- Green Olive Tapenade, finely chopped olives, capers, basil & pistachios spread onto toasted baguette
- Green Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette, crisp green salad with a typically French salad dressing
- Gratin Dauphinois, creamy, garlicy casserole of thinly sliced potatoes
- Poires Belle-Hélène, pears poached in a spiced syrup and drizzled with melted chocolate
Ever spent Christmas in the French Alps? Sophie wants to you share with you the French Alps' most famous Christmas-time dishes.
Sophie will be teaching France's famous dish, Gratin Dauphinois - no Christmas meal would be complete without it. To balance the creaminess of the gratin, Sophie will teach a crisp green salad with a typical french shallot vinaigrette. Before the main event, Sophie will share her family recipe for green olive tapenade, which is served spread on toasted slices of baguette. Everyone knows the French are famous for their desserts and Christmas time brings a special dessert: Poires Belle-Helene, pears poached in a syrup infused with spices and drizzles with decadent melted chocolate. You'll have to make this one for your friends & family before pear season is over!
Come learn some special French Christmas desserts to spice up your holiday season this year. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get to work as all Culture Kitchen classes are family stye hands on cooking and come with an appetite as we will have a full meal in class to enjoy the fruits of labor!
