Jan D’Atri Class Schedule

Some of the most important tools in a kitchen are the knives you own. This class offers a hands-on experience teaching how to use a chef’s knife and paring knife. Each participant will receive an array of vegetables and fruits for practice. The instructor will demonstrate how to slice, dice and julienne. As we work our way through our practice, you’ll gain new skills to know how to best use your knives at home.

Come for a great lesson and learn recipes you’ll want to share with the people you love to cook for. Our DEMONSTRATION lesson offers a treasure of a meal and is two Homemade Green Corn Tamales with Pomegranate-Guacamole Salsa, served with Southwestern Skirt Steak Strips and Chili Lime Butter. Dessert will be cool and luscious Mini Key Lime Pies.

Have you wanted to learn the secrets of being successful at Sourdough Bread making? Our class begins with the basics of using a starter, then the step-by-step process to turning out light, crisp, Bread. Gain an understanding of the timing, method and personal touch. Each student will be given starter to use and take home with a instruction on how to feed it to keep it going. Learn to combine the ingredients, rise it, stretch and fold it, divide and shape it, then create steam during the baking process. Feel the joy of success from your efforts with a beautiful loaf made by our teams. Our recipes include Bread Starter; traditional Sourdough; Olive & Rosemary and Walnut-Cranberry Breads.

It's Tamale Time! Here is your chance to learn the Tamale-making process, starting from scratch. We’ll use fresh Masa & fill our Tamales with flavors to satisfy every taste preference. Come for a great lesson to make Pulled-Pork Tamales; Red Chili Tamales; Arepas Con Queso (Grilled Tamale Corn Cakes); Green Corn Tamales; Sweet Mango Dessert Tamales; Blue Corn Tamales, and Chocolate Tamales.

Creating a Pizza Crust is easy when you know how. In this class each team will get to stretch and make a Crust; then make Flatbreads, Crackers and accompaniments. Come to prepare Pear, Brie and Caramelized Shallot Flatbread; Mediterranean Flatbread with Roasted Peppers, Olives & Artichoke Hearts; Cauliflower-Zucchini Crust Pizza with Cheese, Pan-charred Tomatoes and Sweet Onions; Four Cheese White Garlicky Pizza; Meat Lover's Pizza with Italian Sausage, Grilled Onions, Mushrooms and Burrata; Homemade Ritz Crackers and Puff Pastry Cheesecake & Berry Dessert Pizza.

Did you ever wonder how Cheese is made? Here’s your chance to learn how to make six Cheeses start to finish! It’s easier than you think! In this hands-on class we’ll make Ricotta, Mascarpone, Mozzarella, Burrata, Kifer, and American Cheddar. We’ll take our fresh Cheeses and turn them into amazing foods! Our recipes are Cheesy Taco Dip with Tortilla Chips; Garlic and Herb Pull Apart Cheese Bread; Austrian Cheese Dumplings, and Ricotta Panna Cotta with Grilled Nectarines and Honey Drizzle.

Ina Garten is a master at creating recipes! She is famous for her recipes turning out perfect foods because she’s tested each of them at least 25 times before she’s satisfied. Come enjoy learning some of her best and most famous dishes including Spinach & Artichoke Dip, with Ina’s Outrageous Garlic Bread; Truffled Mac & Cheese; Crispy Chicken Parmesan with English Roasted Potatoes; Ina’s Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Puff Pastry Croutons; White Chocolate English Toffee, and Beatty’s Chocolate Cupcakes with Rich Chocolate Butter Cream. We’ll enjoy this great meal with a Frozen Palomas Cocktail.

Treat yourself to a great lunch & lesson while we serve you; sit back and enjoy our DEMONSTRATION class. The menu is an amazing Steak Sandwich of sliced New York Steak, Cilantro, Garlic, Aioli, Pasilla and Jalapeno Peppers and on a Ciabatta Roll, served with Smashed Cucumber Salad with Spicy Feta and Olives. Dessert will be Brown Butter & Brown Sugar Cheesecake.

Fall in Northern Italy is the time to enjoy the abundance of the harvest bursting with flavors. Come for an amazing lesson on creating beautiful foods! Our lesson is Pumpkin & Porcini Mushroom Bisque; Spaghetti allo Scoglio (Italian Seafood Spaghetti); Trofie Al Pesto (Homemade Pasta in a Creamy Pesto Sauce); Canederli in Brodo ( Jumbo Bread Dumplings in Chicken Broth); My Momma’s Famous Spinach Salad; Polenta Concia alla Valdostana (Cheesy, Buttery and Silky Polenta) with Italian Sausage, and Panna Cotta With Macerated Berries.

If your child is 8 or above and likes to cook, here is a lesson with French basic fundamentals. These French recipes will make great meals for your family! Come be partners to learn Fun French Cheese Puffs (Gougères); Yummy Grilled Ham & Cheesy Sandwiches (Croque Monsieur); Steak Frites (slices of New York Steak with French Fries); Sole Meuniere; scrumptious Creamy Potato Casserole (Gratin Dauphinoise); French Toast made with Angel Food Cake; and Brown Butter Madeleines (buttery French Cookies). Priced for Two.

Fish is always a great choice for a meal when you have knowledge of how to best prepare it. In this class we’ll learn about texture, flavor and thickness of our Fish; together with cooking methods, timing and flavoring of each. Come to prepare Cajun Shrimp; Crab Toast with Lemon Aioli; Everything Crusted Salmon with Lemon and Garlic Skillet Kale; Baked Scallops with Brown Sugar Bacon Brussels Sprouts; Fish Tacos with Red Cabbage Slaw; Lobster Rolls, and Flounder Florentine.

Have you ever wanted to create beautiful Cakes for your special occasions? You can learn it all right here. Students will receive a pastry bag and tips to practice decorating – creating designs, writing, making flowers, leaves and borders. After practicing, each student will receive a cake to design and decorate with filling and icings provided. When your Cake is complete, you’ll take it home. Come have fun and learn to use Piping Tips (Russian and Regular); How to Crumb Coat a Cake and create Layers and use Fillings. The Class includes recipes for The Perfect Butter Cream, Chocolate Ganache, Chocolate Butter Cream, Cream Cheese Frosting, Stabilized Whipped Cream Frosting, and Lemon Curd Butter Cream Frosting.