LIMITED TO SIX PARTICIPANTS!

During the Festival concerts in April and August, The Hungry Musician cooking classes bring together six students for the preparation of a complete menu with wines. Meats and fish will be simply grilled or roasted with an emphasis on new flavors. Vegetable dishes showcase taste, color, and texture. Desserts will star fresh fruits in granitas, panna cottas, delicate pastries and soufflés. The lessons flow with comparative tastings of the menu's ingredients plus the dishes prepared throughout the session. Professionaly-trained chef Libby Hartman provides up-close, expert guidance on meal preparation, ingredient selection, and making optimal use of the best kitchen tools.

In conjunction with April's Italian BaroqueFest, learn classic recipes and professional techniques to elevate your Italian menus at home. The recipes in this class are strictly from scratch and will include Venetian Seafood Risotto, Fresh pasta rolled by hand and by machine, creamy polenta eaten immediately or chilled and sliced to grill and classic Italian desserts. Each lesson begins with a cocktail and continues with dining on the featured menu items along with paired wines. Students also receive printed recipes to take home. All proceeds benefit food services provided to musicians performing at Staunton Music Festival.