Lauren Chattman and Jack Bishop demonstrate the preparation of a delicious slow food style menu in this Chef Series. Lauren takes through the steps of making fresh pasta using local eggs. Jack shares his kale pesto recipe that will be made from freshly-harvested local kale. To finish the meal Lauren & Jack demonstrate yummy chocolate pots de crème, one of their favorite desert recipes. All demo recipes are from America’s Test Kitchen: The New Cooking School Cook Book (2021).
The kale for the pesto was graciously donated by Sang Lee Farms, a Snail of Approval farm!
All proceeds from this event were matched by Slow Food East End, and donated to support World Central Kitchen and their efforts to feed Ukrainians fleeing the war. We grateful for everyone who attended the event and made our donation of $3700 possible.
When a chef is married to a chef, their kitchen is always the heart of the home. We invite you to join us in Jack and Lauren’s kitchen. The couple lives on the North Fork and are educators, passionate foodies and members of our Slow Food East End community: Lauren is one of our Flour Power volunteer bread bakers and Jack is an avid home gardener.
Many of you will recognize Jack Bishop as a leading food authority who is a host of the popular PBS show America’s Test Kitchen. Jack is also the Chief Creative Officer at both America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country; this multimedia publishing company is a foodie think tank which has published recipes and tips across many platforms including print, broadcast and digital products. The company also produces Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines as well as America’s Test Kitchen books, three subscription-based websites, and an online cooking school as well as America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country television shows. Whew!
Lauren Chattman, a former pastry chef, is also a well recognized expert in the kitchen. Lauren is a prolific author & co-author with 12 cookbooks published to date including Mom’s Big Book of Baking, The Gingerbread Architect, Cookie Swap! and Dessert University with former White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier.