Southern Style Cooking: THE ULTIMATE TIRAMISU, HOMEMADE PASTA, & MORE HANDS-ON COOKING CLASSES IN NYC

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It's official: It's time for comfort food. When the leaves start to drop from the trees and t-shirt weather seems a far-away luxury, we all deserve a little comfort in the form of food. For some, comfort food means a hearty bowl of soup; for others a decadent dessert, or a robust meat stew. For me, it's all of the above, plus freshly baked bread, slow-roasted vegetables, and runny, deeply-flavored cheeses. Whatever your comfort food, you are likely to find it in our upcoming cooking classes this month: We have a fabulous line-up of menus for autumn, including Northern Italian recipes class on October 3, a menu featuring the ultimate tiramisu on October 4, a fabulous filet mignon menu on October 6, a Tuscan feast on October 11, and much more. Click here for our complete class calendar through November, and stay tuned for our December calendar, to be posted shortly!

OCT. 3 AT 6PM: ITALIAN HARVEST

This menu has it all: five fabuluous dishes from northern Italy, starting with an amazing hand-shaped pasta in a creamy pine nut pesto, a sumptuous chicken dish, two succulent sides, and the best apple dessert ever! Our Italian Harvest cooking class explores northern Italy's autumn cooking in all its glory.

Handmade Pasta (Corzetti) with Pine Nut-Herb Pesto
Tender Chicken Saltimbocca with Crispy Prosciutto & Sage
Roasted Parsnip, Squash, & Fennel with Sage & Parmigiano
Three-Cheese, Artichoke, & Spinach Bread Pudding
Apple Pie with Almond Paste Crumble & Warm Caramel Sauce

OCT. 4 AT 12PM: ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS

Although we designed our Italian for Beginners class with novice cooks in mind, the techniques we'll be covering in this class are so basic and so important to Italian cooking that anyone who enjoys Italian cuisine is sure to learn something new. Plus, the tiramisu we make in this class is the best we've ever had!

Perfect Homemade Pasta with Two-Meat Ragu
Chicken Scaloppine with Fontina & Prosciutto in Marsala Glaze
Roasted Broccoli with Garlic & Chili
Smashed Baby Red Potatoes with Chives & Smoked Paprika
The Ultimate Tiramisu

OCT. 6 AT 6PM: FIREPLACE DINNER

Here's a menu featuring comforting autumn fare you might just want to enjoy by the fireplace, if you're lucky enough to have one! Our Fireplace Dinner draws inspiration from various regions of Italy, transforming any autumn evening into a culinary celebration.

Homemade Tagliatelle with Wild Mushrooms, White Wine, and Parmigiano
Filet Mignon with Leek & Red Wine Sauce
Savory Cheesecake with Slow-Cooked Onions in Crisp Cornmeal Crust
Wild Arugula Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Fudgy Date & Walnut Cake with Buttery Caramel

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF MICOL'S NEW COOKBOOK!

Micol's third cookbook, due out in October with Ballantine Books (a division of Random House), is now available for pre-ordering here. With gorgeous color photography by Micol's husband Dino De Angelis, wine pairings, and entertaining anecdotes sprinkled throughout, The Best Pasta Sauces is a 256-page collection of more than 80 regional Italian pasta sauces sure to become favorites in your home!

PRIVATE COOKING PARTIES & TEAMBUILDING EVENTS NYC

Looking for a memorable team-building event, bachelorette party, or birthday celebration? Consider a private cooking party. You choose the date and time, and pick the menu! Call 917-602-1519 to inquire about availability. And don't forget to book your holiday party before it's too late! Click for more on our clients and testimonials.

Here's what a client recently said about her team-building event at RUSTICO COOKING: "Thank you soooooo much for a fantastic event on Monday evening!!! Gerry & Lauren were fantastic and made for a very fun, entertaining, and delicious evening! My team loved it and had so much fun working together to try to pull off dinner; thank goodness for your experts though! Have already recommended you to other HBOers so they can experience what we did. Again, thank you, thank you!!!" Cheryl T., HBO

GIFT CERTIFICATES

Give the food lover in your life a certificate for a hands-on cooking class at RUSTICO COOKING. Gift certificates are ideal for birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, even retirement! Click here to buy a gift certificate for one or more of our hands-on Italian cooking classes in our Midtown Manhattan loft.

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