Cook with Chef Charlie Palmer and other New Events Enliven Healdsburg

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Appellation, a new Healdsburg-based hotel group from Chef Charlie Palmer and luxury hospitality veteran Christopher Hunsberger, has added to its slate of culinary and craft classes for autumn and winter 2023. Elevated, expert-led, and always entertaining, these classes are for the community: rotating throughout spaces in Sonoma County restaurants and tasting rooms where locals can learn new skills in a convivial atmosphere.

Appellation’s Healdsburg hotel will open next year, but this immersive learning program gives a taste of what is to come. Each Crafted at Appellation class focuses on a particular art form, with experts to give hands-on instruction. The focus is not just on learning a fascinating new skill, but doing so in tandem with your neighbors. Participants enjoy wine from a local winery paired with bites from Chef Charlie Palmer, and go home with both a new hobby and new friends.

October’s offerings include a way to brighten up your space with nature. Moss wall art (October 21st, 2023) is a novel and artistic way to bring greenery into your home. Participants will use a variety of preserved mosses to create a long-life, no-upkeep frame bursting with color and texture that add freshness to any room.

Other autumnal events include a limited-access fall craft cocktail class with Charlie Palmer and pre-release of Charlie’s new sparkling wine (October 28th, 2023). Led by Chef Charlie Palmer and one of his mixologists, this hands-on event uses Sonoma Country ingredients to create three autumn-themed cocktails that bring warmth and good cheer to this time of year. Participants will also get to sample the new wine, Cuvee by Palmer & Co. and and take home a signed bottle.

For serious home cooks, a very special cooking class and lunch (November 11th, 2023) with James Beard Award winning chef and Appellation co-founder, Charlie Palmer, in the kitchen of his lauded Dry Creek Kitchen restaurant. Join Charlie for a hands-on cooking class that teaches participants to prepare two exquisite duck dishes, perfect for your holiday table.

Finally, joyfully welcome the holiday season with one of the most popular Crafted classes: wreath-making (November 29th & 30th, 2023).You’ll learn how to arrange fragrant Sonoma County evergreen branches into an elegant display; then adorn your wreath with accessories and hand-tied bows. Bring home the finished product to hang on your front door, where it will welcome each visitor with an infusion of holiday spirit.

With the goal of continuing to forge deep connections with the Sonoma County community, Appellation will continue expanding their network of local makers to create future programming. Once Appellation Healdsburg opens, the hotel will offer an ever-growing variety of classes for guests and community members to enjoy. Sign up here to be notified of exciting new classes coming in 2024: https://appellationhotels.com/crafted.

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