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Kitchen Conservatory offers a wide variety of cooking classes, both participation and demonstration. Please scroll our current schedule to find a delicious cooking class that is right for you. Multiple refinements can be used to find the very cooking class of your dreams. Or purchase a gift certificate for any cooking class. All cooking classes are held at Kitchen Conservatory. Bon appetit!

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BEYOND BASICS

If you already know your way around the kitchen and are comfortable with the basics of cooking, then elevate your everyday cooking techniques in this four-week course. Learn to make sauces, marinades, soufflé, fresh pasta, fresh cavatelli, homemade sandwich buns and pâte à choux. This hands-on class will cook a variety of meat and seafood, plus learn to make seasonal gratins, custards, and work with phyllo and puff pastry. Recipes include fettuccine Alfredo, seared white fish with beurre blanc, chicken pot pie in cast iron, crème brûlée, chocolate mousse, along with more fun and impressive dishes.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Dawn Meyer
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$300 Per Person
Thu, May 2
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Thu, May 9
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Thu, May 16
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Thu, May 23
6:00 to 9:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: BITS AND PIZZAS

Join Laura Branson in the kitchen for a delightful afternoon creating individual pizzas to share with your favorite adult. This hands-on class will make gooey fried mozzarella sticks with dipping sauce, pizza with your choice of toppings including homemade pizza sauce, freshly grated cheese, pepperoni, veggies, caramelized onions, and delicious prosciutto. Finish with a soft oatmeal cookie crust "pizza" topped with caramel, chocolate chips, M&Ms and drizzled with white chocolate. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 13.

Details

Laura Branson
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sun, May 5
12:30 to 3:00 PM

KENTUCKY HOT BROWNS AND MINT JULEPS

The horses just crossed the finish line, and we have the odds-on favorite to create a winning afternoon of Derby food. This hands-on class is off to the races with a create-your-own mint julep station, pimiento cheese deviled eggs, warm beer-cheese dip with assorted vegetables, open-face miniature Kentucky hot browns with turkey and bacon topped with béchamel sauce, buttermilk fried chicken, plus chocolate bread pudding with bourbon-caramel sauce and cinnamon ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, May 5
12:30 to 3:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: CINCO DE MAYO

Spend a festive evening with your partner creating a memorable celebration of Cinco de Mayo, starting with mini tostados with cumin black beans. This hands-on class will join Dawn Meyer and Larry Meyers to create classic margaritas, street tacos with potato-chorizo filling and avocado salsa, creamy chicken enchiladas served with frijoles borrachos (drunken beans) and Mexican street corn salad, plus cinnamon-sugar churros and tequila-lime sorbet.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Dawn Meyer and Larry Meyers
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, May 5
5:00 to 7:30 PM

WHOLLY MOLE! MORE THAN GUACAMOLE!

Moles are ancient and mysterious concoctions with ingredient lists and directions that can be intimidating, but at the basic level, it is as simple as making guacamole. Sit back and enjoy Cinco de Mayo with guacamole, green mole with shrimp and scallops, Colorado mole with chicken -- all served with rice and corn tortillas, plus crispy churros for dessert.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Sun, May 5
5:30 to 8:00 PM

SOURDOUGH BREAD

If the thought of freshly baked sourdough bread makes you weak in the knees, join bread baker Melissa Clendenin with step-by-step instructions for successful bread with intoxicating flavors. This hands-on class will learn how to maintain and refresh the starter and test for ripeness, discover how to fold and shape the dough along with using rising vessels, and learn the benefits of the overnight fermentation method with detailed instructions for resting and rising periods and scoring the bread tops. Learn how to make Melissa's master sourdough recipe and incorporate different inclusions into your bread with Melissa’s choices of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, citrus zest, olives, jalapeños, cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. Each participant will take home sourdough starter. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 6 (day).

Details

Melissa Clendenin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, May 6
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

THE BEAR NECESSITIES

Sheri Doe explores the captivating chemistry between the gritty team of culinary talents in the kitchen of the Chicago restaurant that lures us in to watch The Bear. This hands-on class will create three stunning main courses - Carmy's "Mom's chicken" piccata sautéed golden brown with lemon and capers and white wine, Sydney's fall-off-the-bone cola braised short ribs cooked in a Dutch oven with risotto, and Sydney's Chilean sea bass sous vide with tomato confit.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 19.

Details

Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Mon, May 6
6:00 to 8:30 PM

BOOZY BAKING

Have a cheerful evening with Devon Drag combining fruit and citrus with a bit of booze and baking ingredients for smashing results. This hands-on class will make strawberry shortcake with elderflower liqueur-macerated strawberries and mascarpone whipped cream, whiskey peach clafoutis topped with bourbon whipped cream, citrus olive oil cake with orange liqueur berries and citrus glaze, pineapple mojito mini bundts with white rum and fresh pineapple topped with rum glaze, plus a sgroppino - limoncello cocktail with prosecco and lemon sorbet.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Mon, May 6
6:00 to 8:30 PM

THE SACKETTS UNPLUGGED

René and George Sackett like to unwind by cooking thoughtful and delicious dishes with fresh ingredients. Enjoy an evening at the counter with them as they prepare cozze al vino bianco - mussels in white wine sauce, arancini with spring garlic scape aïoli, spring pea gazpacho served with savory cheese biscotti, crespelle canneloni - delicate Italian crêpes filled with beef and spinach and ricotta topped with marinara, plus vanilla bean panna cotta with fresh strawberries and amaretti crunch, and a traditional Italian spritz cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

René and George Sackett's next class, Wild about Chanterelles, is available on July 16.

Details

René and George Sackett
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$65 Per Person
Mon, May 6
6:30 to 9:00 PM

SOURDOUGH BREAD

If the thought of freshly baked sourdough bread makes you weak in the knees, join bread baker Melissa Clendenin with step-by-step instructions for successful bread with intoxicating flavors. This hands-on class will learn how to maintain and refresh the starter and test for ripeness, discover how to fold and shape the dough along with using rising vessels, and learn the benefits of the overnight fermentation method with detailed instructions for resting and rising periods and scoring the bread tops. Learn how to make Melissa's master sourdough recipe and incorporate different inclusions into your bread with Melissa’s choices of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, citrus zest, olives, jalapeños, cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. Each participant will take home sourdough starter.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 6 (day).

Details

Melissa Clendenin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, May 7
6:00 to 9:00 PM

SUSHI RICE AND ROLL

Learn the basics of sushi-meshi - the art of making sushi rice for creating a variety of sushi rolls using shrimp, unagi, salmon, and real crab, plus tamagoyaki - a Japanese omelet. This hands-on class with Sharon Tutko will make nigiri sushi, uramaki - California rolls, hosomaki - spicy thinly rolled tuna and cucumber rolls, temaki - cone-shaped hand rolls with salmon and vegetables, plus classic accompaniments -- kabayaki sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on June 14.

Details

Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Tue, May 7
6:30 to 9:00 PM

PRETTY LITTLE MACARONS - CREAMY

Spend a unique afternoon in the kitchen with Liz McClure who has perfected her skills in creating beautiful and delicious macarons with delicate shells, Italian meringue buttercream filling, and simple decorations. This hands-on class will learn how to make peanut butter-chocolate macarons with chocolate ganache and peanut butter buttercream, margarita macarons with lime curd centers and margarita buttercream, plus mixed berry macarons with berry buttercream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Liz McClure
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, May 8
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: BREAD BASKET

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to eight people.
Conquer the art of baking delicious yeast breads in this hands-on class that will cover all kinds of delicious, home-baked breads, including baguettes, rolls, pizza, rye, whole-grain, sandwich breads, and delicious cinnamon rolls. The class will make natural starters, sponges, crusty breads, and enriched doughs. Plus, learn how to make the amazing no-knead, slow-rise bread. Each participant will take home sourdough starter. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 29.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$175 Per Person
Wed, May 8
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

WHAT THE SHEET PAN!

Sheri Doe will leave this hands-on class speechless with countless ways of utilizing the sheet pan. Learn to make Greek chicken with chicken breast tenderloins cooked with tomatoes and olives and white wine with fingerling potatoes topped with tahini dressing, juicy pork tenderloin with Tuscan herbs topped with a portobello béchamel served with crispy golden tiny potatoes and charred broccolini, crispy gnocchi with andouille sausage with a kiss of Spanish paprika and sun-dried tomatoes topped with wilted baby spinach, plus fire-in-the-hole white sheet cake filled with macerated dark cherries.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 13.

Details

Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, May 8
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: MY CHIP HAS COME IN

The wait is over! Come on in and join Sharon Tutko for an adventurous evening in the kitchen creating a fiesta of dishes. This hands-on class will make chile con queso and chunky guacamole with fresh tortilla chips, camarones borrachos - drunken shrimp, baked chiles rellenos with cheese and roasted corn topped with cilantro lime crema, classic Caesar salad with garlicky croutons, plus mango sorbet with tequila and lime.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 9.

Details

Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, May 10
6:00 to 8:30 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: WAKE UP CALL

Retired school teacher Marci Boland is always on the go and shares healthy make-ahead breakfast options that are fast and easy for adults and children. This hands-on class will create homemade maple-cinnamon granola, pumpkin mini loaves with chocolate chips and walnuts, protein whole wheat bagels, almond chia pudding with a variety of mix-ins, build-your-own breakfast egg muffins with any combination of cheese and bacon or sausage and vegetables, make-ahead ground turkey breakfast burritos, and peanut butter balls. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent. #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Marci Boland
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sat, May 11
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

SOUTH INDIA SATURDAY - KERALA BEEF CURRY

Elizabeth Georgin, from Kerala, India, shares traditional dishes from her country in a monthly series. This hands-on class will learn to create egg puffs with onions and spices wrapped in puff pastry, spicy Kerala beef curry served with neychoru - Kerala-style ghee rice and naranga achar - lemon pickle, plus plantain payasam - a coconut milk pudding.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Elizabeth Georgin
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, May 11
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

RIGHT ON 'CUE

Every day is the perfect time to light up the grill for a traditional cookout with Jeff Friesen. This hands-on class will create grilled chicken with an heirloom tomato salad, grilled shrimp with watermelon salad, grilled potato salad, and grilled asparagus with aïoli.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, May 11
12:00 to 2:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: SIZZLE AND SAMBA DINE AND DANCE

Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour samba dance lesson with dance instructor Andrea Osman, then create the sizzling and exotic cuisine of beautiful Brazil. Start with sautéed shrimp in white wine cream sauce, then create the national dish of Brazil - feijoada with pork, sausage, black beans, shredded collard greens, fried bananas, rice, and fresh oranges. Sip on a delicious Caipirinha, and complete the evening with creamy flan flavored with lime zest. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, May 11
6:00 to 9:00 PM

PUGLIA PAIRINGS

Sheri Doe shares the rich culture and dishes from Puglia where she spent four years getting to know the cuisine and culture. As she creates a sumptuous repast, wine expert Jeffrey Hensel, with over 3 decades of wine experience, will pair the perfect Italian wines from the southern region of Italy. Enjoy fried artichoke with lemon-black garlic aïoli, orecchiette con cime di rapa - a classic Puglian dish with broccoli rabe and garlic and anchovies, acquasala - fresh tomato bread salad with fresh oregano and flaky sea salt, pan-seared and roasted Pugliese chicken cooked with white wine and olives and tomatoes, brine-soaked roasted potatoes, plus pasticciotti - cream-filled pastry tartlets.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$75 Per Person
Sat, May 11
6:30 to 9:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: READY FOR IT, SWIFTIES?

Mother and daughter Swifties Rachel and Elyza Sarino welcome you with "It's Me, Hi" for an afternoon of making the whole place "shimmer". Learn to make "We are never ever getting back together" hummus with "13" veggie dippers, "You need to calm down" panko-crusted chicken tenders with "Sweet like honey" mustard dipping sauce, cheeseburger sliders "In the getaway car", "Shake it off" cookie dough milkshakes, plus "Karma is" an orange chai cookie. You are welcome to dress in your favorite era and bring and trade friendship bracelets. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

This class is offered again on August 4.

Details

Rachel Sarino
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sun, May 12
12:00 to 2:30 PM

MOM'S THE WORD

Surprise Mom, an auntie, or a Godmother with a unique celebration of her day, as this hands-on class creates a tasty brunch, starting with individual muffin pan frittatas with spinach and leeks and tomatoes. Learn to make caramelized bacon, crispy smashed potatoes, goat cheese-roasted red pepper phyllo purses with a mixed greens salad, plus blueberry-lemon coffee cakes and a champagne-orange liqueur cocktail with strawberries.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Jan Reid
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, May 12
12:30 to 3:00 PM

KILLIAN IT WITH PASTRIES - CHICKEN. LEMON CURD. CARAMEL.

Treat yourself to a bit of laughter and some great treats, as Rachelle Killian slays sweet and savory pastries in a fun monthly series. Enjoy flaky biscuits filled with chicken pot pie, lemon curd and blackberry Dutch baby, plus caramel butter bars. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

The next class in this series, Killian It with Pastries, is available on June 3.

Details

Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$45 Per Person
Mon, May 13
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE

That's amore! Join Sheri Doe and learn to make the versatile pan pizza that does not require shaping or stretching the dough, and can be done without a pizza stone, high heat oven or a pizza peel. Originally made in Tuscany around 1900 from the residual heat of wood fired ovens, this class will make Roman-style pan pizzas topped with cheese and a simple crushed tomato and basil sauce, plus a variety of toppings.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 10.

Details

Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, May 13
6:00 to 8:30 PM

HOOKED ON FISH TACOS

Spend a fun evening making seafood tacos and homemade corn tortillas with sauces and salsas, plus ceviche, with taco expert Jeff Friesen. This hands-on class will create Baja fish tacos with Baja sauce, grilled shrimp tacos with avocado salsa, and blackened catfish tacos with tartar sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on June 17.

Details

Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, May 13
6:00 to 8:30 PM

TEQUILA. LIME. SALT.

Three simple ingredients can turn the beginning of the week completely around, as Lydia Gwin gets the evening started with queso fundido al tequila. Enjoy tequila-lime butter shrimp, grilled tequila-habañero-orange marinated steak served with tequila carrots in curry tahini sauce, plus creamy margarita pretzel bars and a pineapple-jalapeño margarita.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$65 Per Person
Mon, May 13
6:30 to 9:00 PM

AFTERNOONS WITH AUDREY - BITE SIGHS

Audrey Scherrer delights in cooking and sharing food from her own experience in the kitchen and travels in a monthly series. Enjoy an array of appetizers - chipotle and rosemary spiced nuts, roasted red pepper dip, and lemon zest hummus served with homemade naan, kale and shrimp Caesar salad with butternut squash and sun-dried tomatoes tossed in creamy lemon-Dijon dressing, plus ricotta mini cakes with vanilla bean glaze and an Italian spritz with Aperol and prosecco. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Audrey Scherrer
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
Tue, May 14
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

NUTS ABOUT VEGAN

Spend a fascinating evening in the kitchen with Lisa Buchmeier creating a vegan spread transforming nuts in creative ways. This hands-on class will make crêpes Florentine with cashew "ricotta", walnut "chorizo" tacos with ancho-pepita pesto served with black beans and cilantro-coconut rice, plus mini pumpkin pecan pies with gingersnap crust and Amaretto "cream", and a fresh pineapple piña colada. #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Lisa's class, Vegan Baking - No One Will Know, is available on July 16.

Details

Lisa Buchmeier
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, May 14
6:00 to 8:30 PM

MASA TO MI CASA - HOT TAMALES

Spend a thoroughly exciting evening in the kitchen with Mickey Kitterman creating an a"maize"ing variety of tamales and a margarita. This hands-on class will make pork tamales with tomatillo salsa wrapped in banana leaves, chipotle chicken tamales with smoky roasted tomato salsa wrapped in corn husks, and mango-cream cheese tamales with tequila-infused strawberry sauce, plus Mexican street corn.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 6.

Details

Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, May 14
6:00 to 8:30 PM

IF YOU KNEW SUSHI

It is always a delight to have Thai native and sushi chef Jay Dedkhad, of Ocha Thai and Japanese, in our kitchens creating beautiful and delectable sushi, in one of our most popular classes. Using the freshest fish and other beautiful ingredients, this hands-on class will master the art of rolling and forming a variety of lavish and enticing sushi.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on June 25.

Details

Jay Dedkhad
Chef
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Tue, May 14
6:30 to 9:00 PM

COOKIE DECORATING FUN FOR GARDENS

Spend an afternoon of cookie decorating fun with Courtney McKinney where everyone is an artist. The cookies are out of the oven with a variety of shapes perfect for everything from the garden. This hands-on class will create beautiful cookies and learn outlining, flooding, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry techniques with a tipless pastry bag, plus learn to add accents and creating texture with sprinkles, with plenty of time for practice and creating your own designs. Everyone takes home their beautiful cookies.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Courtney McKinney
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, May 15
12:00 to 2:30 PM

FIRED UP FOR GRILLING

Lydia Gwin is ready to get this summer started with exciting dishes on the grill. This hands-on class will make flank steak with chimichurri, pork kabobs with sweet sriracha lime glaze served with apple-celery slaw, spatchcock grilled chicken with Kansas City barbecue dry rub and sauce, plus bacon potato salad with creamy horseradish dressing and calico triple baked beans with beef and bacon.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Wed, May 15
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DAYS WITH DEVON - FRITTATA AND FRENCH TOAST

Spend an easygoing late morning with Devon Drag as she recreates some of her favorite go-to dishes in this monthly series. Enjoy herb frittata with parmesan and chive crème fraîche, spinach salad with bacon and blue cheese dressed with sherry vinaigrette and topped with bacon fat croutons and toasted pecans, baked blueberry-lemon French brioche toast layered with custard topped with cinnamon-brown sugar crumble, plus tropical cheesecake honey yogurt parfaits topped with toasted coconut, and a spring rose cocktail with vodka and grapefruit juice. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
Thu, May 16
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

OH, THE IRON-Y!

Cast iron has become one of the most popular cooking vessels with mad skills for retaining heat and searing meat perfectly, and ideal for big, rich dishes that appeal to everyone. This hands-on class with Sheri Doe will create caramelized onion dip baked with gruyère served on crostini, blackened rib-eye steak with chive butter, cheesy cast iron dauphinoise, bacon-wrapped charred broccoli, plus pineapple-ginger upside-down cake, and a dark and stormy cocktail with candied ginger.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Sheri's next cast iron class, Cast Iron is Hot, is available on July 6.

Details

Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Thu, May 16
6:00 to 8:30 PM

WHACK THE KNIFE!

Master the knife, the most essential kitchen tool, and how to select the right knife for the right job as this knife skills class learns how to efficiently chop onions and other vegetables in this participation class that also teaches how to use and how to maintain and sharpen knives. Plus, learn how to use a boning knife on raw and roasted chicken, the difference between cleavers, and the best knife for slicing crusty bread as the class enjoys chicken panzanella salad and sliced devil's food cake for dessert. Bring your own knives (limit 3 knives per person) to class for free overnight sharpening! Participants will also receive 20% off all in-store regularly-priced knives on the day of class.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on May 18.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$50 Per Person
Thu, May 16
6:30 to 9:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: MODERN STEAKHOUSE

Share a relaxing evening in the kitchen with your partner creating modern steakhouse favorites, starting with roasted shrimp cocktail with homemade cocktail sauce. This hands-on class with Matt Sassman will prepare wedge salad on a stick with bacon and cherry tomatoes with creamy blue cheese dressing and crumbled blue cheese, tenderloin medallions with béarnaise, cheesy steakhouse potatoes Romanoff, creamed spinach with béchamel, plus chocolate pots de crème.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 30.

Details

Matthew Sassman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, May 17
6:00 to 8:30 PM

IN THE FEAST LANE WITH HARD CIDERS

René Sackett, manager of two local farmers markets, shares her knowledge with a stunning array of ciders to be enjoyed with a delectable meal prepared by Mickey Kitterman using a variety of ciders. The cider tasting includes ciders from Normandy, Spain, Germany, and St. Louis. Enjoy curried pumpkin and mushroom soup, cider-battered bread with sea salt butter, skillet fried apples and butternut squash, tender braised chicken enchiladas divorciados with two salsas - rojo and salsa verde baked with queso fresco, plus cider-poached pears with cider gingerbread.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$80 Per Person
Fri, May 17
6:30 to 9:00 PM

WHACK THE KNIFE!

Master the knife, the most essential kitchen tool, and how to select the right knife for the right job as this knife skills class learns how to efficiently chop onions and other vegetables in this participation class that also teaches how to use and how to maintain and sharpen knives. Plus, learn how to use a boning knife on raw and roasted chicken, the difference between cleavers, and the best knife for slicing crusty bread as the class enjoys chicken panzanella salad and sliced devil's food cake for dessert. Bring your own knives (limit 3 knives per person) to class for free overnight sharpening! Participants will also receive 20% off all in-store regularly-priced knives on the day of class.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$50 Per Person
Sat, May 18
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

DRESSED TO IMPRESS

Increase your repertoire of delicious and versatile salad dressings perfect for the summer season. This hands-on class with Sheri Doe will create pineapple ginger dressing, cilantro lime dressing, sherry mustard dressing, and mango habanero dressing that will all be paired with seasonal salad ingredients along with homemade croutons and roasted seeds and nuts. The class will also make cheesy garlic bread sticks, Sheri's mom's molasses cake, plus a blackberry prosecco mojito.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, May 18
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: WHAT'S YOUR CANDY CRUSH?

Designs and formulas have been computer-generated for virtually creating the most exciting treats that could make it impossible to choose a favorite candy crush. Join Amanda Anderson and learn to make orange creamsicle white chocolate truffles, caramel apple suckers, marshmallow popcorn balls with colorful sprinkle add-ins, sesame crunch candy, plus orange jelly jewels with a modern ingredient. Candy made in class may be taken home. This class is designed for children, at least 7 years of age, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Amanda Anderson
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sat, May 18
12:00 to 2:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ANYTHING IS PASTA-BLE

Get your partner in the kitchen and anything is possible! Master the skills of making delicious homemade pasta as this splendid hands-on class with Angela Adrignola creates classic Caesar salad, Italian wedding soup, toasted ravioli with marinara dipping sauce, fettuccine Alfredo, plus chocolate molten lava cake, and an espresso martini.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on September 14.

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Angela Adrignola
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sat, May 18
6:00 to 8:30 PM

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: BERRY DELICIOUS

Learn how berries enhance every dish of a delicious dinner with the talented chef Stephan Ledbetter. Enjoy summer berry crostini with whipped goat cheese and balsamic gastrique topped with smoked sea salt, corn-blueberry salad with feta and red onions dressed with blackberry vinaigrette and candied almonds, fish tacos with cotija cheese and strawberry pico de gallo, plus blueberry frangipane tart, and a strawberry smash cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Stephan Ledbetter
Chef
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Sat, May 18
6:30 to 9:00 PM

PLAY IT AGAIN, SALMON

Experience the versatility of salmon with a variety of tasty preparations as this hands-on class works side-by-side with our fish expert. Learn to make smoked salmon bites with gorgonzola cheese and chives and toasted bread, salmon-corn chowder with potatoes and herbs, grilled salmon skewers over peppery greens with candied pecans and parmesan vinaigrette, whole roasted salmon filet with a caper rémoulade served with asparagus and citrus rice, plus chocolate cake with homemade ice cream and caramel sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Sun, May 19
12:30 to 3:00 PM

THE KITCHEN AT HOGWARTS

Rachelle Killian shares her magical powers in the kitchen with a class designed for adults who believe in wizardry. This hands-on class will make Harry's favorite treacle tart, pumpkin pasties from Hogwarts Express, Mrs. Weasley's meat pie served with gillyweed (fried zucchini) stalks, dragon eggs in a potato nest with hollandaise sauce, Hagrid's cherry-chocolate rock cakes, plus a spellbinding frothy butterbeer cocktail with cream soda and butterscotch schnapps.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, May 19
1:00 to 3:30 PM

NOVEL CUISINE: MIDWESTERN FOOD

As many Americans were normalizing labor saving appliances, revolutionary canned and processed food in the middle of the last century, folks in rural and Midwesterner towns still kept gardens and followed a seasonal cuisine with fresh, seasonal, and local ingredients and recipes handed down, as seen in Paul Fehribach's Midwestern Food: A Chef's Guide to the Surprising History of a Great American Cuisine. As the class discusses the book, Mickey Kitterman shares his own Midwestern food heritage with a relish tray showcasing raw vegetables, dips, spreads, pickles, and olives. Enjoy chicken-fried pork chops with piccalilli, creamed corn, Claudia Sander's breaded tomatoes, and strawberry pie.
Novel Cuisine is a culinary book club for food lovers that read the book in advance and includes novels, memoirs, histories, science and politics -- all with food as a central theme. The books for Novel Cuisine are available at Kitchen Conservatory. Come to one or as many of these classes as you like! Novel Cuisine started in our kitchen in 2006 and our readers and food lovers have discussed nearly 200 books! We love to hear from our students what books they want to read!
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$45 Per Person
Sun, May 19
1:00 to 3:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: OH MY COD!

If it's hard to imagine the weekend is coming to an end, join your partner in the kitchen with Zach Dale, of Robust Wine Bar, and create an impressive meal. This hands-on class will make achiote marinated shrimp cocktail with chipotle cocktail sauce, spiced beet hummus with garlic oil and feta served with pita, roasted cod served with pan-fried potatoes and romesco sauce, plus bread pudding with whipped mascarpone.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Zach Dale
Chef
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, May 19
5:00 to 7:30 PM

FIRE UP THE GRILL FOR TACOS

Fire up the grill and discover the secrets for making sensational tacos with taco expert Jeff Friesen. This hands-on class will create grilled chicken tacos with charred chiles, whole grilled fish tacos with fresh pico de gallo, grilled salsa verde, grilled Mexican street corn, and homemade corn tortillas.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 28.

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Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, May 19
5:00 to 7:30 PM

MACARON MANIA - MAY

Jump on the bandwagon and discover why these sweet meringue confections are popping up everywhere! Join the talented Laura Branson for a hands-on class creating perfectly domed and footed sandwich cookies with fun flavor profiles and some pretty embellishing with new flavors every month. Learn to make tiramisù macarons with espresso shells filled with mascarpone dusted with cocoa powder, Fruity Pebbles macarons with cereal and sweet marshmallow buttercream topped with white chocolate and cereal, plus snickerdoodle macarons with cinnamon shells filled with cinnamon-white chocolate buttercream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Laura's next macaron class is available on July 30.

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Laura Branson
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, May 19
5:30 to 8:00 PM

ITALIAN LIRA

Spend a memorable evening with Jeff Young, sous chef of Trattoria Marcella, creating simple Italian doughs for impressive handmade pastas. This hands-on class will make lemon ricotta ravioli with homemade ricotta and butter-poached asparagus, lasagna bolognese with spinach pasta layered with roasted garlic béchamel and ragù Bolognese, tomato farfalle with chicken meatballs and sautéed kale in garlic herb butter with roasted red pepper, plus toasted s'mores ravioli.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on September 23.

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Jeff Young
Sous Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, May 20
6:00 to 8:30 PM

CROISSANTS ARE TOTAL FLAKES

There is no such thing as too many croissants, as this hands-on class with Rachelle Killian learns step-by-step directions for making croissant dough to create a variety of flaky and scrumptious croissants. Using the buttery dough, the class will prepare classic croissants, pistachio croissants, ham and Swiss-filled croissants, cream cheese Danish croissant with fresh fruit, plus chai-spiced cruffins.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 26.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, May 20
6:00 to 8:30 PM

LET'S DO DINNER

Treat yourself to an indulgent Monday night dinner with Lydia Gwin. Enjoy artichoke lemon dip with flatbread crackers, cold poached salmon with an herb garden sauce, new potato salad with radishes and green beans tossed in sherry-Dijon dressing, quick pickled cucumbers, plus elderberry-strawberry sponge cake layered with vanilla cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Mon, May 20
6:30 to 9:00 PM

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: FRENCH PASTRY

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to eight people.
This hands-on class will teach how to make and bake classic French pastries. Learn how to roll out and fold into many flaky layers homemade buttery puff pastry and croissant dough. These delicious doughs will be baked into pain au chocolat, palmiers, pinwheels, croissants, cheese straws, kouign amann - individual flaky Breton butter pastries, and other scrumptious desserts. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 19.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$175 Per Person
Tue, May 21
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

FRENCH FAVORITES - FENNEL AND FINANCIERS

Barry Marcus, known as a spectacular pastry chef, also loves to entertain guests with exquisite French dinners. Enjoy Barry's favorite French dishes as he creates pear and fennel soup, chicken Provençal, herbed rice pilaf, leeks and peas in cream, plus pistachio financiers with whipped crème fraîche. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Barry Marcus
Pastry Chef
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
Tue, May 21
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

CRÊPE-TASTIC

Crêpes are delicate wrappers that can be sweet or savory, but they are always fantastic. Join chef Bernard Pilon in a hands-on class learning to make thin crêpes and creating an assortment of these French treats with a variety of garnishes, including crêpes suzette, chocolate crêpes, chicken and mushroom-filled crêpes, plus spinach and goat cheese-filled crêpes.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Bernard Pilon
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, May 21
6:00 to 8:30 PM

YELLOWSTONE - WHERE EVERYTHING IS TOUGH BUT THE STEAKS

Cowboys and ranch hands are all fired up for a night of grilling and cavorting with Lydia Gwin, as she puts on her "Gator" apron to mastermind an evening of cooking. This hands-on class will make Buffalo cauliflower with homemade Dutton ranch dressing, Jimmy's cowboy caviar with fresh tortilla chips, Rip's T-bone steaks with poblano-caramelized onion butter, grilled vegetable kebabs, grilled fingerling potatoes, biscuits, plus Beth's bourbon-apple crisp with vanilla ice cream, and Teeter's tequila-lime ranch water.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Tue, May 21
6:00 to 8:30 PM

CAKE POPS

Spend the evening with Rachel Sarino, founder and creative director of StL Cake Pops, for an exciting class creating colorful seasonal treats. This hands-on class will learn how to hand mold cake pop dough, dip, detail, and decorate with sprinkles, sanding sugar, and other specialty items to create an assortment of unique cake pops. Each student will take home their cake pop creations.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachel Sarino
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, May 21
6:30 to 9:00 PM

THE BEST OF BAREFOOT - FIESTA

Jan Reid shares her favorite recipes from the collection of cookbooks of the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. Join Jan in the kitchen to create a fiesta of dishes as this hands-on class makes confetti grilled corn salad with tomatoes and peppers dressed with Southwest ranch dressing, tequila lime chicken breasts, cilantro rice, guacamole with mangoes, chile tortilla chips, plus lime bars. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jan Reid
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, May 22
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

SHERI'S GO-TO GOCHUJANG

Sheri Doe proves that gochujang, the spicy Korean staple, is a great addition to spice up some of her favorite comfort dishes. Join her in the kitchen for a hands-on class creating crispy chicken bowls with gochujang ranch, mini gochujang sloppy Joes, gochujang mac-and-cheese, roasted Brussels sprouts with gochujang brown butter, plus gochujang caramel cookies.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, May 22
6:00 to 8:30 PM

THE OFFICE - PRANKS, PRETZELS, AND PARMESAN

Lydia Gwin brings Dunder Mifflin to our kitchen for a cooking adventure. This hands-on class will pay homage to The Office and make Kevin's at-least-once-a-year famous chili, "It's Pretzel Day" soft pretzels, Michael's carb-loading pre-5K fettucine Alfredo with "You've been meatballed" chicken-parmesan meatballs, plus Angela's double fudge brownies.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, May 22
6:00 to 8:30 PM

THE ART OF DECORATING CUPCAKES

Join the talented Melanie Armbrecht in a class focused on elevating your cupcake game with a variety of techniques that incorporate lots of buttercream frosting, strawberry reduction, chocolate ganache, and fondant. The cupcakes are out of the oven and ready for decorating, as this hands-on class learns to work with buttercream frosting to create beautiful piped borders, roses, shells and other designs using several different pastry tubes perfect for the season. Melanie will guide the class in using chocolate ganache for dipping and piping applications, and fondant to create a multitude of shapes perfect to personalize cupcakes for any occasion. Students will take home their decorated cupcakes. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Melanie Armbrecht
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, May 23
12:00 to 2:30 PM

THE TWISTS AND TURNS OF BABKA

Join Shelly Yona in the kitchen as she shares her love for baking babka - also known in Israel as shmarim (yeast cake), a sweet braided bread that filled her childhood home with an unforgettable aroma every Friday for Shabbat. This hands-on class will learn to make three different shapes with three different fillings - chocolate-Nutella babka in a braid shape, cinnamon rolls with pecans, and a braided babka with ricotta cheese filling.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Shelly Yona
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, May 23
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GLOBAL GRILLING

Join Jacob Couture on the patio for an evening of global grilling with exciting rich flavors. This hands-on class for couples will create grilled Brazilian cheese skewers, Jacob's Armenian uncle Rafi's tender and delicious lamb skewers served with grilled homemade naan, kalbi beef - a traditional Korean barbecue short rib dish, grilled butternut squash with cilantro vinaigrette, plus grilled nectarines with crisp almond topping and vanilla ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jacob Couture
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, May 24
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SUMMERTIME BLUES

Suzanne Corbett shares her love for cooking with blue cheese. Enjoy blue cheese-stuffed burgers with walnut-bacon-bourbon chutney, penne pasta in gorgonzola sauce, savory greens and mushroom salad with blue cheese, broccoli-blue cheese soup, plus blue cheese soufflé.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Suzanne Corbett
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Fri, May 24
6:30 to 9:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: THRILLED TO PIZZAS

Happiness is a fun morning with Jess Schmidt and a parent, grandparent, or your favorite aunt or uncle making lots of pizza, kiddy sangria, and mixed berry crumb bars with vanilla ice cream for dessert! Learn to make fresh pizza dough, roll it out and create an individual pizza with your favorite toppings, including cheese, veggies, pepperoni, and Italian turkey sausage, and more. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jess Schmidt
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sat, May 25
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS

The kitchen lights up with fun and laughter as this date night class joins Devon Drag to create flavor-packed dishes with bourbon as an ingredient, starting with BLT crostinis with bourbon brown sugar-glazed bacon, roasted tomatoes and homemade ranch spread. This hands-on class will make romaine-apple-red onion salad with gorgonzola and candied pecans topped with whiskey vinaigrette, spice rubbed pork loin roast with a bourbon reduction, succotash with bacon and maple bourbon brown butter, plus flourless chocolate bourbon brownies with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce, and The Big Texan bourbon-grapefruit cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sat, May 25
6:00 to 8:30 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: SUSHI - JUST ROLL WITH IT

It is okay to play with your food in this fun hands-on sushi class with the talented Rohan Sarino. Learn to make sushi rice using three different cooking vessels, use a sushi mat, work with sticky rice, and choose your own ingredients including tuna and salmon to create sushi rolls, inside-out rolls and nigiri-style sushi. Rohan shares his secrets to making spicy sriracha mayo. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on June 29.

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Rohan Sarino
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sat, May 25
6:30 to 9:00 PM

PUTTIN' ON THE RIBS

Which ribs are most delicious? All ribs, all the time. Join us in a rib-off as the class barbecues and smokes pork spare ribs and baby back ribs. The class will test dry rub versus wet rub; tomato versus mustard sauces; American versus Asian pork ribs. While the ribs cook, the class will also make red cabbage-apple coleslaw, bacon potato salad, maple baked beans, and butterscotch ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Sun, May 26
12:30 to 3:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: SEND GNUDIS

No photos will be exchanged during this playful date night with chef Stephan Ledbetter, as he introduces gnocchi's spicy cousin, gnudi, made with homemade ricotta and horseradish. This hands-on class will create whipped lemon ricotta and spiced honey bruschetta, root vegetable salad with creamy ricotta and oranges topped with dill dressing and candied pecans, gnudi served with caprese-style salad and sautéed scallops, plus macerated fresh berries with hand-whipped cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Stephan Ledbetter
Chef
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sun, May 26
5:00 to 7:30 PM

THE BEAR NECESSITIES

Sheri Doe explores the captivating chemistry between the gritty team of culinary talents in the kitchen of the Chicago restaurant that lures us in to watch The Bear. This hands-on class will create three stunning main courses - Carmy's "Mom's chicken" piccata sautéed golden brown with lemon and capers and white wine, Sydney's fall-off-the-bone cola braised short ribs cooked in a Dutch oven with risotto, and Sydney's Chilean sea bass sous vide with tomato confit.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 19.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Tue, May 28
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SCHNITZEL, SPÄTZLE, AND STRUDEL

Join the talented chef Mathew Unger as he shares his exciting research for an upcoming cookbook on Missouri comfort foods. With a prevalence of German immigrants to our state, especially in St. Louis and areas around Hermann, this hands-on class will create traditional German dishes -- spinach salad with warm bacon dressing, pork schnitzel and spätzle, sautéed green beans with bacon, plus traditional apple strudel.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 22.

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Mathew Unger
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, May 28
6:00 to 8:30 PM

THAI'M TO EAT

Nareerut "Tookie" Yingnok, owner of Thai Gourmet in O'Fallon, Missouri, loves to share her native Thai cuisine. Enjoy a fun and informative evening with a crispy vegetable and shrimp salad with deep-fried spinach and a lime-coconut dressing topped with peanuts, shrimp pad Thai with rice noodles and fried egg, plus mango sticky rice.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Nareerut "Tookie" Yingnok
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Tue, May 28
6:30 to 9:00 PM

ABOVE BOARD ON THE CARIBBEAN

All "ayes" are on chef Bob Colosimo, who worked below deck in the galley for Clipper Cruise Line back in the day. Join Bob for a hands-on class creating a Caribbean feast of conch two ways - conch fritters and conch chowder, Jamaican jerk shrimp, Moros y Christianos - Cuban black beans and rice, fried plantains, plus island rum cake.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Bob Colosimo
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, May 29
6:00 to 8:30 PM

TACO BELLE

There's no such thing as too many tacos, and our taco belle, Lydia Gwin, is here to prove it with a busy day in taco-land. This hands-on class will create pomegranate short rib tacos with queso fresco and guacamole, portobello tacos with smoked mozzarella and chipotle, Maui-style snapper tacos with habañero-glazed grilled pineapple and salsa fresco, blackened salmon tacos with grapefruit and avocado, all served with housemade corn tortillas plus a classic margarita.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, May 29
6:00 to 8:30 PM

FOR FRYING OUT LOUD

Incredible crispy fried chicken, with three different methods and three different flavors, is abundant in this hands-on class with Mickey Kitterman, who has mastered the art of how to fry chicken. Create cast iron pan-fried chicken, deep-fried chicken, and stovetop deep-fried chicken, accompanied with mashed potatoes and gravy, luscious corn custard, plus double-fried chicken wings with Korean hot sauce, and flaky homemade biscuits slathered with jalapeño-honey butter.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, May 30
6:00 to 8:30 PM

FROM FARFALLE TO FETTUCCINE

Spend an evening with the talented Sheri Doe and learn to roll out pasta, form bow-tie farfalle shapes, cut long strands of fettuccine, and fill and shape ravioli. This hands-on class will make beef ravioli with a creamy garlic-spinach smoky three-cheese Alfredo sauce, farfalle with sun-dried tomato pesto, and fettuccine with brown butter tomato sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, May 30
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SCHOOL OF SALMON

Matt Borchardt takes you to school with three different ways to prepare the versatile salmon. Enjoy smoked salmon cakes with pickled red onion and Old Bay aïoli, spinach salad with crispy salmon topped with sunflower seeds and golden raisins and sherry vinaigrette, oven roasted salmon with white wine butter sauce served with warm couscous salad and fried onions, plus Key lime pie with vanilla bean whipped cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matthew Borchardt
Chef
Demonstration
$65 Per Person
Thu, May 30
6:30 to 9:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TUSCANY FOR TWO

The romance of Tuscany is the inspiration for a perfect date night in this hands-on class for couples. This class will prepare shrimp and scallop scampi, seared rib-eye steak with rosemary and roasted garlic, baked polenta with gorgonzola, mushrooms and spinach, roasted mixed vegetables, and blackberry gelato with pizzelle cookies.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 3.

Details

Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, May 31
6:00 to 8:30 PM

FRIDAY NIGHT FRENCH - CORNISH HENS

Whether you are ending the week or starting the weekend, join us at the counter for an exquisite evening of French fare. Enjoy individual shrimp and mussel tourtes with mushrooms in cream sauce, Cornish hens in fresh herb-olive sauce, plus chocolate truffle cake.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Fri, May 31
6:30 to 9:00 PM

USE YOUR (THAI) NOODLE

The logical choice for satisfying pad Thai cravings is to learn to make it at home. This exciting hands-on class with Jan Reid will create pad Thai with shrimp, pad-kee-mow-moo - spicy drunken noodles with pork and Thai basil, pad-see-ew nua - stir-fried noodles with beef and broccoli in dark soy sauce, and Chiang Mai noodles in chicken curry sauce with pickled greens and fried shallots.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Jan Reid
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jun 1
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

FRENCH FARE - POULET OSCAR

Chef Mickey Kitterman shares his passion for the techniques of classic French cookery with attention to detail to create a superb afternoon lunch with a new menu each month. Enjoy fougasse - a Provençal peasant bread stuffed with tomatoes and olives, poulet Oscar - a classic dish with asparagus topped with crab and hollandaise sauce, plus French meringues with Cointreau-macerated strawberries.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Sat, Jun 1
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: SEAR-IOUS ABOUT CAST IRON

Cast iron pans are versatile, durable, and a "hot" way to cook everything from appetizers to desserts. Join cast iron fan-atic Jacob Couture for a sear-ious evening as this hands-on class learns to make creamy garlic chicken spanakopita skillet, olive-rosemary focaccia with pistachios, Peruvian skirt steak with creamy aji verde, blistered shishito peppers, plus brown butter caramel-peach turnover.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Jacob Couture
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sat, Jun 1
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SATURDAY NIGHT SUSHI

Our chef shares his expertise with creating artful and tasty sushi. This hands-on class will create a magnificent variety of sushi rolls with fresh and exciting ingredients including shrimp tempura, salmon, tuna, crab, avocado, carrots, cucumbers, jalapeños, and pickled ginger. Learn to make sushi rice, spicy sriracha sauce, citrus-soy sauce, and wasabi.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Sat, Jun 1
6:30 to 9:00 PM

SUNDAY FUNDAY: YOGA BRUNCH

Join certified yoga instructor Devon Drag for a one-hour gentle but energizing all-levels yoga class in our kitchen. Please note the class is BYOM (bring your own mat!). Then, roll up your mats and head to the stovetop to create a nourishing brunch as this hands-on class makes a tomato and goat cheese Dutch baby, tiramisù French toast with mascarpone and espresso topped with whipped cream and chopped pistachios, raspberry-lemon ricotta muffins, quinoa salad with strawberries and burrata dressed with honey-lemon vinaigrette, plus a summer fruit and berry salad with orange-maple vinaigrette, and a pomegranate gin gimlet. #vegetarian #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$75 Per Person
Sun, Jun 2
10:30 AM to 1:30 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: WIZARDS IN THE KITCHEN

Attention all Muggles! Experience the world of Harry Potter and make magic in the kitchen as Marci Boland helps you prepare delightful dishes described throughout the J.K. Rowling series, including The Three Broomsticks' butterbeer, ham-and-cheese pasties from the Hogwarts house-elves, Mrs. Weasley's potatoes with béchamel sauce, and Hermoine's dragon wand vegetables with magic sauce. Before you apparate home, you'll make Aunt Petunia's individual berry-pudding trifles. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 28.

Details

Marci Boland
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sun, Jun 2
12:00 to 2:30 PM

RIGHT ON 'CUE

Every day is the perfect time to light up the grill for a traditional cookout with Jeff Friesen. This hands-on class will create grilled chicken with an heirloom tomato salad, grilled shrimp with watermelon salad, grilled potato salad, and grilled asparagus with aïoli.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jun 2
12:30 to 3:00 PM

CHINESE DUMPLINGS

Master the art of filling and forming and cooking delicious Chinese dumplings, as this class enjoys steamed shrimp siu mai, chicken pot stickers, pork-filled won tons for soup, char siu pork steamed buns, vegetarian spring rolls, and crab rangoon made with real crabmeat. The dumplings will be served with a variety of dipping sauces, such as sweet chile, lime-soy caramel, black vinegar-scallion, plum, and peanut sauces.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jun 2
4:00 to 6:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: JUST IN QUESO

Create a festive Sunday night fiesta with your partner filled with your favorite Mexican dishes, starting with a trio of dips served with seasoned tortilla chips - salsa verde, corn and chorizo queso, and black bean dip. This hands-on class with Suzanne Corbett will make layered chicken chimichangas, grilled carne asada with chipotle cream, Mexican chopped salad with cilantro lime dressing, plus buñuelos - Mexican fried pastries.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Suzanne Corbett
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sun, Jun 2
5:00 to 7:30 PM

SUMMER COOKIE CUTTER COUTURE

Discover your inner artist with one-of-a-kind gorgeous cookies in a fun evening of cookie decorating. Join the talented Ericka Jones in the kitchen creating beautifully decorated seasonal cookies with a variety of shapes. The cookies are baked and ready to be decorated, as this hands-on class learns tips for planning designs; plus how to use royal icing with pastry tips to transform cookies into works of art. Design dazzling cookies using outlining, flooding, and feathering techniques, along with sanding sugar and dragées to make these cookies look as good as they taste. Students will take home their beautiful creations.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Our next cookie decorating class, Summer Cookie Decorating, is on June 13 with Caroline Stamp.

Details

Ericka Jones
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jun 2
5:30 to 8:00 PM

THE APPRENTICE CHEF: CULINARY BOOTCAMP

For aspiring chefs, children from ages 7 to 11. Enjoy a three-day culinary extravaganza learning techniques, knife skills, and lots of great eats. Join Dawn Meyer for a hands-on class creating beef and broccoli stir-fry, sloppy Joe sliders, chicken parmesan with marinara sauce, baked potato soup, honey roasted carrots, quick vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce, sesame chicken meatballs, creamy spinach-parmesan orzo, crispy baked zucchini fries, barbecue chicken pizza, gooey chocolate chip skillet cookie, and more.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Dawn Meyer
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On for Apprentice Chefs
$165 Per Child
Mon, Jun 3
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Tue, Jun 4
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Wed, Jun 5
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

KILLIAN IT WITH PASTRIES - PIZZA. GOOEY BUTTER. S'MORES.

Treat yourself to a bit of laughter and some great treats, as Rachelle Killian slays sweet and savory pastries in a fun monthly series. Enjoy spinach-artichoke dip pizza with whole wheat crust, gooey butter cake, and homemade s'more granola bars. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$45 Per Person
Mon, Jun 3
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

ROPED IN WITH TED LASSO

Ted Lasso won our hearts with his daily “biscuits for the boss” shortbread tied up in a little pink box, and Lydia Gwin will win over this hands-on class with dishes from her favorite scenes. Learn to make fish-and-chips from Crown & Anchor Pub with mushy peas, Ted's bullseye "KC style BBQ" chicken wings, Roy Kent's favorite kabobs with Sam's Nigerian jollof rice, plus "finger in the peanut butter jar" pie with a Nutter Butter crust and a Richmond's Greyhound cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 3
6:00 to 8:30 PM

CZECH IT OUT! HOT KOLACHES!

Join Sheri Doe for an exciting evening making kolaches -- a Czech-style pastry made of delicious brioche-like dough filled with sweet and savory ingredients. This hands-on class will learn to make the kolache dough and use it for a variety of sweet and savory kolaches, including apricot-mango kolaches, cherry-vanilla bean kolaches, Philly beef cheese steak kolaches with grilled peppers and onion and Monterey Jack cheese, plus spicy Buffalo chicken kolaches with blue cheese.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 12.

Details

Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 3
6:00 to 8:30 PM

IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE

Mickey Kitterman has been professionally wielding a chef's knife since 1983, and shares the three knives he cannot do without, plus one just for fun. Learn to slice, dice, mince and decorate with a variety of cuts including brunoise and tourné with seasonal vegetables to make culinary creations with skill and creativity using the chef's knife, boning knife, utility knife and a mezzaluna. This hands-on knife skills class will learn to bone chicken thighs, and spontaneously create a full dinner from the bounty.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$55 Per Person
Mon, Jun 3
6:30 to 9:00 PM

TRAVELS WITH TUTKO - ROME

Back in the day, Sharon Tutko was an adventure-seeking young woman with chef knives eager to experience the world. Most of those things still ring true as she shares the significant food that is still part of her life in this monthly series. From Rome, sip on pinot grigio and enjoy "kitchen table" rainbow chard and artichoke crostata with basil pesto from her roommate Simone, thinly sliced chicken piccata with lemon and peas from her Buddhist landlord, fluffy rosemary focaccia, plus tiramisù with Kahlúa and mascarpone to honor the Jubilaio in 2000. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

The next class in this series, Travels with Tutko - Ermione, is available on July 15.

Details

Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Tue, Jun 4
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

IF YOU KNEW SUSHI

It is always a delight to have Thai native and sushi chef Jay Dedkhad, of Ocha Thai and Japanese, in our kitchens creating beautiful and delectable sushi, in one of our most popular classes. Using the freshest fish and other beautiful ingredients, this hands-on class will master the art of rolling and forming a variety of lavish and enticing sushi.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on June 25.

Details

Jay Dedkhad
Chef
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Tue, Jun 4
6:30 to 9:00 PM

LET'S PLAY HOOKY

Bring a date! Bring your friends! Bring your family! Mickey Kitterman is playing hooky with his favorite "let's kick back" fish dishes. This hands-on class will spend an adventurous evening creating smoked and butter-poached lobster rolls, Mickey's favorite fish tacos, crab and corn quesadillas with avocado salsa, and mahi mahi burgers with saffron aïoli on very soft buns.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Wed, Jun 5
6:00 to 8:30 PM

RAISING THE RISOTTO GAME

Spend the evening with the talented chef Bob Colosimo, of Eleven Eleven Mississippi, learning to make creamy Italian risotto using a variety of rice including arborio, carnaroli, and vialone nano - an Italian semifino variety. Combining the rice with exciting ingredients, this hands-on class will make risotto with goat cheese and roasted mushrooms, creamy butternut squash risotto with toasted pumpkin seeds, braised beef short ribs and spinach risotto, plus salted caramel risotto with crumbled almond biscotti.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on September 11.

Details

Bob Colosimo
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jun 5
6:00 to 8:30 PM

JAN AND MATT - SOUTHERN COMFORTS

Spend an evening enjoying the mutual trust and camaraderie between friends Jan Reid and Matt Sassman as they flex their culinary muscles to create a memorable southern array of dishes. Take a seat at the counter as they amuse you with their banter and prepare pimiento cheese spread with crackers and crudités, fried green tomato salad with crisp bacon and Green Goddess dressing topped with chow chow relish, garlic and green chile shrimp served over cheddar cheese grits, plus mini Grand Marnier bundt cakes with orange glaze and candied orange peel served with whipped cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matt Sassman and Jan Reid
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jun 5
6:30 to 9:00 PM

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: BREAD BASKET

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to eight people.
Conquer the art of baking delicious yeast breads in this hands-on class that will cover all kinds of delicious, home-baked breads, including baguettes, rolls, pizza, rye, whole-grain, sandwich breads, and delicious cinnamon rolls. The class will make natural starters, sponges, crusty breads, and enriched doughs. Plus, learn how to make the amazing no-knead, slow-rise bread. Each participant will take home sourdough starter. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 29.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$175 Per Person
Thu, Jun 6
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

IN KNOTS OVER PRETZELS

Lydia Gwin shares global flavors to a variety of homemade soft pretzels that combines technique with creativity. This hands-on class will make German soft pretzel sticks with a duo of dips - pickle dip and Dijon-bacon dip, Swedish sugared sweet pretzels, pretzel-covered hot dogs, and Mexican stuffed pretzels with roasted jalapeño queso dip. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, Jun 6
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

BACK TO BASICS

The past few years have brought more new cooks to the kitchen who are ready to dive in and learn the basics of cooking, and includes everyone from college students and newlyweds, to busy parents and retired seniors. Join us in the kitchen in a four-week course with the incredible Dawn Meyer as she provides clear and concise recipes for everyday cooking and focuses on knife skills and learning to sear, sauté, bake, roast, cook with cast iron, and stir-fry. Learn how to stock your pantry and refrigerator for quick and easy meals, create one-pot meals, sheet pan meals, salads and homemade dressings, side dishes, soup, sauces, basic bread baking, and easy desserts.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This four-part series is offered again, beginning on August 29.

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Dawn Meyer
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$300 Per Person
Thu, Jun 6
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Thu, Jun 13
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Thu, Jun 20
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Thu, Jun 27
6:00 to 9:00 PM

MACARON MANIA - JUNE

Jump on the bandwagon and discover why these sweet meringue confections are popping up everywhere! Join the talented Laura Branson for a hands-on class creating perfectly domed and footed sandwich cookies with fun flavor profiles and some pretty embellishing with new flavors every month. Learn to make Oreo cheesecake macarons with Oreo cream cheese buttercream topped with a white chocolate drizzle and crushed cookies, birthday cake macarons with buttercream and sprinkles, plus triple berry macarons with strawberry-blueberry-raspberry jam fillings surrounded by fluffy marshmallow buttercream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Laura's next macaron class is available on July 30.

Details

Laura Branson
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, Jun 6
6:30 to 9:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS

The kitchen lights up with fun and laughter as this date night class joins Devon Drag to create flavor-packed dishes with bourbon as an ingredient, starting with BLT crostinis with bourbon brown sugar-glazed bacon, roasted tomatoes and homemade ranch spread. This hands-on class will make romaine-apple-red onion salad with gorgonzola and candied pecans topped with whiskey vinaigrette, spice rubbed pork loin roast with a bourbon reduction, succotash with bacon and maple bourbon brown butter, plus flourless chocolate bourbon brownies with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce, and The Big Texan bourbon-grapefruit cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 10.

Details

Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Jun 7
6:00 to 8:30 PM

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: SWEET CHEESUS

Praise be whoever thought to put cheese and chocolate together for a "take me to my knees" moment, starting with chèvre spread with toasted walnuts and caramelized onions dusted with cocoa and served with crostini and crudités. Enjoy the evening with René Sackett as she prepares mini grilled cheese-dark chocolate sammies finished with sea salt, cocoa-spiced rib-eye steak with red wine-chocolate sauce, mashed potato gratin, plus white chocolate-macadamia cheesecake bites, and chocolate martini shots.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

René Sackett
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Fri, Jun 7
6:30 to 9:00 PM

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: BREAD BASKET

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to eight people.
Conquer the art of baking delicious yeast breads in this hands-on class that will cover all kinds of delicious, home-baked breads, including baguettes, rolls, pizza, rye, whole-grain, sandwich breads, and delicious cinnamon rolls. The class will make natural starters, sponges, crusty breads, and enriched doughs. Plus, learn how to make the amazing no-knead, slow-rise bread. Each participant will take home sourdough starter.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 29.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$175 Per Person
Sat, Jun 8
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

OFF THE HOOK

Learn to create a delicious spread with three Southern-style fish preparations. This hands-on class with Suzanne Corbett will make andouille-crusted fish with corn maque choux, deep-fried catfish with lemon-chile tartar sauce, Shreveport-style crab-stuffed shrimp, along with buttermilk slaw and Southern baked cheesy macaroni.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Suzanne Corbett
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jun 8
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

THE CHEF'S TABLE

The dynamic duo of chef Lou Rook III and wine director Glenn Bardgett, of Annie Gunn's and Smokehouse Market, have been leaving their fans awestruck in the kitchen of Kitchen Conservatory for more than three decades. Chef Lou will hand-select the finest ingredients available for an exquisite multi-course chef's tasting that is sure to please the palate, as Glenn expertly pairs each course with wine for a memorable afternoon.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lou Rook III and Glenn Bardgett
Chef
Demonstration
$150 Per Person
Sat, Jun 8
1:00 to 4:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ANYTHING IS PASTA-BLE

Get your partner in the kitchen and anything is possible! Master the skills of making delicious homemade pasta as this splendid hands-on class with Angela Adrignola creates classic Caesar salad, Italian wedding soup, toasted ravioli with marinara dipping sauce, fettuccine Alfredo, plus chocolate molten lava cake, and an espresso martini.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on September 14.

Details

Angela Adrignola
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sat, Jun 8
6:00 to 8:30 PM

GREENS AND GRAINS

Sharon Tutko, health and wellness coach, offers dishes with bursts of flavor to bump up the fiber and protein in your diet with Minnesota wild rice, buckwheat, Einkorn wheat, quinoa, arugula, Swiss chard, leeks, spinach, and kale, starting with a winter vegetable buckwheat crostata with white cheddar and lemon-sesame honey drizzle. Enjoy wild rice pilaf with roasted butternut squash, arugula, pecans, cranberries, and feta, plus a quinoa Buddha bowl with massaged kale, roasted carrots and chickpeas topped with 3-ingredient tahini dressing and hemp seeds. #vegetarian #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Sat, Jun 8
6:30 to 9:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: STEP UP TO THE CANDY BAR

Spend a memorable afternoon making different versions of your favorite candy bars so good that parents and children will be scrambling for the last morsel. Learn to make mini Butterfinger pies in jars with brown sugar graham cracker crust, homemade Twix bars with caramel and chocolate, Almond Joy cookie bars, peanut butter cup sandwich cookies with peanut butter buttercream, plus Snickers ice cream topped with caramel, peanuts and chocolate. Some candy made in class may be taken home. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sun, Jun 9
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

PASTA ROLLER DERBY

Sidle up to the counter with Mickey Kitterman where elbow action is allowed when using the pasta machine to make fresh homemade pasta. This exciting hands-on class will make roasted red pepper linguine served with lobster-crab-shrimp tutto mare, baked pesto lasagna with fresh pasta sheets layered with basil pesto and béchamel sauce, plus paglia e fieno (straw and hay pasta) with a duo of spinach and egg noodles tossed with pancetta and mushrooms and cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Details

Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jun 9
12:30 to 3:00 PM

NOVEL CUISINE: EVERYTHING I LEARNED, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT

Curtis Chin shares his memoir of growing up in the 1980s in Detroit as a gay Chinese American finding comfort in his family's Cantonese restaurant in Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. As the class discusses the book, they will enjoy egg rolls with dipping sauce, won ton soup, barbecue ribs, almond boneless chicken on rice, shrimp lo mein, plus almond cookies.
Novel Cuisine is a culinary book club for food lovers that read the book in advance and includes novels, memoirs, histories, science and politics -- all with food as a central theme. The books for Novel Cuisine are available at Kitchen Conservatory. Come to one or as many of these classes as you like! Novel Cuisine started in our kitchen in 2006 and our readers and food lovers have discussed nearly 200 books! We love to hear from our students what books they want to read!
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$45 Per Person
Sun, Jun 9
1:00 to 3:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: WE SEA FOOD ON THE GRILL

Join us outside at the grill to create succulent summer seafood dishes, starting with parmesan grilled oysters. This hands-on class for couples will make cedar-planked grilled salmon, grilled scallops, grilled seafood and sausage paella, charred romaine salad with anchovy dressing, plus stone fruit shortcake with housemade sugar biscuits, bourbon caramel sauce, and citrus whipped cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Jun 9
5:00 to 7:30 PM

PRETTY LITTLE MACARONS - CHILDHOOD

Spend a unique evening in the kitchen with Liz McClure who has perfected her skills in creating beautiful and delicious macarons with delicate shells, Italian meringue buttercream filling, and simple decorations. This hands-on class will learn how to make orange dreamsicle macarons with orange curd and vanilla-orange buttercream, neapolitan macarons with strawberry jam and chocolate ganache surrounded by vanilla buttercream, plus cookies and cream macarons with crushed Oreo-vanilla buttercream topped with a mini Oreo.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Liz's next available class, Pretty Little Macarons - Vacation, is on July 8.

Details

Liz McClure
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jun 9
5:30 to 8:00 PM

A NEW GENERATION OF COOKS - GLOBAL BOOTCAMP

A New Generation of Cooks is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, excited to take their cooking journey to the next level.
Lydia Gwin has inspired her own children to take charge in the kitchen with the skills and responsibilities that come along with cooking new dishes. Focus will be on international cuisines utilizing a variety of techniques, and will include lessons on geography, language, and culture. This hands-on class will create pasta, pesto, pizza and gnocchi from Europe; kuku paku with rice, fried plantains, chapati, and rice-coconut doughnuts from Africa; plus ramen, goyza, sushi, cucumber smashed salad, and fortune cookies from Asia.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On for Apprentice Chefs
$165 Per Child
Mon, Jun 10
1:00 to 4:00 PM
Tue, Jun 11
1:00 to 4:00 PM
Wed, Jun 12
1:00 to 4:00 PM

SHOW ME MO OFF THE GRILL

Chef Mathew Unger exemplifies the "Show Me" Missouri slogan as he shares his extensive research for an upcoming cookbook on Missouri comfort foods. This hands-on class will work side-by-side with Mathew to make grilled Caesar salad, grilled bacon jelly flatbread, grilled peach pork chops, brioche French toast with maple pecan sauce, plus gooey butter cake.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Mathew Unger
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 10
6:00 to 8:30 PM

MARVELS OF THE MEDITTERANEAN

Join Sheri Doe to create a marvelous Mediterranean meal starting with hummus-tzatziki bruschetta with smashed cucumbers and feta. This hands-on class will learn to prepare oven-roasted leg of lamb with lemon tahini sauce, gratin dauphinoise with smoked gouda, oven-charred Brussels sprouts with caramelized onions and spicy Manuka honey, plus classic gluten-free almond cookies, and a Mediterranean Pink Lady limoncello-Campari cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Mon, Jun 10
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PUT THAT IN YOUR PASTRY BAG AND PIPE IT!

Join the talented Naky Lee, owner of Cott Studio - specializing in floral arrangements and decorating stunning cakes with beautiful buttercream flowers, for a class focusing on the artistry of the pastry bag. With an art degree from Seoul’s Institute of the Art, Naky shares her creative skills with techniques for making beautiful buttercream flowers using a variety of pastry tips for exquisite cherry blossoms on parchment paper and flower nails, then adding the final results to cupcakes. Naky provides students with her buttercream recipe and directions on how to add the flowers to cakes and cupcakes. Students will take home their decorated cupcakes.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on September 16.

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Nakyung Lee
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 10
6:30 to 9:00 PM

FRENCH FAVORITES - ASPARAGUS AND PLUMS

Barry Marcus, known as a spectacular pastry chef, also loves to entertain guests with exquisite French dinners. Enjoy Barry's favorite French dishes as he creates romaine and vegetable salad with croutons, steak marchand de vin - wine merchant steak, asparagus with walnut-mustard vinaigrette, potatoes baked in parchment, plus plum dartois. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Barry Marcus
Pastry Chef
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
Tue, Jun 11
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

THE POP ART OF POP TARTS

Create modern art with pop tarts too flaky and sophisticated to pop from the toaster, as this hands-on class creates exciting variations of both sweet and savory pastries. Join Sharon Tutko in the kitchen to make frosted brown sugar pop tarts, milk chocolate ganache pop tarts, tart and mellow apple pie pop tarts with nutmeg icing, spinach-ricotta-prosciutto pop tarts, plus ham and gruyère puff pastry pop tarts with fresh thyme.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jun 11
6:00 to 8:30 PM

NAUTI APPETIZERS

Indulge in a splendid array of seafood appetizers as chef Matt Borchardt adds his special touch to each dish. Enjoy Gulf shrimp rolls with green curry dressing on toasted brioche, pan-seared scallops with vanilla bean pan sauce and lemon zest, salmon skewers with a teriyaki glaze sprinkled with chile flakes and sesame seeds, crab cakes with classic rémoulade and frizzled leeks, plus strawberry trifle layered with ladyfingers, strawberries and whipped cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matthew Borchardt
Chef
Demonstration
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jun 11
6:30 to 9:00 PM

LATIN-ASIAN MASHUP

Create an unforgettable evening of sweet and spicy flavors as this hands-on class joins Sheri Doe to combine elements from two different cuisines - Latin and Asian. Learn to make arroz chaufa - Peruvian version of Chinese fried rice with chicken and cumin and ginger, chicken won ton tacos with hoisin and ginger and cilantro, Vietnamese pho steak burrito with bean sprouts and hoisin, kimchi quesadillas with crispy chicken and spicy kimchi with gochujang and honey dipping sauce, plus a citrusy yuzu margarita.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jun 12
6:00 to 8:30 PM

HANDMADE CHEESES

Explore fresh cheesemaking in an exciting evening with world-renowned cheese expert Neville McNaughton, known as Dr. Cheese. Neville shares the history and science behind making cheese while this hands-on class samples award-winning cheeses that include some locally made samples. Join Dr. Cheese in the kitchen to make creamy ricotta, pulled mozzarella, panela, quark/chevre, and juustoleipa - a Finnish toasted cheese.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Neville McNaughton
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$75 Per Person
Wed, Jun 12
6:00 to 9:00 PM

BASIL FOR DAYS

Basil is growing like gangbusters, and we have some smart uses for this never-ending supply of aromatic herbs from appetizers to desserts and everything in-between! Enjoy zucchini basil soup, white bean-tuna-basil salad with pesto mayonnaise, baked feta pasta with tomatoes and basil, plus strawberry-basil compote on angel biscuits with whipped cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Wed, Jun 12
6:30 to 9:00 PM

SUMMER COOKIE DECORATING

Raise your pastry bags to Caroline Stamp who loves to share simple techniques for mastering royal icing with a tipless pastry bag. Follow along with Caroline for step-by-step instructions for outlining, flooding, marbling, wet-on-wet, and wet-on-dry techniques to create fabulous cookies perfect for the season, with plenty of time to create your own designs. Everyone will leave with a stunning array of decorated cookies to impress family and friends.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Caroline Stamp
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, Jun 13
12:00 to 2:30 PM

HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO!

Melanie Armbrecht, who is a go-getter when it comes to cake decorating, expounds on the components of cake baking so that it is a success every time. Learn how to level and stack layers, and decorate a stunning cake in this hands-on class. Melanie has pre-baked the cakes, so the focus is on decorating a one-layer cake with American buttercream frosting using a variety of tips for simple borders and decorations. Learn how to make chocolate ganache for a drip effect down the sides of the cake. Each student will take home their decorated cake. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Melanie Armbrecht
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Fri, Jun 14
12:00 to 2:30 PM

THE PROOF IS IN THE SOURDOUGH

Spend the afternoon with the talented Joey Vitale, a skilled and ardent fan of sourdough bread, who learned his expertise at the San Francisco Baking Institute and spent time working in celebrated San Francisco bakeries. Join Joey in the kitchen for a hands-on class as he shares his own starter and the steps to feed and use it to create basic country sourdough and sourdough focaccia. Each student will make their own dough in class to take home for an overnight rise that can be baked the following day. Each participant will also take home sourdough starter. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Joey Vitale
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Fri, Jun 14
12:00 to 2:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ON THE TOWN FOR TWO

Treat yourselves to an evening out with fabulous fare inspired simply by romance! This hands-on class for couples will learn to prepare classic French onion soup, traditional Caesar salad with roasted garlic croutons, show-stopping jaw-dropping steak Diane in a mushroom-shallot cream sauce flambéed with brandy, goat cheese mashed potatoes with fresh herbs, plus blueberry clafoutis.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matthew Sassman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Jun 14
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SUSHI RICE AND ROLL

Learn the basics of sushi-meshi - the art of making sushi rice for creating a variety of sushi rolls using shrimp, unagi, salmon, and real crab, plus tamagoyaki - a Japanese omelet. This hands-on class with Sharon Tutko will make nigiri sushi, uramaki - California rolls, hosomaki - spicy thinly rolled tuna and cucumber rolls, temaki - cone-shaped hand rolls with salmon and vegetables, plus classic accompaniments -- kabayaki sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Fri, Jun 14
6:30 to 9:00 PM

SOUTH INDIA SATURDAY - KERALA PEPPER CHICKEN

Elizabeth Georgin, from Kerala, India, shares traditional dishes from her country in a monthly series. This hands-on class will learn to create instant semolina dosa - a popular south India rice crêpe served with coconut chutney and pottukadala chutney, Kerala pepper chicken, plus semiya payasam - vermicelli pudding, and a mango lassi.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Elizabeth Georgin
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jun 15
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

RUSTIC ROYALS

Create an English meal befitting royalty whether they live in the British countryside or another country. This hands-on class with Sheri Doe will make maple-sriracha devils on horseback appetizers with honey-soy sauce, pan-fried glamorgan sausage - a vegetarian cheese and leek appetizer, English roast beef stuffed with spinach and mushrooms, bubble and squeak - cabbage and roasted vegetables, Yorkshire pudding, plus Victorian sponge cake with sweet strawberry jam and crème chantilly.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jun 15
12:00 to 2:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BIG BAND SWING DINE AND DANCE

Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour swing dance lesson with dance instructor Tal Stein, then jitterbug into the kitchen to create a delicious steakhouse dinner, plus a refreshing orange bourbon smash. Learn to prepare a Caesar salad with garlic croutons topped with crispy prosciutto, cast iron New York strip steaks with gorgonzola sauce served with sweet potato-chipotle gratin and roasted broccoli with brown butter balsamic sauce, plus a molten chocolate lava cake with raspberry sauce. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Jun 15
6:00 to 9:00 PM

MEAT ME AT THE SMOKER

Celebrate Father's Day with an afternoon at the smoker. Bring out all the tenderness and flavor in slow-cooked large hunks of meats on the barbecue, including whole pork shoulder and beef brisket cooked two ways. Learn how to cure, season, and smoke beef brisket when the class makes from scratch cured-and-smoked pastrami and Texas-style barbecued brisket. Marinate and dry-rub a pork shoulder for the best pulled pork. While the meats are smoking, the class will make homemade condiments of cherry mustard, Russian dressing, sweet tomato relish, hot pepper jelly, and Carolina vinegar sauce, plus homemade buns.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$100 Per Person
Sun, Jun 16
12:30 to 3:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BREW AND Q

Celebrate Dad for Father's Day - or just enjoy a great evening at the grill with Mickey Kitterman using ingredients that will make everyone swoon! This hands-on class will prepare candied bacon popcorn, elote - grilled Mexican sweet corn with chiles and cheese, thick cut onion rings, sweet and sticky Southern-style pork, beef rib-eye with chimichurri, along with an ice cold beer, plus Laura Bush's original recipe for cowboy cookies.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Jun 16
5:00 to 7:30 PM

LOVE. PEACE. DOUGHNUTS.

Show up with doughnuts and everyone smiles! Join Rachelle Killian to make a variety of yeast doughnuts - chocolate and vanilla glazed classic doughnuts, Bavarian cream-filled doughnuts, berry fritters, plus chocolate old-fashioned sour cream doughnuts, and baked lemon doughnuts with lemon glaze. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 17
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

GRILLING WITH NO CHARRED FEELINGS

The only regrets will be if you do not dust off that grill and get the season started. Join Lydia Gwin for a hands-on class at the grill creating grilled haloumi-zucchini salad with arugula and mint tossed in lemon vinaigrette, black lime beef skewers with sumac onions served with mustard-parmesan grilled vegetables, Jamaican jerk spatchcocked chicken with mango coleslaw, plus grilled lemon pound cake served with balsamic berries and whipped cream, and a paloma cocktail with grilled grapefruit garnish.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 17
6:00 to 8:30 PM

HOOKED ON FISH TACOS

Spend a fun evening making seafood tacos and homemade corn tortillas with sauces and salsas, plus ceviche, with taco expert Jeff Friesen. This hands-on class will create Baja fish tacos with Baja sauce, grilled shrimp tacos with avocado salsa, and blackened catfish tacos with tartar sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 17
6:00 to 8:30 PM

WINE AND DINE WITH THE DALES - SUMMER

Chef Zach Dale, of Robust Wine Bar, is joined by his talented wife, Kelcey, for a perfect pairing of exciting dishes with selected wines. Enjoy chardonnay poached shrimp with cucumber salsa and lime vinaigrette, Cajun-seasoned salmon cakes with rémoulade, lamb meatloaf with roasted red pepper pepperonata, plus goat cheese cheesecake.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Zach Dale
Chef
Demonstration
$75 Per Person
Mon, Jun 17
6:30 to 9:00 PM

AFTERNOONS WITH AUDREY - ITALY

Audrey Scherrer delights in cooking and sharing food from her own experience in the kitchen and travels in a monthly series. Enjoy caprese-style tomato-burrata bruschetta with peppery garden grown basil, short rib ragù on creamy polenta, roasted zucchini, plus tiramisù, and chianti wine. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Audrey Scherrer
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
Tue, Jun 18
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

WHAT’S THE BIG CURRY?

Slow down and spend an evening with the talented Jacob Couture creating four distinctive global curries. This hands-on class will make Singapore spicy chicken curry puffs, Indian chickpea coconut curry with cashews with an intense ginger and garam masala curry, kare raisu curry with chicken - a hardy Japanese comfort classic, seared curry tofu with garlic and grilled Chinese leeks, plus Thai sticky rice with mangoes.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Jacob Couture
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jun 18
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SWEET LIKE HONEY

Beekeeper and founder of Asali Gold Honey, Ericka Clark, teams up with her sister, Lydia Gwin, for a sweet class infusing a variety of flavors into honey, as Lydia cooks with honey. Enjoy gochujang-apricot sticky chicken wings, ginger roasted carrots with chile and chives and garlic-fermented honey, black garlic and lime tomato salad with honey-black lime vinaigrette, plus a griddled peach and pistachio pavlova with lavender honey.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin and Ericka Clark
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Tue, Jun 18
6:30 to 9:00 PM

THE BEST OF BAREFOOT - BY THE SEA

Jan Reid shares her favorite recipes from the collection of cookbooks of the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. Join Jan in the kitchen to create refreshing summer dishes as this hands-on class makes lobster and shrimp BLT rolls, potato salad à la Julia Child, veggie slaw with dill mustard vinaigrette, Boston cream cupcakes, plus a sea breeze gin cocktail with cranberry juice and prosecco. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jan Reid
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Wed, Jun 19
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

LAND OF HONEY

Beekeeper and founder of Asali Gold Honey, Ericka Clark, teams up with her sister, Lydia Gwin, for a sweet class infusing a variety of flavors into honey, as Lydia cooks with honey. Enjoy prosciutto and melon salad with honey vinaigrette, cornflake and honey fried chicken, broccoli salad with harissa-honey buttermilk ranch, plus blueberry-lavender honey ice cream over lemon pound cake. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin and Ericka Clark
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Wed, Jun 19
12:00 to 2:30 PM

IF YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, LET'S BE NUTS!

Nuts are the perfect addition to almost any dish and can be spiced up for a snack or appetizer. Join the nutty Sharon Tutko for a hands-on class creating toasted peanuts with Indian spices, ginger-scented pecans with coconut sugar, rosemary and maple almonds, butternut squash soup with cardamom cashew cream served with crusty baguette, mixed greens-shaved apple salad with individual goat cheese soufflés topped with cranberries and toasted honey walnuts dressed with lemon-herb vinaigrette, slow-roasted salmon with pistachio-feta crumble, plus a mango tart in a toasted macadamia crust with berry coulis and mascarpone whipped cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jun 19
6:00 to 8:30 PM

WOK TO THE BEAT OF YOUR OWN CHOPSTICKS

Spend a sizzling evening creating your own personalized stir-fry in the wok with one of our homemade sauces - sweet and sour, Szechuan, spicy garlic, brown, or hoisin-hot bean paste sauce. This hands-on class will choose from a variety of proteins, including beef, chicken, pork, and seafood; then prepare a beautiful array of aromatics and vegetables to mix and match, and use the wok to create a quick and delicious meal served with white rice and golden fried rice.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jun 19
6:00 to 8:30 PM

KNIFE LESSONS TO CUT BY

Improve your knife skills starting with the basics of holding a chef's knife for the most control and safety with produce manager Matt Sassman. This hands-on class learns to chop, julienne, slice, dice, chiffonade, and mince with the knives Matt uses most often. Matt shares his trick for quick julienned onions, the difference between serrated knives and why the double serrated is his favorite, cutting pineapple, and using a paring knife for mincing shallots. The bounty of carrots, celery, onions, fennel, Brussels sprouts, spinach, and herbs will be used to create a caramelized onion and fennel soup topped with cheesy croutons, a spinach-Brussels sprouts salad with roasted butternut squash and shallot vinaigrette, plus pineapple sorbet. Participants will also receive 20% off all in-store regularly-priced knives on the day of class.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matthew Sassman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$55 Per Person
Wed, Jun 19
6:30 to 9:00 PM

DAYS WITH DEVON - STRATAS AND STRAWBERRIES

Spend an easygoing late morning with Devon Drag as she recreates some of her favorite go-to dishes in this monthly series. Enjoy individual spinach-sausage stratas layered with everything bagel seasoning and Monterey Jack, roasted peach parfait with honey-pecan granola, cucumber-quinoa salad with feta and lemon vinaigrette, plus strawberry cornmeal cake with fresh strawberries, and raspberry and limoncello rosé sangria. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
Thu, Jun 20
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

CAKE FLIGHT

A cake flight with world traveler Lydia Gwin is the best way to experience first hand four cakes from around the world, each with their own special components. This hands-on class will make Czechoslovakian bublanina - a simple sponge cake with fruit filling served with berry compote and custard sauce, Polish piernik - a gingerbread loaf, American Brooklyn blackout cake - a rich dark chocolate sponge cake with pudding layers and rich chocolate frosting, plus Greek portokalopita - an orange cake with phyllo and orange syrup. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, Jun 20
12:00 to 2:30 PM

GIVE THE DOG A BONE!

When this class comes rolling home with "paw-some" treats for their dog, tails will be a-wagging! Join dog-lover Sheri Doe to create sweet potato dog chews, pumpkin-peanut butter dog treats with whole wheat flour, iced bone dog biscuits, beet treats with oatmeal and chicken, plus homemade dog food. Students will take home a sampling of dog treats!
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, Jun 20
6:00 to 8:30 PM

GLUTEN, BE GONE!

Roll up your sleeves and explore alternative flours for making some of your favorite gluten-free baked goods. Spend an informative evening with Sharon Tutko with additions for texture, rise, and crumb appeal, as this hands-on class makes yeasted oat rolls with maple butter, herbed almond flour scones with herb butter, "the best" gluten-free sandwich bread, three-ginger pound cake with cardamom whipped cream, plus "Nutter Butters" on a "nutter" level. #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Fri, Jun 21
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GOOD TO THE LAST BITE

Spend a dazzling evening in the kitchen with your partner creating dishes with Marci Boland, who likes to create healthy and tasty dishes. This hands-on class will make cast iron skillet spinach-artichoke dip with Greek yogurt served with a toasted baguette and fresh vegetables, roasted beet-arugula salad with citrus and red onion drizzled with champagne-hot honey dressing and topped with goat cheese and pistachios, whole grain pasta tossed in kale-basil pesto with tomatoes topped with chicken meatballs and roasted grapes, roasted veggie-filled zucchini boats with kefir-mint topping, plus orange-chamomile blondies topped with aquafaba whipped cream. #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Marci Boland
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Fri, Jun 21
6:00 to 8:30 PM

ALL THAT JAZZ

The cuisine of New Orleans is rich in the old traditions of developing distinct flavors. Enjoy a jazzy feast of flavors, as Matt Borchardt presents barbecue shrimp with lemon and spices on a toasted baguette, crawfish étouffée with white rice and scallions, ham-andouille-chicken jambalaya, plus traditional bananas Foster, and a hurricane cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Matthew Borchardt
Chef
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Fri, Jun 21
6:30 to 9:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: THRILLED TO PIZZAS

Happiness is a fun morning with Jess Schmidt and a parent, grandparent, or your favorite aunt or uncle making lots of pizza, kiddy sangria, and mixed berry crumb bars with vanilla ice cream for dessert! Learn to make fresh pizza dough, roll it out and create an individual pizza with your favorite toppings, including cheese, veggies, pepperoni, and Italian turkey sausage, and more. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jess Schmidt
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sat, Jun 22
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

CUMIN AND GET IT ON THE BBQ

Lily Sugathan has fired up the grill for an afternoon of adding warm and exciting flavors to traditional Indian cuisine. This hands-on class will make street-style butta - Indian roasted corn on the cob with cumin and chaat masala and spices, marinated and grilled tandoori chicken, charcoal smoked chicken biryani with rice, barbecue paneer tikka masala, baigan bharta - grilled eggplant, grilled butter naan, kachumber salad, plus aam panna - a refreshing grilled green mango drink.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lily Sugathan
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jun 22
12:00 to 2:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: PARIS NIGHTS

Celebrate Parisian classics from the most romantic city in the world with a French 75 cocktail, chilled to perfection. This hands-on class with Sheri Doe will make asparagus-gruyère puff pastry tart, oven roasted chicken breast with creamy tarragon sauce, roasted root vegetable medley with fresh rosemary, plus crêpes filled with mascarpone drizzled with orange caramel sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sat, Jun 22
6:00 to 8:30 PM

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: DISHING WITH DIVAS

Rumor has it that this class is strictly for divas with a taste for decadence, laughter, and great food with personal chef Terri Jayne. Enjoy a duo of hummus - black-eyed peas and sweet potato served with fried pita chips, Italian sausage flatbread with rapini and bianca sauce, plus mini cherry-pistachio scone squares with rosewater drizzle, and a pineapple-ginger beer cocktail with vanilla and anise.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Terri Jayne Walker
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Sat, Jun 22
6:30 to 9:00 PM

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: PASTA WORKSHOP

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to eight people.
Spend the day perfecting the art of Italian pasta dough. This hands-on class will learn to make a variety of fresh noodle shapes, including fettuccine, angel hair, pappardelle, ravioli, tortellini, agnolotti, cannelloni, and cavatelli, plus potato gnocchi and the amazing Venetian-style lasagna. The pastas will be sauced with Bolognese, puttanesca, carbonara, Alfredo, brown butter, and lemon sauces.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$175 Per Person
Sun, Jun 23
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: JEDI ACADEMY

Warrior Rachelle Killian leads a journey of interstellar travel to a galaxy far, far away to create an epic feast for Jedis and their masters. May the force be with you, as this interactive class learns to make fruit sabers, green yoda-mole served with BB-8 shaped soft pretzels, Chewbacca's grilled "porg" wings with homemade ranch dip, TIE fighter s'mores with homemade graham crackers, plus Leia's cinnamon buns. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sun, Jun 23
12:30 to 3:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: HOT TO TRATTORIA

Join the ardent sous chef of Trattoria Marcella, Jeff Young, as he shares his enthusiasm for simple yet sophisticated Italian fare. This hands-on class will create roasted garlic and blistered cherry tomato bruschetta, shaved Brussels sprouts salad with roasted butternut squash topped with brown butter vinaigrette and pears, sausage and Calabrian chile agnolotti with parmesan and crisp prosciutto and kale, plus macerated strawberries with a sherry glaze served with zabaglione.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Jeff Young
Sous Chef
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sun, Jun 23
5:00 to 7:30 PM

WHAT'S FOR BRINNER?

Sometimes, the best thing for dinner is breakfast, and Sunday night is the perfect time to get a head start to the week. This hands-on class will join Sheri Doe to create a Southwest cast iron frittata, Scotch eggs - hard boiled eggs wrapped in pork sausage fried to perfection in bread crumbs, tortilla patatas cooked in cast iron until golden brown, shakshuka -- a one-skillet dish of eggs baked in a tomato-red pepper sauce, plus crêpes filled with berries and topped with chantilly cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jun 23
5:00 to 7:30 PM

FOOD FOR LIFE - ALL DAY, EVERY DAY

From the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, certified plant-based educator Lisa Buchmeier is a Food For Life instructor eager to share meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan dishes for every meal of the day that are low fat, high fiber, oil-free and cholesterol free. Enjoy a sunrise fruited quinoa bowl sprinkled with chia seeds, summer squash salad with short grain brown rice and an oil-free zesty herb dressing, caramelized roasted sweet potatoes drizzled with maple-red chile sauce topped with a medley of hearty black beans and vegetables and fire-roasted corn served with braised collard greens with a hint of lemon, plus creamy strawberry-banana oat "nice cream". #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lisa Buchmeier
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Sun, Jun 23
5:30 to 8:00 PM

PATIO. PERU. PISCO.

Join chef Stephan Ledbetter at the grill creating some of his favorite dishes from Peru. This hands-on class will make white fish ceviche with peppers and cilantro, classic Peruvian grilled corn-bean-cheese solterito salad with tomatoes and cilantro vinaigrette, Peruvian grilled chicken, smashed fried plantains with aji verde sauce, plus picarones - sweet, sticky sweet potato doughnuts with honey and orange, and Peru's national drink - a pisco sour.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Stephan Ledbetter
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 24
6:00 to 8:30 PM

I'VE GOT AN APP FOR THAT

In today's world of mobile technology, the best apps are the ones prepared from scratch in the kitchen! This hands-on class with Lydia Gwin will create a happy hour with a watermelon mojito, grilled shrimp with charred tomato-lemon butter sauce, soft pretzel and beer cheese dip, creamy chicken-artichoke-bacon flatbread, skillet pizza dip with garlic parmesan pizza bread, plus a pizookie - a large cast iron chocolate chip cookie served with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 24
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PRETTY LITTLE MACARONS - ZIPPY

Spend a unique evening in the kitchen with Liz McClure who has perfected her skills in creating beautiful and delicious macarons with delicate shells, Italian meringue buttercream filling, and simple decorations. This hands-on class will learn how to make Key lime macarons with lime curd and vanilla buttercream topped with graham cracker crumbs, s'mores macarons with chocolate ganache and vanilla buttercream topped with mini marshmallows and graham cracker crumbs, plus cherry almond macarons with cherry centers and almond buttercream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

Liz's next class, Pretty Little Macarons - Vacation, is available on July 8.

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Liz McClure
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jun 24
6:30 to 9:00 PM

GARLIC - CAN YOU DIG IT?

Fall in love with our favorite local crop - freshly dug garlic. Enjoy rich aromatic flavors in every dish, as this class feasts on homemade hummus dip with oil-cured olives and fried garlic, homemade pita pockets stuffed with garlic-herb chickpea falafel in tahini sauce and cucumber salad, roasted garlic-stuffed lamb shawarma, plus refreshing pistachio ice cream. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Tue, Jun 25
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

LITTLE PIES AND TARTS

Join Sharon Tutko in the kitchen creating smaller versions of our favorite pies and tarts, as this hands-on class discovers tips for working with different crusts. Learn to make individual flaky chicken pot pies with carrots and celery and herbs, lemon curd tartlets with pecan short crust, mini lattice-topped apple pies with Pink Lady and Granny Smith apples, and mini phyllo chocolate chess pies - the perfect little bite!
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jun 25
6:00 to 8:30 PM

IF YOU KNEW SUSHI

It is always a delight to have Thai native and sushi chef Jay Dedkhad, of Ocha Thai and Japanese, in our kitchens creating beautiful and delectable sushi, in one of our most popular classes. Using the freshest fish and other beautiful ingredients, this hands-on class will master the art of rolling and forming a variety of lavish and enticing sushi.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jay Dedkhad
Chef
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Tue, Jun 25
6:30 to 9:00 PM

MERINGUES - WHIP IT! WHIP IT GOOD!

Mickey Kitterman shares the differences between French, Swiss, and Italian meringues plus the techniques for each that start with whipped egg whites and sugar. This hands-on class will use those skills to create chocolate meringue tarts with French meringue, a copycat recipe with the flavors of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding cake featuring lemon curd with Swiss meringue buttercream flavored with lemon and elderflower, dacquoise with hazelnut meringue layers frosted with Italian mocha buttercream, plus floating island with crème anglaise and caramel sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jun 26
6:00 to 8:30 PM

GRILLS LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

The distinct aromas of grilling will lure this hands-on class to the grill with Mathew Unger for a perfect summer evening. Learn to make grilled chicken wings, summer spinach salad, mustard grilled pork chops, potato pancakes, sweet and sour charred greens, plus grilled peaches and pound cake.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mathew Unger
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jun 26
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PESTO CHANGE-O

A myriad of ingredients may be used to create countless pestos that can immediately change a dish into something extraordinary. Lydia Gwin creates three savory pestos plus a refreshing sorbetto with lemon whipped cream and a sweet mint pesto. Enjoy crispy calamari with garlic pesto aïoli, Amalfi Coast lemon pesto pasta, and beef tenderloin stuffed with herb pesto served with roasted cauliflower and caramelized onions topped with pistachio pesto.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Wed, Jun 26
6:30 to 9:00 PM

GARLIC - CAN YOU DIG IT?

Fall in love with our favorite local crop - freshly dug garlic. Enjoy rich aromatic flavors in every dish, as this class feasts on homemade hummus dip with oil-cured olives and fried garlic, homemade pita pockets stuffed with garlic-herb chickpea falafel in tahini sauce and cucumber salad, roasted garlic-stuffed lamb shawarma, plus refreshing pistachio ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Thu, Jun 27
6:30 to 9:00 PM

THINK LIKE A PRIVATE CHEF

Take a peek inside the workings of a private chef who creates a week of meals for families providing lots of creativity and flexibility for each meal. This hands-on class with the talented Sharon Tutko will prepare all the components, and then each student will create their own plate to sample. Combinations can include chicken, pork or shrimp that are sautéed, roasted, or grilled, plus seasonal veggies that are marinated and grilled, steamed, braised or "slawed", plus a choice of noodles, rice, or sweet potatoes, and a choice of sauces including Sharon's luscious charmoula sauce, zesty pomodoro, pumpkin seed pesto, or basil-ginger splash.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Fri, Jun 28
6:00 to 8:30 PM

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: MEATLESS IN ST. LOUIS

Turn off the radio and gather with your girlfriends as Melissa Clendenin creates a brilliant array of vegetarian dishes, starting with chilled green gazpacho with cucumbers. Enjoy black bean sliders with chipotle aïoli, grilled summer vegetables with manouri cheese tossed with lemon and parsley oil, plus shortcake with fresh fruit. #vegetarian #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Melissa Clendenin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Fri, Jun 28
6:30 to 9:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: IT'S PATIO SEASON

Enjoy a terrific summer evening on the patio with Maria Sakellariou creating grilled dishes with all the flavors of Greece. This hands-on class will make mussels saganaki - steamed in ouzo and topped with feta and fresh fennel, watermelon salad with haloumi and basil, char-grilled rack of lamb served with minty bulgur, grilled asparagus finished with extra virgin olive oil and Kefalotyri cheese, plus a summery plum clafoutis.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Maria Sakellariou
Chef
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, Jun 28
6:30 to 9:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: WIZARDS IN THE KITCHEN

Attention all Muggles! Experience the world of Harry Potter and make magic in the kitchen as Amanda Anderson helps you prepare delightful dishes described throughout the J.K. Rowling series, including The Three Broomsticks' butterbeer, ham-and-cheese pasties from the Hogwarts house-elves, Mrs. Weasley's potatoes with béchamel sauce, and Hermoine's dragon wand vegetables with magic sauce. Before you apparate home, you'll make Aunt Petunia's individual berry-pudding trifles. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on July 28.

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Amanda Anderson
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sat, Jun 29
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

TAKE A BAO

Kudos will be abundant as this hands-on class learns to make baos - Chinese warm, soft steamed buns filled with flavorful fillings. Join us to create Chinese barbecue pork baos, ground pork and herb baos, baos filled with curried chicken and peas, spicy chorizo and chihuahua cheese baos, vegetarian shiitake-bok choy baos, plus dipping sauces of sweet chile and black vinegar.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jun 29
12:00 to 2:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BEER. BACKYARD. BARBECUE.

Frothy beer is an abundant ingredient in this sensational grilling class, as everyone throws on an apron, grabs a set of tongs, and heads to the grill. Learn to make beer can chicken with a Memphis dry rub, beer-marinated rib-eye steaks with beer barbecue sauce, garlic cheese bread, Caesar pasta salad, balsamic-marinated grilled mushrooms and asparagus, plus grilled pineapple slices with vanilla bean ice cream and salted caramel sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sat, Jun 29
6:00 to 8:30 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: SUSHI - JUST ROLL WITH IT

It is okay to play with your food in this fun hands-on sushi class with the talented Rohan Sarino. Learn to make sushi rice using three different cooking vessels, use a sushi mat, work with sticky rice, and choose your own ingredients including tuna and salmon to create sushi rolls, inside-out rolls and nigiri-style sushi. Rohan shares his secrets to making spicy sriracha mayo. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rohan Sarino
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sat, Jun 29
6:30 to 9:00 PM

PUTTIN' ON THE RIBS

Which ribs are most delicious? All ribs, all the time. Join us in a rib-off as the class barbecues and smokes pork spare ribs and baby back ribs. The class will test dry rub versus wet rub; tomato versus mustard sauces; American versus Asian pork ribs. While the ribs cook, the class will also make red cabbage-apple coleslaw, bacon potato salad, maple baked beans, and butterscotch ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Sun, Jun 30
12:30 to 3:30 PM

THE ART OF DECORATING CUPCAKES

Join the talented Melanie Armbrecht in a class focused on elevating your cupcake game with a variety of techniques that incorporate lots of buttercream frosting, strawberry reduction, chocolate ganache, and fondant. The cupcakes are out of the oven and ready for decorating, as this hands-on class learns to work with buttercream frosting to create beautiful piped borders, roses, shells and other designs using several different pastry tubes perfect for the season. Melanie will guide the class in using chocolate ganache for dipping and piping applications, and fondant to create a multitude of shapes perfect to personalize cupcakes for any occasion. Students will take home their decorated cupcakes.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Melanie Armbrecht
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jun 30
1:00 to 3:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOLLYWOOD DINE AND DANCE

Grab your partner and join Lily Sugathan for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour Bollywood dance lesson learning the top 10 Bollywood dance steps, including thumka, spinning hands, desi pendulum, and the amitabh walk. This hands-on class will join Lily in the kitchen to celebrate Holi, the Indian Festival of Color, with crispy mixed vegetable pakora with coriander chutney, puri - fried flatbread, aloo dum - a potato curry dish, vegetable biryani, spinach raita, plus malupua - a traditional Holi dessert, and thandai - a must-have drink for the holi-day. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel. #vegetarian #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lily Sugathan
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Sun, Jun 30
5:00 to 8:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: READY FOR IT, SWIFTIES?

Mother and daughter Swifties Rachel and Elyza Sarino welcome you with "It's Me, Hi" for an evening of making the whole place "shimmer". Learn to make "We are never ever getting back together" hummus with "13" veggie dippers, "You need to calm down" panko-crusted chicken tenders with "Sweet like honey" mustard dipping sauce, cheeseburger sliders "In the getaway car", "Shake it off" cookie dough milkshakes, plus "Karma is" an orange chai cookie. You are welcome to dress in your favorite era and bring and trade friendship bracelets. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 4.

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Rachel Sarino
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sun, Jun 30
5:30 to 8:00 PM

TIKI TIME

Join in on the festivities as Lydia Gwin transports the mood of the evening to a tropical paradise with tiki torches, palm trees, and island food. This hands-on class will create a feast of crab rangoon dip with crisp won ton chips, sambal-glazed chicken skewers with jicama-pineapple slaw, sweet-and-spicy bacon kabobs with scallion-ginger relish, pork lumpia with banana sauce, coconut jasmine rice, Hawaiian-style sesame cabbage salad, plus roasted pineapple with a honey-orange glaze and toasted pistachios, and cantaloupe-coconut cocktails with tequila and Midori.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Mon, Jul 1
6:00 to 8:30 PM

HOW IS THIS GLUTEN-FREE?

Sharon Tutko takes a page out of the famous cafe cookbook, Tartine: A Classic Revisited by Elisabeth Pruiett and Chad Robertson, to recreate some of Elisabeth's gluten-free treats. This hands-on class will bake cream cheese short dough apple pie, rice-oat-tapioca thyme gougères, sticky date pudding cake with hot toffee sauce, plus "best ever" cinnamon rolls. #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 1
6:00 to 8:30 PM

CAKE POPS

Spend the evening with Rachel Sarino, founder and creative director of StL Cake Pops, for an exciting class creating colorful seasonal treats. This hands-on class will learn how to hand mold cake pop dough, dip, detail, and decorate with sprinkles, sanding sugar, and other specialty items to create an assortment of unique cake pops. Each student will take home their cake pop creations.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachel Sarino
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 1
6:30 to 9:00 PM

A BIG BITE OF SUMMER

The talented Lydia Gwin creates the epitome of summer flavors in every bite of this hands-on class. Learn to make sweet corn gazpacho, mango barbecue pulled pork sandwiches with Asian cucumber salad, watermelon-tomato caprese with arugula pesto, plus strawberry-raspberry Eton mess and a choice of blueberry-lavender lemonade - zero-proof or spiked with vodka.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jul 2
6:00 to 8:30 PM

FIRE WORKS ON THE GRILL

Start your Independence Day celebration lighting up the grill with Mickey Kitterman to create dishes from around the world. This hands-on class will make Mexican elote - spicy grilled street corn with cotija cheese, Middle Eastern baba ganoush with grilled eggplant and sweet tahini dressing, Korean bulgogi deopbap - a rice bowl topped with delicious Korean barbecued beef strips, grilled lamb shawarma served with pita, Japanese grilled chicken yakitori, plus grilled pineapple and homemade ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jul 2
6:00 to 8:30 PM

IF YOU KNEW SUSHI

It is always a delight to have Thai native and sushi chef Jay Dedkhad, of Ocha Thai and Japanese, in our kitchens creating beautiful and delectable sushi, in one of our most popular classes. Using the freshest fish and other beautiful ingredients, this hands-on class will master the art of rolling and forming a variety of lavish and enticing sushi.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

Details

Jay Dedkhad
Chef
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Tue, Jul 2
6:30 to 9:00 PM

PUTTIN' ON THE RIBS

Which ribs are most delicious? All ribs, all the time. Join us in a rib-off as the class barbecues and smokes pork spare ribs and baby back ribs. The class will test dry rub versus wet rub; tomato versus mustard sauces; American versus Asian pork ribs. While the ribs cook, the class will also make red cabbage-apple coleslaw, bacon potato salad, maple baked beans, and butterscotch ice cream. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Wed, Jul 3
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TUSCANY FOR TWO

The romance of Tuscany is the inspiration for a perfect date night in this hands-on class for couples. This class will prepare shrimp and scallop scampi, seared rib-eye steak with rosemary and roasted garlic, baked polenta with gorgonzola, mushrooms and spinach, roasted mixed vegetables, and blackberry gelato with pizzelle cookies.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Wed, Jul 3
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: THAT'S AMORE

Dean Martin might be heard crooning in the background, as this hands-on class for couples creates a romantic dinner, starting with a duo of bruschetta. Sharon Tutko will lead this class to create puréed cannellini beans and roasted garlic bruschetta with sage, sautéed spicy rapini greens bruschetta with currants, goat cheese soufflés over winter greens and pears with red wine vinaigrette topped with dried cranberries and walnuts, pollo in pane - a lovely presentation of tender chicken pie cooked "in bread" with red wine and garlic baked in homemade pizza dough, plus Italian almond cake Amaretto-scented mascarpone and fresh berry coulis, and a pomegranate martini or mocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Fri, Jul 5
6:00 to 8:30 PM

FRENCH FARE - LE GRAND AÏOLI

Chef Mickey Kitterman shares his passion for the techniques of classic French cookery with attention to detail to create a superb afternoon lunch with a new menu each month. Enjoy le grand aïoli - a beautiful feast that transforms a Provençal meal into a celebration with plenty of aïoli with fresh garlic surrounded by a huge platter of fresh spring vegetables including French radishes, asparagus, haricots verts, squash, zucchini, and hard boiled eggs. Enjoy a lovely presentation of grouper and chicken poached with herbes de Provence, plus limoncello mousse.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Sat, Jul 6
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

CAST IRON IS HOT

Cast iron pans are versatile, durable, and some of Sheri Doe's most used pans. Learn how to clean and care for cast iron, as this hands-on class creates butter-basted pan-seared rib-eye steak with fresh herbs, Tuscan chicken in creamy garlic sauce, a beautiful presentation of baked ratatouille layered with fresh herbs, charred fennel and sausage pizza with herb sauce and mozzarella, plus a Dutch baby with fresh raspberries.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jul 6
12:00 to 2:30 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: STEP UP TO THE CANDY BAR

Spend a memorable afternoon making different versions of your favorite candy bars so good that parents and children will be scrambling for the last morsel. Learn to make mini Butterfinger pies in jars with brown sugar graham cracker crust, homemade Twix bars with caramel and chocolate, Almond Joy cookie bars, peanut butter cup sandwich cookies with peanut butter buttercream, plus Snickers ice cream topped with caramel, peanuts and chocolate. Some candy made in class may be taken home. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sat, Jul 6
1:00 to 3:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GIVE PIZZA CHANCE

Head to Kitchen Conservatory with your partner for an awesome night of pizza making with Dawn Meyer and Larry Meyers, starting with pizza dough from scratch and seasonal ingredients. The class will make a caramelized onion-bacon-blue cheese pizza, cherry tomato pizza margherita, pesto-spinach-mushroom pizza, hot honey-goat-cheese-pepperoni pizza, then each couple will create their own pizza! Also, enjoy making sangria, a mixed green salad with balsamic vinaigrette, and salted caramel ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Dawn Meyer and Larry Meyers
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sat, Jul 6
6:00 to 8:30 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: SUSHI - JUST ROLL WITH IT

It is okay to play with your food in this fun hands-on sushi class with the talented Rohan Sarino. Learn to make sushi rice using three different cooking vessels, use a sushi mat, work with sticky rice, and choose your own ingredients including tuna and salmon to create sushi rolls, inside-out rolls and nigiri-style sushi. Rohan shares his secrets to making spicy sriracha mayo. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rohan Sarino
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sat, Jul 6
6:30 to 9:00 PM

CHINESE DUMPLINGS

Master the art of filling and forming and cooking delicious Chinese dumplings, as this class enjoys steamed shrimp siu mai, chicken pot stickers, pork-filled won tons for soup, char siu pork steamed buns, vegetarian spring rolls, and crab rangoon made with real crabmeat. The dumplings will be served with a variety of dipping sauces, such as sweet chile, lime-soy caramel, black vinegar-scallion, plum, and peanut sauces.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jul 7
12:30 to 3:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: READY FOR IT, SWIFTIES?

Mother and daughter Swifties Rachel and Elyza Sarino welcome you with "It's Me, Hi" for an afternoon of making the whole place "shimmer". Learn to make "We are never ever getting back together" hummus with "13" veggie dippers, "You need to calm down" panko-crusted chicken tenders with "Sweet like honey" mustard dipping sauce, cheeseburger sliders "In the getaway car", "Shake it off" cookie dough milkshakes, plus "Karma is" an orange chai cookie. You are welcome to dress in your favorite era and bring and trade friendship bracelets. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 4.

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Rachel Sarino
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sun, Jul 7
1:00 to 3:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TUSCANY FOR TWO

The romance of Tuscany is the inspiration for a perfect date night in this hands-on class for couples. This class will prepare shrimp and scallop scampi, seared rib-eye steak with rosemary and roasted garlic, baked polenta with gorgonzola, mushrooms and spinach, roasted mixed vegetables, and blackberry gelato with pizzelle cookies.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Stephan Ledbetter
Chef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Jul 7
5:00 to 7:30 PM

SOURDOUGH BREAD

If the thought of freshly baked sourdough bread makes you weak in the knees, join bread baker Melissa Clendenin with step-by-step instructions for successful bread with intoxicating flavors. This hands-on class will learn how to maintain and refresh the starter and test for ripeness, discover how to fold and shape the dough along with using rising vessels, and learn the benefits of the overnight fermentation method with detailed instructions for resting and rising periods and scoring the bread tops. Learn how to make Melissa's master sourdough recipe and incorporate different inclusions into your bread with Melissa’s choices of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, citrus zest, olives, jalapeños, cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. Each participant will take home sourdough starter. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 6 (day).

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Melissa Clendenin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 8
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

KILLIAN IT WITH PASTRIES - GREEN GODDESS. LEMON. SCONES.

Treat yourself to a bit of laughter and some great treats, as Rachelle Killian slays sweet and savory pastries in a fun monthly series. Enjoy Green Goddess salad sandwiches on freshly baked challah rolls, lemon and lavender bars with a shortbread crust, plus ham and cheese scones. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$45 Per Person
Mon, Jul 8
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

CAMPFIRE CONNOISSEUR

Lydia Gwin has devised a summer gathering perfect for around the campfire, a firepit or the kitchen counter. This hands-on class will create bacon-wrapped stuffed jalapeños with green tomato-pineapple chutney, piggies in pajamas - little smokies wrapped in puff pastry with zesty za'atar and whole grain honey mustard, sliders with bacon jam and the "best ketchup on earth", triple baked beans with beef and bacon and a special sauce, summer squash "pappardelle" with basil-sunflower seed pesto, plus s'mores with homemade graham crackers and vanilla bean marshmallows stuffed with chocolate ganache topped with salted caramel sauce, and Campari sangria spritzers.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Mon, Jul 8
6:00 to 8:30 PM

CZECH IT OUT! HOT KOLACHES!

Join Sheri Doe for an exciting evening making kolaches -- a Czech-style pastry made of delicious brioche-like dough filled with sweet and savory ingredients. This hands-on class will learn to make the kolache dough and use it for a variety of sweet and savory kolaches, including apricot-mango kolaches, cherry-vanilla bean kolaches, Philly beef cheese steak kolaches with grilled peppers and onion and Monterey Jack cheese, plus spicy Buffalo chicken kolaches with blue cheese.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 12.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 8
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PRETTY LITTLE MACARONS - VACATION

Spend a unique evening in the kitchen with Liz McClure who has perfected her skills in creating beautiful and delicious macarons with delicate shells, Italian meringue buttercream filling, and simple decorations. This hands-on class will learn how to make blueberry-lemon macarons with lemon curd and blueberry buttercream, cherry pie macarons with cherry centers and cherry buttercream topped with a crumble, plus strawberry-chocolate macarons with chocolate ganache and strawberry buttercream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Liz McClure
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 8
6:30 to 9:00 PM

SHOW ME MO CAJUN

Chef Mathew Unger exemplifies the "Show Me" Missouri slogan as he shares his extensive research for an upcoming cookbook on Missouri comfort foods and the influence of Cajun cuisine. This hands-on class will work side-by-side with Mathew to make crab cakes with rémoulade sauce, Cajun shrimp, chicken and sausage gumbo, plus bourbon bread pudding with brioche bread.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Mathew Unger
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jul 9
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SOURDOUGH BREAD

If the thought of freshly baked sourdough bread makes you weak in the knees, join bread baker Melissa Clendenin with step-by-step instructions for successful bread with intoxicating flavors. This hands-on class will learn how to maintain and refresh the starter and test for ripeness, discover how to fold and shape the dough along with using rising vessels, and learn the benefits of the overnight fermentation method with detailed instructions for resting and rising periods and scoring the bread tops. Learn how to make Melissa's master sourdough recipe and incorporate different inclusions into your bread with Melissa’s choices of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, citrus zest, olives, jalapeños, cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. Each participant will take home sourdough starter.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 6 (day).

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Melissa Clendenin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jul 9
6:00 to 9:00 PM

TOMAYTO, TOMAHTO

Let's not call the whole thing off, and fall in love all over again with ripe, juicy tomatoes with Matt Borchardt. Enjoy fried green tomatoes with lump crab and blue cheese vinaigrette, tomato-cucumber panzanella salad with bell peppers and red onion, oven-roasted salmon with warm Israeli couscous salad and smoked tomato vinaigrette, plus tomato basil sorbet with fresh mint and a brown sugar crumble.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matthew Borchardt
Chef
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Tue, Jul 9
6:30 to 9:00 PM

WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE

That's amore! Join Sheri Doe and learn to make the versatile pan pizza that does not require shaping or stretching the dough, and can be done without a pizza stone, high heat oven or a pizza peel. Originally made in Tuscany around 1900 from the residual heat of wood fired ovens, this class will make Roman-style pan pizzas topped with cheese and a simple crushed tomato and basil sauce, plus a variety of toppings.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jul 10
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SO GOOD YOU CANNOLI IMAGINE

Explore the art of cannoli making from crispy shells to irresistible creamy fillings and crunchy garnishes. Join food and travel aficionado, chef Bob Colosimo of Eleven Eleven Mississippi, who loves to share his skills for Italian cuisine. This hands-on class will learn to form and fry vanilla and chocolate cannoli shells, and make an assortment of fillings starting with house made ricotta cheese with a variety of flavorings and additions including chocolate chips and citrus. Learn to pipe the filling into the cannoli ends and finish with your choice of garnishes from toasted chopped pistachios, candied orange, cherries, and lemon zest to mini chocolate chips.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 7.

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Bob Colosimo
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jul 10
6:00 to 8:30 PM

JUICE-INFUSED COOKING WITH COREY

Join us in giving a big welcome to Corey Logan, owner of Juicemasters local food truck and juice bar, who has spent three years developing juice-infused cooking and meal prep. Enjoy a delicious vegetarian meal with navy bean curry soup with fresh juiced turmeric and vegetables cooked in ghee, West African curried cabbage and potatoes in a curry loaded with tomatoes and onions and cumin and spices with red palm oil, Asiatic brown rice, vegetable pakora with curry-chickpea batter, juice-infused fresh fruit and veggie salad with juice-infused vinaigrette, plus a Juicemasters strawberry-banana smoothie with a fresh juice blend and elderberry elixir. #vegetarian #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Corey Logan
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Wed, Jul 10
6:30 to 9:00 PM

TOMATO SEASON

One of the most eagerly awaited seasons of the year is when tomatoes are ripe and abundant. Lydia Gwin shares some of her favorite recipes as the class enjoys tomato and tomatillo gazpacho, tomato watermelon caprese salad with arugula pesto, tomato jam crusted cod served with kale-pesto potato salad with macadamia nuts, and green tomato-pineapple chutney served with goat cheese and crackers. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Thu, Jul 11
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

FROM SCIENTIST TO FUFU N' SAUCE

Scientist Adjo Honsou loves to share the West African cuisine she features in her popular food truck, Fufu n' Sauce. Enjoy fried plantain morsels with a sweet flavor, chicken yassa - a slightly spicy thick comforting stew with chicken and onions braised with a blend of spices and mustard served with rice, plus their famous hibiscus tea brewed in-house with hibiscus leaves imported from Togo, West Africa and sweetened with cane sugar.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Adjo Honsou
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$65 Per Person
Thu, Jul 11
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PASTA LA VISTA, BABY

Say hello to an exuberant night of pasta and say goodbye to every delicious bite as you enjoy three different versions that all start with the basic pasta dough. Spend a rollicking evening with Sharon Tutko in a hands-on class turning rolled out pasta dough into herbed pappardelle pasta with red wine and mushrooms, pumpkin ravioli with sage brown butter and toasted cashews, and goat cheese tortellini with tomato-basil concassé and toasted pine nuts.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Thu, Jul 11
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON STREET

Bubbles, bourbon, barbecue, and boneless pork chops are the stars of the evening, as this hands-on class with Julie Malloy creates a memorable evening of New Orleans-inspired dining. Learn to create Cajun-style barbecue shrimp, mixed greens salad with grits croutons and buttermilk dressing, pan-seared pork loin chops served on French bread-andouille sausage stuffing with Cajun spices, brown sugar-glazed carrot bundles tied with a leek strip, bourbon vanilla ice cream with pecan-praline cookies, plus a champagne-bourbon cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Julie Malloy
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Fri, Jul 12
6:00 to 8:30 PM

THE COCKTAIL PARTY PLANNERS

Mickey Kitterman and René Sackett team up to create a stunning cocktail party inspired by the 1965 masterwork cookbook by Vincent and Mary Price, A Treasury of Great Recipes, with easily understood recipes from their travels and iconic restaurants presented with great wit and photography. Enjoy coquille of lobster Savannah with a champagne cocktail, spoon bread with Virginia ham and smoked chicken paired with a summertime non-alcoholic blackberry lemonade, crab Haleakala - a Hawaiian appetizer with crab-stuffed avocado, steak skewers teriyaki served with hanaho "Come again" rum punch, plus coffee sherbet with Cointreau whipped cream paired with a Brandy Alexander.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman and René Sackett
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$80 Per Person
Fri, Jul 12
6:30 to 9:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: BITS AND PIZZAS

Join Laura Branson in the kitchen for a delightful afternoon creating individual pizzas to share with your favorite adult. This hands-on class will make gooey fried mozzarella sticks with dipping sauce, pizza with your choice of toppings including homemade pizza sauce, freshly grated cheese, pepperoni, veggies, caramelized onions, and delicious prosciutto. Finish with a soft oatmeal cookie crust "pizza" topped with caramel, chocolate chips, M&Ms and drizzled with white chocolate. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Laura Branson
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sat, Jul 13
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: LET THEM EAT CUPCAKES

Making it to the final round of the 2019 Kids Baking Championship on Food Network, the creative Tarek Husseini shares his mad skills for baking cupcakes with some of his delicious flavors, fillings and frostings. This hands-on class will make chocolate cupcakes with cherry filling and whipped cream topping, coconut cupcakes with chocolate ganache and toasted coconut crumb, plus confetti cupcakes with almond Swiss meringue buttercream and lemon curd filling. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Tarek Husseini
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sat, Jul 13
12:00 to 2:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: PHO-NOMENAL VIETNAMESE

Spend the evening in the kitchen with your partner creating the classic dishes of Vietnam. Join Jan Reid for a hands-on class learning to make banh xeo crepes with shrimp and nuoc cham dipping sauce, banh mi baguette bites with pork and pickled vegetables, green mango salad, beef pho soup with rice noodles, shaking beef on jasmine rice, plus refreshing mango sorbet.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jan Reid
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sat, Jul 13
6:00 to 8:30 PM

WHAT THE SHEET PAN!

Sheri Doe will leave this hands-on class speechless with countless ways of utilizing the sheet pan. Learn to make Greek chicken with chicken breast tenderloins cooked with tomatoes and olives and white wine with fingerling potatoes topped with tahini dressing, juicy pork tenderloin with Tuscan herbs topped with a portobello béchamel served with crispy golden tiny potatoes and charred broccolini, crispy gnocchi with andouille sausage with a kiss of Spanish paprika and sun-dried tomatoes topped with wilted baby spinach, plus fire-in-the-hole white sheet cake filled with macerated dark cherries.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jul 13
6:00 to 8:30 PM

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: WINE. WOMEN. SONG.

Sharon Tutko is always eager to turn on the music, pour a glass of wine, cook a perfect summer meal, and chill out with her girlfriends. Enjoy fresh herb and chile-marinated chèvre with grilled garlic pocket bread, butter lettuce and radish salad with cannellini beans and roasted corn dressed with Green Goddess, dry-rubbed barbecue salmon with summer tomato-pepper-cucumber relish, plus peach-blueberry crisp with sweetened mascarpone whipped cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Sat, Jul 13
6:30 to 9:00 PM

PÂTE À CHOUX - FROM GOUGÈRES TO ÉCLAIRS

Discover the versatile French choux dough that is used to create impressive sweet and savory dishes that can be baked, boiled, or fried. This hands-on class learns to prepare cheesy gougères, pommes dauphine, French gnocchi in brown butter sauce, churros rolled in cinnamon sugar, chocolate éclairs, plus profiteroles with vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate-caramel sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jul 14
12:00 to 2:30 PM

WHEN I'M NOT A CRAB, I'M A SOLE MAN

We share our passion for crab, as this hands-on class focuses on Jonah and Alaskan king crab and the four grades from claw, backfin, special, and jumbo lump. Learn to make crab bisque from homemade crab stock, fried crab fritters with caper rémoulade and peppadew jam dipping sauces, warm crab salad with avocado and pickled onions on bibb lettuce with white cheddar croutons and soft-boiled eggs tossed in whole grain mustard-honey vinaigrette, plus crab-stuffed sole with citrus basmati rice and seasonal vegetables.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Sun, Jul 14
12:30 to 3:00 PM

NOVEL CUISINE: THE PASSIONATE EPICURE

Marcel Rouff pens the story of a fictionalized version of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin as an older man and his amorous relationship with an epicure and their shared passion for food in The Passionate Epicure: La Vie et la Passion de Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet, which was made into a recent movie, The Taste of Things. As the class discusses the book, Mickey Kitterman honors Bastille Day with roquefort beurre et noix canapés, veal orloff - veal loin stuffed with onions and mushrooms and rice served with mornay sauce, celeri et poireaux braise - braised celery and leeks, plus baked Alaska.
Novel Cuisine is a culinary book club for food lovers that read the book in advance and includes novels, memoirs, histories, science and politics -- all with food as a central theme. The books for Novel Cuisine are available at Kitchen Conservatory. Come to one or as many of these classes as you like! Novel Cuisine started in our kitchen in 2006 and our readers and food lovers have discussed nearly 200 books! We love to hear from our students what books they want to read!
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$45 Per Person
Sun, Jul 14
1:00 to 3:30 PM

GREEK TAVERNA - TAPAS AND OUZO

Join Maria Sakellariou to create small plates reminiscent of Sunday night Greek taverna fare served with ouzo. This hands-on class will create Greek meatballs served with a roasted tomato and Greek cheese sauce, crab and shrimp phyllo triangles, sautéed calamari with tomatoes and oregano served on crostini, fire-roasted eggplant dip with pita wedges, grilled souvlaki - pork kabobs, plus summer fruit with Greek lemon yogurt dripped with Greek honey.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Maria Sakellariou
Chef
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Sun, Jul 14
5:00 to 7:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: CURRY IN A HURRY

Slow down and enjoy a captivating evening in the kitchen with Lily Sugathan who shares a quick way to make Indian food at home with a basic onion-tomato masala used as the base for many recipes, each with a distinct flavor. This hands-on class will use the masala to make curry leaf pepper chicken, matar paneer - paneer cooked with peas, chole - used to make aloo tikki chaat, all served with roti and ghee rice, plus mango kulfi - an Indian ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lily Sugathan
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sun, Jul 14
5:00 to 7:30 PM

TRAVELS WITH TUTKO - ERMIONI

Back in the day, Sharon Tutko was an adventure-seeking young woman with chef knives eager to experience the world. Most of those things still ring true as she shares the significant food that is still part of her life in this monthly series. From Greece, Sharon shares stories from a tiny seaside town where the entire town celebrated Greek Orthodox Easter in 1998 with a day long event and Sharon's version of Greek lamb souvlaki skewers with tzatziki and warm pita, grilled calamari on horiatiki tomato-cucumber-feta salad to honor the old fisherman and his wife who shared their early morning fish cleaning skills on the rocks of the water's edge, plus revani cake - a semolina cake drenched in lemon infused simple syrup topped with coconut flakes. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Mon, Jul 15
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

BIRTHDAY AND CELEBRATION COOKIE DECORATING

Raise your pastry bags to Caroline Stamp who loves to share simple techniques for mastering royal icing with a tipless pastry bag. Follow along with Caroline for step-by-step instructions for outlining, flooding, marbling, wet-on-wet, and wet-on-dry techniques to create fabulous cookies perfect for birthdays and celebrations, with plenty of time to create your own designs. Everyone will leave with a stunning array of decorated cookies to impress family and friends. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Caroline Stamp
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 15
12:00 to 2:30 PM

THE BREAD RISES IN THE YEAST

Rachelle Killian shares tips and techniques for bread baking and takes the fear out of working with yeast, from proofing the yeast to kneading and shaping the dough. This hands-on class will learn the basics of yeast breads with French baguettes, fluffy dinner rolls, rosemary focaccia, and challah.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 15
6:00 to 8:30 PM

HOOKED ON FISH TACOS

Spend a fun evening making seafood tacos and homemade corn tortillas with sauces and salsas, plus ceviche, with taco expert Jeff Friesen. This hands-on class will create Baja fish tacos with Baja sauce, grilled shrimp tacos with avocado salsa, and blackened catfish tacos with tartar sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 15
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SOUL SISTER

Spend a spirited evening with personal chef and owner of Gateway Grub, Terri Jayne, as she proudly shares her take on global cuisine with a burst of soulful creativity. Enjoy crawfish cardinale - a Creole dish with crawfish overflowing from vol-au-vent pastry with an aromatic tomato sauce, fusilli pasta tossed in a velvety spinach-goat cheese sauce with sautéed jumbo shrimp, plus lemon-lavender pound cake with whipped lemon curd and fresh blueberries, and "candy coated raindrops" vodka cocktail with guava and passionfruit nectar.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Terri Jayne Walker
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Mon, Jul 15
6:30 to 9:00 PM

TEEN COOKING CAMP: DINER. DELI. DINNER.

Designed for teens, ages 12 to 16. Join Lydia Gwin for a three-day cooking camp exploring restaurant food perfect for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with each day focusing on a different meal of the day. This hands-on class will make diner food breakfast with chicken and waffles, eggs Benedict, St. Louis slingers, and fruit cups. Deli food for lunch includes grilled cheese sandwiches, homemade potato chips, Caesar salad with homemade croutons, tomato soup, plus giant chocolate chip cookies with homemade ice cream. A restaurant dinner includes a mini charcuterie board with French onion dip, roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables, dinner rolls, and chocolate cake.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$165 Per Person
Tue, Jul 16
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Wed, Jul 17
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Thu, Jul 18
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

AFTERNOONS WITH AUDREY - CHARLESTON

Audrey Scherrer delights in cooking and sharing food from her own experience in the kitchen and travels in a monthly series. Enjoy pimiento cheese with boiled peanuts - "caviar" of the South, barbecue shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes, plus a Carolina peach cobbler with crumb topping, and a Charleston fizz gin cocktail with fresh tarragon and St-Germain elderflower liqueur. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Audrey Scherrer
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
Tue, Jul 16
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

Spice up the summer with plenty of heat in a tantalizing hands-on class with Jacob Couture. Learn to make spicy tomato jam on crostini, orange-jicama salad with sweet and spicy peppers, short ribs with crispy garlic and chile oil, spicy polenta with white beans and kale, plus spicy guajillo-cinnamon brownies with chai vanilla ice cream, and a spicy mango lassi.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jacob Couture
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jul 16
6:00 to 8:30 PM

VEGAN BAKING - NO ONE WILL KNOW

How will they know? Plant-based expert Lisa Buchmeier will show this hands-on class how to recreate some favorite treats vegan-style so that no one will be able to tell the difference. Learn the basics with gluten-free, naturally sweetened, wholesome ingredients to create creamy vanilla oat milk, chickpea chocolate chip cookie dough dip with crispy maple wafers, sweet potato brownies with dark chocolate frosting, and cardamom-courgette cupcakes with lemon icing. #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lisa Buchmeier
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jul 16
6:00 to 8:30 PM

WILD ABOUT CHANTERELLES

René Sackett, who has spent 16 years as a farmers market manager and is President of Slow Food St. Louis chapter, and her husband George love the allure of one of the most popular edible wild mushrooms - the chanterelle. Spend a relaxing evening at the counter, as René and George delight this class with fresh homemade peach soda, caramelized onion and mushroom dip with housemade chips, summer mushroom-chevre tart with fresh corn and cherry tomatoes on puff pastry, homemade fettuccine with grilled chicken and grilled vegetables and chanterelle sauce, tomato salad with pickled mushrooms and mozzarella, plus vanilla bean ice cream with candy cap mushroom caramel sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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René and George Sackett
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Tue, Jul 16
6:30 to 9:00 PM

DINERS, DIVES AND TAVERNS

Learn to make epic dishes found throughout diners, dives, and taverns, starting with finger-licking double-cooked chicken wings in a garlic butter "scampi" sauce. This hands-on class with Sheri Doe will create beef tri-tip sandwiches with caramelized onions and blue cheese crumbles, mile high biscuits and gravy, bacon-wrapped smoked jalapeño poppers, and spicy Atomic Fireball mac-and-three cheese bites deep-fried and served with ranch dressing.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jul 17
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SUMMER BREEZE BRINGS EVERYONE TO THE GRILL

Summer breeze might make Seals and Croft feel fine, but the aromas from Sharon Tutko's grill brings everyone to the backyard. This hands-on class will spend a cool evening creating grilled jalapeño-lime-glazed shrimp skewers, grilled Mediterranean beef sliders with feta and quick pickled red onions, grilled antipasto with mezzo soprano sauce, roasted Yukon potato salad with bacon and chives, plus chocolate mint ice cream with pizzelle cones, and a cold lager beer.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jul 17
6:00 to 8:30 PM

JAN AND MATT - SUMMER SUPPER

Spend an evening enjoying the mutual trust and camaraderie between friends Jan Reid and Matt Sassman as they flex their culinary muscles to create a memorable summer supper. Take a seat at the counter as they amuse you with their banter and prepare upside-down cambozola onion puff pastry tarts with spicy honey and thyme, sweet corn bisque garnished with lobster meat and roasted red pepper coulis, braised beef steak tips with mushroom marsala sauce served with wild rice pilaf, plus raspberry champagne sorbet.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matt Sassman and Jan Reid
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jul 17
6:30 to 9:00 PM

SHOW ME MO BBQ

Chef Mathew Unger exemplifies the "Show Me" Missouri slogan as he shares his extensive research for an upcoming cookbook on Missouri comfort foods. This hands-on class will learn the proper way to make St. Louis dry-rubbed pork chops with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, bacon mac-and-cheese, sour cream cucumber salad, deviled egg potato salad, custard, plus enjoy a selection of Missouri beers.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mathew Unger
Chef
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Thu, Jul 18
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PEACH-ING TO THE CHOIR

Everyone will be all ears as Mickey Kitterman uses baskets of fresh, juicy local peaches to create exciting dishes. Enjoy a creamy and elegant white peach and sweet corn gazpacho, a bacon-lettuce-peach club sandwich with fresh basil-ranch cream cheese spread, homemade potato chips with peach ketchup, and fresh peach soufflé with raspberry sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Thu, Jul 18
6:30 to 9:00 PM

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: FRENCH PASTRY

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to eight people.
This hands-on class will teach how to make and bake classic French pastries. Learn how to roll out and fold into many flaky layers homemade buttery puff pastry and croissant dough. These delicious doughs will be baked into pain au chocolat, palmiers, pinwheels, croissants, cheese straws, kouign amann - individual flaky Breton butter pastries, and other scrumptious desserts. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$175 Per Person
Fri, Jul 19
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS

The kitchen lights up with fun and laughter as this date night class joins Devon Drag to create flavor-packed dishes with bourbon as an ingredient, starting with BLT crostinis with bourbon brown sugar-glazed bacon, roasted tomatoes and homemade ranch spread. This hands-on class will make romaine-apple-red onion salad with gorgonzola and candied pecans topped with whiskey vinaigrette, spice rubbed pork loin roast with a bourbon reduction, succotash with bacon and maple bourbon brown butter, plus flourless chocolate bourbon brownies with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce, and The Big Texan bourbon-grapefruit cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on August 10.

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Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Jul 19
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SUSHI RICE AND ROLL

Learn the basics of sushi-meshi - the art of making sushi rice for creating a variety of sushi rolls using shrimp, unagi, salmon, and real crab, plus tamagoyaki - a Japanese omelet. This hands-on class with Sharon Tutko will make nigiri sushi, uramaki - California rolls, hosomaki - spicy thinly rolled tuna and cucumber rolls, temaki - cone-shaped hand rolls with salmon and vegetables, plus classic accompaniments -- kabayaki sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Fri, Jul 19
6:30 to 9:00 PM

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: FISH AND SEAFOOD

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to eight people.
This very popular participation class will show everything you need to know about selecting, preparing, and cooking all different kinds of fish and shellfish. Our fish expert will give the class much flexibility in creating the dishes they most want to learn. Participants are invited to meet at 9:15 am at Starrs, 1135 South Big Bend, Richmond Heights, to select the fish.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Person
Sat, Jul 20
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

SOUTH INDIA SATURDAY - KERALA FISH CURRY

Elizabeth Georgin, from Kerala, India, shares traditional dishes from her country in a monthly series. This hands-on class will learn to create deep-fried tuna fish cutlets with garam masala, Kerala fish curry in coconut gravy, rice, potato curry, plus a spiced beaten yogurt drink with ginger and curry leaves, and kesari - a sweet semolina dessert with raisins and cashews.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Elizabeth Georgin
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jul 20
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: SALSA SALSA DINE AND DANCE

Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour Latin salsa dance lesson with dance instructor Andrea Osman, that will spark your appetite for a memorable evening in the kitchen with Mickey Kitterman. Refresh your thirst with a mojito, as this hands-on class prepares fried corn tortilla chips with black bean dip, grilled shrimp quesadillas with smoked tomato salsa, roasted pork tenderloin with papaya-mango salsa and yellow Cuban rice, plus banana cream pie with chocolate crumb crust. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Jul 20
6:00 to 9:00 PM

THE CORN-ER MARKET

Fresh corn is abundant for a satisfying evening with Matt Borchardt using this a-maize-ing ingredient in every dish. Enjoy chilled corn soup with crème fraîche and chives, Mexican street corn with crema and cotija cheese seasoned with lime and cilantro, pork shoulder ragù served on polenta with fried onion and chile oil, plus blueberry cornbread cobbler with vanilla ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matthew Borchardt
Chef
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Sat, Jul 20
6:30 to 9:00 PM

THE PEACHY-KEEN PATIO

The most delicious local peaches are gathered for this delectable hands-on class utilizing our grills on the patio. Join Suzanne Corbett and learn to make refreshing peach gazpacho, grilled peach and summer berry salad, molasses-mustard grilled pork tenderloin with peach chutney, grilled chipotle steak and peach kabobs, plus peach praline upside-down cake.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Suzanne Corbett
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jul 21
12:30 to 3:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: PASTA WITH THE KID-DOUGH!

Spend a fun afternoon with Patty Goeke and a parent, grandparent, or your favorite aunt or uncle making fresh homemade pasta. This hands-on class will create cheese ravioli with a light cream sauce, long ribbons of tagliatelle pasta with meatballs and marinara sauce, plus Italian salad with lemon vinaigrette, and chocolate lava cake with raspberry sauce. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Patty Goeke
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sun, Jul 21
1:00 to 3:30 PM

OH BABY, LET'S MAKE ENGLISH MUFFINS AND WAFFLES

Step up your breakfast game with English muffins, waffles and Dutch babies. Join Rachelle Killian for a hands-on class learning to make homemade English muffins toasted and topped with a fried egg and bacon, buttermilk waffles with homemade butter-pecan syrup, plus individual Dutch babies topped with fresh berries and chantilly cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jul 21
1:00 to 3:30 PM

PRETTY LITTLE MACARONS - SUNNY

Spend a unique evening in the kitchen with Liz McClure who has perfected her skills in creating beautiful and delicious macarons with delicate shells, Italian meringue buttercream filling, and simple decorations. This hands-on class will learn how to make peaches and cream macarons with peach preserves and peach buttercream, watermelon-lime macarons with lime curd and watermelon buttercream, plus chocolate coconut macarons with chocolate ganache and coconut buttercream topped with toasted coconut.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Liz McClure
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jul 21
5:30 to 8:00 PM

SCHNITZEL, SPÄTZLE, AND STRUDEL

Join the talented chef Mathew Unger as he shares his exciting research for an upcoming cookbook on Missouri comfort foods. With a prevalence of German immigrants to our state, especially in St. Louis and areas around Hermann, this hands-on class will create traditional German dishes -- spinach salad with warm bacon dressing, pork schnitzel and spätzle, sautéed green beans with bacon, plus traditional apple strudel.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mathew Unger
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 22
6:00 to 8:30 PM

ITALIAN LIRA

Spend a memorable evening with Jeff Young, sous chef of Trattoria Marcella, creating simple Italian doughs for impressive handmade pastas. This hands-on class will make lemon ricotta ravioli with homemade ricotta and butter-poached asparagus, lasagna bolognese with spinach pasta layered with roasted garlic béchamel and ragù Bolognese, tomato farfalle with chicken meatballs and sautéed kale in garlic herb butter with roasted red pepper, plus toasted s'mores ravioli.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

This class is offered again on September 23.

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Jeff Young
Sous Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 22
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PRODUCE LIVES ITS BEST LIFE

The markets are abundant with fresh produce, and Lydia Gwin is inspired to use the bounty in fresh new ways. Enjoy chilled peach soup with goat cheese, marinated watermelon steaks with whipped feta and herbs, Mexican street corn dip served in the corn husks with toasted crostini, T-bone steak with scallion thecha - a Western India green chile condiment, plus a Vietnamese tomato-fennel-cucumber salad.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Mon, Jul 22
6:30 to 9:00 PM

FRENCH FAVORITES - SEARED AND BRAISED

Barry Marcus, known as a spectacular pastry chef, also loves to entertain guests with exquisite French dinners. Enjoy Barry's favorite French dishes as he creates seared radicchio salad with brown butter vinaigrette, Cornish hens in vinegar sauce with braised potatoes, honey-glazed carrots, plus rice pudding with red wine poached pears. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Barry Marcus
Pastry Chef
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
Tue, Jul 23
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

A GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF

A fan of The Great British Baking Show, Mickey Kitterman shares some of his favorite desserts and pastries that could be on the show in this hands-on class for the amateur baker. Learn to make ginger scones with clotted cream and bumbleberry preserves, chocolate pots de crème with Grand Marnier crème chantilly, chai shortbread, plus a stunning Victoria sandwich of English sponge cake layered with Italian buttercream and fresh berries.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jul 23
6:00 to 8:30 PM

THE MAINE ATTRACTION

Lobster might be the mainstay of summer foods in Maine, but Lydia Gwin puts her twist on the iconic lobster roll in this hands-on class. Learn to make a lobster BLT on homemade potato rolls, barbecue spiced potato chips, Lydia's cheesy corn dish with sharp white cheddar, broccoli and carrot slaw, Bloody Mary shrimp ceviche with plantain chips, plus blueberry pie with an all-butter crust.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Tue, Jul 23
6:00 to 8:30 PM

IF YOU KNEW SUSHI

It is always a delight to have Thai native and sushi chef Jay Dedkhad, of Ocha Thai and Japanese, in our kitchens creating beautiful and delectable sushi, in one of our most popular classes. Using the freshest fish and other beautiful ingredients, this hands-on class will master the art of rolling and forming a variety of lavish and enticing sushi.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jay Dedkhad
Chef
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Tue, Jul 23
6:30 to 9:00 PM

THE BEST OF BAREFOOT - APPETIZERS

Jan Reid shares her favorite recipes from the collection of cookbooks of the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. Join Jan in the kitchen to create her favorite appetizers as this hands-on class makes roasted shrimp cocktail, deviled eggs with smoked salmon, pan-fried onion dip with homemade potato chips, roasted beet salad, plus chocolate-white chocolate chunk cookies, and a French 75 cocktail. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jan Reid
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jul 24
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

BIG SLAB PIES

If pies are a head-turning distraction and make you swoon, step into the kitchen with Lydia Gwin to discover the joy of sweet and savory versions of big slab pies. This hands-on class will create loaded baked potato slab pie with caramelized onion crust, nacho slab pie with slow-roasted pork carnitas in a cornbread crust, double chocolate-filled slab pie with a chocolate crust topped with vanilla glaze and sprinkles, plus an American flag Yankee Doodle Dandy slab pie with stripes of sour cherry and blueberry stars.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jul 24
6:00 to 8:30 PM

WHACK THE KNIFE!

Master the knife, the most essential kitchen tool, and how to select the right knife for the right job as this knife skills class learns how to efficiently chop onions and other vegetables in this participation class that also teaches how to use and how to maintain and sharpen knives. Plus, learn how to use a boning knife on raw and roasted chicken, the difference between cleavers, and the best knife for slicing crusty bread as the class enjoys chicken panzanella salad and sliced devil's food cake for dessert. Bring your own knives (limit 3 knives per person) to class for free overnight sharpening! Participants will also receive 20% off all in-store regularly-priced knives on the day of class.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$50 Per Person
Wed, Jul 24
6:30 to 9:00 PM

DAYS WITH DEVON - PANZANELLA AND PEACH

Spend an easygoing late morning with Devon Drag as she recreates some of her favorite go-to dishes in this monthly series. Enjoy summer squash and pesto strata layered with white cheddar cheese, BLT panzanella tossed with toasted ciabatta and balsamic dressing, peach and pistachio puff pastry tart drizzled with honey, watermelon-berry salad with cucumbers and feta and honey-lime dressing, plus a blackberry-lemon gin and tonic. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
Thu, Jul 25
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

TAKE ENTERTAINING TO A NEW LEVEL

Discover the tricks and tips of entertaining with a woman who loves to throw the perfect appetizer party. This hands-on class with chef Sharon Tutko will discover how to plan for a party, setting an appetizer buffet with different levels using risers and tiles, and how to calculate how many hors d'oeuvres and wine is needed for your guests. Learn to create panko-crusted corn and shrimp cakes with chile-cilantro crema, crab and spinach-stuffed portobello mushrooms grilled with mozzarella, smoked chicken empanadas with Santa Fe dipping sauce, wild mushroom beggar's purses in phyllo, crispy parmesan artichokes with capers and saba accented with a splash of lemon, plus summer gazpacho sippers with avocado crema.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Thu, Jul 25
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PASTA IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA

Spend an evening with the engaging Angela Adrignola and learn the fundamentals of making pasta from kneading and shaping the dough to four classic sauces. This exciting hands-on class will learn to roll and cut pasta to create lemon ricotta ravioli with brown butter sage sauce, pappardelle alla Bolognese, spinach and ricotta cannelloni with vodka sauce, and traditional fettuccine Alfredo.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Angela Adrignola
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Fri, Jul 26
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GREEK SUMMER

Join Maria Sakellariou in the kitchen and out at the grill to create a tasty dinner using traditional Greek ingredients. This hands-on class will make lamb and beef soutzoukakia - meatballs with feta and herbs served with sumac Greek yogurt sauce, "spanakopita" crostini, shaved zucchini and tomato salad with feta-herb vinaigrette and toasted pine nuts, grilled whole snapper with lemon-caper-Greek oregano vinaigrette, plus Xinomavro red wine-chocolate cake, served with a glass of Xinomavro wine.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Maria Sakellariou
Chef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Jul 26
6:30 to 9:00 PM

FRIDAY NIGHT FRENCH - BRAISED LAMB

Whether you are ending the week or starting the weekend, join us at the counter for an exquisite evening of French fare. Enjoy chilled potato-leek soup, braised lamb shoulder on white beans, plus elegant l'opera almond cake flavored with coffee and chocolate.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Fri, Jul 26
6:30 to 9:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: THRILLED TO PIZZAS

Happiness is a fun morning with Jess Schmidt and a parent, grandparent, or your favorite aunt or uncle making lots of pizza, kiddy sangria, and mixed berry crumb bars with vanilla ice cream for dessert! Learn to make fresh pizza dough, roll it out and create an individual pizza with your favorite toppings, including cheese, veggies, pepperoni, and Italian turkey sausage, and more. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jess Schmidt
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$120 For Parent and Child
Sat, Jul 27
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

HONG KONG TREASURES

From pot stickers to baos, Jacob Couture shares his secrets for creating delicate Chinese treasures with mouth-watering fillings and well-matched sauces. This hands-on class will make char siu baos and scallion pancakes served with ginger-garlic-Chinese black vinegar sauce, shrimp siu mai with spring onion oil sauce with garlic, pork and cabbage pot stickers with spicy Sichuan peppercorn dumpling sauce, plus Hong Kong egg tarts.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jacob Couture
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sat, Jul 27
12:00 to 2:30 PM

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: LOOKING FOR FUN GUYS?

If you know, you know that the best fungi are mushrooms that are nutty, earthy and aromatic. Treat yourself to an evening out with the girls, as the entertaining chef Sharon Tutko creates maitake and oyster mushroom cast iron pizzetta bites with melted havarti and truffle aïoli, porcini-crusted sablefish served over mushroom risotto with roasted asparagus, plus chocolaty reishi mushroom bliss "truffles" with dates and cashews rolled in cacao, and a chambord-vodka sparkler with French lemonade and fresh thyme garnish.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$60 Per Person
Sat, Jul 27
6:30 to 9:00 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: WIZARDS IN THE KITCHEN

Attention all Muggles! Experience the world of Harry Potter and make magic in the kitchen as Amanda Anderson helps you prepare delightful dishes described throughout the J.K. Rowling series, including The Three Broomsticks' butterbeer, ham-and-cheese pasties from the Hogwarts house-elves, Mrs. Weasley's potatoes with béchamel sauce, and Hermoine's dragon wand vegetables with magic sauce. Before you apparate home, you'll make Aunt Petunia's individual berry-pudding trifles. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Amanda Anderson
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sun, Jul 28
12:30 to 3:00 PM

LOWE COUNTRY SEAFOOD BOIL

Spend a festive afternoon with us creating a traditional low country seafood boil with all the trimmings of the South. This hands-on class will make cheddar-jalapeño buttermilk biscuits with honey butter, grilled corn salad with roasted red peppers and arugula tossed in parmesan-lemon vinaigrette, crab-shrimp-crawfish seafood boil with potatoes and sausage and okra, served with homemade hot sauce and crackers and caper tartar sauce, plus sweet potato pie with marshmallow topping.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$80 Per Person
Sun, Jul 28
12:30 to 3:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BIG BURRITO NIGHT

Come for the big burritos and stay for the magnificent churro bowls. Spend a magnificent evening in the kitchen with your partner as Rachelle Killian leads the class to make fresh tortilla chips and spicy tomato-jalapeño salsa, paloma cocktails, a giant carne asada burrito with corn and cheese and grilled onions topped with pico de gallo and sour cream and guacamole, refried beans and rice, plus a churro bowl filled with homemade vanilla ice cream.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$140 Per Couple
Sun, Jul 28
5:00 to 7:30 PM

FIRE UP THE GRILL FOR TACOS

Fire up the grill and discover the secrets for making sensational tacos with taco expert Jeff Friesen. This hands-on class will create grilled chicken tacos with charred chiles, whole grilled fish tacos with fresh pico de gallo, grilled salsa verde, grilled Mexican street corn, and homemade corn tortillas.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jul 28
5:00 to 7:30 PM

COOKIE DECORATING FUN FOR SUMMER

Spend an evening of cookie decorating fun with Courtney McKinney where everyone is an artist. The cookies are out of the oven with a variety of shapes perfect for summer. This hands-on class will create beautiful cookies and learn outlining, flooding, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry techniques with a tipless pastry bag, plus learn to add accents and creating texture with sprinkles, with plenty of time for practice and creating your own designs. Everyone takes home their beautiful cookies.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Courtney McKinney
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Jul 28
5:30 to 8:00 PM

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: BREAD BASKET

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to eight people.
Conquer the art of baking delicious yeast breads in this hands-on class that will cover all kinds of delicious, home-baked breads, including baguettes, rolls, pizza, rye, whole-grain, sandwich breads, and delicious cinnamon rolls. The class will make natural starters, sponges, crusty breads, and enriched doughs. Plus, learn how to make the amazing no-knead, slow-rise bread. Each participant will take home sourdough starter. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$175 Per Person
Mon, Jul 29
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

A MAN AND A PAELLA PAN

Chef Zach Dale, of Robust Wine Bar, knows a thing or two about making incredible paella from years of Robust's "Paella on the Patio" nights. Spend a memorable evening in our kitchen for a hands-on class learning to make paella mixta - a chicken and seafood paella with chorizo and saffron, a vegetarian version of paella, plus baked goat cheese in spicy romesco sauce, garlic marinated shrimp, and sangria.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Zach Dale
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Jul 29
6:00 to 8:30 PM

SUMMER ON A PLATE

The bright colors and flavors of summer are abundant in a light, refreshing meal with the accomplished Stephan Ledbetter, starting with avocado toast with fresh radish, orange, dill and sheep's cheese. Enjoy a glass of wine with shaved asparagus and melon salad with crispy prosciutto and lemon vinaigrette, mini gazpacho trio - tomato, cantaloupe, and honeydew, seared scallops in brown butter served with creamy risotto and chimichurri, plus sweet and spicy strawberry-chile panna cotta.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Stephan Ledbetter
Chef
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Mon, Jul 29
6:30 to 9:00 PM

THE SCOOP ON GLUTEN-FREE COOKIES

Sharon Tutko shares tips and tricks when working with a variety of gluten-free flours and ingredients and how they contribute to density, lightness and texture. This hands-on class will turn classic cookies into gluten-free versions with chocolatey decadent brownies with dates and almond flour, crunchy triple ginger cookies with a soft, spicy interior, peanut butter-chocolate chip dream cookies made with chickpeas and luscious milk chocolate, easy sweet-tart lemon bars with pistachio shortbread, raspberry jam bars with oats and toasted pecans, plus melt-in-your-mouth snickerdoodles. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jul 30
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

MACARON MANIA - JULY

Jump on the bandwagon and discover why these sweet meringue confections are popping up everywhere! Join the talented Laura Branson for a hands-on class creating perfectly domed and footed sandwich cookies with fun flavor profiles and some pretty embellishing with new flavors every month. Learn to make apple pie macarons with apple pie filling and spiced cream cheese buttercream, cookie dough macarons with cookie dough buttercream topped with mini chocolate chips, plus strawberry lemonade macarons with strawberry buttercream and lemon curd.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Laura Branson
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Jul 30
6:30 to 9:00 PM

PEACH PARTY

Luscious and juicy fresh local peaches are abundant in this hands-on class with Matt Sassman, produce manager at Straub’s Town & Country location. Discover their versatility, as the class makes grilled peach panzanella salad with garlic croutons and blue cheese dressed with balsamic vinaigrette, grilled rib-eye steak with peach steak sauce, grilled peach and bacon rice pilaf, plus caramel peach upside-down cake.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matthew Sassman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Jul 31
6:00 to 8:30 PM

MOROCCAN BAKING WITH SEMOLINA

Give a warm welcome to Zohra Zaimi, as she shares her expertise and passion for baking with semolina creating baked goods she learned from her mother and grandmother in her native Morocco. This hands-on class will make baghrir - traditional Moroccan spongy semolina pancakes served with honey and butter, Moroccan harcha - a semolina pan-fried flatbread with thyme and sesame seeds, and semolina coconut cookies. Enjoy these treats with a lovely presentation with Zohra's artisanal teapot of Moroccan green tea with fresh mint and orange blossom water.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Zohra Zaimi
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$60 Per Person
Wed, Jul 31
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PRAISES FOR PUFF PASTRY

If we are not making puff pastry from scratch, the Dufour all-butter puff pastry is our favorite time-saving kitchen hack. Enjoy an array of delicious and crispy appetizers - manchego-orange marmalade bouchées, pesto pinwheels, prosciutto-gruyère palmiers, fig and goat cheese chausson, butternut squash-ricotta jalousie, cheddar-chorizo straws, and beef-mushroom pithiviers.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Wed, Jul 31
6:30 to 9:00 PM

FRENCH FARE - BOUILLABAISSE ET ROUILLE

Chef Mickey Kitterman shares his passion for the techniques of classic French cookery with attention to detail to create a superb afternoon lunch with a new menu each month. Enjoy bouillabaisse - the king of fish soups that starts with the perfect stock flavored with anise and tomato and saffron using six varieties of fish and shellfish poached in the stock with potatoes and carrots to create a seafood feast in a bowl. This will be served with a traditional accompaniment of croutons and rouille - toasted French bread with a roasted red pepper aïoli, plus lemon ice cream with raspberry sauce.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Sat, Aug 3
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

HEIR AND A PARENT: READY FOR IT, SWIFTIES?

Mother and daughter Swifties Rachel and Elyza Sarino welcome you with "It's Me, Hi" for an afternoon of making the whole place "shimmer". Learn to make "We are never ever getting back together" hummus with "13" veggie dippers, "You need to calm down" panko-crusted chicken tenders with "Sweet like honey" mustard dipping sauce, cheeseburger sliders "In the getaway car", "Shake it off" cookie dough milkshakes, plus "Karma is" an orange chai cookie. You are welcome to dress in your favorite era and bring and trade friendship bracelets. This class is designed for children, ages 7 to 11, plus a parent.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachel Sarino
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$125 For Parent and Child
Sun, Aug 4
12:00 to 2:30 PM

SOURDOUGH BREAD

If the thought of freshly baked sourdough bread makes you weak in the knees, join bread baker Melissa Clendenin with step-by-step instructions for successful bread with intoxicating flavors. This hands-on class will learn how to maintain and refresh the starter and test for ripeness, discover how to fold and shape the dough along with using rising vessels, and learn the benefits of the overnight fermentation method with detailed instructions for resting and rising periods and scoring the bread tops. Learn how to make Melissa's master sourdough recipe and incorporate different inclusions into your bread with Melissa’s choices of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, citrus zest, olives, jalapeños, cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. Each participant will take home sourdough starter. #weekday
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Melissa Clendenin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Aug 6
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

MASA TO MI CASA - HOT TAMALES

Spend a thoroughly exciting evening in the kitchen with Mickey Kitterman creating an a"maize"ing variety of tamales and a margarita. This hands-on class will make pork tamales with tomatillo salsa wrapped in banana leaves, chipotle chicken tamales with smoky roasted tomato salsa wrapped in corn husks, and mango-cream cheese tamales with tequila-infused strawberry sauce, plus Mexican street corn.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Tue, Aug 6
6:00 to 8:30 PM

THE APPRENTICE CHEF: BAKING BOOTCAMP

For aspiring chefs, children ages 7 to 11. Spend three exciting days in the kitchen with Marci Boland learning everything about sweet and savory baking from cupcakes to cobbler, omelets to chicken tenders, and so much more! The kitchen is going to heat up with peach and blueberry cobbler, bacon and cheese oven omelet, mandarin orange cake, old-fashioned giant sugar cookies, peanut butter cup brownies, sausage and cheese pastry puffs, pineapple carrot muffins, overnight French toast soufflé, crunchy potato chip baked chicken tenders, toasted marshmallow cupcakes, homemade goldfish crackers, and baked double chocolate donuts.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

If this class is sold out and you would like to register for it, please call our store to be put on the waitlist.

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Marci Boland
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On for Apprentice Chefs
$165 Per Child
Wed, Aug 7
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Thu, Aug 8
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Fri, Aug 9
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

SO GOOD YOU CANNOLI IMAGINE

Explore the art of cannoli making from crispy shells to irresistible creamy fillings and crunchy garnishes. Join food and travel aficionado, chef Bob Colosimo of Eleven Eleven Mississippi, who loves to share his skills for Italian cuisine. This hands-on class will learn to form and fry vanilla and chocolate cannoli shells, and make an assortment of fillings starting with house made ricotta cheese with a variety of flavorings and additions including chocolate chips and citrus. Learn to pipe the filling into the cannoli ends and finish with your choice of garnishes from toasted chopped pistachios, candied orange, cherries, and lemon zest to mini chocolate chips.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Bob Colosimo
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Aug 7
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: MY CHIP HAS COME IN

The wait is over! Come on in and join Sharon Tutko for an adventurous evening in the kitchen creating a fiesta of dishes. This hands-on class will make chile con queso and chunky guacamole with fresh tortilla chips, camarones borrachos - drunken shrimp, baked chiles rellenos with cheese and roasted corn topped with cilantro lime crema, classic Caesar salad with garlicky croutons, plus mango sorbet with tequila and lime.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sharon Tutko
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, Aug 9
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS

The kitchen lights up with fun and laughter as this date night class joins Devon Drag to create flavor-packed dishes with bourbon as an ingredient, starting with BLT crostinis with bourbon brown sugar-glazed bacon, roasted tomatoes and homemade ranch spread. This hands-on class will make romaine-apple-red onion salad with gorgonzola and candied pecans topped with whiskey vinaigrette, spice rubbed pork loin roast with a bourbon reduction, succotash with bacon and maple bourbon brown butter, plus flourless chocolate bourbon brownies with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce, and The Big Texan bourbon-grapefruit cocktail.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sat, Aug 10
6:00 to 8:30 PM

A DAY IN THE KITCHEN: PASTA WORKSHOP

Come over to the other side of the counter to master cooking in our special participation classes. For those who are interested in learning more about how to cook, A Day in the Kitchen offers an in-depth mastery of specific culinary arts. These classes are limited to eight people.
Spend the day perfecting the art of Italian pasta dough. This hands-on class with Rachelle Killian will learn to make a variety of fresh noodle shapes, including fettuccine, angel hair, pappardelle, ravioli, tortellini, agnolotti, cannelloni, and cavatelli, plus potato gnocchi and the amazing Venetian-style lasagna. The pastas will be sauced with Bolognese, puttanesca, carbonara, Alfredo, brown butter, and lemon sauces.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$175 Per Person
Sun, Aug 11
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

CHILI, CHILE, CHURRO

Join Sheri Doe for a hands-on class using chiles for some South of the border heat plus a smoked and spicy pomegranate margarita. Learn to make green chili with charred Anaheim peppers and seasoned pork served with hand made light and fluffy flour tortillas, chiles rellenos with beef and cheese stuffed poblano peppers, and crisp cinnamon-sugar dusted churros served with espresso hot fudge.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Aug 11
12:00 to 2:30 PM

NOVEL CUISINE: WILD, TAMED, LOST, REVIVED

Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived: The Surprising Story of Apples in the South is an interesting look into the history of apples in the South with unexpected details and characters by Diane Flynt, who interweaves her story as a cider maker. As the class discusses the book, they will enjoy Waldorf salad with apple cider vinegar and apple chips, pork chops with onions and apple sauce, apple pie, and apple cider.
Novel Cuisine is a culinary book club for food lovers that read the book in advance and includes novels, memoirs, histories, science and politics -- all with food as a central theme. The books for Novel Cuisine are available at Kitchen Conservatory. Come to one or as many of these classes as you like! Novel Cuisine started in our kitchen in 2006 and our readers and food lovers have discussed nearly 200 books! We love to hear from our students what books they want to read!
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$45 Per Person
Sun, Aug 11
1:00 to 3:30 PM

CZECH IT OUT! HOT KOLACHES!

Join Sheri Doe for an exciting evening making kolaches -- a Czech-style pastry made of delicious brioche-like dough filled with sweet and savory ingredients. This hands-on class will learn to make the kolache dough and use it for a variety of sweet and savory kolaches, including apricot-mango kolaches, cherry-vanilla bean kolaches, Philly beef cheese steak kolaches with grilled peppers and onion and Monterey Jack cheese, plus spicy Buffalo chicken kolaches with blue cheese.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Aug 12
6:00 to 8:30 PM

ALL THINGS MEDITERRANEAN

Spend a lively evening creating Mediterranean fare with the skillful chef Stephan Ledbetter. This hands-on class will learn the art of making falafel served with pita, the secrets to a well-balanced tabbouleh salad, then make Mediterranean chicken kabobs with saffron rice and batata harra - spicy Lebanese potatoes, plus lemon cream pavlova with berries.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Stephan Ledbetter
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Fri, Aug 16
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TAKE ME TO THE CASBAH

Explore the exotic flavors of Casablanca and Marrakech, as this hands-on class joins Zohra Zaimi to learn authentic Moroccan cooking. Learn to make chicken Marrakech tanjiya with preserved lemon and garlic and olives using Zohra's tanjiya pot - a tall, jug-like clay pot, carrot salad with Moroccan chermoula, loubia - a white bean stew, plus Moroccan meskouta - a lemon cake.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Zohra Zaimi
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$140 Per Couple
Fri, Aug 16
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: LAST TANGO IN PARIS DINE AND DANCE

Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour tango dance lesson with dance instructor Tal Stein, then waltz into the kitchen with a French 75 champagne-cognac cocktail. This hands-on class will create beet-goat cheese salad with champagne-shallot vinaigrette and gruyère gougères, boeuf bourguignon with potato gratin dauphinoise, plus almond pithiviers with fresh berries. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Aug 17
6:00 to 9:00 PM

THE BEAR NECESSITIES

Sheri Doe explores the captivating chemistry between the gritty team of culinary talents in the kitchen of the Chicago restaurant that lures us in to watch The Bear. This hands-on class will create three stunning main courses - Carmy's "Mom's chicken" piccata sautéed golden brown with lemon and capers and white wine, Sydney's fall-off-the-bone cola braised short ribs cooked in a Dutch oven with risotto, and Sydney's Chilean sea bass sous vide with tomato confit.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Sheri Doe
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
Mon, Aug 19
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: A ZEST FOR SICILY

Inspired on a recent trip by an abundance of lemons in Sicily, Jacob Couture shares exciting dishes for this hands-on class for couples. Learn to make a staple of Sicilian cuisine - crispy arancini filled with mushrooms and ham and mozzarella, creamy lemon-chile pasta with homemade tagliatelle served with broccoli rabe with lemon, plus Sicilian lemon-olive oil cake with lemon-honey mascarpone topped with lemon zest and almonds, and a limoncello mojito.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jacob Couture
Chef
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sat, Aug 24
6:00 to 8:30 PM

CROISSANTS ARE TOTAL FLAKES

There is no such thing as too many croissants, as this hands-on class with Rachelle Killian learns step-by-step directions for making croissant dough to create a variety of flaky and scrumptious croissants. Using the buttery dough, the class will prepare classic croissants, pistachio croissants, ham and Swiss-filled croissants, cream cheese Danish croissant with fresh fruit, plus chai-spiced cruffins.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Rachelle Killian
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Aug 26
6:00 to 8:30 PM

BACK TO BASICS

The past few years have brought more new cooks to the kitchen who are ready to dive in and learn the basics of cooking, and includes everyone from college students and newlyweds, to busy parents and retired seniors. Join us in the kitchen in a four-week course with the incredible Dawn Meyer as she provides clear and concise recipes for everyday cooking and focuses on knife skills and learning to sear, sauté, bake, roast, cook with cast iron, and stir-fry. Learn how to stock your pantry and refrigerator for quick and easy meals, create one-pot meals, sheet pan meals, salads and homemade dressings, side dishes, soup, sauces, basic bread baking, and easy desserts.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Dawn Meyer
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$300 Per Person
Thu, Aug 29
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Thu, Sep 5
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Thu, Sep 12
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Thu, Sep 19
6:00 to 9:00 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: MODERN STEAKHOUSE

Share a relaxing evening in the kitchen with your partner creating modern steakhouse favorites, starting with roasted shrimp cocktail with homemade cocktail sauce. This hands-on class with Matt Sassman will prepare wedge salad on a stick with bacon and cherry tomatoes with creamy blue cheese dressing and crumbled blue cheese, tenderloin medallions with béarnaise, cheesy steakhouse potatoes Romanoff, creamed spinach with béchamel, plus chocolate pots de crème.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Matthew Sassman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Aug 30
6:00 to 8:30 PM

FOOD FOR LIFE - ALL DAY, EVERY DAY

From the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, certified plant-based educator Lisa Buchmeier is a Food For Life instructor eager to share meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan dishes for every meal of the day that are low fat, high fiber, oil-free and cholesterol free. Enjoy a sunrise fruited quinoa bowl sprinkled with chia seeds, summer squash salad with short grain brown rice and an oil-free zesty herb dressing, caramelized roasted sweet potatoes drizzled with maple-red chile sauce topped with a medley of hearty black beans and vegetables and fire-roasted corn served with braised collard greens with a hint of lemon, plus creamy strawberry-banana oat "nice cream". #healthy
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Lisa Buchmeier
Culinary Educator
Demonstration
$55 Per Person
Sun, Sep 8
5:30 to 8:00 PM

RAISING THE RISOTTO GAME

Spend the evening with the talented chef Bob Colosimo, of Eleven Eleven Mississippi, learning to make creamy Italian risotto using a variety of rice including arborio, carnaroli, and vialone nano - an Italian semifino variety. Combining the rice with exciting ingredients, this hands-on class will make risotto with goat cheese and roasted mushrooms, creamy butternut squash risotto with toasted pumpkin seeds, braised beef short ribs and spinach risotto, plus salted caramel risotto with crumbled almond biscotti.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Bob Colosimo
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Wed, Sep 11
6:00 to 8:30 PM

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ANYTHING IS PASTA-BLE

Get your partner in the kitchen and anything is possible! Master the skills of making delicious homemade pasta as this splendid hands-on class with Angela Adrignola creates classic Caesar salad, Italian wedding soup, toasted ravioli with marinara dipping sauce, fettuccine Alfredo, plus chocolate molten lava cake, and an espresso martini.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Angela Adrignola
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sat, Sep 14
6:00 to 8:30 PM

PUT THAT IN YOUR PASTRY BAG AND PIPE IT!

Join the talented Naky Lee, owner of Cott Studio - specializing in floral arrangements and decorating stunning cakes with beautiful buttercream flowers, for a class focusing on the artistry of the pastry bag. With an art degree from Seoul’s Institute of the Art, Naky shares her creative skills with techniques for making beautiful buttercream flowers using a variety of pastry tips for exquisite cherry blossoms on parchment paper and flower nails, then adding the final results to cupcakes. Naky provides students with her buttercream recipe and directions on how to add the flowers to cakes and cupcakes. Students will take home their decorated cupcakes.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Nakyung Lee
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Sep 16
6:30 to 9:00 PM

ITALIAN LIRA

Spend a memorable evening with Jeff Young, sous chef of Trattoria Marcella, creating simple Italian doughs for impressive handmade pastas. This hands-on class will make lemon ricotta ravioli with homemade ricotta and butter-poached asparagus, lasagna bolognese with spinach pasta layered with roasted garlic béchamel and ragù Bolognese, tomato farfalle with chicken meatballs and sautéed kale in garlic herb butter with roasted red pepper, plus toasted s'mores ravioli.
Classes are held at 9011 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144.

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Jeff Young
Sous Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Mon, Sep 23
6:00 to 8:30 PM