Cooking Class - Fine French Cooking

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COVID-19 protocols this chef will implement are:

Chef Wearing a Mask (Upon Request)

Social Distancing Friendly

Learn specialty French cooking techniques as you prepare a handmade gourmet menu.

Chef Christophe makes fine French cooking accessible in this interactive class for all cooking levels where you'll learn smart and time-honored culinary tips and techniques as you prepare a few authentic dishes together.

Begin by making a gourmet spinach flan with heavy cream and eggs. For the entrée, Chef Christophe will teach you kitchen techniques for cooking the traditional French dish chicken ballotine with shiitake mushrooms, sautéed spinach and truffle oil. End your culinary journey with another classic: Sweet almond financier cake.

Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

Flan of Spinach

With eggs, heavy cream, salt and pepper

Chèvre Chaud Salad

With arugula and balsamic glaze

Ballotine of Chicken

With shiitake mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, truffle oil and herbs

Financier Cake and Strawberry Sauce

With almond and all-purpose flour, egg whites, sugar and butter

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 8
Meal Courses 3
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Labels Cake Baking, Date Night, French, Gourmet, Group

Reviews guests left for this experience

Meredith

22 Dec 2021

Enjoyed our experience with Christophe! Very friendly and knowledge!

Myra

14 Aug 2021

It was so much fun to have Chef Christophe cook with my friend and I. Each entree had its own deliciousness and unique flavor. Chef Christophe taught us a few cooking hacks and also how to combine bold flavors that turn the most simplest of entrees into special meals. He was very patient and funny! ! We were completely spoiled, entertained and we learned a lot. This is definitely an experience we will repeat; With Chef Christophe of course! Thank you!

Sam

16 Jul 2021

Lee booked Chef Christopher’s Fine French Cooking class and loved it! We started with a delicious cheese board and I didn’t know you can mix cream cheese, lime juice and dill and make it so refreshing. The salad was tasty, the Ballotine of Chicken was divine and the dessert was very tasty while not being too sweet. The only small thing was that the time management could have been better: the class took 4 hours versus 3 hours. Other than that, we loved it and would highly recommend Chef Christophe.

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Christophe

Jake

05 Dec 2022

This experience with Chef Christophe was perfect. First off, he is just a nice guy who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his craft. Secondly, he made it a team experience and let us be as involved as we wanted to and we sure dug in to help. He taught us cutting techniques and new recipes. Great chef, 5 star experience and will be doing it again!

Darcy

30 Jul 2022

I don't think the other reviews here do Chef Christophe justice. We booked Christophe for my boyfriend's birthday dinner and we chose the "Asian inspired fare." Christophe is a french-trained chef and shared with us a family recipe for pork tenderloin and even played some jazz music with my boyfriend who is a professional musician to boot. The menu was wonderful and I learned to love quinoa. All of the flavor was beautiful and very nicely balanced. If you are in Westchester or anywhere he travels or does classes, I highly reccommend booking your event with Christophe! We will have him back for sure. Such a nice knowlegable professional!

Peter

22 Jun 2022

We had a wonderful evening with Chef Chrisophe. The food was delicious, we learned a lot and had a great time. He even ended the evening by playing beautiful jazz music on our piano. We would recommend him to anyone looking for a fun and interesting evening!

Elise

13 Feb 2022

Chef Christophe is knowledgeable, professional, kind, and a calm presence in the kitchen. His menu was as described and he talked through all the dishes answering all our questions. He also let us sit and enjoy the company while he cooked. Would have back again.

Kathleen

21 Sep 2021

We had a pleasant experience with chef Christophe. He is a professional and skilled chef. We would highly recommend him!

Avery

08 Jul 2021

Chef Christophe is wonderful to work with. He is very professional and his extensive training is clear while he teaches and cooks. I learned a lot about French cuisine working with him and loved how thoroughly he explained his choice of techniques. His food is very high end and I highly recommend him for anyone in the area looking to improve their cooking skills!