Cost is for all three classes--no individual class sign-ups 

Each week builds on the last geared to the needs of each group. 

 "Chef Annette takes the angst out of the kitchen and makes it a playground".  D Kaufman

Adult Class--Runs about 2 1/2 hours

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability.

Tonight is Tapas Basque style. The cuisine is worth getting to know and it goes well beyond the boarding house food of the central valley. Traditional and new cuisine spans both sides of the Pyrenees embracing Spanish and French influences. Pintxos--similar to Tapas have been the quintessential small plates of the Basque region. Pub crawls where eating is almost more important than drinking is considered a serious sport in this region. Every bars counter are laden with a variety of pintxos and montaditos. Tonight, we'll have our own crawl with chicken and mandarin orange skewers drizzled with a pomegranate glaze. Olive oil seared eggplant with honey and mint. Spanish chorizo and shrimp skewers. Traditional tortilla Española--potato and onion frittata. A Spanish dessert will be served. 

Adult class: You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal. Class runs about 2 1/2 hours 

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees to wear face masks during class. 

 Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market availability/quality. For your safely-this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Those tiny delicate French filled cookies are all the rage. Shops boast a rainbow of flavors and everyday another flavor seems to pop up. Learn the secrets and how easy it really is to make your own lovely macarons with egg whites, almond flour and sugar. Today's class will feature a variety of flavors including a fruits, chocolate, nutella and more. Flavorings and coloring will be addressed. YUM! This is your chance to be the first on your block or in your office to bring some in an boast!  

Ages 13 and older ok--Class runs about 3 hours. Please do not register underage children. 

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees to wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Knife skills are the most important part of cooking. They are the 'wheels' of motion in the kitchen and make cooking less a chore and more a joy. Get the cutting edge info on knives and learn which 'tools of the trade' and double duty gadgets are necessary as you learn what to buy and when to sharpen. slice, dice, peel, julienne, and chop to make a meal delicious meal of roasted vegetable quesadillas, pickled red onions, mixed vegetable-salsa salad and a baked fruit dessert. You won't go home hungry!

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees to wear FACE MASKS during class. 

16 and older OK and Vegetarian friendly--Class runs about 2 1/2 hours.

 Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

For thousands of years, herbs and spices have served as currency, medicine and, most importantly, the culinary “foot print” of ethnic cuisines.  Fresh vs. dried and how they can transform simple veggies and bread toppings to complex flavors in stews, rice and pasta dishes. Find out how to transform your dishes with a few herbs and spices that can stand alone or go together. In this class we’ll discover the world of seasoning with herbs and spices by tasting, toasting, grinding, experimenting and cooking with them. We’ll make a few blends and a several dishes. Todays class will make an Asian spiced stir fry. Grilled cocoa spice rubbed salmon. Zucchini carpaccio with a mélange of fresh herbs. And an amazing compound butter to go with pasta, veggies or various proteins. Includes comprehensive herb/spice booklet for you to take home. You won't go home hungry! 

Ages 16 and up OK--Class runs about 2 1/2 hours

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market availability/quality. For your safely-this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Cucina Romanesca is as colorful as it’s past. Gutsy pastas, gnocchi, and simple contorni--vegetables cooked with garlic abound in this "Eternal City". Tonight we'll celebrate this cuisine with tacchino saltimbocca alla Romana—turkey cutlets speared with prosciutto and fresh sage leaves sautéed in a white wine and shallot reduction sauce. The infamous cacio e pepe with freshly grated pecorino Romano--we will be making the pasta from scratch. Slurp up garlicky sautéed cicoria greens. Roman salad with giant crostinis. A luscious dessert will be served. Hail Caesar!

Adult Class: You may bring some wine for your meal. Class runs about 2 1/2 hours.

COVID19: We require all students/attendees to wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

Cost is for all three classes--no individual class sign-ups

Each week builds on the last geared to the needs of each group. 

 "Chef Annette takes the angst out of the kitchen and makes it a playground".  D Kaufman

Adult Class--Runs about 2 1/2 hours

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability.

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Spend a fun evening preparing a lavish dinner of Spain’s national dish. Learn to master the layering effects and exotic aromas of saffron that complements the finest seafood, chicken, Spanish sausage and rice. Sip Chef Annette’s fruity sangria while munching on Spanish cheeses and olives with quince paste and bread. A tasty tapa of fire roasted pimentos with capers and herbs, and the crown jewel--paella. A luscious Spanish dessert will be served. Ole! 

Adult Class: Sangria will be tasted but you may bring some wine for your meal. Class runs about 2 1/2 hours.

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Sweet fried or baked dough can be found around the world. One dough can be turned into Mexican churros, crullers and eclairs so delicious that they will leave you ‘glazed and confused’. We’ll mix, fry, bake, powder, and glaze pillows of absolute deliciousness.  Cinnamon sugared churros, blueberry glazed crullers and vanilla cream filled eclairs. YUM!

Ages 13 and up--Class runs about 2 1/2 hours--bring a box to take some home!

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

 Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

We hear it every day but it’s easy to forgo veggies when they aren’t prepared well, flavorless and mushy. Learn ways to incorporate them into main and side dishes that will cut down but not cut out carbs so you still feel satisfied. Make veggies part of each dish in a meal rather than a soggy or plain steamed side dish. Tonight’s class we’ll make roasted fennel with parmesan and lemon. Broccolini Italiano--tender baby broccoli sautéed with golden raisins and pine nuts. Red bell peppers stuffed with zucchini and feta cheese. Caramelized Brussels sprouts with apple. Maybe your kids will even eat them! 

Ages 16 and up ok--class runs about 2 1/2 hours.

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

Do you feel a tug on your line to eat more fish? Fish makes a perfect quick healthy meal in minutes without too much fuss. Don't be afraid to cook fish! Learn what to look for when purchasing and how to cook to perfection. We'll make a variety of 4 fish dishes-- baked, sautéed, grilled, pan fried and/or poached to add to your repertoire. Some will have sauces, others may have a rub, Use of citrus, herbs and spices to make yumulicious and fabulous fish.  Fish and recipes will be determined by market availability.

16 years of age and older OK--Adults may bring wine to enjoy with meal. Class runs about 2 1/2 hours

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

Discover the lip smacking flavors of the Caribbean! With influences from African, Indian, British, Spanish and Chinese immigrants, the food evokes images of culinary madness that all seems to come together. Tonight we'll start with our very own scratch made Jerk sauce. Small chickens will swim in a fragrant peppery marinade of allspice, ginger, and garlic before hitting the broiler. Then we’ll move onto a Jamaican “escovitch”—a sweet and savory salad of julienned carrots, red onions, and fresh pineapple in a sweet and tangy dressing. Coconut milk infused yellow rice with pigeon peas. Sweet fried plantains. A fabulous Caribbean rum cake will be served for dessert. Can't you just hear reggae music now?

Adult class--You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal.  Class runs about 2 1/2 hours.

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Fans of the PBS baking show this one is for you! The most addictive show brought new words, baking styles and names of bakes we never heard of such as hobknobs, Cornish pasties, crème pat filled buns. In todays class, we’ll make Mary Berry’s lemon drizzle cake, sticky toffee pudding, blueberry scones, strawberry shortbread cookies, Madeleines, and those adorable fairy cakes. You'll leave the class armed with hands-on experience, tested recipes, and the confidence to wow your friends and bring the best bakes to your next Great British Baking Show viewing party. Let’s Bake!

Ages 13 and up--Class runs about 3 hours. Please do not enroll underage children.

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

 Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Unravel the secrets of exotic Thai cooking. The addictive five flavors of this cooking--sweet, sour, salty, spicy and bitter, are what makes it so unique. Learn to create with confidence and where to shop locally for exotic Southeast Asian ingredients. Thai chicken curry with eggplant and Jasmin rice scented with kaffir lime leaves. Grilled crying tiger beef sate with a Thai pineapple cucumber salad. And everyone's favorite Pad Thai. 

“I learned so much about different Thai ingredients I have never known how to use. Class was fun and food was great!” --C Robertshaw

Adult Class: You may bring wine or beer to enjoy with your meal. Class runs about 2 1/2 hours

COVID19: We require all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Sweet fried or baked dough can be found around the world. One dough can be turned into Mexican churros, crullers and eclairs so delicious that they will leave you ‘glazed and confused’. We’ll mix, fry, bake, powder, and glaze pillows of absolute deliciousness.  Cinnamon sugared churros, blueberry glazed crullers and vanilla cream filled eclairs. YUM!

Ages 13 and up--Class runs about 2 1/2 hours--bring a box to take some home!

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

 Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Tired of the same dried out rubber flavorless chicken. Afraid of under cooking hence you over cook? Disappointed in overcooked salty supermarket rotisserie chicken? Spice up drab chicken dishes with exciting tastes and textures the whole family will love. Learn techniques for juicier, tastier, and tender chicken dishes. Get seasoning know how, techniques, tips and tricks for searing, sauteing, roasting, and grilling with several seasonal chicken dishes to add to your repertoire. Whole roasted herb chicken--a Sunday fave! Zippy one pot chicken and rice dish. Quick stove top chicken saute. Learn to stuff a chicken breast with all kinds of things and cook it to perfection!

Adult Class runs about 2 1/2 hours --You may bring wine to enjoy with the meal. 

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Chefs and cooks swear by it, and somehow it had lost its way among the non-stick generation, but a resurgence of this affordable and time-tested cookware is once again celebrated as America’s favorite. Known for its great heat conduction and it's ability to sear, sauté, braise, caramelize, and bake--this trusty cookware can take you from breakfast to dinner and dessert. Class will cover how to season and care for cast iron.  Our menu will be pan seared steak. Crispy kale, Brussels sprouts and potato hash. cast iron baked buttermilk biscuits with honey butter and even pizza--all done in cast iron pans! 

If you have a 12 or 14 inch cast iron pan you can bring it and we can tell you how to properly season it. 

    Ages 16 and older OK--Class runs about 2 1/2 hrs

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees to wear FACE MASKS during class. Classes are taken at your own risk.

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops.

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Spend a fun evening preparing a lavish dinner of Spain’s national dish. Learn to master the layering effects and exotic aromas of saffron that complements the finest seafood, chicken, Spanish sausage and rice. Sip Chef Annette’s fruity sangria while munching on Spanish cheeses and olives with quince paste and bread. A tasty tapa of fire roasted pimentos with capers and herbs, and the crown jewel--paella. A luscious Spanish dessert will be served. Ole! 

Adult Class: Sangria will be tasted but you may bring some wine for your meal. Class runs about 2 1/2 hours.

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Learn how easy it can be to make fresh pasta at home. Did you know that handmade pasta is considered an artisan food? Get ready to play with your pasta as you make magic from the basic ingredients of semolina, flour, and eggs. Let your sticky fingers and bursts of laughter create an luscious spaghetti caccio pepe, and hand pinched bowtie pasta. We'll make some sauces to go along and have a nice meal. Mangia!

Vegetarian Friendly  

13 and older ok--Class runs about 2 1/2 hours. Please do not enroll underage children.

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees to wear FACE MASKS during class. 

  Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market quality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

PLEASE NOTE: After 19 years we are closing the school mid February 2022. There will be no refunds or credits if you cancel. Make sure that if you register that you can attend and take that risk. You may send someone in your place if you cannot attend yourself.

Whisky/Whiskey how ever you spell it is venturing out of the liquor cabinet and into the kitchen. Chefs are using whiskey to enhance salty, smoky or sweet flavors.  It brings out the flavor of the sea in seafood, the smokiness of wood fired food, and the sweetness in desserts. Whether it's Bourbon, sour mash, Canadian, or a single malt Scotch, it’s amber color and multifaceted bouquet is as mysterious as the lore surrounding it. Tie on your apron and have a delicious culinary adventure. Scrumptious bacon cheddar bourbon swirls, whiskey marinated skirt steak, bourbon glazed yams. A salad of pears and lettuce greens with a whiskey vinaigrette. For dessert a sinful whiskey dessert.

Adult Class: 21 and older only for this class. You may bring wine to enjoy with your dinner --Class runs about 2 1/2 hours

COVID19: We are requiring all students/attendees to wear FACE MASKS during class. 

Please note: We specifically purchase food products for each class and cannot make individual menu substitutions for food allergies or aversions. Some items may change due to market availability/quality. For your safely-this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops.