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First Posted: 3/17/2013 Entertaining hosts and robust recipes are all part of &#8220;The Ultimate Beer Dinner&#8221; class April 25.
When alcohol dissipates during the cooking process &#8220;what you&#8217;re left with is the flavor,&#8221; said Chef Mike McCully.
And he and Chef Peter Robinson provide plenty of that as well.
As a team, McCully described their style of teaching as &#8220;kind of Bert and Ernie.&#8221;
&#8220;We are truly the stars of the show,&#8221; he said.
The Abington Area Community Classroom, a non-profit volunteer committee of the Abington Area Joint Recreation Board , is offering the class April 25, 6:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church kitchen, 300 School St., Clarks Summit, as part of its spring line up of &#8220;What&#8217;s Cooking?&#8221; adult education programs.
The class is open to aspiring cooks of all levels . &#8220;They (participants) are able to take those recipes home and from watching us, they should be able to pick right up on it,&#8221; said McCully.
Two of the three courses planned are Beer Braised Short Ribs, Beer Cr&#232;me Chiboust (Chiboust is a cr&#232;me patisserie, or pastry cream) with roasted apricot honey and other surprises.
Local beer will be used as a common thread in the three courses because of its versatility and the hearty flavor it lends.
&#8220;Alcohol cooks off and what you&#8217;re left with is the flavor, and the flavor is what you&#8217;re after. Beer creates a really hearty flavor,&#8221; said McCully. 
McCully attended Paul Smith&#8217;s College, Brighton, N.Y., where he took part in a French Internship program. While in upstate New York also worked in a three-star Michelin rated restaurant. He is the executive chef at Carl Von Luger Steak and Seafood Restaurant, Scranton.
Robinson attended culinary school in Bedfordshire, England and &#8220;worked all over the place in and around London,&#8221; including a pastry chef service for eight years. Currently, he works for US Foods.
The fee for cooking classes is $45 and the classes are limited to 10, and the deadline to register is April 18. To register visit aacclass.org or call 570.563.2402 or 570.954.6650.

Beer dinner offers high-spirited learning