Teambuilding, Classes, and Private Dinner Experiences at
Old City Kitchen
These are just a few available options for private classes, dinner experiences, and teambuilding classes. We can also customize an experience to meet your specific needs.
Add a dessert to any Italian Experience:
Tiramasu or similar based on season
$10 per person
Corporate Gifting Made Easy!
Give your team the gift of choice! Gift cards are available in any denomination!
Add a custom wine pairing educational experience to any class or dinner for $50 – $75 per person.
Pasta Making Experience with Chef Edward Strojan – $135 per person – Sample Menu – Subject to Change
– Guests arrive and will be provided with aprons – antipasto, freshly baked focaccia and complimentary wine/ and non-alcoholic beverages will be served immediately.
– Chef Edward will demonstrate techniques for shaping two pastas, ranging from hand shaping orecchiette to working with a pasta machine.
– Guests will be invited to participate in the various steps.
– The chef will demonstrate and invite guests to participate in making various traditional sauces.
– Guests will be given ample time to socialize before departing.
This experience should take about 2 to 2.5 hours.
Pasta Making DINNER Experience with Chef Edward Strojan – $150 per person – Sample Menu – Subject to Change
– Guests arrive and will be provided with aprons – antipasto, freshly baked focaccia and complimentary wine/ and non-alcoholic beverages will be served immediately.
– Chef Edward will demonstrate techniques for shaping two pastas, ranging from hand shaping orecchiette to working with a pasta machine.
– Guests will be invited to participate in the various steps.
– The chef will demonstrate and invite guests to participate in making a fresh tomato sauce and a cheese based sauce.
– The dinner entree (Chicken Saltimbocca, or similar, with roasted potatoes and sautéed greens) will be served with the freshly made pasta.
– Guests will be given ample time to socialize before departing.
This experience should take about 2 to 2.5 hours.
Add a Cocktail Competition ($45 per person)
This is a great addition for larger groups that need two sessions.
History of the Old Fashioned – Classic preparation and variations.
Suggestions and ingredients will be provided to experiment with.
Guests will be divided into teams.
The bartender will judge the cocktail winner based on creative name, presentation, and
taste.
Mexican Fiesta – Hands on Experience – $145
Complimentary Make Your Own Margarita bar (hands on) and other non-alcoholic beverages available
Menu:
SALSA TATEMADA – Charred Salsa
SALSA DE TOMATILLO – Fresh Green Salsa
TORTILLAS DE MAÍZ – Freshly made corn tortillas (hands on)
FRIJOLES REFRITOS – Refried Beans
ESQUITES – Mexican Street Corn
CARNE ASADA – Marinated Steak
This entire menu is naturally gluten free.
Add a Traditional Mexican Flan Dessert for $10 per person.
Vegan Pasta – Hands on Experience – $135 per person
Naturally vegan pasta rolling and shaping
– Guests arrive and will be provided with aprons – vegan antipasto, freshly baked focaccia and complimentary wine/ and non-alcoholic beverages will be served immediately.
– Chef Edward will demonstrate techniques for shaping two pastas, ranging from hand shaping orecchiette to working with a pasta machine.
– Guests will be invited to participate in the various steps.
Chickpea Sauce – with garlic, onion, white wine, rosemary, parsley & vegetable stock
Funghi Sauce – Wild mushrooms, with garlic, onion, dried mushrooms and porcini powder
This hands-on class will allow guests to roll their own pasta and guests will be invited to participate at their own comfort level. Some portions of the class will be demonstration based.
Complimentary wine will be available for guests 21+ and other non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
Menu from Chef Chetna – Indian Dinner Experience at $195 per person:
Amuse Bouche
Three types of butter boards (sweet, savory, spiced) with some Indian breads to enjoy with each flavored butter board.
Mains
Butter Chicken – seasoned chicken thighs cooked in a creamy, medium-spicy veggie based sauce with various herbs and spices. (Not as thick & heavy as traditional butter chicken you will find in a restaurant. This is a special recipe from Chef Chetna)
Stuffed Potato & Eggplant Curry – baby potatoes and eggplants are stuffed with a spiced tomato and herb mixture and then cooked in a thick tomato & onion based sauce. (A delicious vegetarian option created by the chef and usually served at special occasions)
Raita – cucumber & onions based yogurt sauce with ground cumin. (Eaten with main dishes to help refresh palate from any spices/heat)
Basmati Rice – Long grain rice cooked with aromatics
Indian Bread – Wheat Rotli is a thin wheat flour based flatbread traditionally eaten with most curries.
Drink
Rose Milk flavored milkshake
Dessert
Gulab Jamun with Vanilla Ice-cream – warm sweet milk dumplings in a cardamom and saffron infused simple syrup served with ice-cold ice cream.
Complimentary wine, beer and other non-alcoholic beverages are included.
Italian Dinner Experience Menu by Chef Edward
5 Courses at $195 per person:
Amuse-bouche
Black Pepper Gougeres, Parmigiano Crema, Prosciutto
First Course
Butternut Squash Soup, Caramelized Bacon, Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Second Course
Saffron Tortelli
Caramelized Fennel and Sausage Ragu
Third Course
Sicilian Style Shrimp
Marsala, Roasted tomato, Pine nuts
Pomegranate Mint Granita
Fourth Course
Herb Roasted Filet
Barolo Demi glacé, Millefeuille Potato, Heirloom Carrots
Fifth Course
Bomboloni
Pistachio Crema, Nutella, Apricot Pastry Cream
Complimentary wine, beer and other non-alcoholic beverages are included.
Focaccia Making Hands-On Experience – $95 per person – Sample Menu – Subject to Change
Guests are served an antipasto platter upon arrival, with freshly baked focaccia.
Guests will prepare a focaccia dough to take home and bake later (within 24 hours).
We will teach you how to decorate the focaccia during class with various toppings.
Guests will go home with their decorated bread.
Complimentary wine for guests 21+ – non-alcoholic beverages are available
