4-Week Culinary Basics Series

The most important skill before heading to the stove—it’ll change your life! Learn to slice and dice fruits and vegetables and use a sharp knife properly that is essential to good cooking. You’ll prepare your meals quicker by mastering knife basics such as mincing, dicing, slicing, shredding and more. You’ll also learn knife safety and handling...

Have you longed to share bread made with your own hands with family and friends, to smell the aroma of freshly baked loaf in your own kitchen? Would you like to refine your baking skills? Or would you simply like to play with dough for a few hours on a weekend afternoon? Whatever the reason, join us for a hands-on class in the basics of bread baking....

Cake! Now that we have your attention, come learn from our Artisan Bakers the basic cake essentials that turn good cake baking into GREAT cake baking! In this hands-on class, learn the difference between various flours, the importance of ingredient selection, making successful batters, icings and buttercreams.  Learn basic assembly techniques...

This course is designed for all pizza lovers who want to learn how to make a pizza at home and cook it in the kitchen or in an outside wood-burning oven. This course is not recommended to people who want to learn to make pizzas for professional use. The program is divided in 2 periods: 1– Theoretical period. The 30 minutes period aims to furnish...

Learn classic techniques for dishes that are full of flavor and easy to master, even for beginners. Tonight: the art of cooking meat, including how to make the perfect pan-seared steak, oven roasting tips, and more! On the menu:  Pan Seared Steak Beef Bourguignon Dry Rubbed Tri-Tip Roasted Potatoes Chimichurri Sauce Note: Closed toe...

In Part II, we delve deeper into the process of making artisan bread. In this 2 day, two and a half hour hands-on class, we will discuss the use of yeasted starters in bread-making and further explore the wonderful art and science of fermentation. We will make a few different breads using our yeasted starters as well as working with different grain...

In this class, Chef Michal Harris shares fundamental cooking techniques for cooking fish, and introduces you to globally-inspired dishes that are simple enough for a busy weeknight, but special enough for company.  On the menu:  Japanese Style Steamed Fish with Sesame and Ginger Veracruz Style Mexican Baked Fish  French Style...

In this series, Chef Michal Harris will be teaching classic techniques and dishes that are full of flavor and easy to master, even for beginners.  Tonight, we focus on making summer vegetables the star of your dinner table, with techniques including grilling, roasting, spiralizing and more. We will also introduce you to ways to use herbs and spices...

In our Cheese 101 course Andrew teaches the history, origin and the basics about cheese. We also have many of the most famous cheeses available to sample! The class is about 1 & ½ hrs. long, and Andrew will have you laughing the whole way through! Super date idea, for you or your friends. We will provide water and soft drinks BUT you can feel...

Handcrafted Artisan BREAD BAKING There is nothing like the mouthwatering aroma of fresh baked bread wafting through the house.  Bread is a delicious necessity with every meal.  Once you learn the basics, making fresh, home-made bread is a delight. Our Chef will show you how to master the “art” of bread making. In this class, our Chef...

The more efficient you become with this simple yet effective kitchen tool, the more you'll enjoy cooking. This class covers basic knife skills such as how to hold a knife to chopping, dicing, and slicing, not to mention those fancy cooking show cuts like “chiffonade” and “julienne”. We’ll also discuss sharpening, storage, and care....

Making pasta at home does not have to be intimidating, and the results are spectacular. Chef Darryl Wash will guide you through the fundamentals of fresh pasta, from the basics of flour to infused dough and fantastic fillings.  On the menu:   Spinach Fettuccini,  Seasonal Ravioli, and more! Note: Closed Toe shoes are required....

Knives are the essential tool of anyone working in the kitchen, and after this class, you'll know the basics -- how to safely handle and store knives, how to choose the right one for you, how to sharpen and maintain your knives, and how to chop, mince, slice and dice like a pro! Closed Toe shoes are required

Join Chef Daniel to learn how to cook a hearty vegetarian meal full of the flavors from the south of Europe. You will make and then enjoy two dishes: an unusual vegetable and bean soup from Provence, topped with a tomato based pesto, and moussaka, a typical Greek dish taught and presented here with a complete vegetarian twist. In addition Chef Daniel...

Learn how to make and ferment delicious nut cheeses and coconut yogurt. We'll go over all the basic supplies and ingredients, and then dive into making cashew nacho cheese & cashew cilantro sour cream, fermented pistachio cheese, and coconut yogurt. Class includes samples, recipes, and a batch of nut cheese and coconut yogurt to take home to ...

Mozzarella and Ricotta cheese with Chef Andy Have you ever wondered how mozzarella is made? How do cheese curds transform into a stringy texture, and then into perfect balls? In this beginners’ class you will make an easy and delicious mozzarella recipe.  You will learn what milk type works best for this recipe and why, and you will be introduced...

Join Chef Daniel for a night in Spain! You will be making and enjoying paella and two tapas, staples of Spanish cuisine. MENU: Tapas Tortilla de patatas (Spanish potato omelette; hands-on in groups of 2) Setas al ajillo (mushrooms with garlic, parsley, olive oil and lemon) (demonstration only) Main Course Seafood paella Salad Avocado,...

Delicious vegan food is tastier and easier to prepare than you would ever think! Join us in our beautiful kitchen for this class where you will learn how to make many delicious dishes from all over the world. We will explain cooking basics along the way, and teach you how to make specialty items such as vegan ricotta and gluten free vegan ravioli....

Chinese sages knew long ago the seasons have a profound cyclical effect on human growth and well-being.  But with the same foods offered year round we’ve lost touch with this basic tenet of good health.  Learn the healing aspects of eating seasonally in Seasonal Eats . . . Seasonal Harmony.   In this hands-on class we choose...

Let’s get back to basics. In this 4-hour workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of how to work with and care for your knives. You’ll receive professional training covering different knife cuts as well as hands-on instruction. Learn what to look for when purchasing one of the most important tools in the kitchen as well as the difference between...