Fall Cooking Series: Home for the Holidays with Bill Kaliff
Six Monday Evenings in the Farmhouse • 6:30-8:30 pm
Join award-winning Executive Chef Bill Kaliff for a teaching/tasting culinary journey as he shares creative, delicious recipes and stylish presentations for stepping up your holiday game.
Using fresh and seasonal ingredients, Bill’s expertise as a chef and a successful catering/event professional will come into play as you learn how to create do-ahead hors d’oeuvres, organic holiday garnishes, stationary appetizer presentations, plated first course recipes, plated dinner recipes, a holiday buffet, desserts, and more. You will not only learn recipes and cooking skills, but also entertaining and event planning tips.
Classes cover essentials to progressively advanced techniques, with each class combining demonstrations, tastings, and hands-on cooking.
William Kaliff, Co-founder & Executive Chef Festivities Food & Design
The art of food has always been Bill’s passion. Bill has a special talent in creating extraordinary menus and incredible culinary presentations. He leads Festivities’ culinary team through emerging trends both in ingredients and presentation. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute and Georgetown University with graduate studies at Fordham University at Lincoln Center, Bill has been recognized by Bon Appetit magazine as one of the “Leading Chefs of the Nation.” He has worked under the award-winning chef, Jacques Pépin, and has been honored by the James Beard Foundation.
Class Information
Six-week Series:
October 7, October 21, October 28, November 4, November 18, November 25
(No class Columbus Day or Veterans Day)
Class size is limited to 10 to optimize the experience for all participants.
Members: $750 | Non-members: $900
Fee includes food, wine, and take-home recipes