Nutritional Series – Week 6 (10/17/22)

Week 6 – Vegetarian/Vegan Lecture Portion (30-40 mins) Plant-based diets are renowned for their health-promoting benefits. Yet, many people are confused about what to eat and how to properly combine, as well as prepare, plant-based foods for optimizing health. This class will teach you how to easily prepare vegetable-forward, meatless, accessible and delicious dishes. Menu:...

Pastry Class – Fall Tart Favorites (CANCELLED)

Menu: Short Dough (Pâte Sucrée) Apricot Frangipane Tart with Cranberries and Honeyed Pistachios Florentine Chocolate Tart About: For the debonair baker who has the savoir-faire! Students will work together in this hands-on class, led by the instructor.  Participants will work in groups up to 4 on all the recipes (unless otherwise noted). Expect to be standing,...

Wine 101 (10/22/22)

Wine 101 - About: Tasting wine is more than swirling, sniffing and swilling! In this class you will learn the basic skills of tasting a wine the way experts are trained as part of their Wine and Spirits Education certifications. The Wine 101 class will go through the four-part wine process in-depth: Appearance Nose Taste...

Five Course Wine Dinner (CANCELLED)

Menu: Cauliflower and Curry Soup Shrimp Ravioli in Wonton Wrapper with Soy Butter Sauce Pork Tenderloin with Fennel and Leeks Rack of Lamb with Ratatouille Niçoise Pavlova with Fresh Fruit About: One of our few classes that does not incorporate hands-on cooking. Instead, guests sit down, meet our chef(s) and sommelier, and enjoy a five-course...

Mediterranean Class – Notte D’Italiano (TWO SPOTS LEFT!)

Menu - Notte D'Italiano: Mushroom Agnolotti with Creamy Tomato Sauce Pork alla Milanese with Arugula and Cherry Tomato Salad Grilled Vegetable Medley Creamy Polenta Whipped Mascarpone and Lemon Mousse served with Savoiardi (Ladyfinger) Cookies About: Mediterranean food doesn’t limit itself to a single country; it is a cuisine that spans over three continents and hundreds...

Practical Series – Week 4 (10/25/22)

Practical Series – Topic: Soups Chowder Minestrone Onion Soup About: The Practical Series is Classic Cooking Academy’s flagship program. Spanning 24 weeks, this series will educate you around the logistics of the kitchen one step at a time. In each class, students will first learn their weekly topic(s) from the chef’s lecture before heading into...