Cooking with Dawn

Cooking with Dawn

Location:
380 S. Bates St.
Birmingham, MI 48009

Culinary Category:
Cooking Classes
Cooking Demonstrations
Cooking Parties
Culinary Team Building
Culinary Vacation
Guided Culinary Tours

Culinary Focus:
French
Italian
Southwestern

Cooking with Dawn

Chef Dawn began her formal culinary education in Europe during five years of study in France, Switzerland, Italy, and Belgium. Dawn was married in Venice, Italy. After her return to the U.S., she continued as a partner in several European Style Restaurants. Eight years ago she co-authored the cookbook: Romance Begins in the Kitchen - Romantic Italian Recipes and Their Complementary Wines."

Dawn offers a wide range of classes that include; demo-style, hands-on or interactive classes for individuals, groups, Bachelorette parties, birthday parties, and team building events. Dawn offers monthly demo-style cooking classes through the Birmingham Community House in Birmingham, Michigan and privately in her home or yours.

Every September, Dawn hosts a weeklong trip to Venice, Italy offering a gastronomic and cultural experience of a lifetime. For sample itinerary, see the special section below. Travel arrangements are booked through the Birmingham Community House, in Birmingham, Michigan.

Dawn has done cooking demonstrations for local television shows, private parties, fundraisers and events. Rates for private cooking classes are $50/hr. with a 3-hour minimum. Call Dawn for group rates: 248-363-8080.

Sample Venice, Italy Itinerary:

Join Dawn for a weeklong culinary adventure in one of Italy's most beautiful regions. Stay in a 4-Star seaside resort on the gorgeous white sandy beaches of the Adriatic called the "Union Lido". Learn Italian cooking secrets and participate in three private cooking classes with the executive chef and owner of one of Italy's most famous family owned restaurants, the Trattoria Laguna. Participate in wine tasting, oil and vinegar tasting, market tours and excursions in and around Venice.

Island hop aboard your own private boat to Murano, Burano, and Torcello. Tour a centuries old glass factory in Murano, and attend a glass bead trunk show. Shop to your hearts content, or just walk and relax along the miles of sandy beaches located just steps from your hotel room. By week's end, you will feel like a true Italian, and take home more than just wonderful memories. Last year's group rated this trip as one of their best ever!

This trip offers a very different experience than just visiting Italy as a tourist. This is an up close and personal look at Italians in their everyday life, and how important food is to them. It is said...and, it's true that they "live to eat" and their daily life is truly centered around their meals prepared with fresh ingredients. We are hosted and accompanied by local Italians each day of our trip.

Call Chef Dawn for more information about her next Venice, Italy Culinary Vacation, or click on the "Request Info" link below.

Note: Epitourean, LLC provides a referral service for operators of culinary classes, vacations, cruises, schools and demonstrations. We cannot be held responsible for variations in descriptions, courses offered, changes to dates and/or prices provided by the operators.

Recipe

GRILLED SHRIMPS WITH MUSTARD SAUCE

Attention shrimp lovers… this has got to be one of the best recipes you’ll ever find for preparing these delectable crustaceans.

12 large uncooked shrimp, shelled and de-veined, leave tails

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Mix 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper, toss in the shrimp. Let marinate for 30 minutes.

Mustard Sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large   shallots or 2 small ones, chopped fine

? cup white wine
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
? cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons fresh cream
½ lemon, sliced (for garnish)
2 sprigs fresh Italian parsley (for garnish)

In small saucepan, heat the oil and sauté shallots until soft, add wine, and simmer until evaporated. Add honey, mustard and lemon juice, let cook for 2 minutes. Add cream at the end. Remove from heat, set aside. Grill shrimp over hot coals for 3-5 minutes. Do not over cook. When done, spoon mustard sauce on the individual plates and place the shrimp on top. Garnish: Fresh lemon slices and sprig of Italian parsley.

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