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Greek Gourmet


Adult Enrichment / Taste / Cooking -
Adult Enrichment 24-25

Escape to the Mediterranean with the flavors of Greece and get your “OPPA” on!  During this fun-filled virtual cook-along class you will learn the secrets of creating a lavish dish called “Pastitsio”, and a divine Greek dessert called “Galaktoboureko”, both of which are enjoyed by Greek families around the world, especially during holiday celebrations. Pastitsio, pronounced pas-TI-tsi-o, is a delicacy in its own right; it is a culmination of layered Greek pasta, savory spiced meat sauce, and a topping of often “mile high” cheesy béchamel sauce, baked to perfection. Galaktoboureko, is a gourmet dessert made with a thick luscious Greek custard, wrapped in phyllo pastry, and bathed in a dreamy syrup. Greek gourmet at its finest. 

Cook-along option: Participants are encouraged to cook along with Tess and create the Pastitsio from scratch during the class. Demonstration: Tess will be demonstrating the creation of the Galaktoboureko.  Both dishes require a lot of work and prep, and both require baking in the oven; too much for participants to take on for such a class. Both recipes however will be included in the packet. 

Tess’ step-by-step cooking instruction is unique and flexible as she is able to support people at all levels of cooking experience to learn with each step, and each little bit of advice and instruction. As an added bonus, the instructor has created a private group and a public group on Facebook for participants of her cooking classes. Everyone will receive an invite to the groups although joining is optional. Come join the fun!

*This class will take place on Zoom, free online software. Participants will receive instructions on how to access the class prior to it starting. 

**Note: One registration fee for this online virtual interactive class can include immediate family members living full-time in the same home ONLY. If children are participating, adult supervision is required. Please have a current email address listed in your account.

*Participants will receive a list of ingredients in advance of the class with enough time for shopping and preparation. A professionally made PDF packet of the Instructors Personal Recipes from this class will also be received.

If friends, adult children, or extended family members are gathering for a fun night together, EACH household must register SEPARATELY even if participating together.

*There are no refunds after the ingredient list packet has been shared with participants.

Tess Georgakopoulos

Tess Georgakopoulos, also known as “Chef Tess—Culinary Artist”, has been cooking and baking for well over 45 years since she was roughly 6 years old. Born into a Greek family, the art of cooking traditional meals using ones senses rather than recipes and measurements was passed on from one generation to the next. Her father was also a trained chef who brought the magic of food to life in another form on the weekends as they cooked elaborate family meals together. Food prepared from the heart, with ones own hands and creativity was, and continues to be an expression of love in her home. As an accomplished cook and baker, Tess enjoys creating original recipes for her family and friends. Sweet, savory, or doughy, she enjoys experimenting and creating in the kitchen daily.


Tess is proficient and experienced in creating classes and curriculum for conventional cooking, baking, pressure- cooking, air frying, pizza making, Mediterranean Cooking, and meal preparation as well. More recently, she is expanding her creativity and experience in the creation of Cooking Master Classes! A Culinary Artist indeed! She has been teaching both in-person and on-line cooking classes through community education for a number of years, and is currently working with almost 60 public school districts in and around the Twin Cities, in many corners of Minnesota, in addition to school districts in Wisconsin, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, and Michigan! Through her teaching, Tess has helped people of all skill levels increase their confidence and expand their skills in the kitchen reaching heights of their own personal creativity that they never new existed! Always working towards expanding her culinary repertoire, Tess enjoys spending much of her free time in her test kitchen creating new recipes and reinventing traditional ones as she combines traditional and new cooking methods, equipment, appliances, and technology in the creation of her recipes that help make “dishing” delicious and simple. Tess has recently started writing her first cookbook, and her food blog is also in the works! Some of her creations can be seen on her Facebook page, “Dish it up Good”, https://www.facebook.com/dishitupgood/ or on her Instagram Feed.
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  Tess Georgakopoulos


Virtual Classroom : Virtual 1
Saturday, Dec 7
4:00 - 6:30 PM

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Min Age   18 yr.

Price: $ 49 00