, Peter Kump's New York, New England Culinary Institute, the French Culinary Institute and CIA Greystone. Some classes
will be led by special celebrity chefs.
The Package
Participants enjoy two nights' accommodations (Sunday and Monday) at Hamanassett with breakfast Monday and Tuesday mornings, a welcoming reception Sunday evening, and lunch and dinner on class day that has been prepared by you during the cooking class. Dinner will be paired with wines from Vala Vineyards, one of the premier wineries in Chester County. Participants also receive class materials with recipes, tips and techniques along with a Brandywine Country Cooking School apron as well as other appropriate favors. If you would like to extend your visit to tour the Brandywine Valley on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday following the cooking school, we will offer participants a discount off our normal rates. Space is limited to 10 people and rooms are first come first serve so ensure getting your choice of rooms by booking early.
The Cost
Cost of the school for two people is usually $700.00 - $800.00 per couple + Tax and gratuity. ($600.00 for a single). This includes your room for Sunday and Monday night, welcome reception Sunday evening, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Monday as well as the class and all hand outs and breakfast Tuesday morning. Rooms are first come, first serve so book early to get the room of your choice. Class only (space permitting) is $200.00.
2010 Schedule
August 22 & 23 - Brandywine Bounty
Discover the food bounty the Brandywine Valley has to offer. Everything local, seasonal and fresh! You'll spend a full day exploring local Brandywine Valley farms and wineries to gather ingredients to create a pre-set menu that reflects the season, adding and changing to adapt to fresh products that have been discovered. The afternoon and following day will be spent cooking what has been found locally and most importantly enjoying the fabulous.
$650.00/couple; $575/single/$200/person class only (space permitting)
Class is sold out!
September 19 & 20- Brandywine Bounty - We have added a second Bounty Class because of popular demand! Don't wait too long to book.
Discover the food bounty the Brandywine Valley has to offer. Everything local, seasonal and fresh! You'll spend a half day exploring local Brandywine Valley farms and wineries to gather ingredients to create a pre-set menu that reflects the season, adding and changing to adapt to fresh products that have been discovered. The afternoon will be spent cooking what has been found locally and most importantly enjoying the fabulous results that evening.
$650.00/couple; $575/single/$200/person class only (space permitting)
November 7-8 - Holiday Fare - Take a Buttocks of Beefe!
Start the holiday season with a hands on culinary experience creating traditional English holiday fare for your own special season festivities. Everything from a buttocks of beefe, fish and fowl most faire, Yorkshire Pudding and all the appropriate trimmings and accompaniments including the ubiquitous Christmas Pudding.
$700.00/couple; $625.00/single; $250.00/person class only (space permitting)
2011 Schedule
January 16-17 - Romantic Dining
Want to know about ingredients considered to be aphrodisiacs? Check out the sample menu below and take our class to learn how and why. Create luxurious and somewhat decadent cuisine to share with that special someone for Valentine's Day and all year. Sumptuous chocolate will definitely be on the menu.
Lunch: Avocado and strawberry salad with honey vinaigrette
Handmade heart shaped lobster ravioli with tomato vodka sauce
Warm chocolate cake
Dinner: Raw oyster with champagne mignette
Caramelized onion and gruyere tart
Rack of lamb with fig and port wine sauce
Mushroom Orzo
Saute asparagus
Cheeses with romantic extras
March 13-14 - The Orient Express - Savor dishes from Europe and Asia
April 10-11 - Last Dinner on the Titanic - One of our most popular classes!
Indulge in the gastronomic extravagance of the Edwardian Era through the creation (and consumption) of the multi course final dinner served in the First Class Salon on the fateful voyage of the Titanic. Feel free to dress in appropriate style if you would like.
June 12 -13 -14 - Bounty of the Brandywine - 3 Day Class
Discover the food bounty the Brandywine Valley has to offer. Everything local, seasonal and fresh! You'll spend a full day exploring local Brandywine Valley farms and wineries to gather ingredients to create a pre-set menu that reflects the season, adding and changing to adapt to fresh products that have been discovered. The afternoon and following day will be spent cooking what has been found locally and most importantly enjoying the fabulous.
We are trying something different this year. To fully experience the many farms in Chester County we are making this class three days rather than two. Arrive Sunday for the welcoming reception,\ and spend an entire day Monday discovering farms, wineries, and cheese making. Then on Tuesday you will prepare lunch and dinner. Departure is Wednesday morning after breakfast. For those who can't spend two full days we are also offering our two day class in August where you spend 1.2 day Monday visiting farms and then back to Hamanassett to prepare your evening dinner.
July 17-18 - Grilling
August 14-15 Brandywine Bounty - 2 Day Class
Discover the food bounty the Brandywine Valley has to offer. Everything local, seasonal and fresh! You'll spend a full day exploring local Brandywine Valley farms and wineries to gather ingredients to create a pre-set menu that reflects the season, adding and changing to adapt to fresh products that have been discovered. The afternoon and following day will be spent cooking what has been found locally and most importantly enjoying the fabulous.
November 6-7 - Holiday Fare Take a Buttocks of Beefe!
Start the holiday season with a hands on culinary experience creating traditional English holiday fare for your own special season's festivities. Everything from a buttocks of beefe, fish and fowl most faire, Yorkshire Pudding and all the appropriate trimmings and accompaniments including the ubiquitous Christmas Pudding.
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