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You can book your ticket here: https://www.leisurelyapp.co/events/macbarmacncheeseclass Take 25% off your 1st booking with code "meetup" Close your eyes, and harken back to your days of childhood- back when you didn’t have to pay taxes, happy hour meant the time school had ended, and whether you were having a great day, or a not so great day, your Mom’s homemade mac n cheese was always able to make it better. In this hands-on class, we’re hopping on the nostalgia train to visit the ultimate comfort food- Mac n Cheese! Chef Michael Ferraro, Executive Chef & Partner at Delicatessen, and founder of Macbar, a restaurant fully dedicated to gourmet macaroni & cheese, will be leading us on a culinary journey that will walk us through the art and technique of making the perfect mac n cheese, whilst making sure you’re an irreplaceable asset at this year’s holiday party. Your Booking Includes Learning how to optimally cook macaroni How to make the ultimate cheese sauce from a buffet of ingredients and seasonings How to select the proper cheese sauce & garnish for your flavor profile goal Cheese sauce recipes from Macbar Complimentary glass of wine Take-home Macbar containers of your creations A family-style tasting of 2 of Macbar’s best-selling Mac and Cheese dishes Want to know more about what you’re in for? Check this video, courtesy of Thrillist, on Chef Michael’s Mac n Cheese destination, Macbar… About Chef Michael Chef Michael Ferraro is the Executive Chef and Partner at Delicatessen, and founder of Macbar, a restaurant fully dedicated to gourmet macaroni & cheese. Michael Ferraro’s culinary career began early on, inspired by his Southern Italian parents and their love and respect for quality and tradition. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America at age 20, Ferraro sought opportunities to further develop his own creativity. He’s served at such establishments as Beacon Restaurant under Chef Wald Malouf, Jean-Georges, Four Seasons Hotel, Fifty Seven Fifty Seven, the Biltmore Room under Chef Gary Robbins, Cafe Centro, and Fresh in Tribeca. A member of Zagat’s inaugural class of “30 Under 30” in 2011, Ferraro has also achieved numerous wins in New York City Wine and Food Festival. He’s also a recurring Chef Expert alongside Jon Taffer on Spike TV’s hit series Bar Rescue, a judge on Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay, and has also been featured on CBS, ABC, NBC, VH1, WPIX, Travel Channel, Iron Chef America, the Cooking Channel and Chopped on Food Network. About Macbar Macbar, founded by Delicatessen’s Chef & Partner, Michael Ferraro, offers a dozen varieties of gourmet mac 'n' cheese — everything from “mac stroganoff” to “mac lobsta” to “Mayan chipotle.” No bacon-wrapped–macaroni fritters on a stick, as we predicted, but there is a carbonara variety. The joint only seats ten, so the focus will be on takeout and delivery. Of course, the Delicatessen team has gotten some trendy types involved: Vans is outfitting servers with custom shoes, and medium and large orders come in colorful macaroni-shaped plastic bowls by package designer Ron Lerner. -NYMag