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Pork Chop Dinner in Pan Jus and Brown Butter Cake

Friday, October 16
$99.00

Enjoy an evening of elevated fall cooking while learning directly from Chef Laura and her years of experience in the culinary field. This demonstration dinner takes familiar autumn ingredients and shows you how professional techniques can transform them into an impressive, restaurant-worthy meal.

As Chef Laura prepares each course, she’ll share the culinary tips and tricks behind achieving a beautiful sear on a pork chop, creating a flavorful pan jus, making an exceptionally smooth vegetable purée, balancing acidity and richness, and getting the most flavor from seasonal ingredients.

And don’t forget dessert! Watch as brown butter adds incredible depth to a tender cake paired with tart cranberry-orange compote and cool, tangy whipped crème fraîche.

This is your chance to enjoy a wonderful meal while getting an up-close look at Chef Laura’s approach to cooking. Ask questions, learn new techniques, and leave inspired to elevate your own fall entertaining.

Chef: Laura

Participation Cooking Class: Aprons and workstations will be set up for you while your Chef-Instructor walks you through each course and giving you lots of tips and tricks along the way.

MENU:
Roasted Beet Salad with Whipped Ricotta & Orange Vinaigrette
Seared Pork Chop with Rosemary-Dijon Pan Jus
Celery Root & Parmesan Purée
Roasted French Green Beans
Brown Butter Cake with Cranberry-Orange Compote & Whipped Crème Fraîche

One glass of wine or beer is included with the event.  Additional glasses are available for purchase at the wine bar.

10% off all regularly priced merchandise during the event.

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Pork Chop Dinner in Pan Jus and Brown Butter Cake
$ 99.00
10 available
Chef
Laura Claude
Date and time
Friday, October 16
6:00pm -
9:00pm
Location
The Joyful Gourmet
542 N Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL 60048
Cancellation Policy

If you cannot make your reservation, we do encourage you to attempt to find someone that would enjoy attending. We can only issue a credit for you to attend a future event (6 month expiration). Within 72 hours we are not able to offer a credit as we’ve already incurred food and help costs.

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Laura Claude

Chef Laura has a diverse background in cultural and culinary arts. Born in an Italian and Korean family, she has a degree in accounting. However, early on in her corporate career, she realized her passion for gastronomy which led her to graduate from Kendall College with a culinary art degree. She worked for various establishments including the Primehouse in River North, and was one of the opening team members of the first Virgin Hotel. Her love language is food and she passionately shares her abundance of culinary mastery with her students. Thanks to her diverse background, her depth in food culture knowledge is limitless. She has a dedicated group of followers who do not miss any opportunity to take her exciting and adventurous classes here at The Joyful Gourmet. When she is not teaching, you will find her in her garden or enjoying time with her children.

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