Chef Doug Cordier’s cooking is always a unique combination of zesty flavors and simple techniques.

Doug  has been cooking professionally for over 20 years.  Most recently, he appears regularly on Chef Chuck Kaess’s “Who’s In The Kitchen” on Channel 5, as well as instructor of Italian cooking at The Pointe Pedlar, and the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.

Aside from catering, TV and classes, Doug also offers Lobster Parties with partner  Dave Hohlfeldt in “The Lobster Boys” , corporate classes with UBS & Payne Webber , and leads annual trips to a beautiful Tuscan Villa in the middle of the Chianti region of Italy.   

SHORES OF ERIE WINE AND FOOD FEST in Amherstburg, Ontario. 

Are you a FOODIE?   Don’t miss the 2012 wine and food festival

Saturaday September  8, 2012  http://www.soewinefestival.com/festival/culinary/ 

Doug & Chuck Kaess at SOE Food/Wine Fest

4:00 pm  Saturday Speaker: Doug Cordier Topic: Super Simple Italian Delights.Back for his sixth year at the SOE Festival, Chef Doug Cordier’s cooking is always a unique combination of  fun, zesty flavors and simple techniques. Just in time for our September harvest, Doug will show you how to prepare: Shrimp & Cucumber & Mascarpone Cheese Antipasto Dish, plus Italian Zuppa di Magia (Magic Soup) – Doug wants to show the crowd how you can make a fabulous Italian soup in just a couple of minutes….real time before your eyes………he showcases the concept of simple, healthy food.

NEW  COOKING CLASSES FOR 2012

Classes at The Grosse Pointe War Memorial 

NEW COOKING CLASSES FOR 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012        SORRY SOLD OUT

Classic PRIMI dishes

The first course after antipasti in any Italian home or

restaurant is called the PRIMO (first course) . In this class, students will

learn how to prepare four classic primi which will become

the building blocks of your Italian cucina.

 • Bucatini Carbonarra (special pasta with carbonarra sauce)

• Riccotta Gnocchi with Almond Pesto

(feather light pillows of cheese with a delicate sauce)

• Creamy Shrimp Risotto

• Tuscan Polenta with Smoked Provolone Cheese

 Traditional antipasti platter with imported Italian meats, olives, peppers will be served with crusty bread and salsa verde dipping sause.   Regional wines will also be served.   $48 per person…

 PLEASE CONTACT Julia at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial  313-881-7511                       LIMITED SEATING!!!!!