August Class Schedule

This class offers a unique hands-on experience teaching how to easily use a chef’s knife and paring knife. Each participant will receive an array of Vegetables and Fruits to use for practice cutting. The instructor will lead the group through a DEMONSTRATION on how to slice, dice, and julienne. Students will practice knife cuts to gain the skills of working easily with each knife. In addition, we will learn about different types of knives, when and how to use them. We will learn to correctly hold a knife, use and steel and care for knives properly. From there the class will make a salad using the fruits and vegetables from practice. It will be an Orzo Vegetable Salad with Chicken we can enjoy before we go home.

Fresh Herbs are an easy way to add variety and fresh flavors to a dish. This lesson will guide you through the culinary herbs and the foods that are best complimented by them. Join us for an inspiring, creative lesson of Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage; Thyme Pesto and Goat Cheese-filled Chicken Breasts; Mixed Greens with Tarragon Vinaigrette topped with Grilled Salmon with Basil Aïoli; Cast iron pan grilled New York strip Steaks with Olive-Oregano Relish; Chive and Parsley Mashed Potatoes. The dessert will be Mixed Berries with Lemon Verbena Cream.

The art of creating Tapas or little finger foods is fun because it incorporates Spanish ingredients, flavorings, and food combinations. Originally created for Spanish happy hour, Tapas are most often enjoyed with a glass of wine or sherry. Add one dish of Paella and you have a party! Join us for a fun lesson on it all! We’ll prepare Spanish Chilled Almond & Garlic Soup; Patatas Bravas (Crispy Potatoes with a Smoky Tomato Sauce); Roasted Peppers with Sherry Vinegar, Green Olives, & Capers; Stuffed Mushrooms with Chorizo & Manchego, and Shrimp Paella; Chicken & Chorizo Paella. Dessert will be Torrijos (Sherry-Soaked French Toast). We’ll have Sangria Blanco with our meal.

Fresh Pasta is a treat anytime! In this class, learn how to make and stretch your own pasta then finish it with an amazing Sauce for each Pasta we make! Our lesson is Fettuccine Alfredo; Hand cut Semolina Gnocchi alla Romana; Shrimp and Linguine Fra Diavolo; Sheet pan sweet Italian Sausage Broccolini and Gnocchi dinner; Italian Turkey Meatball Soup with Orzo; Bacon Risotto, and Italian Margaritas.

Big bold flavors describe what we love about Korean cuisine. With its share of spicy ingredients, there’s always a flavor high to enjoy. Come learn to create it with this lesson and menu of Chilled Sesame-Soy Korean Noodles with Gochujang; Korean-Style Steaks with Spicy Cilantro Sauce; Shrimp & Kimchi Rice Bowl; Korean Sizzling Beef Lettuce Wraps; Gochujang-Glazed Eggplant with Fried Scallions; Cheesy Cabbage Tteokbokki (Stir-Fried Chewy Rice Cakes with Fried Shallots, Gochujang, melted Mozzarella, & Crunchy Cabbage), and dessert of Dalgona Coffee (Whipped Coffee spooned over Hot or Cold Milk creating Layers.)

You can have a wonderful dinner party in the middle of summer. With this cool refreshing menu your guests will enjoy your meal! Come learn a fun menu of Grilled Shrimp on Rosemary Skewers Appetizer; Fresh Watermelon, Feta, & Baby Arugula Salad with Citrus Dressing; Grill Cooked Mahi Mahi with Lemon-Brown Butter Sauce; Tequila Glazed Fresh Carrots; Toasted Garlic Couscous; Fresh Asparagus, Grilled, with Lemon Zest, and dessert of Cool Peach & Champagne Homemade Sorbet with Fresh Raspberry Sauce.

This lesson offers an easy do-ahead menu which you’ll learn about in our DEMONSTRATION class. Invite a friend to join you and you have a lunch date! Our menu is Chicken Salad Veronique with Grapes, served with cool & refreshing Gazpacho & Homemade Crackers. Dessert will be light Lemon Parfait with Raspberries. We’ll enjoy an "Adult" Lemonade with Grilled Lemons.

In this class for couples, bring your partner to be and part of a group preparing an amazing three-course meal. It will be served with a sampling of wine. Join us for a fun evening of cooking to prepare Tempura Shrimp Wasabi Deviled Eggs; Charred Corn & Radicchio Salad with Balsamic Syrup & Shaved Pecorino Romano Cheese; Asian Style Hoisin Glazed Pork Sticky Ribs; Fresh Ginger & Lime Sautéed Fresh Carrots; Kimchi Fried Rice, and Grill Cooked fresh Zucchini with Marinated Roasted Peppers. Dessert will be Peach Crumble with Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. Priced per Couple.

So many great flavors are possible with the palate of the Italian kitchen. We’ll take some of our favorite foods and turn them into a bite-sized array to eat with your fingers. This fun class will prepare Classic Tomato Bruschetta; Flatbread Pizza with Kale Pesto & Shrimp Scampi; My Momma's Cocktail Tuxedo Meatballs; Antipasto Bites with Outrageous Garlic Bread; Skewered Beef Spiedini (Italian Marinated Steak on a Stick) with Dipping Sauce, and Deep-Fried Artichokes. Dessert will be Italy-Meets-Greece Baklava Focaccia.

These beautiful French Cookies can be your own perfect creations when you understand the technique and methods of how to make them. In this step-by-step lesson you’ll master the fine points of how to make your cookies look beautiful and taste amazing. Our lesson is White Chocolate Hazelnut Macarons; S'mores Macarons; Salted Caramel Macarons; Key Lime Pie Macarons, and Orange Creamsicle Macarons.

Chopped Salads have become so popular! Ingredients are chopped into small pieces, mixed & tossed with flavorful dressings. Our lesson teaches some of the best chopped recipes anywhere! We’ll tie them all together with well-made dressings. Come for a fun and creative class and learn to make Shrimp Cobb with Dijon Dressing; The Stetson Chopped Salad; The BLTAC Chopped Salad (Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado & Cheese); Eat The Rainbow Chopped Salad (Marinated Cranberries, Toasted Walnuts, Marinated Chick Peas); Greek Chicken Chopped Salad With Lemon & Tahini Vinaigrette; Salmon Salad, and Professional Fruit Salad Platter with beautiful fruit flowers for garnish.

If you love Chinese foods, come away with the freedom to make these on your own. Our lesson teaches how to use ingredients, flavorings, and spices for Kung Pao Chicken; Sticky baked Chinese Chicken Wings; Air fryer Honey Walnut Shrimp; Pork Pot Stickers; Mongolian Beef & Broccoli; Bacon Garlic Fried Rice. We’ll enjoy our meal with an Orange Oasis Chinese Cocktail.