| Michael Anthony’s cooking classes offer a variety of subjects for everyone. Whether you like to get your hands dirty or just sit back and let Michael do the work, we have a class that’s right for you. Our Hands-On Classes give you an opportunity to prepare 3 to 5 recipes from start to finish by working closely with Chef Michael and a small group of classmates (limited to 10 students). After class, you’ll sit down for lunch with Chef Michael and your classmates to enjoy the dishes you cooked paired with Italian wines. Our Demonstration Classes are presented class-room style where you watch Chef Michael prepare the menu while providing step-by-step procedures and helpful hints for each dish. The class begins with a welcome glass of Prosecco, a generous sampling of all the dishes prepared, a glass of wine and a recipe booklet to take home. This relaxed, interactive format encourages informative discussions to help you prepare the dishes with confidence at home. For Additional Information or to Make a Reservation Call (843) 785-6272 Cancellation Policy: Due to the high demand for our cooking classes and the limited number of guests per class, we unfortunately have to turn away requests for registration. Therefore, once you have selected a class you would like to attend, your registration must be confirmed with a credit card at least 24 hours prior to the event. Should your plans change and you cannot attend you will still be charged for the space(s) you reserved; however, you may send someone in your place. CLASS SCHEDULE: |
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| "Crab, Crab & More Crab" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Saturday, July 24th at 11:00AM This cooking class is a crab lover’s dream. Crab meat is known for its delicious flavor and delicate texture. Anyone who has tried picking crabs knows the difficulty of it, but a good recipe makes a good meal and it all becomes well worth the effort. Join Chef Michael in the kitchen for this hands-on experience where under Michael’s skillful direction, you will create three favorite crab recipes. After class, sit down with a glass of wine, Chef Michael and your classmates to enjoy your creations. Menu: ▪ Crab Bisque ▪ Crab Primavera Fusilli ▪ Baked Crab Stuffed Salmon |
| "The Best of Italy" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Thursday, July 29th at 11:00AM Join in on a tasting tour of Italy, as you create some of Chef Michael's favorite Italian recipes. With Michael by your side, you'll learn how to create each of these famous dishes from some of Italy’s most influential gastronomic regions: Campania, Tuscany and Lombardia. After class, sit down with a glass of wine, Michael, and your classmates to enjoy the fruits of your labor! Campania Buffalo Mozzarella, Tomato & Bread Salad Tuscany Pasta Fagioli Lombardia Veal Chop Milanese |
| "Summer in Piedmont" Cooking Demonstration |
| $45 (plus tax & gratuity) | Wednesday, July 28th at 11:00AM The Region of Piedmont is a gastronomic dreamland. The area has earned a worldwide reputation for its extraordinarily refined food, attracting gourmet travelers from all over the world who go there to simply eat and enjoy fine wine. Join us for this demonstration as Chef Michael creates a three-course menu featuring Piedmontese summer classics. This class includes a welcome glass of prosecco, generous sample portions of all featured dishes, wine, and recipe booklets to take home. Menu: Veal Tonnato Homemade Risotto with Summer Vegetables Cherries Sauteed in Barolo Wine with Zabaglione |
| "Everything Tomatoes" Cooking Demonstration |
| $45 (plus tax & gratuity) | Friday, July 30th at 11:00AM This cooking demonstration is a tomato lover’s dream and features fresh tomatoes from antipasto to entrée! Join us for this class as Chef Michael demonstrates step-by-step how to prepare some of his most popular tomato recipes. Be sure to bring your appetite to this one – the class includes a welcome glass of Prosecco, generous tastings of all the dishes, wine and recipes to take home. Featuring: A Sampling of Exotic Sweet Baby Tomatoes *** Buffalo Mozzarella with Sicilian Plum Tomatoes and Basil ~*~ Local Fresh Tomato Bisque ~*~ Tagliatelle with Homemade Pomodoro Sauce ~*~ |
| "Scallopine Four-Ways" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Saturday, July 31st at 11:00AM Scallopine is an Italian dish consisting of thinly sliced meat or fish sautéed and served with a sauce. For this class, roll up your sleeves, put on your apron and join Chef Michael in the kitchen to learn to prepare four unique and delicious scallopine preparations destined to become family favorites. When your work in the kitchen is done, sit down with a glass of wine and your classmates to enjoy your creations! Menu: Chicken Saltimbocca Veal Pizzaiola Pork with Honey, Cognac & Green Peppercorns Pesce Piccata |
| "Fishing the Local Waters" Cooking Demonstration |
| $45 (plus tax & gratuity) | Wednesday, August 4th at 11:00AM Summer is here, and it’s the perfect season to savor local seafood in all its glory! In this class, Michael will teach you how to select and store seafood, and then it is off to the kitchen where he will create a seafood feast of local Island favorites including soft-shell crabs, sweet shrimp and the fresh catch of the day. This class includes a welcome glass of Prosecco, generous sample portions of all featured dishes, wine and recipe booklets to take home. Menu: Sautéed Soft Shell Crabs with Roasted Garlic, Lemon & Butter Sweet Shrimp with Fresh Fusilli Pasta in Cognac Cream with Tomato & Sweet Peas Cobia Picatta *** |
| "Specialties of the House" Cooking Demonstration |
| $45 (plus tax & gratuity) | Friday, August 6th at 11:00AM During the eight years Michael Anthony’s has been opened, people have grown to love and long for certain dishes. By popular demand, we have designed another class to continue the celebration of our house specialties. This class includes a welcome glass of Prosecco, a generous sampling of each course demonstrated, wine and recipe booklets to take home. Featured recipes: Classic Caesar Salad Homemade Tagliatelle Bolognese Chicken Pizzaiola |
| "The Art of Gnocchi" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Saturday, August 7th at 11:00AM Chef Michael has been preparing gnocchi from scratch for over 15 years. Many who have tasted his version describe them as soft, light pillows full of flavor. So put on your apron, roll up your sleeves, and join Michael in the kitchen as he teaches you how to prepare several varieties of this old and traditional recipe. As always, you get to learn, ask questions and, of course, taste! Following the instruction, you are invited to join Chef Michael for lunch. Recipes Include: ~ Hand-made Gnocchi ~ ~ Alta Cucina Pomodoro Sauce ~ ~ Gorgonzola Cream Sauce ~ ~ Boscaiola Sauce ~ |
| "Hand Rolled Pastas" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Tuesday, August 10th at 11:00AM If you love fresh pasta, don’t miss this hands-on cooking class. This is your chance to learn to make three different (and very delicious) regional Italian pastas: Pici from Tuscany, rolled out by hand and sauced with a fresh tomato basil; Malfatti from Emilia-Romagna with a tomato cream sauce; and rustic cavatelli from Sicily, tossed with garlic, olive oil and rapini. You will not only learn to make, roll out, and shape the dough for these three very different pastas, you’ll participate in preparing the sauce for each. After the cooking is done, you’ll sit down with the chef for a pasta lover’s feast. Menu: Pici with Fresh Pomodoro Malfatti with Tomato Cream Sauce Cavatelli with Garlic, Olive Oil and Rapini |
| "Getting Naked with Chef Michael" Cooking Demonstration |
| $45 (plus tax & gratuity) | Wednesday, August 11th at 11:00AM Sorry to disappoint you--it's not the chef that's naked, it's the food! Passionate about food, Chef Michael loves to cook and entertain. You may think it hard to do both at the same time – not Michael. With his principle of stripping down recipes to their bare essentials, Michael can teach you how to cook for friends and family with maximum flavor and minimum effort. This demonstration will remind you that food doesn’t have to be complicated to be good. Do as the Mediterranean’s do - let the food speak for itself, with no additives or preservatives, and without being smothered in sauces. The timing couldn’t be more perfect for a class such as this. In summer, mother earth is rich with fresh fruits and vegetables. Take this opportunity to use the gifts of the season and the land to create trouble- free, quick and fresh recipes that will not only be good for you, but also taste delicious. This class includes a welcome glass of Prosecco, generous sample portions of all featured dishes, wine and recipe booklets to take home. Menu: • Farro salad with Summer Vegetables • Seared Swordfish with Cherry Tomato Relish • Broccoli Rabe with Cannellini Beans • Summer Fruit Macedonia |
| "Coastal Tuscany" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Thursday, August 12th at 11:00AM Since a large border of Tuscany is along the coast, seafood plays an integral role in the region’s cuisine. Florence, Pisa and the busy port of Livorno all lay within this modest region and like it’s simple but beautiful landscape, Tuscans like to keep things simple in the kitchen, using minimal seasoning and spices, allowing the natural flavors of the food to speak for itself. Join us for this class, while under Chef Michael’s skillful direction, you prepare a few trademark seafood recipes from coastal Tuscany. After working in the kitchen, sit down with a glass of wine, Chef Michael and your classmates to enjoy your Tuscan feast! ~Menu~ ~ Grilled Calamari Salad ~ ~ Cacciuco (seafood stew) ~ ~ Pesce Livornese ~ |
| "The Art of Gnocchi" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Tuesday, August 17th at 11:00AM Chef Michael has been preparing gnocchi from scratch for over 15 years. Many who have tasted his version describe them as soft, light pillows full of flavor. So put on your apron, roll up your sleeves, and join Michael in the kitchen as he teaches you how to prepare several varieties of this old and traditional recipe. As always, you get to learn, ask questions and, of course, taste! Following the instruction, you are invited to join Chef Michael for lunch. Recipes Include: ~ Hand-made Gnocchi ~ ~ Alta Cucina Pomodoro Sauce ~ ~ Gorgonzola Cream Sauce ~ ~ Boscaiola Sauce ~ |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Thursday, August 19th at 11:00AM Do as the Romans do - put on your apron, roll up your sleeves and get ready to prepare classic savory pasta dishes of Rome. Under Chef Michael's skillful direction, you'll learn to make four fabulous but simple pasta dishes, sure to please any palate. Come hungry as the class includes a welcome glass of Prosecco, generous tastings of all the dishes, wine and recipes to take home. After working in the kitchen, sit back with a glass of wine, Chef Michael and your classmates to enjoy your Roman feast! Recipes include: ▪ Fettucini Carbonara ▪ Penne Arrabbiata ▪ Bucatini Amatriciana ▪ Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe |
| "Classic Pastas of Rome" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| "Scallopine Four-Ways" Cooking Demonstration |
| $45 (plus tax & gratuity) | Friday, August 20th at 11:00AM Scaloppine is an Italian dish consisting of thinly sliced meat or fish sautéed and served with a sauce. In this class, Chef Michael will be demonstrating four unique and delicious scaloppine preparations destined to become family favorites. The class includes a welcome glass of Prosecco, generous tastings of all the dishes, wine and recipes to take home. Menu: Chicken Saltimbocca Veal Pizzaiola Pork with Honey, Cognac & Green Peppercorns Pesce Piccata |
| "Sensational Summer Seafood" Cooking Demonstration |
| $45 (plus tax & gratuity) | Wednesday, August 25th at 11:00AM The warm weather is here and it's the perfect season to savor fresh seafood in all its glory! In this class, Michael will teach you how to select and store seafood, and then he will demonstrate, step-by-step three delicious recipes, creating a seafood feast of Michael Anthony’s favorites. Class includes a welcome glass of Prosecco, generous samples of all featured recipes, wine, and recipe booklets to take home. Menu: ~ Calamari Inzimino ~ ~ Homemade Fusilli with Lemon, Sweet Caribbean Shrimp and Zucchini Blossoms ~ ~ Pistachio Encrusted Salmon ~ |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Thursday, August 26th at 11:00AM Put on your apron, roll up your sleeves and join Chef Michael in the kitchen as he takes you on a tasting tour of Italy, guiding you through some of his favorite Italian recipes while you create each of these famous dishes from some of Italy’s most influential gastronomic regions: Campania, Tuscany and Lombardia. After class, sit down with a glass of wine, Michael and your fellow classmates to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Menu: Campania Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella, Tomato, & Bread Salad Tuscany Pasta Fagioli Lombardia Veal Chop Milanese |
| "Best of Italy" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| "Working with Long Pastas" Cooking Demonstration |
| $45 (plus tax & gratuity) | Friday, August 27th at 11:00AM Pasta comes in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, but generally speaking, they can be divided into two broad categories: long pastas and short pastas. This demonstration will be focused on long pastas. Join us for this class as Chef Michael teaches you step-by-step how to prepare several homemade and dried pasta dishes along with their sauces. After this class, you will walk away with an understanding of how to select and match sauces with their appropriate pasta. This demonstration includes a welcome glass of Prosecco, generous sample portions of all featured dishes, wine and recipe booklets to take home. Recipes: • Spaghetti with Fresh Summer Tomato Sauce • Homemade Tagliatelle with Speck, Mushrooms and Peas • Linguine with Fresh Clams, Neapolitan Style • Bucatini with Spicy Crab and Tomato |
| "Scallopine Four-Ways" Hands-On Cooking Class |
| $85 (plus tax & gratuity) | Saturday, August 28th at 11:00AM Scallopine is an Italian dish consisting of thinly sliced meat or fish sautéed and served with a sauce. For this class, roll up your sleeves, put on your apron and join Chef Michael in the kitchen to learn to prepare four unique and delicious scallopine preparations destined to become family favorites. When your work in the kitchen is done, sit down with a glass of wine and your classmates to enjoy your creations! Menu: Chicken Saltimbocca Veal Pizzaiola Pork with Honey, Cognac & Green Peppercorns Pesce Piccata |