Cooking Getaways at Our Bed and Breakfast in Pennsylvania

Please call to book your cooking class.  610-459-3000

Brandywine Cooking School at Hamanassett Bed & Breakfast makes the perfect gift for that person who has everything and has been everywhere. You don’t need to be a great cook to enjoy the class, which is geared for the recreational cook. We are happy to plan special classes if you and your friends would like a private cooking class followed by an intimate dinner party for your Pennsylvania culinary getaway.  Our cooking classes are also great for corporate getaways and team building. All of the pictures on this page were taken in the kitchen at Hamanassett Bed & Breakfast.   All classes are taught on site in our professional kitchen.

The Experience

Savor the beauty of the Brandywine Valley, the elegant surroundings of Hamanassett Bed & Breakfast and sumptuous cuisines prepared by you in a hands-on cooking class. (If you prefer to just watch, that’s okay too.) Brandywine Country Cooking School features recipes and techniques for preparing extraordinary menus themed to a particular time of the year or special occasion. To read about the experience from a previous guest, please click on our blog. If you would like to plan your own class with your friends or have a corporate team building experience, we are happy to work with you.

The Instructors  All classes are conducted by professional chefs with specific training and experience in the cuisine being featured.

The Package  Participants enjoy two nights’ accommodations (Friday and Saturday) at Hamanassett Bed & Breakfast with breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings, a welcoming reception Friday evening, and dinner on class day that has been prepared by you during the cooking class.  Each course at dinner is paired with a wine appropriate for that course.  Participants also receive class materials with recipes, tips and techniques along with a Brandywine Country Cooking School apron, as well as other appropriate favors.  Space is limited to 10 participants. We must have at least 6 people booked for the class to take place, so ask friends to join you.  If you sign up for a class we will reserve your room of choice but do not charge you for the cooking class until we are sure we have enough participants.

The Cost The package includes  a welcome reception, breakfast for two mornings, meal prepared by you on day of class as well as the class and all hand outs  It also includes a keepsake apron, tote bag, and other surprise goodies.  The cost of the class is per person plus plus tax and gratuity plus the cost of the room you select.

To book a cooking class, please call us at 610-459-3000.

To read some of the great press our cooking school has received click here:  Food Travel-Culinary Experiences And Packages!, Epicure & Culture, March 5, 2014
[Read More…]  and click here:

2017 Schedule

November 3-4: “Game Most Faire”:  The leaves are changing, there’s a nip in the air and the holiday season is fast approaching – so put on an apron, grab a knife and enjoy this active and fun hands on cooking experience. Game dishes will be the centerpiece of this class – pheasant, quail, venison, fall vegetables and traditional English Christmas pudding.  Below is a dish featuring venison that you will make.

$250.00/per person, plus tax and gratuity, includes a welcoming reception on Friday evening, 3 hour afternoon cooking class on Saturday, served dinner with paired wines and individual Christmas puddings to take home. Accommodations are additional.

 

2018 Schedule of Classes

We had many requests to shorten the length of the classes and we listened.  In 2018 classes will be for a half day with preparing dinner only and the cost has also been reduced.

March 9-10 “Dining and MURDER on the Orient Express”  Bonjour, Mes’Enfants! Bienvenue a Paris! Take a culinary escape on the last train from soon-to-be-occupied Paris in 1940. You’ll spend the afternoon preparing a classic French menu to be served to you with paired wines in the formal dining car. Your dining experience will be enhanced with suspense and intrigue as you and your fellow diners will be characters and suspects in a murder mystery.

$175.00/ per person plus tax and gratuity, includes a welcoming reception on Friday, March 9; 3 hour cooking class on Saturday afternoon; served dinner with wines and murder mystery on Saturday evening.    Price is in addition to accommodations.

April 6-7; “Last Dinner on the Titanic”  

Indulge and return to the gastronomic extravagance of the Edwardian Era through the creation and consumption of the Escoffier inspired multi course final dinner served in the first class salon on the fateful maiden voyage of RMS Titanic.  You will learn and use classic cooking techniques in the preparation of these recipes.

$200/person plus tax and gratuity, includes a welcoming champagne reception on Friday evening,  3 hour cooking class on Saturday, and served dinner with paired wines. Accommodations are additional.

June 8-9 “French Country Cooking”  Celebrate Bastille Day with sumptuous French Country cooking. Using the freshest of ingredients, you will create a traditional French Country menu to be enjoyed “En plein air” (al fresco) including individual pate de campagne to take home after your gourmet experience.

$175.00 per person  plus tax and gratuity., includes a welcoming reception with kitchen work on Friday evening, 3 hour afternoon cooking class Saturday, , served dinner with paired wines. Accommodations are additional.

July 20–21 “Mi Amore – That’s Italian”  Enjoy the summer season with this class featuring classic Italian fare with an emphasis on regional specialties.  Celebrate the tetures, aromas, taste and techniques to truly create authentic Italian cuisine.  Family style dinner service with paired wines will be presented on Hamanassett’s terrace.

$175.00/per person plus tax and gratuity includes a welcoming reception on Friday evening, 3 hour afternoon cooking class on Saturday.  Price is in addition to accommodations.

November 2-3:  “Game Mo9st Faire”  The leaves have changed, there’s a nip in the air and the holiday season is fast approaching so put on an apron, grab a knife and enjoy this active and fun hands on cooking experience.  Game dishes will be the centerpiece of this class – pheasant, quail, venison, fall vegetables and traditiional English Christmas pudding.

$185/per person, p0lus tax and gratuity includes a welcoming reception Friday evening, 3 hour afternoon cooking class on Saturday, served dinner with paired wines and individual Christmas puddings to take home.  Price is in addition to acco9modations.