Cooking Classes for Christmas and New Year's Eve
Whether it’s a small Christmas get-together or a grand New Year’s Eve soirée that you’re planning to host, you need to make sure that your menu is impressive. Here is a list of what Istanbul Culinary Institute and Mutfak Sanatları Akademisi have on offer for those of you who want a little help in the kitchen for your big night.
If you’re planning to host a New Year’s Eve party this year, head to MSA to learn how to prepare a great menu with LilBitz owner and Chef Maksut Aşkar. In this four-hour workshop, you’ll first watch Aşkar prepare warm sangria. Then, you’ll learn how to make a blackberry-flavored purslane salad with beetroot and goat’s cheese, mashed peas with coriander, turkey meatballs with corn cream, steak strips, mashed potatoes with cumin, and gruyere cream with tarragon and raspberry. Last but not least, you’ll learn how to make a crunchy pumpkin dessert with lavender.
When: December 24, 10:00am-02:00pm
Where: Mutfak Sanatları Akademisi; Meydan Sokak Beybi Giz Plaza B Blok No. 123-126, Maslak; P: (0212) 290 35 50
How much: 150 TL
Language: TR
Hello Christmas - Guest Chef Feyza Bayrakçıoğlu
If you’re hosting a Christmas dinner at home, head to ICI to learn how to prepare Christmas desserts. Guest Chef Feyza Bayrakçıoğlu will teach you how to make gingerbread with crème anglaise sauce, Christmas meringues filled with chocolate cream, spicy cookies, and red velvet cake.
When: December 24, 11:00am-02:00pm
Where:Istanbul Culinary Institute; Mesrutiyet Caddesi No. 59, Tepebaşı; P: (0212) 251 22 14
How much: 120 TL
Language: TR with ENG translation
If you don’t want to get a conventional gift for your loved ones this year, head to MSA to prepare a cake and give that as a New Year’s gift. In this four-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to make chocolate balls with mango, colorful cookies, a mini crumble cake with cranberry, and heart-shaped chocolate with raspberry.
When: December 27,10:00am-02:00pm
Where: Mutfak Sanatları Akademisi; Meydan Sokak Beybi Giz Plaza B Blok No. 123-126, Maslak; P: (0212) 290 35 50
How much: 120 TL
Language: TR
If you want to impress your guests during your New Year’s Eve dinner at home, head to MSA where you’ll cook with MSA chefs and learn to create a jaw-dropping menu on the day. In this three-hour course, you’ll learn how to make pumpkin soup with truffles, steak on skewers with béarnaise sauce, duck with orange demi-glace sauce served with orzo with lemon grind and dried cranberries, and warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice-cream.
When: December 29, 07:00pm-10:00pm
Where: Mutfak Sanatları Akademisi; Meydan Sokak Beybi Giz Plaza B Blok No. 123-126, Maslak; P: (0212) 290 35 50
How much: 130 TL
Language: TR
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