Learn, Cook & Create

Things are getting spooky in the Atelier!

In this hands-on Halloween class, Junior Chefs will create a creepy collection of savory favorites, including mummy meatballs, Dracula’s dipping sauce, and bone-shaped breadsticks. Along the way, we’ll practice measuring, mixing, shaping, knife safety, and basic cooking techniques.

It’s a little silly, a little spooky, and packed with real kitchen skills.

We’ll finish by sitting down together to enjoy our spooky feast, followed by a chef-selected dessert.

Discover how a great soup begins long before it reaches the bowl. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn the foundations of flavorful homemade stocks and the techniques for transforming them into satisfying soups.

We’ll cover building layers of flavor, proper seasoning, texture, and how to create soups with confidence - without relying on a recipe every time.

We’ll finish by gathering around the table to enjoy what we’ve made together, along with a chef-selected accompaniment and dessert.

Participants will also take home some house-made stock, along with a soup of their own creation.

Breakfast is the perfect place for young cooks to start building confidence in the kitchen.

In this hands-on class, Junior Chefs will prepare some of our favorite breakfast foods, including French toast sticks, scrambled eggs, egg muffins, yogurt parfaits, and oatmeal breakfast cookies.

Along the way, we’ll practice measuring, mixing, whisking, fruit preparation, stovetop safety, heat control, and proper browning while learning how to stay organized and work confidently in the kitchen.

Then we’ll sit down together and enjoy the breakfast we created.

Take the intimidation out of cooking seafood in this hands-on class focused on technique, timing, and confidence.

We’ll work with several types of seafood and explore the techniques that make all the difference - proper searing, temperature control, creating flavorful pan sauces, and knowing exactly when seafood is perfectly cooked.

Because seafood is best enjoyed straight from the pan, we’ll taste some of our creations as we go before gathering around the table to finish the evening with a meal together and a chef-selected dessert.

Please note: This is a Premium Class. Premium Classes are priced slightly higher to reflect the cost of the specialty ingredients used during the class.

Skip the takeout menu and learn how to make favorite Chinese-inspired dishes from scratch.

In this hands-on class, teens will learn how preparation, timing, heat, sauces, and proper cooking techniques come together to create great results. Along the way, we’ll practice valuable kitchen skills that go far beyond one meal.

We’ll finish by sitting down together to enjoy everything we’ve made.

Real food. Real skills. Real confidence.

Halloween gets a little sweeter in the Atelier!

In this hands-on class, Junior Chefs will create a collection of creepy, cute, and delicious Halloween treats while learning real baking and pastry skills along the way. We’ll measure, mix, portion, bake, decorate, and turn our creations into something worthy of a Halloween party.

There will be plenty of room for creativity - and probably a little chocolate and frosting involved.

Students will enjoy some of what we make during class and take home a selection of their spooky treats to share - if they want to!

Learn how to create a beautifully cooked steak without needing a steakhouse reservation.

In this hands-on class, we’ll focus on choosing and preparing steak, proper seasoning, temperature control, developing a beautiful crust, determining doneness, resting, and creating a classic pan sauce.

We’ll put those techniques together into a complete steakhouse-inspired dinner, then gather around the table to enjoy our meal and finish with a chef-selected dessert.

Great cooking begins with great technique. In this first class of our Mother Sauces series, we’ll explore Béchamel - one of the five classic French mother sauces - and learn how one foundational sauce can become the starting point for countless dishes.

You’ll learn the techniques behind a proper roux, achieving the right consistency, seasoning, and transforming a mother sauce into derivative sauces.

We’ll put those techniques to work in the kitchen before gathering around the table to enjoy what we’ve created together.

In this hands-on class, teens will learn the techniques behind great homemade pizza from the ground up. We’ll make both the dough and sauce from scratch, learning how to work with dough, build flavor, choose toppings, and get the best results from a home oven.

We’ll make, bake, and enjoy our creations together while building practical kitchen skills teens can use at home, then finish with a chef-selected dessert.

There’s something pretty magical about turning flour and eggs into homemade ravioli!

In this hands-on class, Junior Chefs will make fresh pasta dough from scratch, then knead and roll their dough before learning how to fill, shape and seal their own ravioli.

Along the way, we’ll practice measuring, working with dough, kitchen organization, and the techniques that keep all that delicious filling safely tucked inside.

We’ll cook our handmade ravioli, pair it with a simple homemade sauce, and sit down together to enjoy the meal we created, followed by a chef-selected dessert.

Celebrate the flavors of the season with an evening of warm, comforting fall cooking.

In this hands-on class, we’ll focus on seasonal ingredients and the techniques that turn them into dishes you’ll want to make throughout the cooler months.

We’ll cook together, build a complete fall-inspired meal, then gather around the table to enjoy dinner and finish the evening with dessert.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, learn the techniques behind pies that look as good as they taste. Because the best pie crust doesn’t come out of a box.

In this hands-on class, we’ll cover making and handling pie dough, rolling and shaping crusts, creating beautiful edges and finishes, preparing fillings, and the techniques that lead to a perfectly baked pie. You’ll learn how to recognize the little details that make the difference between an okay pie and a truly great one.

Each participant will prepare a fruit pie to bake in class, along with a pumpkin or pecan pie to take with you and bake at home you can enjoy it fresh from your own oven.

Choices
Pie 1: Apple or Cherry (either with crumble or lattice)
Pie 2: Bourbon Pecan, Pecan or Pumpkin

At the end of class we will taste and discuss a few of Chef Kimberly's pies together so you know exactly what to look for when baking at home.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, teens will learn the fundamentals behind one of the most classic holiday desserts. Students can chose between making an apple, cherry or pumpkin pie.

We’ll work with pie dough from start to finish while learning proper mixing, rolling, shaping, filling, and baking techniques.

Students will leave with new baking skills, plenty of confidence, and something delicious to show for their work.

As always, we will all sit down together at the end of class and eat a pie made by Chef Kimberly and discuss what we've learned.

In this hands-on class, Junior Chefs will make pizza dough and sauce from scratch, then shape their dough, choose their toppings, and build their own pizzas.

Along the way, we’ll practice measuring, mixing, working with dough, kitchen safety, and learning how different ingredients and techniques affect the finished pizza.

Then we’ll sit down together to enjoy our creations, followed by a chef-selected dessert.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Junior Chefs are taking over the pie kitchen!

In this special holiday workshop, kids will learn how to make pie dough from scratch, then roll and shape their crusts, prepare the filling, and add the finishing touches that make a homemade pie extra special.

We’ll practice real baking skills from start to finish while learning the techniques behind a beautiful homemade pie.

Each Junior Chef will make a hand pie to enjoy during class and leave with their own full-size pie to take home and share for Thanksgiving.

Continue exploring the foundations of classical cooking with Velouté - one of the five French mother sauces.

In this hands-on class, we’ll learn how a properly made stock and roux come together to create a silky, versatile sauce, then explore how Velouté can be transformed into classic derivative sauces and used in everyday cooking.

We’ll put our sauces to work as part of a meal before gathering around the table to enjoy what we’ve created together.

Learn the techniques behind making beautiful sushi at home.

In this hands-on class, teens will learn how to properly prepare and season sushi rice, safely prepare ingredients, roll and shape sushi, and create a variety of rolls using different fillings and techniques.

We’ll practice presentation along the way, then sit down together to enjoy our sushi creations and finish with a chef-selected dessert.

In this hands-on holiday class, Junior Chefs will make a variety of festive candies and chocolate treats. We’ll dip, drizzle, shape, decorate, and probably do a little tasting along the way.

Kids will learn some of the basics of working with chocolate and candy while making fun holiday treats they’ll be proud to share.

Each Junior Chef will package up a selection of their creations to take home for sharing, gifting - or keeping for themselves!

Take some of the stress out of holiday entertaining with a collection of appetizers designed for gathering, sharing, and celebrating.

In this hands-on class, we’ll prepare a variety of holiday-worthy bites while talking about planning, timing, presentation, and how to create an impressive spread without spending the entire party in the kitchen.

We’ll finish by gathering around the table to enjoy everything we’ve made together.

Spend an evening in the Atelier learning the techniques behind beautiful homemade confections.

In this hands-on holiday class, we’ll explore the fundamentals of candy making, including temperature, texture, timing, and the little details that make homemade candies successful.

You’ll make a variety of holiday treats while learning techniques you can use again and again - and take home a selection of what we create to share, gift, or keep for yourself.

On Day 1 of this two-part workshop, teens will make gingerbread dough, roll and cut their house pieces, bake them, and prepare royal icing. If time permits, we’ll begin assembling the houses so they can set overnight.

On Day 2, we’ll finish any remaining assembly and transform our gingerbread houses into one-of-a-kind holiday creations. Teens will work with royal icing, piping techniques, candy, and decorative details while learning how to create texture, dimension, and a polished finished house.

Creativity is encouraged - every house should look different!

Each student will take home their finished gingerbread house at the end of the workshop.

Registration includes both days of the Gingerbread House Workshop.

Get ready for a sweet night in the Atelier!

In this hands-on holiday class, teens will make a variety of festive candies from scratch, including chocolate truffles, homemade turtles, and other chef-selected treats. We’ll dip, drizzle, decorate, and probably taste a few things along the way.

While we’re having fun, teens will also pick up useful skills for working with chocolate and candy, including temperature, texture, shaping, dipping, and finishing - without turning the evening into a science lesson.

At the end of class, everyone will package up a selection of their homemade candies to take home for sharing, gifting, or keeping entirely for themselves.