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Classes are for students 18+ unless otherwise noted.

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Knife Skills: Slice & Dice 101
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Come dice, slice, chop, and chiffonade your way to more confidence, safety, speed, and skill. This hands-on class will help you become a faster, more efficient cook. Learn the basics of knife safety, how to choose a knife that works for you, and how to keep your knives sharp. Practice cutting different vegetables using various cutting methods as we prepare an entire meal, including: Mediterranean chopped salad, roasted vegetable orzo, beef pistachio keftedes (Greek meatballs), and a quick fall vegetable pickle. Bring an apron, a paring knife (3-5”), and your favorite large (6-10") chef’s knife, if you have one.
Winter 2024

Cookie Decorating: Easy as “Pie”
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Looks like a pie, eats like a cookie! Create adorable personal-sized faux pies using a simple round cookie and a bit of decorating magic. Learn how to make a batch of royal icing and then change the consistency to suit your design. Explore various decorating techniques and see how to airbrush to achieve a realistic baked pie appearance. All needed supplies will be provided, including sugar cookies, royal icing, tips, tools, piping bags, and mini pie boxes to transport your finished cookie pies.
Winter 2024

Chinatown Bakery Buns
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The bakeries in Chinatown are filled with the mouth-watering aromas of freshly baked buns and pastries. Join us to recreate three Chinatown bakery favorites. We’ll start by making coconut buns, addictively tender yeasty buns filled with sweet coconut paste. Next, we’ll make fluffy pineapple buns with a special crispy topping. We’ll also recreate a star of dim sum tables: barbecue pork bao (steamed buns). At the end of class, everyone will enjoy eating their creations together.
Winter 2024

Turkish Vegetarian Meze Night
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As the festive season winds down and January heralds a return to healthier habits, go on a culinary journey that blends delectable flavors with wholesome ingredients. Let Chef Didem guide you through the creation of nutritious dishes that capture the essence of Turkish cuisine, making the transition to a healthier lifestyle both enjoyable and flavorful. We’ll craft delicious Turkish-style meze including: savory, crunchy cigar-shaped borek made with phyllo, feta, and herbs; carrot tarator, a tangy yogurt-based dip with dill and walnuts that is similar to tzatziki; hummus from scratch; the delicious smoked eggplant salad baba ganoush; and an iconic Turkish dessert of stuffed apricots with rose water and pistachios.
Winter 2024
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Succulent Buttercream Cupcakes
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Adorn your cupcakes with realistic-looking succulent plants made out of buttercream. You’ll learn piping techniques to make a variety of cactus plants and desert roses. This class includes icing and decorating tools that you will use in class for decorating your cupcakes as well as take home to recreate your designs. BYO unfrosted cupcakes (details online). Please bring 10-12 unfrosted cupcakes (store bought or homemade), and a carrier or box to transport cupcakes, and an apron if you'd like. All other materials will be provided by the instructor.
Winter 2024
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