Les Dames d'Escoffier South Florida
NOV 6
11 AM
NOV 6
11 AM
2020
"Zoom Around the World" Lyonnaise French Cooking Show with Thermomix
Hosted by Marianne Lecron
"Zoom Around the World" Lyonnaise French Cooking Show with Thermomix
Hosted by Marianne Lecron
- What if you could travel to France and explore a new region each first Friday of the month?
- Did you know that the French countryside has an extremely rich and diverse cuisine? Travel with Thermomix to taste the exclusive flavors of France!
- Our third trip, this first Friday of November, is in a beautiful part of France: Lyon!
NOV 5
5 PM
NOV 5
5 PM
2020
"Zoom Around the World" Best Champagne & Wine Pairings with Holiday Dinners
Parisian champagne expert Cynthia Coutu from Delectabulles & Alessandra Esteves, CSW; MW Candidate of Florida Wine Academy
"Zoom Around the World" Best Champagne & Wine Pairings with Holiday Dinners
Parisian champagne expert Cynthia Coutu from Delectabulles & Alessandra Esteves, CSW; MW Candidate of Florida Wine Academy
- Do you need some cheering up? Or help deciding which champagne to serve for Thanksgiving?
- We're Zooming to Paris again to chat with Parisian champagne guru Cynthia Coutu from Delectabulles, who will give us tips about champagne pairings with your holiday dinners!
- Who knew champagne with turkey and all the fixings were such great matchups?
- For those who don't want to drink bubbly, we'll follow with a talk about the best wine pairings with Dame Alesandra Esteves.
- Cheers, and onwards and upwards, like a champagne bubble!
OCT 28
7 PM
OCT 28
7 PM
2020
The French Connection Honoring Namesake Auguste Escoffier's Birthday
A Community Outreach Dinner Supporting our South Florida's Local French Restaurants
The French Connection Honoring Namesake Auguste Escoffier's Birthday
A Community Outreach Dinner Supporting our South Florida's Local French Restaurants
- Connecting Dames in Miami, Delray Beach, & Palm Beach
- Dinner on Zoom to celebrate Auguste Escoffier's Birthday
- Featuring a specially-designed takeout box from selected French Restaurants in South Florida
- Pick up your take-out box, and then we will all have our French Connection Dinner Together on Zoom
- South Florida French restaurants with Escoffier-trained French chefs will be designing the menus
- Semilla American & French Bistro, 1313 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Phone (305) 674- 6522
- M&V Café, 12953 Biscayne Boulevard, North Miami, Phone Stephanie di Rienzo: (786) 658-7212
- Brulé Bistro, 200 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach, Phone (561) 274-2046
- Café Boulud, 301 Australian Ave, Palm Beach, Phone (561) 655-6060
OCT 23
5 PM
OCT 23
5 PM
2020
Bee My Honey! Zoom Session about Bees & Honey
Savannah Bee Company and Dixie Southern Vodka
Bee My Honey! Zoom Session about Bees & Honey
Savannah Bee Company and Dixie Southern Vodka
- COMMITTEE CHAIR: ANNIE HALL & ASSISTANT COMMITTEE CHAIR: CLAIRE TOMLIN
- Ted Dennard, founder of Savannah Bee Company will share insights about bees and honey
- Sarah Martin, Director SE of Grain & Barrel Spirits, will introduce their Dixie Southern Vodka
- Learn how to make a French Mule cocktail with Wildflower Honey Vodka
- Bee Cause Project - a nonprofit installing public observation beehives to educate & empower the community to protect honeybees. The Bee Cause grant program has installed over 350 hives across the United States and in four countries around the world. A portion of proceeds from Dixie Wildflower Honey Vodka benefit The Bee Cause Project, which works to support the health of honeybees in the Southeast by increasing the number of hives in the region and helping to educate the public on their importance.
- South Florida Dame Annie Hall, is the Savannah Bee rep with her company, Annie Hall, Inc.,
OCT 3
11 AM
OCT 3
11 AM
2020
Zoom Annual Les Dames South Florida Chapter Meeting
Zoom Annual Les Dames South Florida Chapter Meeting
- Meet our scholarship recipient Maria Franks at her new job in Sonoma!
- Receive updates on what's happening
OCT 2
11 AM
OCT 2
11 AM
2020
"Zoom Around the World" A Taste of Bretagne
South Florida Dame, Marianne Lecron, S. Fl. Branch Manager for Thermomix®
"Zoom Around the World" A Taste of Bretagne
South Florida Dame, Marianne Lecron, S. Fl. Branch Manager for Thermomix®
- Our second trip is in a beautiful part of France: La Bretagne!
- Book your free ticket with Thermomix for this culinary tour
SEPT 11
SEPT 11
2020
"Zoom Around the World" Baking Class in the English Countryside
Hosted by London Dame MIRANDA GORE BROWN
"Zoom Around the World" Baking Class in the English Countryside
Hosted by London Dame MIRANDA GORE BROWN
- Dame Miranda will be Zooming to us from her home in West Sussex, in the British countryside, where she shares her English country life on social media featuring glorious views of surrounding countryside that make you want to be there!
- Learn how to make 'COFFEE AND WALNUT SLICE" CAKE
- Miranda decorates her cakes with beautiful edible flowers - grown right outside her door
- Miranda was a finalist in the first series of The Great British Bake Off on BBC & has penned several cookbooks
- As will be zooming from her home in West Sussex, in the British countryside
SEPT 4
SEPT 4
2020
"Zoom Around the World" A Taste of the French Countryside, La Provence
South Florida Dame, Marianne Lecron, S. Fl. Branch Manager for Thermomix®
"Zoom Around the World" A Taste of the French Countryside, La Provence
South Florida Dame, Marianne Lecron, S. Fl. Branch Manager for Thermomix®
- Explore the French countryside's extremely rich and diverse cuisine
- Learn about Thermomix® to experience the exclusive tastes and flavors of La Provence!
- Provençal cuisine is tasty but simple, focusing on preserving the taste and texture of seasonal, fresh ingredients like tomatoes, garlic, saffron, peppers, olives, olive oil and wild herbs
- It is above all Mediterranean and familial - la cuisine de grand-mère
- Marianne's class will show us how to prepare traditional Provençal cuisine in a modern way with the Thermomix® kitchen appliance, which is fun, fast, easy, & multi-skilled.
- www.thermomix.com
AUG
21
AUG
21
2020
Zoom to Paris! Celebrated Champagne Class & Julia Child's Birthday
Part of the proceeds will benefit Les Dames South Florida's Scholarship Fund.
Zoom to Paris! Celebrated Champagne Class & Julia Child's Birthday
Part of the proceeds will benefit Les Dames South Florida's Scholarship Fund.
- DURATION: 1.5 hours --- COST: $25
- Host: Cyntha Coutou - Founder of Delectabulles www.delectabulles.com
- Visit Julia's former neighborhood on the Rive Gauche with Champagne expert
- Cyntha Coutou lives in the area and is familiar with Julia's former haunts
- The in-depth champagne class features women-only champagne producers!
- Order your champagne to accompany the class from our South Florida Dame Alessandra Esteves, owner of Florida Wine Academy, floridawineacademy.com or 305Wines.com.
AUG 7
5 PM
AUG 7
5 PM
2020
Zoom to Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, Michigan
“Tour Michigan with Your Taste Buds" Hosted by Brad Hedeman
Zoom to Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, Michigan
“Tour Michigan with Your Taste Buds" Hosted by Brad Hedeman
- Ann Arbor Dame Amy Zemberling is a Managing Partner at Zingerman's Bakehouse
- Since 1982, Zingermna's has fed a fan base across the US and beyond with their chewy-sweet brownies, monstrous sandwiches, famous sour cream coffee cake, fragrant loaves of Jewish rye, challah, and sourdough.
- It’s no wonder Zingerman’s is a cultural and culinary institution.
- Brad Hedeman, superstar of the Mail Order Department at Zingerman’s.
- Brad will introduce us to the food of Northern Michigan.
- Cherries have been an integral part of northern Michigan’s cuisine for more than 150 years
- Nearly 75% of the world’s tart cherries are produced in Michigan.
- Order a South Florida Dames "special tasting basket" $55 incl. shipping - [email protected]
JUL 31
5 PM
JUL 31
5 PM
2020
"Zoom Around the World" Middle Eastern Cuisine
South Florida Dame/Chef Maude Eaton, Freelance food writer Sara Liss
"Zoom Around the World" Middle Eastern Cuisine
South Florida Dame/Chef Maude Eaton, Freelance food writer Sara Liss
- Maude & Sara are known for “The Saffron Supper Club” featuring Middle-Eastern pop-up dining experiences
- Sara will be talking about the history and culture of Persian and Middle Eastern food
- Maude will be showing us how to make Salad Shirazi, a Persian chopped salad with herbs and lemon dressing; and Kabob Kubideh, a Persian Beef Kabob with aromatic spices, lavash bread, grilled tomatoes.
- We’ll be sending you the recipe so you can purchase ingredients and follow along
JUL 3
5 PM
JUL 3
5 PM
2020
"Zoom Around the World" Learning to Cook Greek Meze
Los Angeles/Orange County Dame d'Escoffier/Chef Christina Xenos
"Zoom Around the World" Learning to Cook Greek Meze
Los Angeles/Orange County Dame d'Escoffier/Chef Christina Xenos
- Discover the secrets of healthy Greek cooking and learn how to make Greek mezze
- Prepare baked Zucchini & Feta patties using easily sourced in-season ingredients.
- In Greek, this dish is called Kolokithokeftedes, and it is a staple on any traditional mezze
- You will also learn how to make Tzatziki, which pairs perfectly with the dish.
- Chef Christina is a noted Greek chef and has paired joined Greek TV celebrity chef, Argiro Barbarigo from Athens at the James Beard House in New York a couple of years ago.
- Christina is the co-author of Opa! The Healthy Greek Cookbook http://bit.ly/Opahealthygreekcookbook
- Zucchini Patties recipe
JUN 26
5 PM
JUN 26
5 PM
2020
"Zoom Around the World" Pruneti Digital Tasting Class
Virtual from Tuscany, Italy
"Zoom Around the World" Pruneti Digital Tasting Class
Virtual from Tuscany, Italy
- Virtual olive oil class with Tuscan olive oil producers, Paolo and Gionni Pruneti from San Polo in Chianti, and Katy Lapini, who will be presenting the class from Pruneti's location in Greve in Chianti.
- Receive a certificate afterward. It will be 11:00 pm in Tuscany, so bear with our fabulous presenters who are generously giving up their Friday night for Les Dames South Florida!