Cooking Classes

Cooking Classes

Kitchen Conservatory offers more than 900 different cooking classes every year. These fun cooking classes are taught by the talented chefs and fabulous culinary educators who share their specialties of the kitchen. We offer both fully-participatory classes and demonstration classes that feature a wide variety of menus and themes from beginner to gourmet to ethnic cooking. All cooking classes are held at 8021 Clayton Road.

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Featured Classes

Featured Classes

THE KAHN ARTIST OF KNISH AND RUGELACH

Margi Kahn, an artist with doughs, shares her secrets for the sweet and savory pastries of Eastern Europe -- knishes and rugelach. This hands-on class will join Margi in the kitchen learning to make the unique knish dough, rolling it, filling it, and forming it to create beautiful potato knishes and spinach-feta knishes, then make and roll out rugelach dough for flaky apricot-white chocolate rugelach, and cinnamon-pecan rugelach.
Chef: Margi Kahn
Class Type: Hands-On
Class Dates: Wed, Feb 26, 6 to 9 pm
Cost: $55 Per Person

ALL THE MOORE REASON TO THROW A PARTY

Marianne Moore creates appetizers so impressive that everyone will want to throw their own party! Sit back and enjoy pimiento cheese and bacon crostini, fresh herb gougères, butternut squash-goat cheese puff pastry turnovers, niçoise tartine, manchego and blood orange preserves served with crusty baguette, and sherried mushroom pâté with grilled brioche.
Chef: Marianne Moore
Class Type: Demonstration
Class Dates: Thu, Mar 5, 6:30 to 9 pm
Cost: $45 Per Person

PUT THAT IN YOUR PAN AND SMOKE IT

Little wisps of smoke escape and develop incredible aromas in the kitchen, as Barb Nack uses the stovetop smoker to create rich flavors. Enjoy seared and smoked filet mignon with a mushroom-herb rub served with a trio of mushrooms sauté, smoked winter squash with sage and brown sugar, tea-smoked pork tenderloin medallions with smoky pear sauce, plus slice-and-bake vanilla bean cookies.
Chef: Barbara Nack
Class Type: Demonstration
Class Dates: Mon, Mar 9, 6:30 to 9 pm
Cost: $50 Per Person
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The best parties happen in the kitchen! Forget the hassle of entertaining at home or shouting over others at a noisy restaurant. Host your next shower, birthday party, Customize a Cooking Class Just For Your Group at Kitchen Conservatory: St. Louis MO corporate team-bonding event, office party, dinner club, or any other event in one of our lovely and fun kitchens. We will provide a fabulous 3 or 4 course dinner that is sure to be memorable. Plan the menu with one of our talented Kitchen Conservatory chefs and choose any menu you desire. Your menu is exactly what you want to eat. Tailor a program and menu that's perfect for you and your guests.

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Kitchen Conservatory is the premier kitchen store in St. Louis, Missouri. For 35 years, Kitchen Conservatory has offered the finest tools for the kitchen and delectable cooking classes at our Clayton store. Locally-owned and very independent, we offer all the tools and knowledge for the ultimate kitchen experience. Please browse our fabulous selection of more than 6,000 essential and useful cooking products or shop online. Email Ask the Chef to solve your cooking dilemmas!

Spring Cooking Classes

2020 is off to a fantastic start! We have an exciting lineup of cooking classes now available. Welcome and Welcome Back! Brian Hale and Tim Dressel, of Cobalt Smoke & Sea, will be teaching on March 23. It has been almost 9 years since Brian has been in our kitchen, and we are delighted to […]

Now Hiring!

Employment Opportunities at Kitchen Conservatory! Interested in food? Kitchen Conservatory is hiring. Applicants should love food and love to cook. Part-time Kitchen Assistant positions are available. Schedule is flexible, but the applicant must be available to work on nights and weekends. Daytime shifts are also available. Fringe benefits: delicious food and everyone who works at […]

Winter Cooking Classes

It is always fun for our entire team to add hundreds of NEW cooking classes to our schedule! Our goal is to have something for all of our loyal customers! Welcome and Welcome Back! Kristin Tomlan, a St. Louis native, is the founder and CEO of DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections, the world’s first edible cookie dough […]
 

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Edith Grey Tea - with Bergamot and Rose

Ingredients

single origin Malawi black tea, rose, bergamot oil

Description

Edith Grey is a more feminine, more romantic version of a traditional Earl Grey. Made with our single origin Malawi black tea, infused with bergamot oil and blended with rose petals. 

1.5 ounce box
With caffeine

Preparation

  • One heaping teaspoon

  • Steep for two minutes

Big Heart Tea Company, St. Louis, MO 
Price: $9.95
Cup of Sunshine Tea - Golden Turmeric and Ginger

Our signature turmeric tea. Our flagship tisane. 

Ingredients

organic turmeric, organic ginger, organic tulsi, organic malabar peppercorn, organic cinnamon

Description

Turmeric and ginger and Malabar peppercorn pack a triple punch of anti-inflammatory power. Not to mention, Cup of Sunshine is great for building your immune system and stimulating digestion.

Plus, we think it's pretty poetic to say that you are drinking a cup of sunshine!
1.8 ounce box
Without caffeine

Preparation

  • 1 heaping teaspoon (or more if you’re extra spicy!)

  • Steep for two minutes. Enjoy!

Big Heart Tea Company, St. Louis, MO 
Price: $8.95
Calm Yo' Tummy Tea - Savory Lavender and Fennel

Perfect after a big tasty meal or to relax a nervous tummy. Lavender and fennel balance each other, providing both sweet and savory tastes, giving a calming olfactory sensation.

Calm Yo' Tummy works to stimulate digestion, soothe an upset tummy and relieve stress. It also supports lactation!

Ingredients: organic tulsi, organic lavender, organic fennel seed, organic brahmi 

1 ounce box
Without caffeine

How to brew: start with a heaping teaspoon and increase from there depending on how strong you prefer your cup of tea. Steep for two minutes. Enjoy!
Big Heart Tea Company, St. Louis, MO
Price: $8.95