Scheduled Cooking Classes
Internationally award-winning cuisine
Join Chef Michael in his Camden Maine kitchen for a cooking class weekend, covering a wide range of topics from regional and ethnic cuisines to seasonal and holiday offerings. Classes are informative, entertaining, and of course, filled with delicious food. Weekend packages are $325/$515 and include two nights lodging, breakfast each morning, afternoon cookies and tea, a gourmet candlelit dinner for two and enrollment for one in the cooking class. Additional enrollment into the cooking class is $45 per person. Classes are held on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-3 in the afternoon. See schedule of classes below for specific class dates and topics.
Mediterranean Cuisine
Recreate some of Chef Michael's Mediterranean specialties at home for your family and friends. Recipes include: Roasted Yellow Pepper Bruschetta with Fresh Mozzarella, Beets in Romesco Sauce and Tunisian Grilled Cod with a Roasted Shallot Compound Butter and Herbed Tabbouleh.
Maine Seafood
Maine offers a bounty of fresh seafood, and we take advantage of that here at the Inn. Recipes for this class include: Maine Lobster Bisque, Stilton Cheese and Maine Shrimp Tartlet with Toasted Poine Nuts and Bosc Pears, Haddock "Oscar" with Maine Crab Meat, and Seared Maine Diver Scallops with Caribbean Smoked Salmon and Sweet Potatoes.
Travel to Tuscany
If you can't join Chef Michael in Italy for one of his Culinary Adventures, then come to Camden and experience some of his favorite Tuscan dishes. We'll begin with a hearty Tuscan Onion Soup with a Pecorino Crust followed by handmade Pici Pasta with a Pork Ragu. Next, we'll stuff Chicken with Prosciutto, Fontina Cheese and Sage and finish things off with a Chestnut Cake.
Gourmet Specialties on a Budget
In today's financial times, it can be difficult to justify the splurge for a "Special Dinner."
Chef Michael will show you some techniques that will allow you to stetch your dollars and create a gourmet dinner on a budget. Menu items include a Roasted Tomato Soup with Chopped Basil and Sweet Potato Crusted Salmon.
More Pasta Favorites
Learn how to make pasta in your own kitchen. Techniques include making the dough, coloring and flavoring different pastas, rolling out and cutting various shapes of pasta, filling pastas such as raviolis and tortellini and cooking pasta. Specific dishes include: Spinach Fettuccine Puttanesca with Shrimp, Farfalle with fresh Tomato, Basil and Roasted Garlic, Green Pea Ravioli with Lemon and Olive Oil and Potato Gnocchi with Lobster and Asparagus.
Asian Flavors
Create some of Chef Michael's favorite Asian dishes that are surprisingly simple to prepare. Dishes include: Sweet and Sour Pork, Lobster Pot Stickers with a Ginger-Sesame Dipping Sauce, Shrimp Toast with a Mint-Lime Dipping Sauce and Grilled Thai Beef Salad.
Romantic Dinner for Two
Michael will walk you through a full gourmet meal that you can prepare at home for that special someone. The four course dinner begins with Zucchini wrapped Jumbo Shrimp with Soft Polenta and Mediterranean Olives, followed by a soup of
Sweet Potato, Rutabaga and Green Apple that is served with a Maple Cream. For the entree Chef Michael will demonstrate his
Hartstone version of “Beef Wellington” with a Smoked Tomato Choron Sauce and round the meal off with decandent
Ginger Crème Brûlée.
Lobster, Lobster, Lobster
A trip to Maine should be based around eating as much lobster as one can. We're going to help you with this class. Recipes include: Maine Lobster with a Vanilla Beurre Blanc,
Lobster and Gruyere Soufflé with a Grilled Corn Cream,
Maine Lobster and Asparagus Salad with a Tangerine Dressing, and
Avocado and Lobster Cakes with a Chive Sour Cream and Roasted Tomato Jus.
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