Cooking Classes
Authentic Italian Seafood
Learn how to prepare an elegant and indulgent Italian seafood feast in this interactive experience. In this hands-on class with Chef Luca, you will learn how to prepare an authentic four-course Italian seafood feast using high-quality ingredients — including extra virgin olive oil, 24-month aged Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino Romano, 25-year aged Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena — and time-honored Italian cooking techniques. Some of the recipes and dishes you can look forward to mastering in this class include a beautifully presented smoked salmon appetizer with avocado cream, silky ribbons of tagliatelle bathed in a sumptuous homemade lobster cream sauce, a drunken shrimp scampi made with rum, a rich and velvety chocolate cream for dessert and so much more! Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Emily in Paris-Inspired Gourmet Dinner
Recreate classic French dishes inspired by Emily in Paris with Chef Chris. In this hands-on cooking class, you'll handcraft traditional French dishes in honor of the Netflix show, Emily in Paris. Working with imported ingredients, Chef Chris passes on lessons from culinary training in Europe you can apply back in your home kitchen. Begin your Parisian feast with a pillow soft cheese soufflé followed by a sumptuous seared duck breast with bright Dijon cream sauce and dauphinoise potatoes. Enjoy a signature crusty baguette with butter while preparing a luxurious mousse au chocolate with a salty sprinkle of fleur de sel. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Creative Charcuterie Board Contest
Give your team a competitive edge with a charcuterie board challenge that's a cut above. With the friendly competition in this on-site team building experience from Chef Chris, your crew can learn the finer points of handcrafting charcuterie while competing for the crown. They'll discover the magic of preparing and arranging gorgeous displays that might just look too good to eat. Watch closely as Chef Chris shows you how to make roses shaped from cured meats and slice cheese in decorative designs. You can also explore pairings of wine with charcuterie selections. Then, it's a showdown of creativity as breakout groups vie for the title of charcuterie board champs. Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Holiday Cookie Decorating Challenge
The baking mitts come off in a sweet treat competition for your crew to enjoy. Pick up a piping bag and put down your best frosting designs in this on-site team building experience with Chef Chris. Your gang gets their hands dirty in on a holiday cookie decorating duel that comes down to the last morsel. Enjoy a lesson in homemade hot chocolate and learn the basics of cookie decorating using royal icing for pipe and flow-style décor. Then, it's onto the main event, where breakout teams festively decorate gingerbread and sugar cookies to create the most magical cookie boards. Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Dessert Charcuterie Challenge
Bring out the friendly competition in your team with this creative charcuterie preparation contest. Your crew will be elbow-deep in sugary treats in this on-site team building cooking class with Chef Chris. Add a dash of friendly competition for a dessert charcuterie challenge where victory may be sweet, but so is defeat! Settle in and learn the fundamentals of assembling a visually appealing and balanced board. Sweeten the pot with a demonstration of foolproof chocolate tempering and lessons in decorative fruit cutting and professional dipping methods. Then, the competition is on as breakout teams collaborate to craft the best dessert charcuterie board in the kitchen. Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Coastal Grandmother Cuisine Collection
Cultivate your inner coastal grandmother in this refined cooking class. Let Chef Chris introduce you to a sophisticated, breezy lifestyle in this sun-warmed seafood-centered cooking class. Coined "coastal grandmother," this mindset is a focus on effortless, yet impressive, living. Manifest the coastal grandmother aesthetic over four courses featuring three seafood-studded dishes and a gorgeously grilled confection. Your lesson begins with classic clams casino seasoned with herbs. Then, prepare a luxurious lobster stock for a lobster and corn chowder and a shrimp cocktail with Chef's signature saucy twist. For dessert, whip up blueberry crumble and fresh blueberry lemonade. Finally, dine as a true coastal grandmother would — al fresco. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Zero-Proof Mood Boosting Mocktails
No alcohol necessary to have a good time with these thirst-quenching beverage variations. Celebrate the special moments without imbibing in this cooking class filled with spirited concoctions that are entirely alcohol-free. Chef Chris shows you how to combine juices, herbs and aromatics to create a teetotaler's beverage menu everyone can savor! Start with a succulent strawberry limeade prepared with basil simple syrup before steeping hibiscus sun tea sangria featuring apples, citrus and hibiscus flowers. Then, make a soothing mulled apple cider with fresh spices for a cold-weather warm-up and brew iced chamomile tea flavored with vanilla poached pears for a touch of sweetness. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Food From Your Favorite Holiday Movies
Selections taken from memorable Christmas and Hanukkah movies give this spread a fun, festive twist! Bring your favorite holiday films to life in this cheery cooking class with Chef Chris. With his director's eye, he'll guide you in a culinary performance with award-worthy dishes and drinks to make your season extra festive. Get the party started with Griswald family-style eggnog and a Home Alone-inspired baked macaroni and cheese that Kevin McAllister would scream for. Keep the culinary film fest rolling by preparing a batch of Eight Crazy Nights-style Hanukkah donuts with spiced apple filling. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Christmas in Italy: A Seafood Feast
Bring the savory bounty of the sea home for a festive Old World Christmas feast. Christmas in Italy means fresh seafood, as Chef Chris demonstrates in this hands-on cooking class. He'll teach you a new way of thinking about holiday dinner, featuring a host of novel flavors filled with good cheer. Begin with crostini topped with marinated salmon tartare. Later, craft and assemble an indulgent holiday lasagna with fresh pesto, handmade lasagna pasta and shrimp. For dessert, create a festive Nutella and panettone bread pudding and mulled cider. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Elevated S'mores and Stories
Gather 'round the campfire for a delicious, elevated take on a gooey classic. Bring your s'mores game up a notch or two with this hands-on cooking class. Chef Chris shares secrets for creating handmade elements using fresh ingredients that turn a simple treat into a supremely sweet celebration. You'll bake up your own spiced Speculoos-style cookies seasoned with warm spices, hand-whip a batch of light and airy marshmallow fluff and create a chocolate hazelnut spread that puts the name brand stuff to shame. Assemble and toast your gooey treats to campfire perfection and brew up Italian-style hot chocolate to enjoy them with. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Thai Favorites With a Vegan Twist
Being vegan doesn’t mean you have to give up your favorite Thai foods. Make your favorite Thai food vegan in this engaging cooking class led by Chef Chris. You'll learn how to master the flavors of Thai cuisine using fresh ingredients. Chef Chris will start by teaching you how to create a vegan fish sauce from scratch. You'll whip up a refreshing green papaya salad with lime and spicy chilies before preparing a wonderfully creamy coconut curry with seasoned tofu and a mix of fresh spices. Finally, learn how to master a popular dessert: Sweet mango sticky rice with coconut and brown sugar. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Savory Spanish Tapas to Share
Close your eyes and imagine yourself traveling through Spain while enjoying these savory tapas. You don't have to travel to Spain for these authentic Spanish tapas. This engaging class led by Chef Chris teaches you the secret to creating those popular bites to share with family and friends. First, prepare authentic Catalan tomato bread followed by a classic "ajo blanco" (garlic) soup, topped with Spanish ham. Next, craft gambas al ajillo with fresh gulf shrimp flavored with crushed red pepper flakes before finishing with a light and airy Spanish almond tart for dessert. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
The Golden Girls-Inspired Banquet
Enjoy a lesson in recreating staple recipes based on dishes seen in the classic sitcom! A spread to share with your closest friends is on the table in this interactive cooking class with Chef Chris. He'll teach you a menu that captures the rich flavors of NYC and the breezy specialties of Miami. Your lesson begins with Gulf shrimp ceviche prepared with garlic and tangy lime juice, and a batch of fried yucca with a sour orange and garlic dipping sauce. And for dessert, create an indulgent mango mascarpone cheesecake, the perfect treat for a late-night catch-up session with your pals. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Valentine's Day at the Italian Opera
Enjoy a night at the opera with your Valentine while cooking a romantic meal together. In this hands-on class with Italian-trained Chef Chris, you and your significant other will learn how to prepare a gourmet five-course Italian menu and enjoy being serenaded by an Italian opera singer and classical pianist during dinner. Some of the dishes you can look forward to creating in this Valentine's Day class include sourdough crostini with burrata and roasted grapes, Champagne risotto with pan-seared scallops and Pecorino cheese and a pear and chocolate lava cake with cinnamon and hazelnuts. Add-on options for an additional charge: Flowers, caviar, chocolates and chocolate-covered strawberries. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Aphrodisiac Italian Fare
Indulge your senses and heighten your appetites in this romantic and aphrodisiac-filled culinary journey. In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Chris, you and your significant other will learn how to prepare a gourmet four-course Italian menu using an array of aphrodisiac ingredients and easy-to-master, time-honored Italian cooking techniques. Some of the recipes and dishes you can look forward to mastering in this intimate class for couples include prosciutto-wrapped cantaloupe drizzled with high-quality imported balsamic vinegar, buttery pan-caramelized shrimp with charred orange, handmade tagliatelle pasta bathed in a creamy porcini mushroom sauce and speckled with fresh parsley, and dark chocolate mousse with sea salt. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Italian Hot Chocolate and Cookies
Savor a seasonally sweet taste of Italy in this soul-warming class with Italian-trained Chef Chris. In this hands-on cooking class that's great for kids and family, Chef Chris will teach you how to prepare three different kinds of authentic Italian cookies from scratch and brew a pot of traditional Italian hot chocolate using high-quality imported dark chocolate. Some of the different kinds of cookies you will be able to choose from include crunchy hazelnut biscotti with a decadent dark chocolate drizzle, cloud cookies with lemon and ricotta, Nutella sandwich cookies, and crispy pine nut cookies. Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.