WORKSHOPS

• Foundational Doughs + Knife Skills — An opening session on tart and cracker doughs: the key components, how small variations in technique impact flavor and texture, and why it all matters. Guests make tart dough to rest overnight for the next session, roll and cut crackers that will appear at apéro throughout the week, and get a knife skills primer to carry into every workshop that follows.

• The Art of the Tart + Fruit Preservation — Building on the rested dough from Day 1: an introduction to custards and seasonal fillings, shaping, and achieving a perfect crust and bake. Natasha demos a custard-based filling while guests prepare their own. The session also touches on fruit preservation — jam, preserved fruit — which feeds into the cake workshop and turns up at apéro with cheese and crackers all week.

• A Cake Worth Celebrating — A hands-on exploration of layered cakes: building, stacking, and filling a multi-layer cake with a focus on texture, flavor pairings, and simple finishes. Crystallized flowers, seasonal fruit. Guests work together (or independently) to create a celebratory cake for that evening's grill party.

• Everyone Hot Pot — Inspired by Natasha's second cookbook: an introduction to broths, sauces, and ingredient pairings, with a conversation about tablescaping and the particular joy of a meal the whole table builds together. Guests use the knife skills from earlier in the week to process ingredients and assemble the elements of that night's hot pot dinner.

* To preserve the shared culinary experience we strive to create, we’re happy to accommodate vegetarians, pescatarians, and allergies. However, we are unable to tailor meals for additional dietary preferences or restrictions. If you have specific questions about your needs, feel free to reach out — we’re happy to chat!