Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center
540 President Street, Suite 2E
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
6:00 – 9:00 PM
$75 (Living Social Vouchers And Other Coupons Not Valid)

Hell’s Kitchen’s Chef Vinny Teaches ‘Sunday Night Italian Dinner’ Cooking Class at Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center

Brooklyn, NY: Yo Vinny! Straight from Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen’s is Chef Vinny Accardi, the fiery Italian contestant. It's the classic ‘Sunday Night Italian Dinner’ --- a hands-on cooking class taught by Chef Vinny at Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

In your typical Italian household, each week, families and, often, extended families sit down together just after noon for Sunday dinner, the largest and most elaborate meal of the week. The focus is always on the food, fresh, simply prepared vibrant vegetables, cheeses and meats, and the variety of flavors and types of dishes, from pasta with tomato sauce or “gravy” with an abundance of meat, often overshadowing trendier cooking styles while satisfying the craving for comfort food, too.

Tonight, Chef Vinny Accardi shares his love of modern Italian cuisine, something he knows a bit about being raised in an Italian household. Chef Accardi believes that “The greatest joy in cooking is the unknown, I love putting different things together and making something out of nothing,” and he wants to share that with food lovers and cooks everywhere!

RECIPES
Grandpa Tony’s Escarole Salad (Lemon, Extra Virgin, Grated Cheese, Oregano, Black Olives); Antipasti for Two (Assorted Meat & Cheese plate); Family Style Sunday Gravy with Tagliolini or Penne Pasta, Meatballs, Sausage, Braciole; New York Style Cheesecake; Wine (Montepulciano & Pinot Grigio)

CLASS TYPE
Local Chef & Author, hands-on cooking class

CLASS NOTES
Chef Vinny Accardi, straight from Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen

INSTRUCTOR
Vinny Accardi
Hell’s Kitchen is lit up this season with fiery Italian contestant, Vinny Accardi. The native New Yorker and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America credits his diverse Queens neighborhood, rich with ethnic and exotic foods as his inspiration for becoming a chef. According to Vinny, Chef Ramsay, whom he considers one of the top ten chefs of all time, reminded him that, “It’s not about putting together thirty ingredients on a plate, but a few great ones that are done perfectly and work well together”.

To purchase tickets go to: www.culinaryherbcenter.ger-nis.com/eventsandclasses

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