For the Love of Chocolate – a Hands-On Cooking Class with Lee Davenport

Indulge in an immersive chocolate-centric HANDS-ON cooking class that celebrates this beloved ingredient creating results from simple to sublime.

• We’ll begin with Chocolate Pot de Crème, a deceptively simple yet elegantly rich custard that proves luxurious desserts don’t have to be complicated.
• Next, we’ll master a Classic Birthday Layer Cake—light, tender, beautifully frosted, and endlessly celebratory.
• Finally, we’ll create a dramatic Gâteau au Chocolat, a flourless French cake known for its deep flavor, silky texture, and undeniable wow-factor—the ultimate dinner-party finale.

Yes, this hands-on class is on Valentine’s Day, and yes, both couples and singles of all skill levels are most welcome. Come ready to whisk, melt, and savor—because in this class we believe there’s a chocolate moment for everyone and every occasion.

This hands-on workshop is limited to ten people and will be followed by eating chocolate.

About Lee:

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.

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

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

HGS Home Chef is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends who produce exceptional experiential learning through classes and workshops on a wide variety of topics in and around Hillsdale, NY - at the crossroads of the Hudson Valley and Berkshires.