Join Chef Candice at her inaugural 1 day culinary retreat on Dec 9 at a Creekside Property in Paso Robles. The theme will be “Puerto Rico” and guests will be invited to participate to take a deep dive into the culinary world of Puerto Rico. The day will start with a tropical brunch and lead into a hands-on cooking class, a tropical cocktail making workshop, a property tour, dinner, and wine tasting with a local winemaker.

Schedule of Events for the day

• 10 - 10:30 Arrival and check-in

• 11am Brunch begins with welcome toast and introduction to Chef Candice. Brunch will consist of a tropical themed self serve brunch of typical Puerto Rican dishes & a coffee/tea beverage station

• 11:30 Small Chef discussion of Puerto Rican food and the food that will be covered in the class and the dinner. Chef will also demonstrate Sofrito that will be used for dinner.

• 12pm Guests invited to walk and tour property while we prep for the class

• 1:30pm Class begins with guests given a sneak peak of the roasting pig and the details of how it was done.  Guests will then break off into pairs and work on making each side dish together. Chef will fry off the plantains that guests prepare.

• Guests will divide and pack up their take home food items.

• While the class area is cleaned up, guests are invited to participate in a spirits workshop from a local distillery to create a Puerto Rican style cocktail. 

• 4:00pm After the demo guests are invited to take their seat for a family style spread featuring all the cuisine that was created at the class