Entertain Like a Chef For The Holidays

This isn’t your run-of-the-mill cooking demo in a classroom setting, but a fully-integrated, hands-on educational experience.  Chef Carrie Hegnauer, also known as Culinary Carrie,  is hosting”Hors d’Oeuvres and Appetizers,” at The Kitch (8305-D Magnolia Estates Dr., Cornelius).

Chef Carrie Hegnauer

Learn how to create inspired hors d’oeuvres and appetizers to dazzle friends and family this holiday party season. Chef Carrie will lead the exploration of options with various colors, textures and temperatures, talk about themes and presentation and give you the tools to create amazing appetizers and hors d’oeuvres at your next event.  During this delightfully interactive session you’ll prepare classic and contemporary palate pleasing appetizers and hors d’oeuvres that are deceptively easy to master.

This class will be offered twice: 9am-1pm Saturday, Nov. 10 and 5pm-9pm Saturday, Dec. 8. Classes are $75 per person (normally $125), and space is limited to 12 participants per class. Click here for more information or to register.

Chef Carrie is an accredited educator and culinary expert. She has been a Chef Instructor at Johnson & Wales University for more than 18 years (she’s a JWU graduate too, with degrees in culinary arts and food service management).   Among her professional designations: Food Management Professional (FMP) from the National Restaurant Association; Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) from the American Hospitality Academy and two advanced certificates from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust.

A dedicated wife and mother, this Norfolk, Virginia native has faced her share of challenges, including a successful battle with renal cell carcinoma in 2006. To honor and celebrate her cancer-free status, Carrie donates her time and expertise as a volunteer with the Belva Wallace Greenage Cancer Foundation, the American Cancer Society and the Mecklenburg Community Church Compassion Team.

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