The Hunter Foundation, Inc. – The Hunter Foundation Spring 2019 Earth Day Auction
Auction Ends: May 13, 2019 12:00 AM EDT

Food & Gourmet Items

Jessie's Harvest House Culinary Class

Item Number
173
Sold
350 USD to jf1eeb543
Number of Bids
11  -  Bid History

Item Description

Allow Phil Difalco, owner and chef of Jessie's Harvest house to bring you and friends into the kitchen. With his love for food education Phil will show you and up to 5 other guests the culinary fundamentals in a 3 hour cooking class and demonstration. Knife skills, cooking techniques, and flavor profiles are just some of the areas Chef Difalco will touch on. 

Participants will be welcome to ask questions, share stories, and have a great time gathering around the kitchen preparing dishes and meals with Chef. At the conclusion of this culinary workshop, guests will sit down at the chef's table and share in their culinary creations. This would truly be a delight for any culinary novice or professional, for friends or for family. 

 

As for Phil’s culinary story

His love of all things related to food started at a very young age where he would choose to sit in the kitchen rather than play outside just to roll the special meatballs for his family’s traditional Thanksgiving soup with his beloved Grandma Jessie (giving us the perfect name for our restaurant). As the years went by, you could often find him in the kitchen with his grandma, mom, aunt or anyone else that would show him how to perfect all of the delicious foods his family loved to prepare. He went away to college to study business and after graduating, he realized his true passion was in cooking and pursued his second degree from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. While completing his studies, he landed an externship at the highly rated Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Westchester County. Rated as one of the country’s top Farm to Table restaurants, it was here that he observed a master of farm to table cuisine and ingredients which fueled Phil’s dream to open a place of his own offering the finest and freshest ingredients within close proximity to our mountaintop.

Item Special Note

*subject to availability 

*All scheduling and class content will be organized between Chef Phil Difalco and the item winner.

*Not to exceed 6 people