Pastry Series – Week 3 (09/21/22)

Pastry Series Weekly Topic - Baked Custards Crème Caramel Crème Brûlée Cheesecake About: Consider yourself a chef with a sweet tooth? Put your skills to the test in our 12-week Pastry Series! With topics covering cakes, pies, tarts, breads, creams, chocolates, and so much more, this class is as tantalizing as it is appetizing. Hosted...

Gourmet Class – Flavors of Autumn (CANCELLED)

Menu: Butternut Squash Ravioli Served with Brown Butter Sage Sauce Roasted Pork Loin with Apple Cranberry Chutney Herb Glazed Root Vegetables Sautéed Rosemary Potatoes Pumpkin Crème Brûlée About: Our most popular stand-alone cooking class, this is Classic Cooking Academy’s bread and butter. Guests come in, find a seat, have a drink, and meet the chefs...

Five Course Wine Dinner (FEW SPOTS LEFT!)

Menu: Caramelized Onion Tart Squash Raviolis with Sage Butter Duck Breast with Port & Cherry Sauce Braised Short Ribs with Celery Root Purée Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce 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 tasting menu...

Risotto Class (CANCELLED)

Menu: Herb Mushroom Risotto Lemon Asparagus and Parmesan Risotto Squid Ink Risotto with Sautéed Shrimp Risotto alla Milanese (Saffron Risotto) Grilled Peach and Mint Risotto (Dessert) About: Learn how to make this Northern Italian dish in this hands-on cooking class! Groups of two will make two of the five listed options for risotto. Chef Andrew...

Nutritional Series – Week 3 (09/26/22)

Week 3 – Feeding Your Brain: Optimize Memory and Cognition with Whole Foods Lecture Portion (30-40 mins) Cognitive decline is not inevitable. In fact, research continues to demonstrate the important connection between nutrition and the brain’s overall health. Learn about the food plan’s guiding principles, detailed lists of what to eat and what to avoid, as well as...

Practical Series – Week 1 (09/27/22)

Practical Series – Topic: Introduction Ingredients Equipment Sanitation Safety 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...