Our COOKING CLASSES are packed with kitchen inspiration and plenty of fun and laughter. REGISTER EARLY for the best selection! Access the WINTER 2014 Schedule here.

Monday, January 27th * 6:30 - 9:00 pm * "Basic Fish Cookery" * Demonstration Class * Lelia Gentle - DreamCatcher Farm * $50.00 Everything you ever wanted to know about cooking fresh fish, but were afraid to ask until now - will be revealed in this class! Lelia will cover purchasing, prepping and preparing fish using different cooking methods. Menu: Prosciutto Wrapped Scallops with Honey Soy Marinade * Pecan Crusted Salmon with Wild Rice Salad * Oven Roasted Cod with Herbed Crust served Rosemary Roasted New Potatoes

Saturday, February 1st * 11:30 - 2:00 pm * "Just to Say I Love You ~ Cookie Workshop" ● Hands On Class ● Cathy Frederick - Cathy's Designer Cookies ● $55.00  Say "I Love You" or "You Are My Friend"  a different way this year with the gift of beautiful Valentine cookies. Let's learn to create masterpieces worthy of this special day!  Students will learn the how to's of cookie decorating, including outlining and flooding, a beautiful watercolor technique, learning to pipe royal icing and other decorating techniques that can be used on different seasonal cookies.  Each student will take home four decorated cookies as well as the recipes for Cathy's sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies and royal icing.  Cookies that will be made include: Large Cupid Cookie * Fancy Lace Heart Cookie * Watercolor Heart Cookie * Kissing Lips Cookie

SOLD OUT!  Saturday, February 1st * 6:30 - 8:30 pm * "Date Night" * Hands On Class * Mike Cunha - Sullivan University & Limestone * $90.00 for two  Menu: Bacon, Garlic & Spinach Quiche with Black Pepper Cream * Grilled Breast of Chicken with Penne Pasta & Spicy Puttenesca Sauce * Dark Chocolate Espresso Mousse with Toasted Meringue

Wednesday, February 5th * 11:30 - 2:00 pm * "Soufflés - Sweet & Savory" * Demonstration Class * John Plymale - Porcini * $45.00  A ssoufflé is a lightly baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a dessert. The word soufflé means "to blow up" or more loosely "puff up" - an apt description of what happens to this combination of custard and egg whites.  Menu: Spinach, Bacon & Fontina Soufflé * Classic Three Cheese Soufflé - Gruyere, Parmesan & Romano served with Apple Jelly * Chocolate Amaretto Soufflé with Toasted Almonds * Blood Orange & Grand Marnier Soufflé * Frangelico Soufflé with Toasted Hazelnuts

Wednesday, February 5th * 6:30 - 9:00 pm * "Dust It Off, Crank It Up & Let's Make Pasta" * Hands On Class * Sandra Gugliotta - Dining Elegance Caterers * $55.00  Making pasta from scratch is both delicious and fun for the whole family, so find that your pasta machine, dust it off & let's get started.  The possibilities are endless!  Menu: Cannelloni Magri con Béchamel ~ cheese filled pasta rolls with béchamel sauce * Orecchiette con Salsiccia with Pomodori e Cime di Rape ~ orecchiette pasta with sausage, sundried tomatoes & broccoli rabe

Thursday, February 6th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Lazy Day Brunch" ● Demonstration Class ● Coby Ming - Harvest ● $45.00  Brunch is a fun way to entertain, enjoy a lazy weekend morning or makes a wonderful alternative to a traditional dinner.  Harvest, a locally grown restaurant, has received rave reviews of its brunch selections so let's see for ourselves. Menu: BoB cocktail ~ bourbon, orange, bitters * Pecan Granola Bites * Roasted Vegetable Strata ~ ginger sage sausage & kabocha grits * Frenchie Bites ~ maple syrup, bourbon vanilla whipped cream, powdered sugar * Cheese Board with Crostini, Fruit Compote, Chow Chow and Apple Butter

Saturday, February 8th ● 11:30 - 2:00 pm ● "Sweet Breads ~ Muffins, Scones, Biscuits & Cinnamon Rolls" ● Demonstration Class ● Brad Dillon - Brad's Designer Breads * $45.00   The sweetest month of the year brings out the sweet side of Brad's Designer Breads. So, just in time for Valentine's Day, Easter, your Derby guests or Mother's Day brunch, break out the muffin tins, the rolling pin, and prepare to WOW your friends with your baking skills.  Class will include making Orange Cranberry Muffins with a Crunchy Sanding Sugar Topping, plus Chocolate Cherry Muffins and Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing.  We will also work on scone skills with Crunchy Sweet Almond Dried Cherry Scone and then a Candied Ginger Scone.  And last, but not least, to save you that long trip to the mall, we will make some "To Die For" Cinnamon Rolls from scratch, that will save you both gas money and calories.

Monday, February 10th * 6:30 - 9:00 pm * "Homemade Pizza Pies & Traditional Barese Focaccia Bread" * Hands On Class * Luigi Gelsomini - Luigi's Pizzeria & Pasta ● $55.00  Have fun while you learn to make pizza dough, rolling and shaping the hand stretched dough until you get the hang of it! Chef Luigi is an expert pizza maker so you don't miss this one! You will be making amazing pizza crust and focaccia bread with your family in no time! Menu: Neapolitan Pizza - thin crust ● Panzerotto ● Traditional Cheese Calzone ● Stromboli Calzone ● Eggplant Calzone ● Spinach Calzone ● Mini Calzones - perfect for appetizers ● Traditional Barese Focaccia Bread

Wednesdays, February 12th through March 19th * 11:30 - 2:00 pm * "Daytime Basic Training 101" * Hands On Class * Lelia Gentle - DreamCatcher Farm * $475.00 for a Six Week course  A six week series of HANDS ON training, guaranteed to have you cooking like a pro in no time! This class is designed for all students from the beginning cook to the cook who wants to fine-tune their skills and understand the "whys" of cooking! During this course, you will learn proper knife skills, stocks and basic sauce making, soups, salads, vinaigrettes, techniques such as sautéing, roasting, braising, slow roasting, pan frying, deep-frying and grilling. You will learn how to break down a whole chicken into individual pieces & how to truss meat correctly. You will learn about cooking beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and starches. After this course, you will feel much more confident in the kitchen & motivated to try out new dishes and create your own recipes!   Feel free to bring your cook's knife and an apron to class each week if you wish.

3 SPOTS OPEN!  Wednesdays, February 12th through March 19th * 6:30 - 9:00 pm * "Intermediate Training" * Hands On Class * Mike Cunha - Sullivan University & Limestone ● $475.00 for a Six Week Course. A six week series of HANDS ON training, designed for those who have completed the Basic Training series and are looking for more. No worries; if you haven't taken the Basic Training series, but are comfortable with elementary cooking skills and are looking to fine tune your techniques or challenge yourself, this series would be perfect for you! During this course, you will concentrate on working with the five Mother Sauces, starches including Rice Pilaf, Polenta, Risotto & Grits, explore the diversity of the Egg by making the Perfectly Poached Egg, Fluffy Omelets, Crepes& Custards (both sweet & savory). Learn to perfect your cooking techniques by Braising, Shallow Frying, Poaching and Sautéing, learn different preparations for veggies such as Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce, Broccoli Casserole, Ratatouille and Lyonnaise potatoes and try your hand at basic baking skills with Biscuits, Muffins, Flatbreads & cookies.  Feel free to bring your cook's knife and an apron to class each week.

Saturday, February 15th * 11:30 - 2:00 pm * "Plant Based Valentine's Day" * Demonstration Class * Mat Shalenko - June Health & Wellness * $45.00  Love me, love me not...  Who said that Valentine's Day couldn't be heart healthy, plant based, gluten free & sexy!  Menu: Sesame Crusted Avocado with Basil, Pomegranate and Fig Puree * Spicy Tomato Bisque with Herb Coulis  * Baby Spinach Salad with Pears, Pistachios and Vanilla Bean Vinaigrette * Tempeh with Sautéed Mushrooms and Truffle Oil, Asparagus and Red Wine Reduction * Strawberry, Banana and Almond Napoleon with Dark Chocolate Sauce