18 Reasons: Simply Summer: Stone Fruit

Price:
$195.00
Member Price:
$185.00

A hands-on in-person cooking class culminating in a dinner served with wine and beer. This class is limited to 14 students. Review our registration and cancellation policies here.

Stone fruit! One of the great joys of California summers is biting into a perfectly ripe nectarine and feeling the rush of sweet tangy juice delight your taste buds. These fruits are magnificent on their own but our Chef Gracie wants to help you take them to the next level by creating dishes that utilize their texture, taste and beauty to elevate other humble ingredients.

Class will start with a tasting of all the ripe stone fruit we can get our hands on! Students will then learn to sear nectarines, caramelizing their natural sugars, imbuing a light smokiness – then toss them into a beautiful, herb forward salad. A tangy, spicy peach barbeque sauce perfectly complements a rack of dry rubbed pork ribs. And for dessert, a stunning plum almond cake with an incredibly unique cream. Heard of noyaux? They’re the kernels found within the pits of stonefruit, which have an almond-like fragrance. We’ll crack open our nectarine pits, and unlock the secrets of this special ingredient!

MENU:

Snack: Stone Fruit Tasting with Fresh Cheese and Toasted Nuts

Seared Nectarine and Burrata Panzanella – Preserved Lemon and Shallot Vinaigrette, Mint, Fennel, Mustard Greens

Crispy Dry Rubbed Pork Ribs with Peach Chili Barbeque Sauce

Fregola and Apricot Tabbouleh, Pickled Dried Cherries, Parsley, Meyer Lemon

Plum Almond Cake with Noyaux Cream

*Menu subject to change based on seasonal availability

This menu contains the following common allergens: Gluten and Dairy. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions that concern your ability to cook along, please e-mail info@18reasons.org before purchasing a ticket.

Let’s Cook Together!