Beat the late-summer heat with Lee Davenport in a class that requires zero oven time and delivers absolute indulgence. As the dog days of summer roll in, nobody is eager to turn on the oven—but everyone still wants a summery dessert to share with weekend guests. This workshop is dedicated to showcasing the season’s peak farm-stand fruits without breaking a sweat. Join us in our Hudson Valley/Berkshires kitchen and learn how to whip up elegant, refreshing desserts using fresh berries, juicy peaches, and cool, creamy bases. Add friends or family and you have the perfect sweet to finish off a summer meal.

• Berry Tiramisu
• Individual Cheesecake Cups
• No-Churn Peach Frozen Yogurt

This demonstration class (plus lunch) is limited to ten people

Lee Davenport left NY at the age of 23 and immediately connected her love of food with farming in the Midwest. Signing up to be a worker share member at a CSA farm in Madison sparked many culinary adventures: working farmers' markets and farm-to-table restaurants, delivering produce for a collective of organic farms to Chicago area restaurants, owning a food cart and a jam business, and serving as farm chef on two different CSA farms. After relocating to Portland, Oregon to live in an Ecovillage and try her hand at growing food in community, a cross-country road trip completed the circle with a move back to upstate NY. Here she is connecting with farmers and chefs again in her work at Zinnia's Dinette and HGS Home Chef. An excellent baker, Lee is grateful for the opportunity to share her lifetime experience of creating a wide variety of delicious dishes.

Cancellation policy: We do not offer refunds on purchased tickets.

Cooking class attendees receive 10% discount on kitchenware purchases on class day.

HGS Home Chef is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends who produce an annual festival of creative workshops on a wide variety of topics in and around Hillsdale, NY - at the crossroads of the Hudson Valley and Berkshires.

HGS Home Chef – 2635 NY-23, Hillsdale NY – 518-325-7000. Plentiful parking behind the shop.