CULINARY WORKSHOPS


With Winery Chef Michael Allemeier CCC & Terrace Chef Matt Batey
also introducing Riley Bennett

Mission Hill Family Estate is pleased to once again offer a series of culinary events that will delight both the novice and the culinary connoisseur. Winery Chef Michael Allemeier will lead the classes, which will be interactive as well as informative. As one of the hosts of the Food Network's Cook Like a Chef series, Chef Allemeier will share insider knowledge about the ingredients and techniques that are essential to the creation of great cuisine. Sharing the hosting duties will be Terrace Chef Matt Batey, come and enjoy Matt's passion and skills in the kitchen. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and to sample the dishes Chef Allemeier and Batey prepare. All classes will take place in our state-of-the-art Kitchen Theatre and will be approximately three hours in length.

The schedule for the 2009 spring culinary events includes "encore" performances of several favourites from last year that have been brought back by popular demand. The classes have sold out quickly, so reserve your space soon! In addition to the "encore" classes we are excited to bring a guest Chef Bal Arneson, who will be cooking healthy East Indian recipes from her new book "Everyday Indian". Plus, Chef Warren Geraghty from the restaurant West, will be cooking from his new book to celebrate the Spring Wine Festival. Chef Geraghty's event will be a dinner in the Chagall Room.

$85 per class* plus taxes.
*Essentials BBQ has different pricing


To reserve space book online or call 250-768-6483. Summer Classes



2009 Summer Schedule:

Book this class now, click here.

Essentials of Grilling & Barbecue
A celebration of gourmet backyard cooking
Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 11:00am
$130.00 per person plus taxes
Included is a set of cedar grilling planks and a kit with Chef Allemeier's recipes to take home.
Only 26 seats available.

Join Winery Chef Michael Allemeier for this in-depth session in celebration of our rich and varied Canadian heritage as he covers the cultural mosaic of outdoor cooking. Chef Allemeier incorporates aspects of his own South African roots as well as elements from the southern United States and the Mediterranean. He will cover tools and equipment, rubs, sauces and marinades, and techniques for quick and easy grilling and slow cooking. The class will be held in our vineyard under a Marquee tent so that you can comfortably enjoy Chef's demonstration and the view!

Dishes to be presented:
Grilled Quesadillas with Apples, Gouda & Rosemary
Prawns Peri Peri
Pork Sosaties with Tomato & Onion Salad
Cedar-Planked Sablefish with Bourbon-Maple Glaze
Apple Wood Smoked Rippin' Kikkin' Chicken
Bistecca alla Fiorentina with Arugula Salad
Honey Planked Peaches with Rhubarb & Vidal Compote


Chef Allemeier's dishes will be paired with tastings of Mission Hill Family Estate wines.


For more infomation: Phone: 250-768-6483
Toll Free: 1-800-957-9911
Fax: 250-768-2267
mh_tours@missionhillwinery.com




What class participants are saying:

"There's nothing that's hard to take about Mission Hill winery chef Michael Allemeier's culinary calsses. Students are treated like royalty, fed and wined well and entertained for three solid hours..."

Judie Steeves, Kelowna Capital News, Nov 2008

"Everything was like a Mozart symphony in my mouth"


Hannah Nishimoto, November 2006
Seafood Culinary Workshop

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For registration please click on the following links:
Summer Classes Wine Festival


For more information:
Phone: 250-768-6483
1-800-957-9911
Fax: 250-768-2267
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"Allemeier's cuisine is meticulously built around Mission Hill wines and local art-isanal ingredients."


Timothy Taylor
Food & Wine Magazine
February 2004