SKANEATELES, N.Y. – Jan. 23, 2014 – Mirbeau Inn & Spa, renowned for its award-winning cuisine, world-class spa and cozy accommodations, is opening up its kitchen to guests with a robust lineup of exclusive cooking classes. These cooking classes, held weekly on Wednesdays at 6 p.m., are being added as Resort Activities and are available to spa members as well as overnight and spa guests. Local residents looking to unleash their inner chef can join by purchasing a Mirbeau day pass for $45, which includes access to all resort classes, activities and spa facilities for that day.
Baking classes will take place on the first and third Wednesdays of each month (limited to 10 participants), and an Introduction Series will be held on the second and fourth Wednesdays. Advance signup at the spa desk is required on the day of class.
2014 Cooking Class Schedule
January
- Jan. 29: Pickling Fundamentals
February
- Feb. 5: Frosting and Layering a Cake (Bakery)
- Feb.: 12: Sushi
- Feb. 19: Sweet Dough (Bakery)
- Feb. 26: Cooking Steaks 101
March
- March 5: Laminated Dough – Croissants and Puff Pastry (Bakery)
- March 12: Vegan and Vegetarian Delights
- March 19: The Perfect Tart Shell (Bakery)
- March 26: Gluten-Free Cooking
April
- April 2: Frosting Decorations (Bakery)
- April 9: Asian Flavors and Techniques
- April 16: The Soufflé (Bakery)
- April 23: Introduction to Molecular Gastronomy
For more information or to book a stay at Mirbeau Inn & Spa, please call (877) MIRBEAU (647-2328).
About Mirbeau Inn & Spa
The 34-room Mirbeau Inn & Spa is an intimate, year-round retreat for rejuvenation and romance, offering gracious hospitality, award-winning cuisine, and world-class spa treatments in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes wine region. Steeped in elegant French country style, Mirbeau is tucked into 10 acres of Monet-inspired gardens, surrounded by spruce forests, rolling hills, crystal clear lakes and more than 100 wineries. Mirbeau Inn & Spa is the only Forbes Four-Star Award winner for hotel, spa and restaurant in New York State, and an AAA Four-Diamond winner. It is also distinguished by the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, Top Ten Spas in the World in the categories of romance, boutique, yoga and cuisine in Spa Finder’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards, Top Five Spas for Couples in the World in back-to-back years of Spa Magazine’s Silver Sage Readers’ Choice Favorites, has been awarded a spot on Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 30 Small Resorts in the US for three years in a row and won a 2011 SpAWARD for Most Romantic Spa. For more information visit www.mirbeau.com.
