Cooking Classes in Denver

If you've never smelled challah in the oven, you're in for a treat. We will be covering the basics of challah making, a staple of Jewish culture, starting with a short introduction of its historical beginnings and significance, and then moving to making the dough (no experience required for this course at all!). We will break for an hour to allow...

Mild and milky, smooth and silky: any way you stretch it, I love fresh mozzarella! In this live online crash course I'll teach you how to make it at home, from home! First I'll set you straight on coagulation as I tell you how milk turns from fluid to firm curds.  Then I'll demonstrate how the mozzarella is made. You'll have a chance to roll...

If you’ve ever eaten a fresh, hot donut, you know that they are one of the most delicious pastries around. In this hands-on class, we’ll make yeast-raised and cornmeal cake donuts. Follow along with the chef from mixing the dough to cutting and frying your donuts. We’ll also glaze and sugar-coat them, literally, to enjoy at the end of the class....

Learn to prepare cappelletti, a specialty Italian pasta that is as delicious as it is attractive. We will be making pasta from scratch and learn to shape it so it can be used in several different ways. We will also be making a flavorful chicken and ricotta (made from scratch during the class) filling and Chef Daniel’s version of a bolognese sauce...

We're going to make the iconic pastry - the croissant. Our chef will guide you through the entire process from folding in the butter to rolling and "turning" the dough, to shaping. This class happens in two sessions over two days. Please see the calendar below for schedule details. Total in class instruction is 2.5 hours. [First Session] We'll...

Learn how to make and bottle your own hot sauce--that can be shelf-stable for months or years to come. From mild to wild, let me take you on a ride of the basics in taste profiles for hot peppers and flavors that are sure to wake you up more than your morning coffee. Class structure will be set up to show you how to choose the peppers, keep yourself...

There’s something for everyone in this cookies and bars class: chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal-raisin cookies, decadent fudgy brownies, and brown butter-coconut-pecan-chocolate chip blondies (aka conga bars). Our chef will guide you through the entire process and give you tips on how to personalize the recipes, which are yours to keep. And if you...

We should call this class chocolate and vanilla! We’ll make a buttery yellow cake with chocolate icing and a moist chocolate cake with a fluffy white frosting. This class will introduce you to two different cake making techniques, and you’ll bake along with our chef and assemble your own layer cake and decorate cupcakes, and you’ll learn a few...

Nourish yourself with the most fundamental food on earth: bread. From the comfort of your own kitchen learn how to combine salt, water, yeast, and flour into warm, crusty, and chewy breads.  In this live online class we will guide you through several classic breads, from ingredients to kneading techniques.  Materials needed to fully participate:...

Menu (June 12th) Pan-Roasted Salmon with a Citrus Balsamic Glaze Sautéed Halibut with  Shallots and a White Wine Sauce Local Seasonal Vegetable Menu (June 23th & 27th) Seared Tuna with Lemon-Ginger Dipping Sauce Daikon, Carrot Scallion Slaw Broiled Fluke or Catch of the Day

Discussion of techniques:  sautéing  pan roasting  roasting  broiling  steaming  How to stock your kitchen with the best equipment and where to buy it.

Whether you’re avoiding going out, experiencing difficulty finding your usual groceries, or just cooking down your pantry stores, you might benefit from some Cook with What You Have Strategies right about now. Or perhaps when this all blows over, you will realize you stocked up way too much and need to start eating all that excess food. Join us...

The San Francisco Bay Area is under order to Shelter in Place through April 7th. During this time, all in-person classes will be conducted in live webinar format unless otherwise indicated.  All webinar participants will receive pdf handouts, suggested wine lists, and a calendar invitation to attend the webinar with login details.  No live...

We, here in NYC, live and die by our beloved corner slice. Since we all began self-isolating, we’ve been craving our favorite late night slice (or early morning morsel, mid afternoon eat…) so we decided to make our own! Join us as we co-create our own personal pizzas, replete with the perfect blistered crust, a bright, seasonal pesto and homemade...

Menu (May 31): Sauté Chicken Breasts with Oregano and Thyme Roasted Shiitake  Green Beans with Shallots Menu (June 9): Roast Chicken with Dried and Fresh Herbs Learn how to make your own sauce based on the natural drippings Baked Sweet Potatoes with Rosemary Oil Steamed Broccoli with Garlic Chili Oil Menu (June 12) Sautéed...