(No Longer Available) Cookin’ in the ‘Big Easy’! Blackened, Braised, Buttered & Flambéed

Listen here, y'all, it’s showtime! Tonight we’re takin’ favorite classic southern-style dishes and showing you “how it’s done” – Chef McPeake- style!

With thirty plus years as a professional chef and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Richard has tricks up his sleeve that you won’t believe. He’ll explore the spicy world of authentic N’Awlin’s cuisine that’s brimming with tradition, culture, and flavor, and best exemplified by the dishes found in the south.

No one knows this unique cuisine better than Chef Richard McPeake who spent 25 years supervising the Seaport Cajun Café, on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Chef Richard has designed this special class so you can learn to apply essential culinary skills as he teaches you to prepare the interesting regional dishes he knows and loves so well.

You’ll learn important culinary skills like “blackened” techniques using seasonings to their fullest; deep and complex sauces; the trinity (Cajun Mirepoix); making and using a dark roux; basic knife skills, sauce-making and flambé tips and much, much more!

You’ll get to tie on an apron and help Chef prepare some of our Cajun delights such as a spicy Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Nawlin’s Butter Poached Shrimp, Blackened Beef Medallions with Grilled Bayou Spiced Shrimp and a creamy Creole Remoulade Sauce. For our grand finale, you’ll help Chef prepare a classic southern dessert - Bananas Foster Flambé Dessert! Ayee! No one goes home hungry tonight! 

Limited Hands On | Tasting
Thu 11/4/21     6:30-9:00 p.m.

NOTE:  Unless otherwise noted, each evening class fee includes one glass of beer/wine, with additional beverages available at a nominal cost. 

NOTE: For Onsite Classes,please note that we are committed to providing the highest degree of safety for our guests including compliance with all applicable governmental orders. In this regard our protocols may change from day to day and we ask for your patience as we maneuver this not-so-delicious time.  We have limited enrollment in our classes in order to provide for appropriate social distancing so it is important that you let us know at the time of registration whether you will be sitting next to someone else attending the class. You can note this in the “comments” section when you register online, or you can call us with this information at 913-341-4455.  In this case, we will assume that you and the other person(s) are comfortable sitting next to each other. When you arrive, please check in with our Class Assistant who will give you information as to where you will be seated.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!