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ABRACADABRA - PESTO PRESTO
Lydia Gwin has a few tricks up her sleeve with a variety of pestos for a lavish spread of summer dishes. Enjoy pesto di rucola - an arugula pesto tossed in pasta with steamed artichoke hearts and sun-dried tomatoes, crispy calamari with pesto garlic aïoli, grilled skirt steak and roasted potatoes with salsa verde, peach and tomato caprese salad with pistachio pesto, plus a cucumber-basil gin gimlet.
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
$50 Per Person
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MEDITERRANEAN MEZZE - ME, OH MY!
Surprise your friends with a beautiful array of Mediterranean mezze - small dishes that are rich in flavor. This hands-on class with Mickey Kitterman will make ground beef and lamb kibbeh with yogurt, shrimp tabbouleh with fresh mint and parsley, roasted beet hummus, TikTok's viral pasta with roasted feta and burst cherry tomatoes, Nepalese potato salad, plus date and tamarind granita with roasted pineapple.
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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$60 Per Person
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BASIL FOR DAYS
Basil is still growing like gangbusters, and we have some smart uses for this never-ending supply of aromatic herbs from cocktails and appetizers to desserts and everything in-between! Enjoy a gin basil smash, toasted baguette with smoked tomato-basil butter, grilled halloumi and watermelon salad with basil-mint vinaigrette, fresh spaghetti tossed in walnut herb pesto and local tomatoes, fresh corn-basil-goat cheese pasta with pine nuts, plus shortcakes with fresh fruits and basil syrup.
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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$45 Per Person
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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 with Josh Galliano 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 Nonna's Italian-American style lasagna. The pastas will be sauced with Bolognese, puttanesca, carbonara, Alfredo, béchamel, brown butter, lemon, and tomato sauces.
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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Joshua Galliano
Chef
Hands-On
$175 Per Person
Sat, Sep 11
10 am to 3 pm
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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 fun hands-on class with Frank McGinty creates fried gnocchi stuffed with gorgonzola served with farmhouse tomato compote, roasted butternut squash and arugula salad with romano cheese and pancetta, Italian sausage and three-cheese tortellini soup, homemade pappardelle with cherry tomato confit topped with pesto-rubbed grilled shrimp, plus chocolate tiramisù tart.
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Frank McGinty
Chef
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
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PASTA WITH AN ITALIAN CHEF
The charming chef Gian Nicola Colucci, of Le Bistro at The Bar in Cape Girardeau, shares his secrets for making pasta from start to finish with different types of pasta dough, fillings, and sauces, along with a mixed greens salad with goat cheese, colorful beets, avocado and apple-mustard dressing. This hands-on class will create spinach-ricotta gnocchi with Italian sausage and mushroom ragoût, tomato ravioli filled with mushrooms and pesto and mozzarella with yellow tomato sauce, plus traditional tiramisù.
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Gian Nicola Colucci
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
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PASTA, PASTA, PASTA
Homemade pasta is one of our most requested classes, and we love sharing some of our favorite recipes, as this hands-on class learns to mix, roll, and cut pasta dough. Work side-by-side with Rachelle Killian creating fettuccine with short rib ragù, pesto bow tie pasta, angel hair in lemon cream sauce, butternut squash agnolotti in brown butter sauce, plus asparagus-mushroom lasagna.
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
$60 Per Person
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HEIR AND A PARENT: THE PIED PIPER
Grab your dinglehopper and embrace your inner mermaid, princess, or unicorn with the energetic Piper Gwin and her mom, Lydia. Follow along, as this hands-on class creates Jasmine's homemade hummus with pita chips, Mulan's family lo mein, Aurora's cozy cottage chicken tenders with Ariel's pasta shell salad, Rapunzel's sun punch, unicorn marshmallow dip with Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo puff pastry magic wands, Tiana's famous beignet, plus Belle's enchanted strawberry roses.
This class is designed for children, at least 7 years of age, plus a parent.
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Lydia Gwin
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$110 For Parent and Child
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GO-TO MEALS YOU CAN PLAN ON
Roll up your sleeves and be ready for Dara to take you to school on planning meals for the week with simple and delicious fare. Dara shares her go-to meals with tips on easy meal planning, batch cooking, leftovers, food storage and mixing-and-matching, as this hands-on class creates pan-seared chicken with tomato-balsamic pan sauce served with brown rice and roasted broccoli, penne pasta and meatballs with vodka sauce served with a mixed greens salad topped with walnuts and balsamic dressing, and rosemary and pepper-crusted pork tenderloin with roasted green beans and potatoes.
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Dara Boxer
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$60 Per Person
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ROLLING IN THE PASTA DOUGH
The pasta machines are ready to crank out the pasta and the gnocchi boards are feeling groovy for a fun evening in the kitchen with Josh Galliano. This hands-on class will make raviolo - a sumptuous egg yolk-filled pasta, potato gnocchi with amatriciana sauce, whole wheat chitarra pasta with puttanesca sauce, plus squid ink fettuccine with crab and peppers.
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Joshua Galliano
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
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EXPECT GRATE-NESS WITH MAC-AND-CHEESE
Grated cheese is plentiful in this exciting evening with Matt Sassman creating mac-and-cheese in a variety of ways, served with crispy pan-fried chicken cutlets, loaded wedge salad with homemade Ranch dressing, plus refreshing sorbet. This hands-on class will start with classic béchamel sauce and make cheddar cheese and penne mac-and cheese, Greek spinach-artichoke-feta mac-and-cheese with orecchiette pasta and Monterey Jack cheese topped with Greek seasoned breadcrumbs, black-and-blue cheese mac-and-cheese with casareccia pasta with Monterey Jack cheese topped with roasted walnuts seasoned with blackening spices, and a breakfast mac-and-cheese with cestini pasta topped with matchstick potatoes and a fried egg.
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Matthew Sassman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$60 Per Person
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FEAST DE RÉSISTANCE
Lovely French cuisine is impossible to resist, starting with mushroom-shallot filled vol-au-vents. Enjoy warm goat cheese on mixed greens with fried beet curls, seared scallops on lemon pasta garnished with salmon caviar, plus vanilla bean crème brûlée.
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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Demonstration
$50 Per Person
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OLD WORLD TUSCAN
Inspired by the charm of Tuscany, this hands-on class will create a memorable meal with Bob Colosimo, of Eleven Eleven Mississippi. Learn to prepare chorizo-stuffed little neck clams, housemade fettuccine pasta with walnut pesto, braised chicken sofrito, Yukon Gold potato purée, cumin-scented mixed vegetables, plus pear tarte Tatin with red wine caramel sauce.
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Bob Colosimo
Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
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CONFIT CONFIDENTIAL
Discover the ancient low-and-slow method of preserving food and cooking delicious dishes with exciting and succulent results. This hands-on class with Mickey Kitterman will make cherry tomato confit to create winter caprese on fresh pasta, fennel confit with golden raisins and saffron, spiced pork rillettes served with cornichon and mustard on crusty bread and crackers, plus pear-apple-walnut confiture with mascarpone panna cotta. Mickey will also make duck leg confit that will be used for his cassoulet class on January 9.
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Mickey Kitterman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$60 Per Person
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ZUCCHINI - A TURN FOR THE BETTER
Dara Boxer shares creative ways to use the spiralizer with one of her favorite vegetables, the zucchini. This hands-on class will create Italian zucchini-artichoke-red onion pasta salad with salami and provolone and red wine vinaigrette, miso zoodle ramen with crispy tofu, vegetables and a poached egg, bolognese over zucchini noodles, and gluten-free chocolate chip zucchini muffins.
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Dara Boxer
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$60 Per Person
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DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GET THEM TO THE GREEK
It is always a fun evening for couples to create authentic Greek cuisine with Maria Sakellariou for a Greek holiday feast. This hands-on class will make an onion tart with homemade pastry dough, dolmathes - grape leaves stuffed with ground beef and rice and herbs, spinach-radicchio-pear winter salad with dried fruit and nuts and a balsamic-port dressing, beef stifado - boneless beef chuck slow cooked in red wine and tomatoes served over Greek macaroni pasta, plus yogurt cake drizzled with light lemon syrup.
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Maria Sakellariou
Chef
Hands-On
$140 Per Couple
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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 ground pork ragù, plus Italian salad with lemon vinaigrette, and chocolate lava cake with raspberry sauce. This class is designed for children, at least 7 years of age, plus a parent.
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Patty Goeke
Culinary Educator
Hands-On
$110 For Parent and Child
Sat, Nov 13
12 to 2:30 pm
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CARB DIEM
Seize the day and learn how to make fresh pasta in lots of shapes and sizes. This exciting hands-on class will create lobster cavatelli gratin, chicken tortelloni in brodo, fettuccine Alfredo, spaghetti with roasted cauliflower and bacon, and spinach-ricotta cannelloni in tomato sauce.
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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Fri, Nov 26
12 to 2:30 pm
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DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: LUSTY LOVE FOR LOBSTERS
Chef Jon Lowe will help couples dive right into the techniques of properly boiling and shelling a lobster to create rich and luscious dishes. This hands-on class will make lobster chowder, lobster and avocado salad with mango dressing, homemade pasta with lobster Bolognese, lobster-asparagus gratin with portobello mushrooms and béarnaise sauce, plus miniature pound cake muffins with mixed berry compote and a toffee glaze.
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Jon Lowe
Chef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
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EASY ITALIAN, UNTIL THE SABER COMES OUT
Spend a fascinating evening with Matt Sassman creating a delectable dinner, then put on your coats and step outside to see him saber a bottle of prosecco to serve with dessert. This hands-on class will create pasta e ceci with plenty of garlic and chickpeas, garlic and rosemary pork chops served with parmesan-crusted roasted baby red potatoes, sautéed lemon-garlic broccolini, plus homemade ice cream with strawberries and balsamic.
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Matthew Sassman
Kitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$70 Per Person
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PASTA, PASTA, PASTA
Homemade pasta is one of our most requested classes, and we love sharing some of our favorite recipes, as this hands-on class learns to mix, roll, and cut pasta dough. Work side-by-side with our experts creating fettuccine with short rib ragù, pesto bow tie pasta, angel hair in lemon cream sauce, butternut squash agnolotti in brown butter sauce, plus spinach-mushroom lasagna.
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Kitchen Conservatory Chef
Hands-On
$65 Per Person
Sun, Dec 26
12 to 2:30 pm
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