figment_jii
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2006
Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen just sent out an email with the dates for this year's Haunted and Holiday Gingerbread Workshops.
Haunted Workshop: October 24 (Noon to 2 pm)
Holiday Workshop: December 12, 19, and 20 (Noon to 2 pm)
Tickets go on sale for the Haunted Workshop on September 28 at 10 am and for the Holiday Workshops on November 9 at 10 am. Hopefully they'll post a link to the information on their website (or Twitter/Facebook feeds soon!).
These events are very popular and seats go fast! So if you're interested in doing one of them, I would make sure to be online as close to 10:00 am as possible.
Figment and I participated in one of the Holiday workshops last year and it was a lot of fun! Each ticket includes one gingerbread house kid (pieces for the house, decorations, and royal icing), unlimited soda, and two seats. Most of the other guests were veterans; Figment only saw one other group raise their hand when Chef Finkel asked if this was anyone’s first workshop.
After Figment checked-in, he was taken to his spot (seating is pre-assigned). The gingerbread kit and instructions were already on the table.
Figment quickly read over the instructions. He was surprised to see how many people opted to over food. He’d rather spend his time decorating his gingerbread house (plus he’d just finished brunch).
Each kit came with side walls, two roof singles, one chimney, one snowman, one gingerbread man and one tree. The kits also included lots of colorful candy. Figment was amazed to see how much extra decorations other guests were brining. They had bags and bags of candy with them!
Each to group was given a piping bag of royal icing. That stuff was thick and Figment was very careful to make sure he didn’t get any on himself. Chef Finkel showed the class how to “glue” down the base of the house and then glue the sides together. Then the roof was attached. He recommended waiting at least 15-minutes for the icing to set before applying the decorations. Figment was good…he waited (mostly). Then it was time to apply the decorations!
After the workshop ended, Figment had to take his gingerbread house home (i.e., back to the hotel). He was staying at the BWPPI, so that meant walking from Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen, getting through bag check, and then to the hotel! Lots of folks asked Figment where he got the gingerbread house. Overall, the Gingerbread workshop was a lot of fun!
Haunted Workshop: October 24 (Noon to 2 pm)
Holiday Workshop: December 12, 19, and 20 (Noon to 2 pm)
Tickets go on sale for the Haunted Workshop on September 28 at 10 am and for the Holiday Workshops on November 9 at 10 am. Hopefully they'll post a link to the information on their website (or Twitter/Facebook feeds soon!).
These events are very popular and seats go fast! So if you're interested in doing one of them, I would make sure to be online as close to 10:00 am as possible.
Figment and I participated in one of the Holiday workshops last year and it was a lot of fun! Each ticket includes one gingerbread house kid (pieces for the house, decorations, and royal icing), unlimited soda, and two seats. Most of the other guests were veterans; Figment only saw one other group raise their hand when Chef Finkel asked if this was anyone’s first workshop.
After Figment checked-in, he was taken to his spot (seating is pre-assigned). The gingerbread kit and instructions were already on the table.
Figment quickly read over the instructions. He was surprised to see how many people opted to over food. He’d rather spend his time decorating his gingerbread house (plus he’d just finished brunch).
Each kit came with side walls, two roof singles, one chimney, one snowman, one gingerbread man and one tree. The kits also included lots of colorful candy. Figment was amazed to see how much extra decorations other guests were brining. They had bags and bags of candy with them!
Each to group was given a piping bag of royal icing. That stuff was thick and Figment was very careful to make sure he didn’t get any on himself. Chef Finkel showed the class how to “glue” down the base of the house and then glue the sides together. Then the roof was attached. He recommended waiting at least 15-minutes for the icing to set before applying the decorations. Figment was good…he waited (mostly). Then it was time to apply the decorations!
After the workshop ended, Figment had to take his gingerbread house home (i.e., back to the hotel). He was staying at the BWPPI, so that meant walking from Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen, getting through bag check, and then to the hotel! Lots of folks asked Figment where he got the gingerbread house. Overall, the Gingerbread workshop was a lot of fun!
