Experience exciting and educational events at The Lodge at Woodloch, featuring inspirational and motivational guest speakers, available to elevate your consciousness and personal awareness. Diverse opportunities are offered to discover a greater understanding of life, love, self, spirituality, health, music, healing, the environment, and our world.
From Friday, May 23, 2025 to Saturday, May 24, 2025 May 23, 2025 May 24, 2025 The Lodge at Woodloch
Jennifer Clair, Culinary Instructor
May 23rd - 24th
Jennifer Clair is a culinary instructor and the founder of Home Cooking New York, a recreational cooking school in New York City, now offering virtual cooking classes to anyone, anywhere. Before launching the school in 2002, she honed her editorial chops as the former Food Editor at Martha Stewart Living and Recipes Editor at The Wall Street Journal. She is the author of Six Basic Cooking Techniques: Culinary Essentials for the Home Cook (March 2018), a cookbook based on the best-selling class at the school, and is the host of the cooking podcast, "Kitchen Radio." In addition to teaching, she is a board member of Fareground, a women-run anti-hunger organization, devoted to increasing access to healthy foods to Hudson Valley residents and families. She lives in Beacon, NY with her family.
Friday, May 23rd
Raise Your Food IQ: How to Be A Better Grocery Shopper
8:30pm
We’ll cover what you need to know to make the best choices – aisle by aisle – when it comes to buying fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat, eggs, grains, cooking fats, and packaged foods. This is NOT a class about calorie-counting, low-fat foods. Instead, a good food focusing on understanding keywords like local, organic, sustainable, grass-fed, humanely-raised, wild, GMO, and extra-virgin, which all tell a clearer story about the food we eat than its nutritional panel. A robust Q & A is included throughout the session, so everyone’s burning questions will be answered.
Saturday, May 24th
Cooking Demonstration with Jennifer Clair*
11:00am
Embark on a culinary journey to Tuscany with Chef Jennifer Clair. Learn new cooking techniques while enjoying a demonstration of Tuscan Braised Escarole with White Beans and Creamy Parmigiano Polenta.
*Please sign-up for this activity with our Spa Concierge.
