Here's how it all works - All of the classes are held in the intimate setting of my south Charlotte home.
Reservations are a must! - Email or call to reserve your spot and then your reservation is confirmed by your cash or check payment. Once your reservation is confirmed I'll send you detailed directions to my home.
Class size is limited. You and your fellow classmates can watch or lend a hand
if you'd like and together will learn to chop, slice, simmer and saute along the way.
It's always a blast! Wine parings with every dish, recipes packets and wine notes for each class participant. Cost is $55 - $75 per person depending on the class.
February's Cooking Class Line-up
Sat. Feb 5 11 am - 2:30 pm Cost $75
Cake College with special guests Tiz Benson and Anita Stack from Tizzerts Only Four Spaces Now Available
Tiz Benson and Anita Stack from Tizzerts will be holding one of their wonderful cake decorating classes as a part of my winter class series and guaranteed, this one will fill up fast!
The class begins with a champagne toast to all that is sweet in life and continues with a facinating and informative demonstration on assembling, frosting and decorating a cake. Class winds up with some hands-on instruction on decorating cupcakes, making icing roses and more!
To make your reservations for this class , email Heidi at hlnc@carolina.rr.com
Tues. Feb 8 6-9 pm Cost $55
Tip Top Tapas
Time for some easy but elegant Winter Hors d'oeuvres all with a bit of Spanish flair.
This class will focus of food and wine of Spain in the guise of little plates called tapas that make any party so much fun.
Our menu includes house-marinated olives with manchego cheese and homemade flatbread, saffron shrimp and scallops, tapenade crostini, cabrales souffles with grilled pears, roasted potatoes in smoked paprika and of course, homemade Sangria! Ole!
To make your reservations for this class , email Heidi at hlnc@carolina.rr.com
Sat. Feb 12 11 am - 2:30 pm Cost $65
Class is FULL
That's Amore! The perfect class for you and your Valentine...FOOD, WINE AND CONVERSATION ( or shall we say, pillow talk!) OF ITALY with special guest NADA VERGILI
Heidi Billotto and the entertaining Nada Vergili of Nada's Italy join forces in the kitchen for and afternoon of fun and flavor!
As class participants watch and work with Heidi to prepare an entire authentic Italian meal perfect for entertaining your special someone, cooking class guest Nada Vergili will be teaching us all about this beautiful regions of Italy as well as fun little Italian expressions, sayings and phrases - plus how to talk with our hands! All as we eat and drink our way through the afternoon. Menu includes the classic Tuscan Bread soup - Ribollita, an antipasto tart salad, from-scratch ravioli with a variety of fillings so tasty they'll make your Valentine swoon and Nada's own authentic panna cotta - the perfect creamy dreamy finish for your Valentine dinner for two!
To make your reservations for this class , email Heidi at hlnc@carolina.rr.com
Sun. Feb 13 1-4 pm Cost $65 -
This class was so popular we decided to run it a second time to accomodate everyone who wanted to attend. Same format and recipes as listed above.
That's Amore! The perfect class for you and your Valentine...FOOD, WINE AND CONVERSATION ( or shall we say, pillow talk!) OF ITALY with special guest NADA VERGILI
To make your reservations for this class , email Heidi at hlnc@carolina.rr.com
Sat Feb 19 - 11 am - 2:30 pm Cost $55
Food and Wine of France
A classic menu of French Cuisine and the perfect way to start learning the basics of culinary technique. We'll cover the ins and outs of making a sauce, how to make classic French onion soup and a basic French vinaigrette. Our menu centers around a wonderful seafood dish in which a finished seared fillet appears on the plate with crispy potato scales and for dessert - chocolate, but of course. French wines are paired with each course. Bon Appetit!
To make your reservations for this class , email Heidi at hlnc@carolina.rr.com
Sun. Feb 20 1-4 pm Cost $55
Cheesey Does-it
This class is all about cooking with one of everyone's favorite comfort foods - CHEESE! We'll do an entire meal, each course featuring a different type of cheese and a different culinary technique. Menu includes a classic cheese souffle, grilled beef and cheese panini with caramelized onion, Pat's brie and mushroom bisque, chicken cordon bleu and for dessert a contemporary new take on Southern shortcake - biscuits with Bosky Acres goat cheese and homemade tomato jam - Yum!
To make your reservations for this class , email Heidi at hlnc@carolina.rr.com
Tues Feb 22 6-9 pm Cost $55
Wok on the Wild Side
Time to stir-fry things up a bit with a fun Asian inspired menu. Chicken sate with homemade peanut sauce, crispy fried tofu with Asian greens and buckwheat noodles, potsticker dumplings, and pineapple pork fried rice. For dessert: peanutty sweet half moons!
To make your reservations for this class , email Heidi at hlnc@carolina.rr.com
Sun Feb 27 1-4 pm Cost $55
Tex Mex Dinner for Four
Who doesn't have a taste for some spicy south of the border fare - delish!
Menu includes toasted spanish rice with grilled chilis rellenos, sure-to-please chicken enchildas, beefy fajitas with jalapeno-studded easy, breezy, cheesy cornbread and homemade churros for a sweet treat at the end.
To make your reservations for this class , email Heidi at hlnc@carolina.rr.com
Save the date -More great classes Coming Up in March
Among many others, two popular classes will run again in March and I wanted to give everyone a heads up 'cause they'll fill up fast for sure - menus to come, but you can certainly make your reservations and guarantee you space now....
Saturday March 12 - 11 am - 2:30 pm A springtime version of Food, Wine and Conversation of Italy with Nada Vergili of Nada's Italy. Cost $65
Sunday March 20 - 1-4 pm - Spring in the Season Cooking On the Farm, once again, at Proffitt Family Farms in Kings Mountain. Cost $65
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