Expand your entertaining and culinary skills with this workshop featuring practical beverage and appetizer concepts perfect for outdoor entertaining on your porch or patio.
Learn professional techniques for crafting specialty drinks tailored for individual service or group preparation, plus discover how to create delectable appetizers ranging from light, simple offerings to more substantial and satisfying portions. This comprehensive course teaches you to impress guests while maintaining confidence in your ability to execute impressive entertaining.
Materials You Will Need:
Beverage Components
French 75 Cocktail Ingredients:
- Quality gin
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Simple syrup (Available online from various retailers, twelve oz. for approximately ten dollars)
- Sparkling wine such as Prosecco
White Sangria Ingredients:
- Dry white wine of your choice
- Orange liqueur
- Superfine sugar or prepared simple syrup (Available online, twelve oz. for approximately ten dollars)
- Fresh orange, lemon, and lime
- Fresh fruit including large strawberries, peach or nectarine, grapes, ripe cantaloupe or watermelon
- Club soda (Available online such as Schweppes one liter for about one dollar and fifty cents)
Appetizer Components:
- Parmesan cheese
- Commercial pie crust (or gather ingredients listed separately below)
- Prepared pesto
- Fresh mozzarella cheese
- Creamy goat cheese
- Fresh tomatoes
Pie Crust Ingredients (if making from scratch):
- White or white whole-wheat flour (Gluten-free participants should substitute with gluten-free flour)
- Salt
- Butter
- Water
Tools and Equipment Needed:
- Jigger for accurate drink measurements
- Bar spoon measuring device
- Cocktail shaker
- Pitcher for batched beverages
- Glasses in flute and wine styles
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper for lining
- Square or round tart pan or pie pan
- Knife and cutting board for preparation
- For homemade piecrust preparation, you will need a food processor, mixing bowl, measuring cups, rolling pin and mat
