Hands-on Cooking & Wine Experience presented by Chef Melissa Pelkey-Hass

Summary:

We’ve got your Sunday Supper covered with time to spare! Bring family and friends to the table with simple, seasonal recipes guaranteed to produce perfect results every time. From cozy classics to family favorites, our menu-planning ideas and cooking tricks will make weekend entertaining easier than ever. Sunday night supper will never be the same!

You will first be met with a reception wine and light appetizers. You'll have a striking view of our impressive open demonstration kitchen. You'll don your apron, roll up your sleeves and your Chef will take you through the preparations for your meal while enjoying your wine!  Once you've completed your meal, you'll sit down with the group and enjoy your creations with wines paired expertly by your own personal sommelier.  
Through the evening you'll learn about the recipes, food preparation, and the "why" behind the wines we pair with the meal. All AWS cooking classes include an emphasis on wine, because that's who we are!  You can expect two different wines to sample during reception/cooking and three wines paired with your meal for a total of approximately 3+ glasses.  If you would like to add more wine to your experience, you can taste 32 different wines in our Enomatics (wine dispensing system) or you can order wine by the glass or bottle.

Sample Menu:

Peach Cornbread Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Mushroom Onion Rice
Scratch Cream Corn
Vine Grown Green Beans
Sour Cream Pound Cake (Chef Demo)
And wines, expertly selected, to accompany your creations

Class will include:

- Hands-on cooking instruction by a professional

- Cooking techniques and entertaining ideas

- Light appetizers and wines to enjoy while cooking

- The meal you make and wines paired with it

- Printed delicious and easy recipes to make for friends and family

About Chef Melissa:

Melissa grew up in rural South Carolina and was born with a whisk in her hand. Over the years, her love for cooking and competition has been carefully crafted into an award-winning obsession. She uses her culinary skills to compete in cooking and recipe competitions locally and nationwide. Her craft has earned over 320 State Fair Blue Ribbons, 160 Red Ribbons and titles of Spam Champion, Fleishman’s Yeast Baking Champion, Hidden Valley Ranch Recipe Winner, and the Chicago Cutlery’s “The Cut” Sandwich National Grand Champion to name a few.

Melissa has had over 100 recipes published in national publications such as “Taste of Home”, “Southern Living”, Epicurious.com and “Healthy Cooking” books and magazines. She created The Front Porch Gourmet to give her friends, family and readers a place to talk food, feel at home and share a little Southern humor. She likes to share all types of recipes from Mama’s Southern Fried Chicken to an elaborate Beef Wellington. Melissa is a devoted wife to her husband Keith and together they have raised 3 amazing kids, are completely enamored with their four grandchildren and are servants to “Princess Onyx”, the Great Dane! When asked why she feels the need to share her passion for cooking with others, she simply replies, “Ya know, life is too short to eat ugly food.”