Terry Conlan, Executive Chef, Lake Austin Spa Resort, Cookbook Author

Savor these great tasting and healthy seafood dishes from the kitchen of Austin’s own master of low fat cuisine:

• Smoked Seafood Chowder
• Crispy Salmon Belly with Frisée, Mushrooms & Cranberry Vinaigrette
• Crabmeat Gratin with Pancetta
• Chilled Oysters with Raspberry Mignonette
• Roasted Striped Bass with Chorizo & Calamari
• Class will end with a serving of Lemon Pistachio Crisp

CLASS TIME 6:30 - 9 PM

Alex Duran, Executive Chef, Málaga

Share an evening of cooking and romance with your sweetheart. Start with a tour of our Seafood, Produce and Meat Markets, guided by the lively, talented Chef Alex. Then, it’s off to the Cooking School to create a beautiful meal using the freshest of ingredients. Menu will be determined the day of class.

$130 per Couple

CLASS TIME 6:30 - 9:30 PM

Gina Burchenal, Gina’s Kitchen & Pamela Nevarez, Eatstreet Personal Chef Service

Enjoy an evening with someone special as you tantalize your palate with this sophisticated menu:

• Oysters in Champagne
• Lush & Creamy Asparagus Soup
• Fig, Prosciutto & Arugula Salad with Parmesan Shavings
• Swiss Chard, Date & Pine Nut Stuffed Quail with Red Wine Demi-Glace & Fregula Risotto
• Sumptuous Chocolate Banana Tart with Toasted Almonds

CLASS TIME 6:30 - 9 PM

Brian Hay, Sommelier & Department Head of Austin Community College Culinary Program

Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a sommelier when he/she tastes wine? You will sample an array of wines as Brian guides you through the sommelier experience: identifying the aromas and body of the wine, exploring the tasting profile and offering tips to help you assess wine quality. As you sip and learn, CM chefs will delight you with complementary hors d’oeuvre.

CLASS TIME 6:30 - 9 PM

Cindy Haenel, CM Cooking School Chef

Back by popular demand, this class is based on one of our all-time favorite foods:

• Bacon & Tomato Pasta
• Savory Leek & Applewood Bacon Tart
• Roasted Turkey, Avocado & Bacon Sandwich
• Maple French Toast & Bacon Cupcakes
• Chocolate Covered Bacon with Almonds

CLASS TIME 6:30 - 9 PM

Ozlem Warren, Turkish Culinary Expert & Host, Culinary & Cultural Tours of Turkey

Cooking School favorite Ozlem Warren will delight you with stories and traditions of her homeland as you savor this seasonal menu:

• Cevizli Bibeer (Walnut & Red Pepper Dip)
• Kofteli Yogurt Corba (Mother’s Mini Meatball Soup in Yogurt & Mint Sauce)
• Kisir (Bulgur Wheat Salad with Sour Pomegranate Syrup)
• Sigara Boregi (Crispy Cheese & Herb Filled Pastry Rolls)
• Hunkar Begendi (Sultan’s Delight Lamb Ragout with Puréed Eggplant & Bechamel Sauce)
• Kunefe (Syrup Soaked Cheese Filled Pastry Strands with Pistachios)
• Turkish Tea with Turkish Delight

CLASS TIME 6:30 - 9 PM

Molly Fowler, The Dining Diva, Houston

Create this simply sensational dinner, with Molly as your guide:

• Salad of Mixed Greens with Roasted Beets & Roquefort Soufflé
• Herbed Veal Chops with Wild Mushroom Sauce & Soft Polenta
• Mediterranean Spinach Sauté
• Apricot, Peach & Pecan Tart with Amaretto Ice Cream

CLASS TIME 10 AM - 1 PM

Robert Jenkins, CM Cooking School Chef

Master the art of baking beautiful bread with our expert baker as your guide. Each student will make a loaf of bread to take home. Then, as the bread rises and bakes, you will create this lovely lunch:

• Guacamole Chalupa
• Carne Picada
• Chocolate Chip Cookies

CLASS TIME 11 AM - 3 PM

Tina Wasserman, Culinary Instructor, Author

You may be familiar with Tina through her website that offers delicious seasonal recipes, her popular cooking classes that focus on kosher cooking or her column that appears monthly in Reform Judaism Magazine. After years of collecting recipes and researching Jewish cooking around the world, Tina has recently released her first book. These traditional family recipes are some of the best examples of comfort food that we’ve come across. We know you’ll feel the same way as she demonstrates and you sample:

• Syrian Eggplant Purée with Pomegranate Molasses
• Tunisian Briks (Savory Fried Turnover filled with Spicy Sweet Potatoes)
• Mulligatawny Soup
• Moroccan Meat Ball Tagine with Couscous
• Spinaci con Pinole e Passerini (Spinach with Pine Nuts & Raisins)
• Hamentashen de Panama (Prune or Poppy Seed Filled Cookies)

CLASS TIME 6:30 - 9 PM

Nancy Buchanan, CM Cooking School Chef

Add these elegant dishes to your culinary repertoire and excitement to everyday cooking. Menu includes:

• Individual Tomato Tartines
• Arugula, Blood Orange & Fennel Salad
• Crispy Skin Salmon
• Wilted Greens with Lemon & Garlic
• Mediterranean Couscous with Garlic Aïoli
• White Chocolate Bread Pudding

CLASS TIME 10 AM - 12:30 PM

Robert Jenkins, CM Cooking School Chef

Master the art of baking beautiful bread, with our expert baker as your guide. Each student will make a loaf of bread to take home. Then, as the bread rises and bakes, you will create this lovely lunch:

• Miso Soup
• Spring Rolls
• Rice Pudding

CLASS TIME 11 AM - 3 PM

Chaya Rao, Vegetarian Chef & Food Blogger

Experience this lively, eclectic vegetarian (and gluten-free) menu:

• Rice Fritters with Tomato Chutney;
• Kichadi (Mung Beans & Rice) with Yogurt Sauce;
• Lemon Rice with Carrot Salad;
• Biriyani Rice with Raita Sauce;
• and Kheer.

CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9 PM

Mary Ann Robalino, Italian Cooking Expert

Robert Jenkins, CM Cooking School Chef

BASICS. HANDS ON. Practice traditional sushi making techniques and create modern flavors in one of our most popular classes. Learn to make:

• Miso Soup;
• Tuna Texanese;
• Tiger Eye Roll;
• Dragon Roll;
• Ninja Roll;
• Spicy Tuna Hand Roll;
• and Nigiri.

CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9:30 PM

Scot Loranc, CM Cooking School Chef

HANDS ON. Do you have what it takes to cook under pressure? Compete in a three-course meal cook off, complete with mystery baskets with themed ingredients and critiques from our guest judges. Then, sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labor. The losing team will serve a seasonal dessert.

CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9:30 PM   

Jam Sanitchat, Chef/Owner, Thai Fresh

•  Lemongrass Soup with Shrimp;
•  Stir-fried Seasonal Vegetables;
•  Green Curry with Chicken;
•  and Mango Sticky Rice. 

 CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9 PM

Tom Fleming, Executive Corporate Chef, Preferred Restaurant Management Group

In addition to his duties as a high powered consultant for a successful restaurant management group and Mi Piaci, one of Dallas’ favorite restaurants, by day, Tom Fleming has made a name for himself with parents as Chef Dad on the weekly radio show “The Kids’ Doctor: Your Partner in Parenting.” While pediatricians and other medical specialists deal with issues of family health and wellness, Tom addresses the everyday needs of every parent: how to get a healthy meal on the table, quickly, that can be enjoyed by all. You’ve heard him on the radio and used his recipes from the website; this is your chance to interact with Chef Dad as he demonstrates this menu of:

• Crab Cakes,
• Mushroom & Roasted Vegetable Risotto;
• Spaghetti & Meatballs;
• Quick Chicken Alfredo;
• and Apple Strudel with Homemade Ice Cream.

CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9 PM

Robert Jenkins, CM Cooking School Chef

By popular demand! Robert will wow you with this selection of our favorite enchiladas, an appetizer and the perfect dessert:

• Chipotle Shrimp Chalupa;
• 221 Truck Stop Enchiladas;
• New Mexico Enchiladas;
• El Paso Enchiladas;
• and Mom’s Pecan Pie. 

CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9 PM 

Kimmie Rhodes, Singer/Songwriter; Cookbook Author & Joe Gracey, Musician; Food & Travel Writer; Cookbook Author

Joe & Kimmie share their experiences of touring Switzerland and discovering wonderful Swiss- German dishes along the way. The evening will also include a musical interlude. Menu includes:

• White Asparagus Cream Soup;
• Rosti mit Gruyere (the national Potato & Cheese dish of Switzerland);
• Weinerschnitzel mit Spatzle (Vienna-style Cutlets from the famous Old Swiss House Restaurant in Lucerne);
• and Swiss Chocolate Bouchon with Cherries (Kimmie’s Cherry & Dark Chocolate Cake).

CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9 PM

CM Cooking School Staff

KIDS. (Ages 5 - 6) Kids will learn about kitchen safety, measuring, and how much fun it is to make:

• It’s a Daisy Cupcakes;
• Spring-y Pasta Salad;
• Lucky Clover Rolls;
• Chicken Pot Pie;
• and Flower Power Cookies.

Please note that this class is for kids only. Look for Parent-Child classes in upcoming schedules.

CLASS TIME 10 AM – 12:30 PM

CM Cooking School Staff

CM Cooking School Staff

KIDS. (Ages 9 - 12) Kids will practice kitchen safety; improve basic mixing, measuring and baking skills; and learn how to make:

• It’s a Daisy Cupcakes;
• Springy Pasta Salad; 
• Lucky Clover Rolls;
• Chicken Pot Pie;
•  and Flower Power Cookies.

Please note that this class is for kids only. Look for Parent-Child classes in upcoming schedules.

CLASS TIME 10 AM – 12:30 PM

CM Cooking School Staff

KIDS. (Ages 9 - 12) Kids will practice kitchen safety; improve basic mixing, measuring and baking skills; and learn how to make:

• It’s a Daisy Cupcakes;
• Springy Pasta Salad;
• Lucky Clover Rolls;
• Chicken Pot Pie;
• and Flower Power Cookies.

Please note that this class is for kids only. Look for Parent-Child classes in upcoming schedules.

CLASS TIME 10 AM – 12:30 PM           

Michael Nayebi Oskoui, CM Market Expert & Chef

Fresh herbs, greens, seeds and beans signify the coming of spring, fertility and abundance during Nowruz (Persian New Year). Michael will share this traditional menu:

• Mast-o Khiar (Yogurt with Dried Mint, Lime Juice & Cucumbers);
• Ash Reshteh (Herb & Vegetable Potage with Rice Noodles & Whey);
• Kookoo Sabzi (Persian-Style Frittata with Fresh Herbs);
• Sabzi Polo ba Mahi (Basmati Pilaf & Fresh Herbs with Fresh Fish);
• and Roulette (Jellyroll with Whipped Cream & Rosewater).

CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9 PM

Scot Loranc, CM Cooking School Chef

HANDS ON. Learn the basics of buying and cleaning shellfish and shucking oysters. Then into our kitchen to prepare: 

• Shuck Your Own Oysters;
• Mussels Fra Diavolo;
• Cioppino with Cockles, Crab & Mussels;
• and Oysters Rockefeller with Roasted Fingerling Potatoes & Leeks.

CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9:30 PM

David Harap, Foodie Extraordinaire

Explore a traditional Seder meal made with regional flair: 

• Seafood Mousse in Horseradish Infused Broth;
• Chicken Soup with Jalapeño Spiked Matzo Dumplings;
• Coffee Rubbed Prime Rib Roast;
• Stewed Okra & Carrots;
• Potato & Spring Onion Kugel with an Ancho Crust;
• and Honey Semifreddo with Dr. Pepper Walnut Sauce.

 CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9 PM

Christina Lee, CM Cooking School Chef

BASICS. HANDS ON. Tired of take-out and spending too much for restaurant meals? Are you ready to improve your skills and have fun in the kitchen? Christina will guide you step-by-step as you go from absolute beginner to confident cook. In this first class of the six-class series, you will learn about kitchen equipment and tools, basic food safety and cooking terminology. Then, into our kitchen to practice basic knife skills and techniques for cooking vegetables. A light buffet will be served. 

Single Class $65, 6-Class Series $350. To receive the discount of $40 for all 6 classes, be sure to enter this discount coupon code at checkout: ABSOLUTE486 (all CAPITALIZED Letters). This coupon code is only valid for this class and cannot be redeemed for any other classes.

CLASS TIME 6:30 – 9:30 PM

Robert Jenkins, CM Cooking School Chef

Christina Lee, CM Cooking School Chef

CM Cooking School Staff

BASICS. HANDS ON. Learn to slice, dice, julienne and chiffonade with confidence and skill. Note the characteristics of a quality knife and how to care for and handle this prized tool of the kitchen. As class begins, we will enjoy a light meal of Tortilla Soup and Southwest Caesar Salad. End of class rewards will include a delicious dessert.Bring a chef’s knife from home or purchase a discounted knife on the night of class.

CLASS TIME 11 AM – 2 PM

Nancy Buchanan, CM Cooking School Chef

HANDS ON. Spend an evening in our kitchen with your partner creating this delectable meal:

• Spring Green Salad with Herb Vinaigrette;
•  Pan Seared Halibut with Saffron Sauce;
• Homemade Gnocchi;
• and Lemon Grilled Asparagus with Parmesan.
• A light dessert will also be served.

$130 per Couple.