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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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DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: CLAW AND ORDER

"Partners in crime" are sentenced to an audacious evening with a seafood extravaganza! Sip on wine, while preparing crabmeat hushpuppies with red pepper-mustard sauce, butter-roasted crab legs with warm garlic butter, lobster-artichoke-couscous salad, and lobster Edgardo with lobster and scallops on linguine with cream sauce. Create a mango crisp with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Sun, Aug 24
5 to 7:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ENCHANTING NEW MEXICO

Enjoy creating a sophisticated dinner with the flavors from New Mexico - the "Land of Enchantment" with Dawn Meyer. This hands-on class for couples will create homemade tortilla chips with guacamole and tomatillo salsa, chiles rellenos stuffed with chorizo sausage and cheese, sweet potato soup, flat chicken enchiladas with freshly roasted Hatch green chile sauce, cheddar cheese cornbread, plus churros with tequila-lime sorbet.

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Dawn Meyer
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, Aug 31
5 to 7:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: SULTRY CENTRAL AMERICA

The kitchen is getting steamy with an array of exciting dishes from Central America. This hands-on class with Devon Drag will create grouper ceviche with mango and plantain chips, red and black bean pozole with fire-roasted corn and poblano with roasted tomatillo salsa, jocón de pollo - a Guatemalan chicken and tomatillo stew served with tamalitos - baked Honduran sweet corn tamales, pan-roasted elote salad with cotija and pickled red onions, plus spicy Mexican chocolate-Ancho Reyes brownies with cinnamon ice cream.

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Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Sep 5
6 to 8:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: LIFE IS A CABERNET

Learn to cook with the wonderful flavors of wine in this sumptuous hands-on class with Mickey Kitterman. The class designed for couples will prepare mushroom-red pepper salad with red wine vinaigrette, oven-roasted beef tenderloin with roasted red grape wine sauce, homemade ricotta ravioli with chardonnay cream sauce, roasted asparagus, plus fabulous chocolate cake with ganache and cabernet-poached pears -- all enjoyed with a glass of red wine.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, Sep 7
5 to 7:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GREEK NIGHT

Put on an apron and spend an enchanting evening cooking Greek food with Maria Sakellariou using influences from Constantinople. This hands-on class will create soutzoukakia - pork and beef sausages cooked in a rich tomato sauce, pastroumali - crispy sheets of phyllo enveloping a combination of pastourma and roasted red peppers with sun-dried tomatoes and smoked gouda, chestnut-hazelnut-dried fig stuffed pork tenderloin, Greek mashed potatoes with feta and Greek yogurt, plus chocolate custard phyllo rolls.

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Maria Sakellariou
Chef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Sep 12
6:30 to 9 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: VIBRANT VENEZUELA

All the flavors of a traditional Venezuelan meal are abundant in this hands-on class with Andrew Guyton. Learn to make tostones and guasacaca - Venezuela's unique version of guacamole, grilled arepas with slow-cooked shredded beef skirt steak and black beans, plátanos - sautéed sweet plantains, plus tres leches cake, and a rum guarapita punch cocktail.

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Andrew Guyton
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sat, Sep 13
6 to 8:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: STL NOSTALGIA

Bring your partner to create some St. Louis food traditions in a hands-on class with Matt Lehmann. Learn to make handmade toasted ravioli with Italian beef filling and cheesy marinara sauce, barbecue pork rib crostinis with smoked gouda and cherry spread, beer-battered "Friday night fish fry" cod with creamy dill tartar sauce, Claire Saffitz's gooey butter cake, plus an apple cider whiskey smash.

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Matt Lehmann
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, Sep 14
5 to 7:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: UNO, DOS, CHA-CHA-CHA DINE AND DANCE

Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour cha-cha dance lesson with dance instructor Andrea Osman, then create Latin-inspired dishes. Learn to make sofrito steamed mussels, picadillo-filled empanadas, arroz con pollo, and fried sweet plantains. Sip on a delicious Cuba libre, and complete the evening with Cuban coffee crème brûlée. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.

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Matthew Sassman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Sep 20
6 to 9 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: SHELLFISH LOVERS

Share the shellfish love with your partner for a charming evening cooking together. This hands-on class will create broiled oysters Rockefeller with spinach and cheese served with prosecco, winter grapefruit-mandarin citrus salad with fennel and radicchio dressed with lemon vinaigrette, rich lobster Fra Diavolo with tomatoes and garlic served on pasta with gremolata breadcrumbs, plus classic tiramisù.

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Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Sun, Sep 21
5 to 7:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TACOS WILL NEVER BREAK YOUR HEART

Tacos might fall apart, but they will never break your heart! Spend a blissful evening in the kitchen with your partner, as Dawn Meyer and Larry Meyers lead this hands-on class making classic margaritas, lobster tacos with avocado aïoli and jicama slaw, carnitas tacos with tomato-chipotle salsa, steak-chile-Chihuahua cheese skillet tacos with homemade flour tortillas, plus cilantro rice, frijoles borrachos (drunken beans), and dulce de leche ice cream.

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Dawn Meyer and Larry Meyers
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, Sep 26
6 to 8:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS

The kitchen lights up with 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.

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Devon Drag
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sat, Sep 27
6 to 8:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: HEART AND SEOUL

The talented Naky Lee relocated from Seoul, Korea in 2018, and shares exciting Korean dishes and culture with this hands-on class starting with Korea's most popular grab-and-go meal, gimbap - seaweed rice rolls using a sushi mat with your choice of ingredients including beef, pickled radish, eggs, carrots, spinach, and burdock root. Learn to make aehobakjeon - crispy Korean zucchini fritters, and sujeonggwa - a sweet-and-spicy cinnamon-ginger punch drink made with dried persimmons and pine nuts.

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Nakyung Lee
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sun, Sep 28
5 to 7:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: STRIP TEASE

Enjoy the tantalizing flavors of a great strip steak, as this hands-on class for couples creates a delicious menu that includes a French martini - vodka-Chambord cocktail with pineapple juice. Join Matt Sassman to create a layered avocado-bacon cobb salad with tomatoes and blue cheese vinaigrette, New York strip steak with caper-olive compound butter, butter-poached lobster mashed potatoes, balsamic braised Brussels sprouts with crisp bacon, plus mini cheesecakes with blueberry topping and boozy whipped cream.

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Matthew Sassman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Sun, Sep 28
5:30 to 8 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: THAI EVERYTHING ONCE

Spend the evening with Brian Notario, who proudly shares his mother's Thai heritage for an exciting evening of spicy Thai food. This hands-on class will create chicken satay with peanut sauce, pad prik khing - Thai red curry stir-fry with chicken, pad krapow gai - Thai basil chicken with dried holy basil from Brian's family farm in Thailand topped with a crispy fried egg, green chicken curry with bamboo shoots and Thai green eggplant, tom yum goong - a hot and sour soup with large prawns and shiitake mushrooms served with Thai jasmine rice and prik nam pla - a traditional Thai sauce condiment, plus sticky rice with mango, along with Thai beer.

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Brian Notario
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, Oct 5
5 to 7:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: FALL HARD

Couples will fall hard for the flavors of autumn just in time for flannel weather. This hands-on class will create browned butter roasted cauliflower soup with toasty spiced pine nuts, shaved Brussels sprouts salad with feta and cranberries topped with toasted pecans and citrus vinaigrette, buttermilk fried quail with smoked plum sauce, plus pumpkin spice latte tiramisù and a cognac-apple cider "Flannel" cocktail with allspice and orange.

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Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Oct 10
6 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, toasted ravioli with marinara dipping sauce, fettuccine Alfredo, plus chocolate molten lava cake, and an espresso martini.

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Angela Adrignola
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sat, Oct 11
6 to 8:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: HUNGRY FOR THE BEAR

Relive your favorite and most beloved scenes of The Bear as got another binge-worthy season of the trials and traumas of Carmy taking his brother’s Chicago beef shop to a fine dining restaurant, starting with an appetizer from the Season 3 finale in Sydney’s kitchen — waffles with caviar and crème fraîche. This hands-on class for couples with Jeff Friesen will enjoy a glass of chianti with dinner, as they create our version of black tie scallops that Carmy made with Daniel Boulud in a flashback, cast-iron focaccia with fresh rosemary and olive oil, Mikey Berzatto’s braciole with thinly pounded flank steak stuffed and rolled with prosciutto and cheeses and fresh herbs braised in San Marzano tomato sauce, plus Sydney’s hot fudge vanilla-pistachio sundae from the scene-stealing visit to iconic Margie’s Candies.

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Jeff Friesen
Chef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Oct 12
5 to 7:30 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.

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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Oct 18
6 to 9 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: THAI AND JACKET NOT REQUIRED

Bring a date and spend a casual evening in the kitchen with chef Zach Dale creating tasty Thai food starting with tam taeng kwaa - Thai cucumber salad with long beans and cherry tomatoes and rice noodles. This hands-on class will learn to make traditional phat Thai ruam mit with pork and shrimp, beef and holy basil stir-fry with broccoli on jasmine rice, plus coconut mango pudding.

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Zach Dale
Chef
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sun, Oct 19
5 to 7:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GREAT HARVEST DINNER PARTY

Join your partner in the kitchen creating the rich flavors of autumn, paired with wines for an ideal dinner with friends and family. Learn to make apple-blue cheese tart paired with prosecco, smoke-roasted Cornish hens with an herb pan sauce served with chorizo-buttermilk cornbread dressing, cast iron butternut squash with bacon and spinach, paired with pinot noir, plus brown sugar-brandy pear turnovers with cinnamon ice cream, paired with a late harvest white wine.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, Oct 24
6 to 8:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS

The kitchen lights up with 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.

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

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GREEK FEAST

Spend a fun evening in the kitchen with your partner, creating a feast befitting Greek gods and goddesses. Join Maria Sakellariou in preparing ouzo-cured salmon appetizers served with Mediterranean feta-yogurt dip and chopped capers, cheese-stuffed shrimp souvlaki, grape leaf-wrapped grilled salmon fillets served with a mélange of bulgur and red split lentils, plus a special lemon-mastiha tiramisù.

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Maria Sakellariou
Chef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Oct 26
5 to 7:30 pm

DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TUSCANY FOR TWO

The romance of Tuscany is the inspiration for a superb 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.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Oct 31
6 to 8:30 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. 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.

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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Nov 22
6 to 9 pm