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Culinary Events
Celebration of the Harvest Food & Wine Event
October 25, 2009

New Years Eve Celebration
December 31, 2009

Culinary Classes
Join Chef Judi Barsness and her celebrated chef friends in a culinary adventure exploring the fundamentals of cooking, baking and the cuisines of the world. Discover new ingredients, flavors, techniques, chef secrets and the art of presentation. Each class is designed for the novice to accomplished cook.

Contact us at info@chezjude.com to be placed on the advance e-letter mailing list, announcing the class offerings.

Mastering The Art of Julia & Chez Jude Cooking Class Series

Instructor:
Chef Judi Barsness - Chez Jude, Grand Marais, MN
Tuition:
$75 + sales tax p.p. per class
 
$200 + sales tax p.p./choose any 3 classes
 
$400 + sales tax p.p./choose all 6 classes

Inspired by Julia Child and her many contributions to the American culinary scene.

This series of six participation classes take place in the heart of our Chez Jude restaurant kitchen, where I continue to develop my own style of fresh, seasonal, sustainable Minnesota Cuisine - Minnsine - daily paying homage to my classic French roots and to my 1st Chef Mentor, my mother Marie Louise. It was in her French restaurant kitchen that I first learned my passion for cooking and baking, utilizing classic French techniques and fresh seasonal ingredients.

Thanks Mom for your inspiration and thanks to Julia for inspiring a new age in American Cooking for so many of us - the new age American Chefs.

French Country Luncheon #1- Bistro Classics

Dates:
Sat. January 9, 2010
Hours:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
# Students:
Participation Class, 6 student minimum, 8 student maximum

3 Course Luncheon Menu, Paired with Wine, Recipe Packet
  • Potage Parmentier, Chive Oil Garni, (Potato Leek Soup)
  • Steak Frites Maitre d'Hotel Tartine, Salade de Fine Herbs (Open Face Flatiron Steak Sandwich, French Fries, Bibb Lettuce, Fines Herbs Vinaigrette)
  • Crepes Suzette (French Pancakes Flambee)

French Country Luncheon #2- Pates

Dates:
Sat. January 16, 2010
Hours:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
# Students:
Participation Class, 6 student minimum, 8 student maximum

3 Course Luncheon Menu, Paired with Wine, Recipe Packet
  • Rillettes Deux Saumon, Croutes (Two Salmon Pate, Baguette Toast)
  • Cote de Porc Rotie, Gnocchi a l'Alsacienne Champignons (Pork Rib Roast, Butternut Squash Gnocchi, Sage Brown Butter, Mushroom Saute )
  • Profiteroles, Crème Patissiere, Sauce Au Chocolat (Creme Puffs, Vanilla Pastry Crème, Chocolate Sauce)

French Country Luncheon #3 - Flavors of Provence

Dates:
Sat. January 23, 2010
Hours:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
# Students:
Participation Class, 6 student minimum, 8 student maximum

3 Course Luncheon Menu, Paired with Wine, Recipe Packet
  • Moules Marinieres (Mussels in White Wine, Saffron,Tomato, Garlic)
  • Poulet Rotie Herbs de Provence, Ratatouille (Wood Fire Roast Chicken ala Chez Jude, Provence Vegetables)
  • Tarte Tatin (Upside Down Caramelized Apple Tart)

French Country Luncheon #4 - Potted Foods

Dates:
Sat. January 30, 2010
Hours:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
# Students:
Participation Class, 6 student minimum, 8 student maximum

3 Course Luncheon Menu, Paired with Wine, Recipe Packet
  • Coquilles St Jacques (Scallops Gratineed with Wine)
  • Boeuf Bourguignon ala MarieLouise, Puree de Pommes de Terre (My Mothers French Beef Stew in Red Wine, Chez Jude's Potato Root Vegetable Mash)
  • Pots de Crème au Chocolate (Chocolate Mousse, Hazelnut Whipped Cream)

French Country Luncheon #5 - Loaves & Fish's

Dates:
Sat. February 6, 2010
Hours:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
# Students:
Participation Class, 6 student minimum, 8 student maximum

3 Course Luncheon Menu, Paired with Wine, Recipe Packet
  • Brandade de Morue, Pain de Campagne (Salt Cod Spread,
    Wood Oven Baked French Bread)
  • Brochet en Papilliote, Buerre Au Citron de Homard (Walleye in Parchment, Lobster Lemon Butter Sauce, Vegetables, Potato Trio))
  • Pain Perdu Aux Amandes, Glace de Vanille, Compote de Fraises et de Rhubarbe (Crème Anglaise Soaked Almond Crusted French Toast, Vanilla Ice Cream, Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce)

French Country Luncheon #6 - Chez Jude Favorites

Dates:
Sat. February 13, 2010
Hours:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
# Students:
Participation Class, 6 student minimum, 8 student maximum

3 Course Luncheon Menu, Paired with Wine, Recipe Packet
  • Pissaladiere au Confit de Canard, (Wood Fire Baked Pizza, Duck Leg Confit, Sage, Butternut Squash, Tomato Caper Sauce)
  • Bouillabaisse ala MarieLouise (My Mothers Seafood Stew)
  • Tarte aux Citron (Lemon Curd Tart)


I get by with a little help from my friends - Chez Jude Chef Instructors
Chef Judi Barsness - Chez Jude - Grand Marais, Mn.
Judi is Chef Owner of Chez Jude on Lake Superior's North Shore. Her restaurant and Wine Cafe, located on the Grand Marais harbor, features contemporary cuisine, private dining, catering, and a series of culinary classes offered by Judi & her celebrated chef friends. She is also the Chef Mentor & Instructor for the Cook County High School Culinary Arts Class.

Chef Barsness has studied at The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone Campus in Napa Valley and at the National Baking Center. Judi was also a recipient of the Catherine Brandel Internship with Chef Alice Waters and her talented team at Chez Panisse in California. A second generation chef, she learned her passion for cooking and baking in her mother's French kitchen. In addition she has learned from the many talented chefs, bakers & individuals with whom she has worked with in the United States & in Europe.

Chez Jude was touted as one of the top 7 Restaurants Worth the Drive by Minneapolis Star Tribune and one of the top 3 Restaurants outside the Metro Twin Cities Area by MPR. Judi & her talented staff create menus reflecting the freshest offerings of the Minnesota seasons, organic, locally grown, harvested, wild caught, handcrafted ingredients. They define what they do as - Minnsine - Contemporary Minnesota Cuisine.

Chef Tom Skold - Harbor View Café - Pepin, Wi.
Tom Skold, chef at the critically acclaimed Harbor View Café for the past 11 years and cooking professionally for 25 years. While the Harbor View's seasonal kitchen is put to bed for a winter rest, he enjoys mentoring the home cook via his popular cooking classes in the Twin Cities area. Chef Tom is a graduate of Johnson & Wales College culinary program and recently earned his Food & Nutrition degree from UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wis.

Chez Jude Culinary Travel Adventures

Pending
Fish Image Provence & Paris
Fish Image Napa Valley
Fish Image Tuscany
Lunch, Afternoon high tea, dinner, weekend brunch
Chez Jude, 411 W. Highway 61, Grand Marais, MN 55604, 218-387-9113

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