We know you’ve missed our cooking classes, and two of our most popular kids’ culinary instructors have been working hard to create amazing menus and culinary experiences for the spring!
Programs are below:
Young Chef’s Club - CODE 308
Cost: $400, includes materials and ingredients
Instructor: Annalyce Loretto
Dates:
April 30
May 7, 14, 21, 28
June 4
Ages: 8-11 (Grades 4-6)
Time: 4:15 p.m.-6 p.m.
Sessions: 6
Days of the week: Friday
Description: Are you a budding chef who wants to learn about basic knife skills, cooking techniques and a variety of delicious dishes, all while being hands-on in the kitchen? Then join the Young Chef's Club! Together, we will try out new ingredients and recipes, or share your favorite recipe that we can all make together. It's a club, after all! Menu items may include fresh gnocchi with a classic tomato or silky sage-butter sauce, fresh-baked oversized hot pretzels with a melted cheese sauce, delicious whole wheat toaster pastries with a sweet strawberry filling topped with a zesty lemon glaze, and more! We will also get our green thumbs working while incorporating hand-picked ingredients from the garden when available. Let's get those creative juices flowing—and let's get cooking!
Chef Bio: Loretto was professionally trained at Natural Gourmet Institute, where she strengthened her passion for health-supportive cooking with a focus on real and natural food. She aims to inspire children to be adventurous eaters and become confident and knowledgeable in the kitchen. She also strives to encourage kids to find the joy in nourishing themselves with healthy and homemade food, while making it fun along the way. All Covid safety measures in effect.
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Cooking Around the Globe - CODE 307
Cost: $400, includes materials and ingredients
Instructor: Lisa Finn
Dates:
April 21, 28
May 5, 12, 19, 26
Ages: 11-14
Time: 3:30 pm - 5:30 p.m.
Sessions: 6
Days of the week: Wednesdays
Cooking Around the Globe
So, you want to be the next celebrity chef? Well....we can’t promise that, but we can promise that you’ll dazzle your friends and family with the latest (and tastiest) globally inspired recipes, made in the state-of-the-art Tim’s Kitchen at Wakeman Town Farm. Making your own meals and sharing them with others will leave you with a sense of self-reliance that will provide you with lifelong confidence in the kitchen.
Whether you have little or no kitchen experience, you will learn basic knife skills, mise en place (recipe set-up), and kitchen etiquette, as you create delicious (and simple) recipes highlighting ingredients and spices from all over the world!
Dishes may include: Saucy Cuban Mojo Meatballs, Indian Khichdi (chicken & rice) and an authentic Cinco de Mayo Taco Fiesta, to name a few. All Covid safety measures in effect.
Chef Bio: Finn developed her love for cooking with her grandmother, who believed that simple and fresh ingredients make the most delicious and healthy meals. Eventually, Lisa turned her passion for food into a culinary career, completing her chef training at the Natural Gourmet Center/International Culinary Education in NYC.