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The Shaker Table School of Cookery
2008-2009
Pleasing to the palate, comforting to the soul; that
is the spirit of the Shaker Table. We are happy to announce
that the knowledge and skills that we put into your
food everyday at the Shaker Table are now available
to those with a yearning for a simpler style of cooking.
A
course at The Shaker Table School of Cookery:
- Is
the perfect holiday or birthday gift for the gourmet,
the gardener or anyone interested in folk culture
and history.
- Provides
an out-of-the-ordinary evening for groups, clubs and
corporate meetings, one that will have everyone involved,
interacting and eating.
- Teaches
you how to entertain guests, but still enjoy your
own party: make ahead recipes and last-minute tips
will impress any dinner guest.
Harvest Classics
Preparing foods from the orchard and the field
October 23, 2008
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Festive
Baking
Tempting Shaker sweets for the holidays
November 13, 2008
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Secrets
of the Shaker Table II
By popular demand, learn our most popular recipes!
Thursday Jan 8, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Cookery Basics
Cooking fundamentals for the home chef
Thursday Jan 22, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Flash
in the Pan
Shaker meals in minutes: easy to cook, easier to eat.
Thursday Jan 29, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Slow
Cookery
A little preparation early in the day yields big flavors
for dinner!
Thursday Feb 5, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Shaker
Daily Bread
The Shaker’s own breads, plus our Canterbury Sourdoughs
Thursday Feb 19, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
The
Shaker Vegetarian
Healthful, satisfying meals without meat
Thursday Feb 26, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Oils,
Vinegars and Condiments
Old Shaker recipes that stand the test of time
Thursday Mar 5, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Brunch
at the Shaker Table
Learn our tips for hosting your own Sunday brunch.
Thursday Mar 19, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Preserving
and Pickling
Enjoy the flavors of summer year-round the Shaker way
Thursday Mar 26, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
A
Shaker Picnic
Get ready for picnic season with these Shaker treats
Thursday Apr 2, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Cook Locally
A showcase of New Hampshire’s finest products
Thursday Apr 16, 2009
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Classes
are filling up! Call Robert at (603) 783-4238 to sign
up.
- Registration
fee is $65 per class. Sign up for three classes
and pay only $55 per class!
- Classes
start at 6pm.
- All
classes must be pre paid. If there is a snow day
we will try to reschedule.
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If you cannot attend a class and give 24 hour's
notice, your class fees will automatically convert
into a gift certificate for the Shaker Table.
- Registration
fee includes recipe packets, approximately two hours
of demonstrations and, of course, tastings. Cash
bar reception with the chefs to follow.
Meet the Chef
Todd Sweet is an ACF Certified Executive Chef, is the primary instructor at the Shaker Table School of Cookery. He has been a chef at the Canterbury Shaker Village for two and a half years. Before that, he was a full-time faculty member at the McIntosh Atlantic Culinary Academy in Dover, NH where he was the lead instructor in American Regional Cuisine for three years.
Chef Sweet first stepped into a professional kitchen at age 12 and began a career that has continued for 24 years. He received his formal education at the Culinary Institute of America and his job has taken him around the world, including Paris, Vienna and even on a 5-star cruise ship across the Pacific.
At the Canterbury Shaker
Village, Chef Sweet researches and develops dishes
that follow the Shaker style and spirit of cooking.
He uses the bounty of the Village farms as his inspiration,
and seeks out the best from Shaker recipe collections
to bring to the guests at the Shaker Table.
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