Jan D’Atri Class Schedule

This fun class on yeast and non-yeast bread baking will immerse you into the core of fundamental Bread baking. You will learn how Yeast works, kneading, folding, shaping, scoring, and building a crust. We will focus on understanding how ingredients including eggs, butter, milk and sugar change flavor and textures of Breads. Hands-on creation gives you knowledge of how breads feel. Join us to learn so that you can fill your kitchen with the aromatics and the joys of fresh Breads! Our lessons are Dill Bread; Garlic Bread; Cheese Scones; Chocolate Banana Bread; High Protein Buns; Cinnamon Toast Bread, and Cranberry Orange Star Bread.

This class offers a relaxed, casual, and comforting cooking experience where the feeling is of a soul-soothing meal and experience for your family or friends to gather for Sunday dinner. The lesson will give you lots of choices for creating casual special occasions everyone will enjoy. Come for a great class to learn Sheet Pan Gnocchi; Spaghetti & Meatballs; Sunday Meatloaf; Parmesan Potatoes; Green Goddess Salad; Chicken Marsala, and Strawberry Cream Cheesecake for dessert.

This Farmer’s Market class will give you the ability to turn whatever is fresh, local and seasonal into meals with life to them. We will learn how chefs shop and gauge when fruits & vegetables are at their peak; build dishes around a star ingredient; and use simple ingredients in ways that turn them into delicious memorable dishes. Come for a great lesson of Zesty Lemon & Ricotta Pizza drizzled with Local Honey; Apple, Marmalade & Prosciutto Grilled Cheese Toast Points; Spinach, Artichoke & Caramelized Leek Tart; Flat Iron Steak with Chimichurri on Charred Crostini; Mini Vegetable Sliders with Za’atar Tahini Roasted Sweet Potatoes, and Charred Watermelon with a Feta Sour Cream Drizzle & Chiffonade of Fresh Basil. Dessert will be Skillet Cherry Crisp with Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.

This special class for kids (ages 8 and above) provides hands-on experience making Pizza and Pasta. The excitement starts when they learn to transform Dough into a pliable Pizza Crust, stretching & shaping it, then filling and baking it, turning it into beautiful, finished hand-made Pizza. Next, they will make Pasta - stirring Flour, Egg, Oil and Salt together then turning it into Dough, stretching, then cutting it into Pasta shapes. As they learn to make dinner, they also learn measuring skills and recipe reading to make Pizza and Pasta on their own. Sign up for an amazingly fun morning of making Most Fun Ever Pizza Kabobs; Super Cool Homemade Pasta Shapes With A Medley Of Sauces; Adorable Cheese & Pepperoni Teddy Bear Pizzas; Crispy Pasta Caesar Salad; Best Of Both Worlds Pizza & Pasta Bake; Yummiest Caramel Apple Pizza, and "Gotcha" Fake Spaghetti & Meatballs Cupcakes.

If you are a home baker, this class will teach you to bake beautiful Cupcakes and turn them into professional quality creations. You will learn the steps to mix, portion and bake cupcakes so they look as good as they taste. This fun class teaches decorating techniques & includes tutorials. Our lessons are Banana "Butterfly Top" Pudding Cupcakes; Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting; Margarita Cupcakes With Tequila-Lime Frosting; Hostess Chocolate Copycat Cupcakes With White Squiggle; Multi-Decorated Pull-Apart Cupcake Bouquet, and Carrot Cake Cupcake Pull-Aparts With Cream Cheese Frosting.

Knowing how to use your knives is one of the most important skills for any cook. This hands-on class provides each student with a wide array of Vegetables and Fruits for practice to cut, chop, slice, and dice. The instructor will demonstrate each cutting skill then lead the class to professionally chop, dice, slice, dice, and chiffonade. You will learn to use a chef’s knife and paring knife. The class includes instruction on how to sharpen and maintain your knives. After this class we are pretty sure that your knife will become your favorite kitchen tool!

The fall season provides a true sense of the region’s cooking – it is rustic, soulful and satisfying. Elements are created by the harvest of the autumn ingredients. In this immersive class you will learn how the simplicity of using a few high-quality ingredients with earthy bold flavors can create the magic of layered, deeply flavored food. Learn how the Tuscan cooking techniques are responsible for making dishes so satisfying. Come for an unforgettable lesson of 4-Cheese Tuscan Mushroom Toasts; Creamy Tuscan Salmon; Roasted Butternut Squash Farro Salad; Panzanella Salad With Porcini-Rubbed Steak; Tuscan Skillet Chicken With Fusilli, Charred Tomatoes & Spinach; Cheesy Pesto & Garlic Pull-Apart Bread, and Zuccotto (a creamy Tuscan dessert cake).

It’s a party and you are invited to  Martie’s Mad Martini Happy Hour! Come sip a Blackberry Martini – fresh, refreshing and delicious, crafted by our Mixologist Brian Vogel, owner of the Raven Gastropub. Brian will share tips on how to make this memorable cocktail. Our chef will DEMONSTRATE appetizers you won’t be able to get enough of! We’ll enjoy Roasted Red Pepper & homemade Pesto Bruschetta with Ricotta and homemade Ricotta Bruschetta with Fig & Prosciutto.

Experience this lesson on Mediterranean cuisine and gain cooking knowledge of how to create the bright bold flavors we love about this cuisine. The lesson teaches how to use the timeless techniques of one of the world’s most beloved cuisines. This lesson teaches how to create a classic menu of Salmon, Cream Cheese & Dill Pull-Apart Tart; Parmesan Crusted Red Potato Bites; Pork Tenderloin With Fig-Olive Relish Tapenade; Flank Steak With Tomato Eggplant Ragù on Crostini; Pizza Al Contrario (Upside Down Pizza), and Chicken Souvlaki In Naan Bread Pockets With Tzatziki. Dessert will be Loukoumades (fried doughnut balls drizzled with honey syrup and dusted with Powdered Sugar.

Learning to make Tamales from scratch is one of the richest, most culturally satisfying culinary experiences you could have. As a specialty of the Southwest, it is part of our cultural heritage. The knowledge will immerse you in this hands-on craft with delicious results and feeling of accomplishment when you are finished. Come for a great culinary experience to learn Tetelas (Oaxacan Cheese & Refried Bean-filled Masa Pocket); Chicken Tamales; Authentic Green Corn Tamales; Blue Corn Tamales with a Sweet and Cinnamon Dipping Sauce; Red Chile Pork Tamales; Chicken, Poblano & Tomatillo Tamales; Vegetarian Tamales (Tamales de Rajas), and Masa White Chocolate Chip Cookies.

From the sunny Mediterranean coastline comes a lesson that includes the philosophy, the ingredients and the way Greeks think about food, family and flavor. It goes beyond learning recipes, opening the door to understanding the culture through its food and way of cooking. Enjoy an inspiring and enlightening class. Our lesson is Sautéed Leek Bruschetta with Herbs and Feta on Crostini; Shrimp Saganaki (Shrimp in Flavor Packed Tomato Sauce, Feta & Olives; Keftedes (Greek Meatballs); Savory Green Chicken Gyros; Greek Cabbage Salad (Lahanosalata) with Homemade Greek Crackers, and Stuffed Grape Leaves in Steamer Basket with Lemony Dipping Sauce. Dessert will be Greek Custard Pie with Phyllo Dough (Galaktouboureko ).

There are SO many things to enjoy about the flavors of bacon. It is one of the world’s most loved ingredients and as a technique, flavor builder and creative tool in the kitchen, it elevates anything you put in. Come for an immersive bacon experience and learn how to move it from a breakfast dish to giving every part of a meal a WOW factor, one people can’t get enough of! Our lesson will be Creamy Penne Pasta with Bacon & Mushrooms; Potato and Bacon cast iron skillet casserole; warm Brussels Sprout Salad with Bacon and Hazelnut Vinaigrette; sweet and savory caramelized & crispy Millionaire Bacon; juicy & Beefy Bacon Medallions; Bacon Fat Mayonnaise BLT Bites, and Bourbon & Bacon Cupcakes.