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Make dinner in the fast lane with an Instant Pot or stove-top pressure cooker! You’ll learn the tips and tricks to getting dinner on the table…fast!  Menu includes: Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup with Crispy Sage Beef Barbacoa Tacos with Corn Salsa Farro Risotto with Radicchio and Feta Berry Bread Pudding with Raspberry Coulis Techniques...

We are honored and excited to be hosting the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) delegation for what promises to be a magnificent wine tasting on Thursday, January 18, 2018. The UGC is made up of some of the best and most well-known châteaux from the top appellations in Bordeaux. They tour North America each year and this trip...

“What’s in a name?” Juliet was pondering roses, but in this class we’ll ponder the tastes of Tuscany’s signature grape: Sangiovese. From Chianti, to Brunello, to Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, there is a world of tastes to discover in this one small region of Italy. You’ll taste six different styles and appreciate just how different one...

Does expensive wine really taste better than inexpensive wine? There's only one way to find out -- put them to the test! Or should we say, put them to the taste? During this class, you will blind taste six wines, three that are appropriate for a special occasion and three great "weeknight" wines. We'll discuss how to evaluate the wines, why one costs...

Good cheese and craft beer bring cheer to every gathering! Whether your holiday plans include an intimate dinner or a soirée for the whole town, your guests are bound to have differing palates.  Please the whole table and impress your guests with a seasonal winter cheese board & beer pairings that are unique yet approachable, and pair well...

Good cheese and wine bring cheer to every gathering! Whether your holiday plans include an intimate dinner or a soirée for the whole town, your guests are bound to have differing palates. Please the whole table and impress your guests with a seasonal winter cheese board & wine pairings that are unique yet approachable, and pair well with all of...

Whether your holiday plans include an intimate dinner or a soirée for the whole town, your guests are bound to have differing palates. Please the whole table and impress your guests with a seasonal winter cheese board & beer pairing that is unique yet approachable, and pairs well with all of your favorite holiday dishes. Spend an evening with...

The goal of the Food for Life: Diabetes Initiative program is to empower people who have diabetes and those concerned about developing diabetes, along with their friends and family members with new information and skills.  Each class offers a cooking demonstration, and provides samples of delicious, health-promoting dishes, along with a take-home...

Celebrate fall (and Friday!) with Chef Stephanie and learn how to prepare an elegant and delectable menu sure to impress. Menu includes:   Roasted Beet and Carrot Salad with Aged Gouda and Sunflower Seeds  White Cheddar-Sage Popovers  Chicken Fricassee with Mushrooms and Pancetta  Roasted Garlic Mashed Butternut Squash...

Napa Valley was named as California's first American Viticultural Area in 1981, and not long after that, Peter Franus began making wine. Since those early days, Napa Valley has become an internationally-renowned, premier wine region, and Peter has had a front-row seat in being a part of its story. Hear first-hand about Napa Valley's beginnings, the...

Join us in making our decadent Chocolate Malt Cake: chocolate cake layered with malted fudge, malted milk crumbs and charred marshmallows, topped with malted chocolate frosting. Then learn how to turn your chocolaty cake scraps into scrumptious chocolate malt cake truffles! Everyone gets to take home their very own 6" chocolate malt cake! Please...

It's the ultimate combination of salty + sweet! Learn how to make our buttery popcorn cake layered with salty caramel, popcorn crumbs and popcorn pudding + corn fudge on top. Served with pickled strawberry jam and caramel corn! Please Note: This is not a traditional baking class, but a class where you learn how to assemble a cake. Children under...

Learn the secrets to how we make fan favorite chocolate chip cake: layered with passion fruit curd and chocolate crumbs, then topped off with a rich coffee frosting! first we’ll teach you the how’s and why’s of cake assembly, then we’ll show you how to make our delicious chocolate chip cake truffles with leftover cake scraps. Please Note:...

Ready to go on a road trip to the South West, US? We’re not interested in canyons, turquoise, casinos, or the Alamo; we’re exploring the wines of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. Yep, you read that right! While most would think the high temperatures and lack of rainfall produce a less than desirable climate for winemaking, the grapes struggle in...

California’s wine-producing regions span across a whopping 700 miles, making it the top wine producing state in the country, and home to some of the largest producers in the entire world of wine. Though the star-studded Napa Valley and Sonoma County lie a few miles south, the North Coast of California differs greatly in temperament, which produces...