Taste of Westchester: NEW! Creativerajni at St. Barts Church Kitchen
Vegan – Introduction to Kerala Cuisine – Interactive! – Rajni Menon, is an artistic chef who combines fashion and food. In high school she started painting and after coming to NY, attended FIT. She grew up seeing her mother and grand-mom cook for their huge family in South India. Together, they would be in the kitchen for hours grinding, sauteing, seasoning, and cooking up delicious vegan creations of mostly coconut-based food. As the chef behind Creativerajni she has worked in Michelin star Chef Jean George’s kitchen. Rajni brings her artistic color sense to the plate with 3 course private chef experiences in your home. 2022 Winner of “Best in Home Dining Experience” from Best of Westchester this chef will teach us about the cuisine from her hometown of Kerala. In this fun and educational Indian inspired class, a discussion on Kerala cuisine, ingredients, and hands on cooking. Learn about two dishes served in the traditional vegetarian feast “Sadya” during the Onam Festival: Erissery – a curry vegetable dish made with spinach, kale and lentils using spiced coconut paste and Thoran – a vegetable stir fry with cabbage and coconut along with steamed rice. For a sweet ending enjoy Unniappam – crispy banana fritters. Feel free to BYOB. You are welcome to stay and enjoy a tasting of all the dishes at the end of the class or bring a container to take them home. Pick one of two dates (A or B). Our chef is passionate about cooking for a purpose and is currently working one-on-one with children and adults for culinary healing.
$25 (+ $30 sampling fee in CASH, payable to instructor)