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

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT: CASHEWS AND CARAMEL

Text your girlfriends and make plans for a relaxing evening of delicious food as Melissa Clendenin does all of the cooking. Enjoy sweet and savory roasted cashews, chopped Italian romaine salad with artichokes and mozzarella topped with red wine vinaigrette, caramelized onion-gorgonzola-fig pizza paired with a local seasonal beer, plus salted caramel brownies with vanilla ice cream.
Chef: Melissa Clendenin
Class Type: Demonstration
Class Dates: Fri, Jun 10, 6 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $55 Per Person

INE-SCAPE-ABLE!

There is no escaping the abundance of garlic scapes this time of year, and Lydia Gwin has exciting ways to put them to use. This hands-on class will use the scape, which is the aromatic flower stem of the garlic plant, to create scape hummus served with pita chips and veggies, potato scape soup, Chinese pork-garlic scape stir-fry, pistachio-scape pesto-crusted salmon served with risotto-style orzo with shiitake mushrooms and garlic scapes, and scape ravioli with parmesan-ricotta filling served in a lemon-scape cream sauce.
Chef: Lydia Gwin
Class Type: Hands-On
Class Dates: Tue, Jun 14, 11 am to 1:30 pm
Cost: $65 Per Person

HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO!

Give a big welcome to the delightful Melanie Armbrecht, who is a go-getter when it comes to cake decorating, as she expounds on the components of cake baking so that it is a success every time, how to level and stack layers, and decorate a stunning cake. Melanie has pre-baked the cakes, so the focus is on decorating a one-layer cake with American buttercream frosting using a variety of tips for simple borders and decorations. Learn how to make chocolate ganache for a drip effect down the sides of the cake. Each student will take home their decorated cake.
Chef: Melanie Armbrecht
Class Type: Hands-On
Class Dates: Thu, Jun 16, 12 to 2:30 pm
Cost: $65 Per Person
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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!

Summer 2022 Cooking Classes

Join us for a cooking class! We have over 300 classes on our website! We make cooking fun, and want to see you in class! Give a big welcome to: Melanie Armbrecht, a familiar face at Kitchen Conservatory, who will use her creative talents for cake and cupcake decorating classes! June 16: Have Your Cake […]

Spring 2022 Cooking Classes

We have an exciting lineup of classes through June! We make cooking fun and it shows with so many sold out classes! If the class you want is sold out, call our store to be put on the waitlist. We have also made finding classes easier on our homepage! There are six images on the […]

Holiday Cooking Classes

We still have plenty of holiday cooking classes available through the end of the year, and have made it easier for you to find them! Click here, or from the Holiday Cooking Classes image on our home page!
 

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Brotform Round 10"
Bread-rising basket made of high-quality natural cane, ideal for creating European-style hearth breads. After bread has risen, unmold dough and transfer to baking sheet. Hand wash in warm water.
Price: $34.95
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet 10 inches
This durable, pre-seasoned cast iron skillet is a necessity in every kitchen. The skillet can also be used in the oven or on the grill. Made by Lodge in the USA. Not dishwasher safe. Not for use on a smooth-top electric stove.
Price: $27.95
Epicurean All-in-One Slate Gray Cutting Board with Juice Groove 12 x 9
The Epicurean All-in-One cutting board is a thin and lightweight board featuring non-slip feet in the corners and a generous juice groove on one side. With a natural look and texture from an eco-friendly, paper composite, these boards are durable, nonporous, knife friendly, and dishwasher safe. The durable surface will not dull knives nor does it require oiling. Made in USA. 
Price: $24.95