Cost is for all three classes--no individual day 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.

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 delcious meal of roasted vegetable quesadillas, pickled red onions, mixed vegetable-salsa salad and a baked fruit dessert. You won't go home hungry!

"This class changed my life" -C Feazel

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

Santorini is a famous travel destination, a romantic getaway with dramatic landscapes, intriguing dishes and warm Greek hospitality. We’ll celebrate this islands culinary gems with a unique style of roasted vegetable moussaka gratin. Chicken souvlaki skewers and yogurt and cucumber tzatziki. Santorini boasts a salad of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and shallots seasoned with capers, fresh parsley, mint, and oregano dressed with lemon juice and olive oil--topped with feta cheese. A dessert of semolina custard wrapped in buttery phyllo drizzled with an orange scented syrup will be served.

Adult Class: You may bring wine or beer to enjoy with your meal. 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 marketquality/availability. For your safety this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops.

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 impressive and luxurious fettucini. Spaghetti caccio pepe, and hand pinched bowties. 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.

  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. 

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 sate with peanut sauce. Grilled crying tiger beef 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

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. 

The secret to artisan pizza is in the crust. Rustic hand formed dough with a minimal amount of toppings make for bubbly, crisp and tasty pies. Get the ins and out on raising the yeast , fermenting the dough, and essential heat to get that great inner chew and a crisp crust.  We’ll be making our semolina dough from scratch, raise it, hand form it and learn to use a peel to place onto a hot pizza stone. We'll have a load of toppings will include enough to make a variety of pizza flavors such as a simple Margarita pizza, Greek olive and feta, veggie, prosciutto, pesto, artisan pepperoni, pear and gorgonzola. The sky is the limit!

Ages 13 and up ok!--Class runs about 2 1/2 hours

Vegetarian  friendly!

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 day sign-ups 

Using easy to prepare recipes, seasoning and basic cooking techniques, you'll learn time saving preparation to get you on your way to cooking wonderland.

Our quintessential hands-on series pairs preparing, seasoning, sautéing, roasting, and essential knife skills with purchasing, food storage and handling to create everyday dishes at home for beginners and kitchen veterans alike  This series will focus on the seasonal harvest of main dishes, fearless sides, understanding meat cooking, soup and salads with home made dressings will also be learned. Learn loads of tips and those sacred cooking secrets that only a professional can share. Each class builds on more skills.Handy booklet with measurment conversions, cooking time charts. All recipes, food and utensils included. 

 "Fabulous and fun cooking experience. Chef Annette is a hoot yet one talented chef. Our class was thoroughly delightful." --N Harmon

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.

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 herbed 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!

" I now know how to test for doneness and no longer dry out chicken!" --A Falstaff

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

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. 

Let's kick off the grilling season! Argentina is known for beef prepared on parrillas—grills, but there's more to Argentine cuisine than beef. We’ll keep the Southern California year round grilling season going with this delicious cuisine. We'll start off with mini picadillo filled empanadas--meat filled turnovers. Then get the grilling going with a grilled skirt steak with our infamous traditional homemade chimichuri sauce. Argentine sausages, potatoes and veggies fragrantly grilled Gaucho style on rosemary skewers and served with an aromatic cilantro garlic rice. An Argentine dessert will be served. Go Meat!  

"I thoroughly enjoyed myself and had fun Lots of fun" -C Cutrone

Adult Class: You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal. Wine suggestion: Argentinean Malbec. 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. 

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 simply egg whites, almond flour and sugar. Today's class will feature a variety of flavors including a fruits, chocolate, caramel or nutella. 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. 

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. 

Calling all sushi fans! Learn the creative art of sushi making. Take a hands on journey as you learn to make perfect sushi rice then rock a nigiri and roll a California roll, spicy tuna, inside out, crunch rolls, hand roll, or invent your own.  Learn the sauces that make the rolls pop with flavor and eat to your hearts content! Find out where to purchase sushi grade fish, nori (seaweed), rolling mats, condiments, and garnishes so you can make your own sushi party at home. Eat, drink, and kampai!

Adult Class: You may bring beer or sake for your meal. 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 you must eat what you make in class. We cannot allow you to take the sushi home. 

Cost is for all three classes--no individual day 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.

Private Group class--Not open to the public. 

Come along on a magic carpet ride as we highlight one of the most diversified world cuisines. Spices from the souks of Marrakesh with influences from the nomads of Northern Africa, caravan traders of the Middle East and French occupation create exceptional dishes. Tonight we’ll make the infamous B’Stilla—chicken, almonds, and eggs entwined with sweet and savory spices and wrapped in multiple layers of flaky phyllo. It is uniquely Moroccan, intricate and grand. fabulously rich and fantastical. A side dish of intoxicating spice scented roasted vegetable tagine served over a confetti couscous--tasty tidbits of sweet peppers, scallions, dried apricots, golden raisins and pine nuts. Rock the Kasbah!

Adult Class: You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal--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. 

Easy as Pie! Butter vs. shortening? How do I keep the dough from cracking? Why is my crust soggy at the bottom? Learn to make fail proof pies with the Fall bounty. Get the "crust musts" and professional tips and techniques for mixing, rolling, and baking. Each student will make their own batch of dough and roll our many 5" pie shells to fill with maple pecan, perfectly spiced pumpkin and a Dutch apple crumb. 

Class runs about 3 1/2  hours long.--Ages 13 and older ok! Please do not register under age children.

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. 

Korean cooking has finally gone "global" and has made a big splash on the fusion scene. Traditional restaurants are found all over LA area. Let's go "Gangnam Style" tonight KFC--Korean fried chicken--super crunchy, sweet, sticky, and spicy. No Korean table is without beef--bulgogi marinated in Asian pear, garlic, soy and sesame oil.  Served with steamed rice, and kimchi bundled together with parilla and lettuce leaves. Pa Jun--savory pancake with green onion and kimchi. Keeping with tradition, meals are served with a delicious array of banchan--tiny little dishes. Due to time constraints some of the ban chan will be pre-made/purchased such as fermented kimchee, creamy Korean potato salad and a few others. We will make Korean cucumber and radish salad in rice vinegar. These little dishes are seasoned-spicy, sweet & sour, and salty and the 5th taste UMAMI to stimulate the appetite.  

Adult Class: you may bring beer/wine/soju to enjoy with your meal.

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

Donuts are the "new cupcake". A donut revival is sweeping the nation. Not your run of the mill spongy things that get stale in an hour but donuts so delicious that even one will leave you ‘glazed and confused’. We’ll mix, raise, fry, fill, powder, and glaze pillows of absolute deliciousness. If you can't resist a freshly made doughnut, then this is the class for you. They can be filled fill with vanilla custard  or simply glazed, roll in cinnamon sugar or simply dusted with powdered sugar.  We'll also make some baked double chocolate devils food donuts and of course donut holes!

“Donuts, is there anything they can’t do”? –Homer Simpson

Class runs about 3--3 1/2 hours--Ages 13 and up please do not register underage children.

 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. 

Whip up speedy delicious meals in a flash. Cut your cooking time in half (or even in quarters) and spruce up tired meals using a variety of scratch and ready made products that make cooking simple yet delicious and impressive. You’ll be amazed how fast you can get a healthy great tasting meal on the table. We'll make several dishes from a variety easy to find products in this very popular class. Each dish will represent a full meal or hearty main course.  Pasta, chicken, stew, soups, and more. We'll complete 4-5 dishes in this class!

 16 years of age and older ok!  Class runs about 2 1/2 hours

 "Chef Annette is a wizard in the kitchen--and we are her apprentices"  dd

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 4-5 fish dishes-- baked, sauteed, 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 availablity.

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

"Half way through dinner my husband said, this is so much better than any restaurant." --G Harris

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. 

Conjure up the sights and smells of food cooking as you walk the streets of Mumbai. Every country has its ‘Street Food’ and in India roadside stalls and carts hawk savory delicacies called Chaat. Quick cooked delicious small plates similar to what's being served in many Tapas bars. We are taking this concept into our kitchen with zippy crisp potato samosas. Fun chicken Frankies with a tad of heat and cool cucumber raita. Fried onion bhagi (think Indian style bloomin' onions) a real crowd pleaser. Lime scented basmati rice with a fresh mango salad. YUM!

 Adult Class: You may bring wine or beer to enjoy with your meal.  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 availability/quality. For your safely-this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

Decorating cakes in more modern styles are the new trend. Create your own style with different new techniques you'll learn today. Start with learning how to level, fill, crumb coat, and frost smooth sharp edges. Learn how to decorate your sweet treats with basic techniques of simple-to-pipe flowers, rosettes, petals, leaves, and borders using a variety of decorating tips and colors. Learn to use decorating bags. Best color gels will be discussed. We’ll supply the tools, a premade 6 inch cake, and everything needed to work with and a pink box for you to take your masterpiece home. "A party without cake is really just a meeting"-Julia Child.

Ages 13 and older ok. Class runs about 2 1/2--3 hours--Please do not enroll underage children.

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

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 a light zucchini "ravioli"--ricotta filling wrapped in thin zucchini strips. Broccollini Italiano--tender baby broccoli sauteed with golden raisins and pine nuts. Roasted rainbow carrots. Crispy cauliflower bites. Maybe your kids will even eat them! 

Vegetarian friendly

Ages 16 and up ok--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. 

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 delcious meal of roasted vegetable quesadillas, pickled red onions, mixed vegetable-salsa salad and a baked fruit dessert. You won't go home hungry!

"This class changed my life" -C Feazel

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

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.

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. 

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, buns. In todays class, we’ll make Mary Berry’s lemon drizzle cake, sticky toffee pudding, blueberry scones, strawberry shortberead cookies, 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--3 1/2 hours. Please do not enroll underage children.

 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. 

French country cooking leaves nothing to waste. A bit of wine leftover can be used as a flavoring in sauces, soups, braised meats, and even desserts. It can add robust or delicate flavor to dishes as well as thickening power. Learn the use of wine to boost your culinary prowess with our French themed menu. Delight your palette tonight with a coq au vin blanc--Cornish hens simmered in white wine with autumn vegetables. From the Alsace region, a twinkly braised red cabbage cooked with dried cranberries and red wine. Delicate warm French potato salad garnished with fresh herbs and chives. A pear frangipan tart with a dollop of nutmeg cream for dessert. Cest la vie!

Adult class: You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal. 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.

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 simply egg whites, almond flour and sugar. Today's class will feature a variety of flavors including a fruits, chocolate, caramel or nutella. 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. 

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. 

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. Tonight's class will make an Asian spiced stir fry. Grilled cocoa spice rubbed salmon. Zucchini carpaccio with a melange 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

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. 

Making an entire meal in just one pot/pan is perfect for weeknight dinners. They are incredibly easy, use some of the same ingredients used in other meals and cut down on prep and best of all--clean up. It’s a fresh, made from scratch meal that will be on the table before you know it. One pot/pan, easy clean up! Eaten as is or add a salad. They are easy enough to get your kids making them and they are great warmed up for lunch the next day. Get tips on easy prep. Tonights menu: Greek style meatballs with lemon zucchini rice. Chicken and yakisoba noodles with garden veggies. A hearty smoked sausage, potato and Tuscan kale pot. Italian chicken sausage with pasta and fresh basil. Yum!

16 years of age and older ok--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. 

Italian food goes beyond the red checkered table cloths and empty hanging Chianti bottles of our youth. Fresh herbs, farm fresh vegetables, hand-made pastas, braised meats in broths, and artesian cheeses are foundations of phenomenal regional dishes. Tonight we'll enjoy a culinary bounty of Tuscany's famous hearty soup--ribollita. Then a tender pork loin ala focetina--cooked in a broth enriched with milk. A light as air semolina gnocchi. Seared zucchini trifolata. Dessert will be served. Bella Sera! 

Adult class--You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal.  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. 

Time for raviolis and tortellini. In this workshop, we'll make a rich egg pasta dough and roll out into long sheets to be filled with luscious cheeses, poultry fillings and vegetables then cut and mold them into all kinds of shapes and sizes. It's easier than you think and after a few turns you can become a ravioli making machine. You'll mix, crank it out, fill, fold and seal. We'll make a few sauces to go along with them and sit down to a wonderful plate of handmade pasta pillows. Freezing will be discussed because who wouldn't love a freezer full of homemade ravioli ready to cook at a moments notice for family dinners or entertaining? Today we'll make a chicken and leek ravioli with a light spinach sauce. Ricotta basil in a light chicken broth. Pumpkin tortellini with browned butter sage sauce.YUM! 

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

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. 

Peruvian cuisine — has much to offer beyond that tasty rotisserie chicken. Boasting over 3,000 varieties of potatoes, 300 varieties of aji (chili) peppers, a multitude of seafood from the coast and highland meats of the Incan past are abundant. These indiginous ingredients have been supplemented with ingredients and flavors of Spanish conquerors, Europeans, Africans, and more recently Chinese and Japanese immigrants. Simply put Peruvian food is a global feast for the senses. Tonight we’ll be making papa rellena--meat filled potato croquette with a salsa criolla--red onion salad marinated in 'leche de tigre"-- an infusion of lime juice aji amarilla, and cilantro. Traditional lomo saltado--a home-style beef stir fry with veggies and potatoes. We'll also be teaching you the secret to that spicy Aji verde--green sauce. A dessert will  be served. Muy delicioso!

Adult Class: you may bring wine/beer to enjoy with your meal--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. 

The return of this beloved class with EVERYTHING MADE WITH PUMPKIN. Pumpkins are the hallmark of the autumn harvest and stir up childhood memories that ring in the holiday season. Check out the very versatile pumpkin. We'll be making pumpkin crepes drizzled with dulce de leche. Luscious pumpkin carrot tea cakes with cream cheese frosting. Pumpkin bread pudding with salted caramel sauce. Popcorn and pumpkin seed candy crunch and more...We may even make pumpkin spiced lattes--watch out Starbucks!

"I've taken this class two years in a row--I just love it!" -N Cahill

Ages 13 and up--Class may be up to 3 1/2 hours long

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 day 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.

Wondering how to add protein and nutrient packed amazing grains into your diet? Often we think these nutritional dynamos are too cumbersome to make or boring to eat. These delicious and easy seasonal recipes keep will help keep you inline with health and vitality, keep metabolism going and blood sugar levels in line. Plus they make for easy and versatile meal planning. We'll be making recipes using whole wheat berries, quinoa, farro, and the infamous black rice in a variety of delicious main or side dishes. 

 16 years of age and older ok!  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. 

If you love the animated movie Coco, let's start the celebration of Dia De Los Muertos--Mexican remembrance of the departed. We'll make hand made tortillas from fresh masa. Traditional Oaxacan molé with turkey simmered in a rich sauce of toasted dried chiles, ground spices, and bit of chocolate! Then we'll wrap it up into 'enmoladas"--mole enchiladas, topped with a sprinkle of cotija cheese. We'll pickle our own bright purple onions to serve on top.  A delicious garlic and cilantro rice to soak up the sauce. A salad of crisp and refreshing jicama and orange slices. Pumpkin churros for dessert. Muy Delicioso! 

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

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. 

Close your laptops and open your ovens! In this class we'll roll up our sleeves and learn a combination of traditional and new baking techniques for yeast leavened breads easily made at home--without a bread machine! Learn a versatile basic rich yeast dough which can be molded into various loaves and rolls--white/oat/wheat, sweet breads like pecan sticikes, babkas, or sweet braids. We'll also be making an Italian focaccia with herbs, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes. We'll taste the labors of our work. Yum!

Adult and teens 13 and up ok  Class runs about 3 1/2  hours long.

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. 

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 sauteed 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 or broccolini with golden raisins and pine nuts served 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.

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. 

Souffles may look complex but they are easy to make for an impressive brunch or dazzling holiday dessert. Expand your culinary horizons and be the talk of the town this holiday season! Today we'll give you the tricks of the trade on how to make a lovely savory tomato, basil and cheese souffle--perfect for those morning brunch guests. For your sweet tooth--a delightful pumpkin spice souffle with pumpkin caramel, a gingerbread souffle drizzled a with salted caramel sauce. Then we'll go to the dark side with a luscious dark Belgium chocolate souffle with creme. C'est la vie! 

 Ages 13 and Up ok-- Class runs about 3 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

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

Using easy to prepare recipes, seasoning and basic cooking techniques, you'll learn time saving preparation to get you on your way to cooking wonderland.

Our quintessential hands-on series pairs preparing, seasoning, sautéing, roasting, and essential knife skills with purchasing, food storage and handling to create everyday dishes at home for beginners and kitchen veterans alike  This series will focus on the seasonal harvest of main dishes, fearless sides, understanding meat cooking, soup and salads with home made dressings will also be learned. Learn loads of tips and those sacred cooking secrets that only a professional can share. Each class builds on more skills.Handy booklet with measurment conversions, cooking time charts. All recipes, food and utensils included. 

 "Fabulous and fun cooking experience. Chef Annette is a hoot yet one talented chef. Our class was thoroughly delightful." --N Harmon

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.

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. corn bread with honey butter and even a pizza--all done in cast iron pans. 

    Ages 14 and older OK--Class runs about 2 1/2 hrs

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.

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. Tonight, we'll have our own crawl with seared chicken foie gras on toasted baguette with micro greens and sherry gastrique. Huevos diablos--fire roasted red pepper deviled egg with crisp Jamon Serrano. Txistorra sausage with blistered padrino peppers. Traditional tortilla Española--potato and onion frittata. 

Adult class: You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal. 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. 

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 hobnobs, Cornish pasties, and Scottish cream buns. In today's class it's all about sponge cakes. The queen of sponge cakes--the Victoria Sponge and a Madeira cakes use a traditional UK batter sponge recipes. Genoise and American style sponge cakes will make rolled sponge with torched meringue or a champagne mimosa stack. Why we don't find many of these amazing bakes here in the US is beyond me! 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--3 1/2 hours. Please do not enroll underage children.

 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. 

Dim sum is a fun way to eat but sometimes the wait time at a dim sum house can be agonizingly long. Tonight we'll make a festive menu using traditional Chinese ingredients. Ground pork and ginger potstickers with soy lime dipping sauce. Puffy baked bao buns filled with a light ground meat and lap xuong sausage. Fresh flat rice noodle with hoisin steamed gai lan--Chinese broccoli. Shrimp toast. 

Adult Class: You may bring wine/beer to enjoy with your meal--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 availability/quality. For your safely-this is a working kitchen please wear closed toe shoes. No sandals or flip flops. 

Decorating cakes in more modern styles are the new trend. Create your own style with different new techniques you'll learn today. Start with learning how to level, fill, crumb coat, and frost smooth sharp edges. Learn how to decorate your sweet treats with basic techniques of simple-to-pipe flowers, rosettes, petals, leaves, and borders using a variety of decorating tips and colors. Learn to use decorating bags. Best color gels will be discussed. We’ll supply the tools, a premade 6 inch cake, and everything needed to work with and a pink box for you to take your masterpiece home. "A party without cake is really just a meeting"-Julia Child.

Ages 13 and older ok. Class runs about 2 1/2--3 hours--Please do not enroll underage children.

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 day 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.

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 4-5 fish dishes-- baked, sauteed, 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 availablity.

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

"Half way through dinner my husband said, this is so much better than any restaurant." --G Harris

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. 

Argentina is known for beef prepared on parrillas—grills, but there's more to Argentine cuisine than beef. We’ll keep the Southern California year round grilling season going with this delicious cuisine. We'll start off with mini picadillo filled empanadas--meat filled turnovers. Then get the grilling going with a grilled steak with our infamous traditional homemade chimichuri sauce. Argentine sausages, potatoes and veggies fragrantly grilled Gaucho style on rosemary skewers and served with an aromatic cilantro garlic rice. An Argentine dessert will be served. Go Meat!  

"I thoroughly enjoyed myself and had fun Lots of fun" -C Cutrone

Adult Class: You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal. Wine suggestion: Argentinean Malbec. 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. 

Latin cuisine is more than salsa and chips and food truck tacos. Tamales are the celebratory food of Mexico and much of Latin America and are perfect any celebration. These unique pre-Colombian delicacies have been hand made by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Velvety traditional freshly ground masa-no dry mix here, caramelized lard, several luscious scratch made fillings of turkey with molé, chicken in salsa verde, and fire roasted poblano chiles with panela cheese.  We'll wrap them in corn husks and banana leaves and steam. Get precious tips and learn where to buy everything you need locally. Create a family tradition!

14 and up ok! --Class runs about 3 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

Sicily’s culinary heritage evolved from the many cultures who stopped at this centralized Mediterranean island from the Berbers of North Africa, Jews and Arabs from the east and a host of other visitors who brought with them their culinary delights. Fresh orange, fennel and olive salad with a light citronette dressing. Hand rolled bread sticks. Pasta al forno alla messinese--rich doppiettes of thinly sliced eggplant wrapped around pasta, teeny tiny meatballs, salami, egg slices, and fresh mozzarella baked in a light tomato sauce. Biancomangiare with biscotti for dessert. Bella Sera! 

Adult class--You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal.  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.

Latin cuisine is more than salsa and chips and food truck tacos. Tamales are the celebratory food of Mexico and much of Latin America and are perfect any celebration. These unique pre-Colombian delicacies have been hand made by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Velvety traditional freshly ground masa-no dry mix here, caramelized lard, several luscious scratch made fillings of turkey with molé, chicken in salsa verde, and fire roasted poblano chiles with panela cheese.  We'll wrap them in corn husks and banana leaves and steam. Get precious tips and learn where to buy everything you need locally. Create a family tradition!

14 and up ok! --Class runs about 3 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

Whip up speedy delicious meals in a flash. Cut your cooking time in half (or even in quarters) and spruce up tired meals using a variety of scratch and ready made products that make cooking simple yet delicious and impressive. You’ll be amazed how fast you can get a healthy great tasting meal on the table. We'll make several dishes from a variety easy to find products in this very popular class. Each dish will represent a full meal or hearty main course.  Pasta, chicken, stew, soups, and more. We'll complete 4-5 dishes in this class!

 16 years of age and older ok!  Class runs about 2 1/2 hours

 "Chef Annette is a wizard in the kitchen--and we are her apprentices"  dd

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. 

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 delcious meal of roasted vegetable quesadillas, pickled red onions, mixed vegetable-salsa salad and a baked fruit dessert. You won't go home hungry!

"This class changed my life" -C Feazel

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

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.

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. 

Easy as Pie! Butter vs. shortening? How do I keep the dough from cracking? Why is my crust soggy at the bottom? Learn to make fail proof pies with the Fall bounty. Get the "crust musts" and professional tips and techniques for mixing, rolling, and baking. Each student will make their own batch of dough and roll our many 5" pie shells to fill with maple pecan, perfectly spiced pumpkin and a Dutch apple crumb. 

Class runs about 3 1/2  hours long.--Ages 13 and older ok! Please do not register under age children.

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. 

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 topped with crunchy sweet pecans.  and a salad of pears and lettuce greens with a whiskey vinaigrette. For dessert a sinful chocolate whiskey mousse.  

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

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. 

Easy as Pie! Butter vs. shortening? How do I keep the dough from cracking? Why is my crust soggy at the bottom? Learn to make fail proof pies with the Fall bounty. Get the "crust musts" and professional tips and techniques for mixing, rolling, and baking. Each student will make their own batch of dough and roll our many 5" pie shells to fill with maple pecan, perfectly spiced pumpkin and a Dutch apple crumb. 

Class runs about 3 1/2  hours long.--Ages 13 and older ok! Please do not register under age children.

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. 

The secret to artisan pizza is in the crust. Rustic hand formed dough with a minimal amount of toppings make for bubbly, crisp and tasty pies. Get the ins and out on raising the yeast , fermenting the dough, and essential heat to get that great inner chew and a crisp crust.  We’ll be making our semolina dough from scratch, raise it, hand form it and learn to use a peel to place onto a hot pizza stone. We'll have a load of toppings will include enough to make a variety of pizza flavors such as a simple Margarita pizza, Greek olive and feta, veggie, prosciutto, pesto, artisan pepperoni, pear and gorgonzola. The sky is the limit!

Ages 13 and up ok!--Class runs about 2 1/2 hours

Vegetarian  friendly!

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. 

If you've ever been gifted a beautiful box of home made Christmas cookies with the aroma of vanilla, sweet butter, dotted with tidbits of chocolate, nuts or jeweled with a spread of jam than you will truly appreciate this class. Making a batch of cookie dough doesn't seem difficult but making multiple batches of various dough's so there is not only enough for gifting but for some self indulgent tastes can take some professional help and tips. We'll make a variety of holiday cookies, using press method, colored sugar cut outs, bar, and scoop style. Learn the ins and outs and tricks of the trade for do ahead dough, storage, and packaging to make your gifts extra special. 

Adult & Ages 13 and older ok! (Not designed for younger kids)--Class runs 3 1/2-4 hours due to baking/cooling & decorating time.--bring a box to take some cookies home.

 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

Calling all sushi fans! Learn the creative art of sushi making. Take a hands on journey as you learn to make perfect sushi rice then rock a nigiri and roll a California roll, spicy tuna, inside out, crunch rolls, hand roll, or invent your own.  Learn the sauces that make the rolls pop with flavor and eat to your hearts content! Find out where to purchase sushi grade fish, nori (seaweed), rolling mats, condiments, and garnishes so you can make your own sushi party at home. Eat, drink, and kampai!

Adult Class: You may bring beer or sake for your meal. 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 you must eat what you make in class. We cannot allow you to take the sushi home. 

If you've ever been gifted a beautiful box of home made Christmas cookies with the aroma of vanilla, sweet butter, dotted with tidbits of chocolate, nuts or jeweled with a spread of jam than you will truly appreciate this class. Making a batch of cookie dough doesn't seem difficult but making multiple batches of various dough's so there is not only enough for gifting but for some self indulgent tastes can take some professional help and tips. We'll make a variety of holiday cookies, using press method, colored sugar cut outs, bar, and scoop style. Learn the ins and outs and tricks of the trade for do ahead dough, storage, and packaging to make your gifts extra special. 

Adult & Ages 13 and older ok! (Not designed for younger kids)--Class runs 3 1/2-4 hours due to baking/cooling & decorating time.--bring a box to take some cookies home.

 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

Close your laptops and open your ovens! In this class we'll roll up our sleeves and learn traditional and new baking techniques for yeast and other leavened breads easily made at home--without a bread machine! We'll start off with a basic dough which can be molded into holiday braids and Christmas kringles, stickies, marzipan twists, Nutella flower bread, chocolate babka and more. Yum!  We'll taste the labors of our work with maybe a bit to go home with. 

Class runs about 3 1/2--4  hours long--13 and older ok please do not enroll underage children.

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. 

Steakhouse fans--this class is for you?  Discover the fine art of searing a salt crusted steak served with sizzling herb butter. Sumptuous side dishes just like those at upscale steak joints around town. Creamed greens and crispy rosti potatoes. An iceberg wedge salad with blue cheese buttermilk dressing and crispy bacon. And what other than a chocolate souffle for dessert.

Adult Class--you may bring wine to enjoy with your meal. 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. 

What are the holidays without candy? Bring out the ‘elf’ in you and fill those stockings and tins with homemade candy treats. All it takes is a few ingredients. If you’re thinking about stirring up some tasty treats from your kitchen join us for crunchy nutty English toffee. Melt in your mouth creamy chocolate dipped peppermint patties. Candy cane crunch marshmallows.  Coconut joys and of course peanut brittle. Learn easy candy making tips, where to buy fun ingredients and more…

Ages 13 and up ok--Class lasts about 3 hours. Please Do Not register underage children

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. 

Step up your Thanksgiving and other holiday meals to a level of sophistication. A stunning boneless turkey breast with a pinwheel of bread stuffing, caramelized onion conserve bejeweled with dried apricots and cranberries and served with a luscious brandy au jus. Take ordinary Brussels sprouts and roast them with pancetta and a caramely balsamic glaze. Beautiful roasted Delicata squash drizzled with sage maple butter.  A harvest salad with a bounty of apples, cranberries, crispy romaine, candied pecans, and butter lettuce. Add a lightly spiced pumpkin souffle with nutmeg whipped cream and you have one festive and elegant dinner. No carcass to mess with, easy to carve, and much can be done in advance. Enjoy a more restful and elegant dinner with family and friends with less clean-up. Menu is great for any holiday meal.

Adult class--you may bring wine to enjoy with your meal--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

Latin cuisine is more than salsa and chips and food truck tacos. Tamales are the celebratory food of Mexico and much of Latin America and are perfect any celebration. These unique pre-Colombian delicacies have been hand made by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Velvety traditional freshly ground masa-no dry mix here, caramelized lard, several luscious scratch made fillings of turkey with molé, chicken in salsa verde, and fire roasted poblano chiles with panela cheese.  We'll wrap them in corn husks and banana leaves and steam. Get precious tips and learn where to buy everything you need locally. Create a family tradition!

14 and up ok! --Class runs about 3 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

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 4-5 fish dishes-- baked, sauteed, 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 availablity.

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

"Half way through dinner my husband said, this is so much better than any restaurant." --G Harris

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. 

Kids will have fun making and decorating holiday treats. Christmas tree surprise cupcake,  Cinnamon crispy snowflake cutouts. And caramel pretzel buttons. We'll have to go boxes for them to take their treats home. This is a kids class drop off only. 

 Ages 8-13 only--This is not a parent child class.  Class runs about 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. Class is not designed for kids under 8 years old. 

Each year we offer this unique cooking class elevating the Christmas spirit with an elegant menu reflective of how the upper crust once dined during the Dickens era. Dickens wrote extensively about food and in today's time would have been considered a 'foodie'. With the holiday season upon us, A Christmas Carol and other Dickens stories remind us that kindness, generosity, and compassion are the values we should honor most.

This hands-on experience captures the flavors of elegant dining of years past with a smoked trout croustade. Individual beef Wellingtons--filet mignon topped with pate' and mushroom duxelle wrapped in puff pastry. Served with a mulled wine reduction sauce and lingonberries. A luscious creamed casserole of potatoes with red and white pearl onions. Pear and candied walnut salad with hazelnut oil vinaigrette. We'll finish with a show stopping flaming brandied apple & golden raisin cake served with 'hard sauce'. We will be singing Christmas Carols!

Celebrate this season with this unique holiday dining experience. 

Adult Class: You may bring wine to enjoy with your meal--Class runs about 3 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

The Yule log cake--or Bûche de Noël in French, is an elaborate Christmas cake. Sponge cake filled with a light chocolate filling and rolled jelly roll fashion, then frosted with dark chocolate buttercream. Festooned with chocolate bark, marzipan holly leaves, and meringue mushrooms, and maybe a few other edible decorations. You will learn to whip up a foolproof chiffon sponge cake, fill and roll into a pinwheel, then frost and decorate. We'll provide boxes for you to take your masterpiece home just in time for the holiday celebrations. 

Ages 13 and up ok! Class runs about 3 1/2 hours. Please do not register underage children.

 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

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 impressive and luxurious fettucini. Spaghetti caccio pepe, and hand pinched bowties. 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.

  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.