From Friday, May 23, 2025 to Saturday, May 24, 2025 May 23, 2025 May 24, 2025 The Lodge at Woodloch
Jennifer Clair, Culinary Instructor
May 23rd - 24thJennifer Clair is a culinary instructor and the founder of Home Cooking New York, a recreational cooking school in New York City. Before launching the school in 2002, she honed her editorial chops as a Food Editor at Martha Stewart Living and a Recipe Editor at The Wall Street Journal. She is the author of Six Basic Cooking Techniques: Culinary Essentials for the Home Cook, a cookbook based on the best-selling class at the school, and is the former host of the cooking podcast, "Kitchen Radio." In addition to teaching, she is a board member of Fareground, a food-access non-profit that provides free groceries and community meals to Hudson Valley families. She lives in Beacon, NY with her family.
Friday, May 23rd
Raise Your Food IQ: How to Be A Better Grocery Shopper
8:30pm
We’ll cover what you need to know to make the best choices – aisle by aisle – when it comes to buying fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat, eggs, grains, cooking fats, and packaged foods. This is NOT a class about calorie-counting, low-fat foods. Instead, a good food focusing on understanding keywords like local, organic, sustainable, grass-fed, humanely-raised, wild, GMO, and extra-virgin, which all tell a clearer story about the food we eat than its nutritional panel. A robust Q & A is included throughout the session, so everyone’s burning questions will be answered.
Saturday, May 24th
Cooking Demonstration with Jennifer Clair*
11:00am
Embark on a culinary journey to Tuscany with Chef Jennifer Clair. Learn new cooking techniques while enjoying a demonstration of Tuscan Braised Escarole with White Beans and Creamy Parmigiano Polenta.
*Please sign-up for this activity with our Spa Concierge.