30-MINUTE MEALS IN A FLASH

Christie shares her secrets for four great weeknight meals that can be prepared in thirty minutes. Enjoy seared salmon cakes with sweet-and-sour spinach, grilled chicken with cheesy enchiladas and salsa verde, pork chops with sweet potato hash, orecchiette with shrimp and balsamic cream sauce, plus delicious cheesecake pudding with dried cherry compote.
3/18/2010 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$45.00

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: THE WHOLE HOG

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to six people and each one receives either a special Kitchen Conservatory embroidered cotton apron or shirt.
Join Christie for an incredible day in the kitchen learning all aspects of pork, starting with the whole hog and learning how to break it down into the various cuts, plus cutting, trimming, roasting, grilling, brining, braising, sauteing, and curing. This class will work with everything from tenderloin to pork shoulder to ribs to ham.
6/27/2010 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
$175.00

ADVANCED CAKE DECORATING

Take your cake decorating skills to the next level with Christie Saali, pastry chef of Sidney Street Cafe. The cakes are baked and the real buttercream frosting is ready for this hands-on class to learn to use pastry bags and a variety of tips to make rosettes, swirls, and writing. Create a special occasion cake with decorative frosting, gold dust, and other decorations.
2/17/2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$80.00

ADVANCED CAKE DECORATING

Take your cake decorating skills to the next level with Christie Saali, pastry chef of Sidney Street Cafe. The cakes are baked and the real buttercream frosting is ready for this hands-on class to learn to use pastry bags and a variety of tips to make rosettes, swirls, and writing. Create a special occasion cake with decorative frosting, gold dust, and other decorations.
3/30/2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$80.00

COUNTER-CULTURE: SECRET SOCIETY

The secret is out! Our above-ground experience has all the appeal of both an underground restaurant and a chef's table. Enjoy the evening with other ardent food lovers gathered around the communal table witnessing the preparations of an elegant dinner. An aperitif, five-course dinner, red and white wine pairings, and a dessert beverage are all part of the evening.  Begin the evening with a hot toddy paired with pork rillettes on pretzel toast. Enjoy vanilla salt-crusted scallops on scallion basmati rice with bacon butter, and duck confit-lamb sausage cassoulet on flageolet beans. Christie prepares a lovely dessert of roasted orange-pear Napoleon with gingersnap cream, plus anise-scented hot white chocolate.
2/20/2010 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
$75.00

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: CHIP OFF THE BLOCK OF CHOCOLATE

Satisfy your chocolate cravings, as Christie prepares chocolate-strawberry daiquiris, salad with chocolate candied nuts, cocoa-dusted flank steak with almond mole sauce, chocolate mini cheesecakes with raspberry swirl, chocolate peanut butter tarts, plus chocolate beignets with fudge dipping sauce.
5/15/2010 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$45.00

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: HALLE BERRIES

Lavish in an evening out, as Christie shows the girls star treatment, beginning with strawberry-blueberry martinis. Enjoy a fresh berry salad with raspberry-glazed grilled chicken, strawberry-ricotta tart, blueberry polenta cake with berry compote, plus blackberry-limoncello sorbet.
6/11/2010 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
$45.00

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: LOBSTER-FEST

Treat yourself to a well-deserved night out with the girls. Sip on a lemon kiss martini, while Christie prepares lobster tostadas with black bean salsa, coconut-crusted lobster bites, spaghetti with lobster cream sauce, broccoli with lobster butter sauce, and enjoy lemon meringue tarts for dessert.
3/12/2010 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$55.00

HAPPY ENDINGS!

Witness pastry chef Christie Saali in action and reap the rewards of a happy ending with fabulous spring desserts. Enjoy chocolate-raspberry phyllo purses on spirited berries, coconut pain perdu with pineapple relish and coconut sorbet, buttermilk "pillows" with fresh strawberry jam, plus lemon-blueberry cheesecake.
4/28/2010 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$50.00

HOG WILD FOR THE PIG BOX

Spend the afternoon with Christie creating impressive mojo-marinated roasted pig in the pig box! While the pork is slowly roasting, this hands-on class will create an extravaganza of side dishes and accompaniments, including corn fritters with avocado cream, mango-lime relish, cassava bread, yucca with garlic sauce, plus dulce de leche ice cream sandwiches, and mango mojitos.
5/23/2010 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
$60.00

HOOKED ON FISH

Christie presents a captivating presentation of lovely and delicious fish, including caramelized onion-stuffed salmon with crisp potatoes, grilled trout with asparagus and lemon relish, fresh herb-rubbed shrimp on flatbread, plus fennel-braised halibut served on spinach.

4/5/2010 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$50.00

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

Even if you cannot stand the heat, sit back and relax with a spicy bloody Mary, as Christie does all the cooking in the kitchen with a lively menu. Dine on honey-chile-glazed chicken skewers, roasted poblano bruschetta, fire-roasted vegetables, Asian chile-rubbed tuna on spicy soba noodles, plus gooey chocolate-chile cake with spiced cream.
6/15/2010 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$50.00

INDIAN-A GOANS

Prepare yourself for an adventure of Indian cuisine, as Christie prepares a banana drop cocktail, potato-spinach samosas, Goan shrimp curry, chapati bread, chicken biryani with cilantro chutney, cauliflower with ginger and mustard seeds, plus coconut crisp with roasted mangoes.
5/21/2009 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$45.00

LET THEM EAT CUPCAKES

Join pastry chef Christie Saali in a hands-on class baking decadent and delicious cupcakes. Learn to create red velvet cupcakes with vanilla-cocoa filling, double chocolate cupcakes with raspberry swirl icing, lemon-blackberry cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting, plus strawberry margarita cupcakes with Grand Marnier glaze.
5/4/2010 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$55.00

MOTHER'S DAY TEA

Treat Mom to an elegant afternoon tea! Christie prepares a lovely menu of icy strawberry sorbet champagne, dill tartlettes with smoked salmon salad, creamy pea soup shooters, whipped goat cheese with fig in a lace basket, lemon madeleines with lemon-mascarpone spread, white chocolate and raspberry shortbread sandwiches, mini fudge-filled chocolate cakes, and of course, tea!
5/8/2010 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
$45.00

THE BASICS OF BAKING

Join the pastry chef of Sidney Street Cafe, Christie Saali, in this in-depth four-week course of the basics of baking. This demonstration class will focus on cakes, custards, pastry, plus tarts and pies. Learn the skills of creating German chocolate cake, chocolate fudge roll, angel food cake, apple-almond custard pie, cashew-caramel tart, chocolate ice cream, raspberry souffle with creme anglaise, almond-cherry biscotti, chocolate eclairs, plus much more.

2/18/2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
2/25/2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
3/4/2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
3/11/2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$200.00

THE ONE POT PLOT THICKENS

Step into the kitchen with Christie Saali creating incredible one-pot dishes. This hands-on class will create French-style braised short ribs with white bean confit, chicken in green mole sauce, seafood-tomato cioppino, beef-mushroom pot pie with a flaky crust, plus strawberry cobbler with honey drop crust for a happy ending.
4/14/2010 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
$55.00

VALENTINE FOR COUPLES: FRENCH KISS

A popular Kitchen Conservatory tradition!  Celebrate Valentine's Day with your special Valentine at a delicious love-inspired cooking class served with appropriate wines, led by Katy Colson, Anne Cori, Dawn Meyer, Barbara Nack, Christie Saali, or Kirk Warner. Spend a special evening with your sweetheart enjoying a French-inspired dinner. Start with lobster bisque, roasted balsamic pear salad, chicken cordon bleu on homemade red pepper spaetzle, plus a classic caramelized apple tarte Tatin for dessert.
2/10/2010 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
$125.00