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DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: UNO, DOS, CHA-CHA-CHA DINE AND DANCE
Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour cha-cha dance lesson with dance instructor Andrea Osman, then create Latin-inspired dishes. Learn to make sofrito steamed mussels, picadillo-filled empanadas, arroz con pollo, and fried sweet plantains. Sip on a delicious Cuba libre, and complete the evening with Cuban coffee crème brûlée. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.Details
Matthew SassmanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Sep 20
6 to 9 pm
6 to 9 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: SHELLFISH LOVERS
Share the shellfish love with your partner for a charming evening cooking together. This hands-on class will create broiled oysters Rockefeller with spinach and cheese served with prosecco, winter grapefruit-mandarin citrus salad with fennel and radicchio dressed with lemon vinaigrette, rich lobster Fra Diavolo with tomatoes and garlic served on pasta with gremolata breadcrumbs, plus classic tiramisù.Details
Jeff FriesenChef
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Sun, Sep 21
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TACOS WILL NEVER BREAK YOUR HEART
Tacos might fall apart, but they will never break your heart! Spend a blissful evening in the kitchen with your partner, as Dawn Meyer and Larry Meyers lead this hands-on class making classic margaritas, lobster tacos with avocado aïoli and jicama slaw, carnitas tacos with tomato-chipotle salsa, steak-chile-Chihuahua cheese skillet tacos with homemade flour tortillas, plus cilantro rice, frijoles borrachos (drunken beans), and dulce de leche ice cream.Details
Dawn Meyer and Larry MeyersKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, Sep 26
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: HEART AND SEOUL
The talented Naky Lee relocated from Seoul, Korea in 2018, and shares exciting Korean dishes and culture with this hands-on class starting with Korea's most popular grab-and-go meal, gimbap - seaweed rice rolls using a sushi mat with your choice of ingredients including beef, pickled radish, eggs, carrots, spinach, and burdock root. Learn to make aehobakjeon - crispy Korean zucchini fritters, and sujeonggwa - a sweet-and-spicy cinnamon-ginger punch drink made with dried persimmons and pine nuts.Details
Nakyung LeeCulinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sun, Sep 28
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: STRIP TEASE
Enjoy the tantalizing flavors of a great strip steak, as this hands-on class for couples creates a delicious menu that includes a French martini - vodka-Chambord cocktail with pineapple juice. Join Matt Sassman to create a layered avocado-bacon cobb salad with tomatoes and blue cheese vinaigrette, New York strip steak with caper-olive compound butter, butter-poached lobster mashed potatoes, balsamic braised Brussels sprouts with crisp bacon, plus mini cheesecakes with blueberry topping and boozy whipped cream.Details
Matthew SassmanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Sun, Sep 28
5:30 to 8 pm
5:30 to 8 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: FALL HARD
Couples will fall hard for the flavors of autumn just in time for flannel weather. This hands-on class will create browned butter roasted cauliflower soup with toasty spiced pine nuts, shaved Brussels sprouts salad with feta and cranberries topped with toasted pecans and citrus vinaigrette, buttermilk fried quail with smoked plum sauce, plus pumpkin spice latte tiramisù and a cognac-apple cider "Flannel" cocktail with allspice and orange.Details
Jeff FriesenChef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Oct 10
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: HUNGRY FOR THE BEAR
Relive your favorite and most beloved scenes of The Bear from another binge-worthy season of the trials and traumas of Carmy taking his brother’s Chicago beef shop to a fine dining restaurant, starting with an appetizer from the Season 3 finale in Sydney’s kitchen — waffles with caviar and crème fraîche. This hands-on class for couples with Jeff Friesen will enjoy a glass of chianti with dinner, as they create our version of black tie scallops that Carmy made with Daniel Boulud in a flashback, cast-iron focaccia with fresh rosemary and olive oil, Mikey Berzatto’s braciole with thinly pounded flank steak stuffed and rolled with prosciutto and cheeses and fresh herbs braised in San Marzano tomato sauce, plus Sydney’s hot fudge vanilla-pistachio sundae from the scene-stealing visit to iconic Margie’s Candies.Details
Jeff FriesenChef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Oct 12
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GOOD TO THE LAST BITE
Spend a quality evening in the kitchen with your partner creating dishes with Marci Boland, who likes to create healthy and tasty dishes. This hands-on class will make cast iron skillet spinach-artichoke dip with Greek yogurt served with a toasted baguette and fresh vegetables, roasted beet-arugula salad with citrus and red onion drizzled with champagne-hot honey dressing and topped with goat cheese and pistachios, whole grain pasta tossed in kale-basil pesto with tomatoes topped with chicken meatballs and roasted grapes, roasted veggie-filled zucchini boats with kefir-mint topping, plus orange-chamomile blondies topped with aquafaba whipped cream. #healthyDetails
Marci BolandKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Fri, Oct 17
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BIG BAND SWING DINE AND DANCE
Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour swing dance lesson with dance instructor Tal Stein, then jitterbug into the kitchen to create a delicious steakhouse dinner, plus a refreshing orange bourbon smash. Learn to prepare a Caesar salad with garlic croutons topped with crispy prosciutto, cast iron New York strip steaks with gorgonzola sauce served with sweet potato-chipotle gratin and roasted broccoli with brown butter balsamic sauce, plus a molten chocolate lava cake with raspberry sauce. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.Details
Kitchen Conservatory ChefHands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Oct 18
6 to 9 pm
6 to 9 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: THAI AND JACKET NOT REQUIRED
Bring a date and spend a casual evening in the kitchen with chef Zach Dale creating tasty Thai food starting with tam taeng kwaa - Thai cucumber salad with long beans and cherry tomatoes and rice noodles. This hands-on class will learn to make traditional phat Thai ruam mit with pork and shrimp, beef and holy basil stir-fry with broccoli on jasmine rice, plus coconut mango pudding.Details
Zach DaleChef
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sun, Oct 19
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GREAT HARVEST DINNER PARTY
Join your partner in the kitchen creating the rich flavors of autumn, paired with wines for an ideal dinner with friends and family. Learn to make apple-blue cheese tart paired with prosecco, smoke-roasted Cornish hens with an herb pan sauce served with chorizo-buttermilk cornbread dressing, cast iron butternut squash with bacon and spinach, paired with pinot noir, plus brown sugar-brandy pear turnovers with cinnamon ice cream, paired with a late harvest white wine.Details
Mickey KittermanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, Oct 24
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS
The kitchen lights up with laughter as this date night class joins Devon Drag to create flavor-packed dishes with bourbon as an ingredient, starting with BLT crostinis with bourbon brown sugar-glazed bacon, roasted tomatoes and homemade ranch spread. This hands-on class will make romaine-apple-red onion salad with gorgonzola and candied pecans topped with whiskey vinaigrette, spice rubbed pork loin roast with a bourbon reduction, succotash with bacon and maple bourbon brown butter, plus flourless chocolate bourbon brownies with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce, and The Big Texan bourbon-grapefruit cocktail.Details
Devon DragKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sat, Oct 25
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GREEK FEAST
Spend an entertaining evening in the kitchen with your partner, creating a feast befitting Greek gods and goddesses. Join Maria Sakellariou in preparing ouzo-cured salmon appetizers served with Mediterranean feta-yogurt dip and chopped capers, cheese-stuffed shrimp souvlaki, grape leaf-wrapped grilled salmon filets served with a mélange of bulgur and red split lentils, plus a special lemon-mastiha tiramisù.Details
Maria SakellariouChef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Oct 26
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TUSCANY FOR TWO
The romance of Tuscany is the inspiration for a superb date night in this hands-on class for couples. This class will prepare shrimp and scallop scampi, seared rib-eye steak with rosemary and roasted garlic, baked polenta with gorgonzola, mushrooms and spinach, roasted mixed vegetables, and blackberry gelato with pizzelle cookies.Details
Mickey KittermanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Oct 31
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: RIO-MANTIC BRAZIL
Everyone will be feeling a little spicy as they create a dinner bright with Brazilian flavors. Join Sheri Doe and learn to make chile-lime grilled shrimp bruschetta with chimichurri sauce, tri-tip grilled steak served with polenta with tomatillo sauce, garlic-herb cauliflower rice, fried plantains, plus coconut rum sorbet and a Caipirinha with sugarcane liqueur.Details
Sheri DoeKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sat, Nov 1
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: LIFE OF THE PAELLA PARTY
Grab your partner and join the party with Mickey Kitterman creating manchego-chorizo puffs and tortilla patatas bravas, perfect for any celebration. This hands-on class designed for couples will make two paellas - traditional paella Valencia loaded with seafood and chicken and sausage, plus chicken and chorizo paella. The party wouldn't be complete without classic red sangria and queso flan with seasonal fruit.Details
Mickey KittermanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, Nov 2
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TOKYO AT NIGHT
Tokyo at night is filled with bright lights and the aromatic scents and rich flavors of Japanese cuisine. Join us for a hands-on class creating our favorite Japanese dishes, including shrimp-corn tempura with caramel soy dipping sauce, crab okonomiyaki, ginger-mirin glazed salmon on snow pea confetti slaw, teriyaki Kobe strip steak on sweet-and-spicy soba noodles, plus ginger crème brûlée.Details
Kitchen Conservatory ChefHands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Nov 7
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TABLE FOR TWO
Spend a sensational evening in the kitchen learning to prepare the most sumptuous dinner designed for two, starting with goat cheese soufflés in phyllo cups with frisée salad. Dawn and Larry lead this hands-on class to create garlic-thyme seasoned beef tenderloin medallions with port wine glaze, creamy potato "risotto", wild mushroom-haricots verts and shallot sauté, plus cherries jubilee over vanilla bean ice cream.Details
Dawn Meyer and Larry MeyersKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Sat, Nov 8
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ORZO TO OUZO
Create an authentic Greek dinner with the remarkable Maria Sakellariou. This hands-on class for couples will make French fried calamari with Greek potato-garlic sauce, spinach fritters with yogurt-based sauce, braised lamb shanks with baked orzo, a stunning Greek Island salad with olive oil-red wine vinaigrette, plus Greek yogurt cake with ouzo and lemon syrup.Details
Maria SakellariouChef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Nov 14
6:30 to 9 pm
6:30 to 9 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GIVE PIZZA CHANCE
Head to Kitchen Conservatory with your partner for an awesome night of pizza making with Dawn Meyer and Larry Meyers, starting with pizza dough from scratch and seasonal ingredients. The class will make a fennel and sweet Italian sausage pizza, cherry tomato pizza margherita, balsamic mushroom-fontina cheese pizza, hot honey-goat-cheese-pepperoni pizza, then each couple will create their own pizza! Also, enjoy making sangria, a mixed green salad with balsamic vinaigrette, and salted caramel ice cream.Details
Dawn Meyer and Larry MeyersKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sat, Nov 15
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: CIAO CHOW
End the weekend with a night out with your partner creating a splendid Italian meal. Join Matt Sassman for a hands-on class making cannellini bean bruschetta with sun-dried tomatoes and pancetta, pollo alla Toscana - chicken breasts sautéed with mushrooms and rosemary in homemade tomato sauce, oven-roasted asparagus with parmigiano reggiano, creamy goat cheese polenta, sangria, plus torta caprese - an Italian chocolate almond cake, and homemade olive oil gelato.Details
Matthew SassmanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Sun, Nov 16
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GUYS AND DALS DINE DHABA-STYLE
Join the entertaining Lily Sugathan, as she shares her South Asian heritage with delicious dishes reminiscent of a rustic roadside dhaba found on highways across India. This hands-on class will create cabbage and pea pakoras with refreshing coriander chutney, classic murgh malai - known as butter chicken, dal tadka - lentils cooked with spices and onions, paneer kadhai with vegetables and spices, all served with fresh naan, simple Indian salad, basmati rice sautéed with cumin, plus a sweet meethi lassi.Details
Lily SugathanCulinary Educator
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Fri, Nov 21
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: SALSA SALSA DINE AND DANCE
Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour Latin salsa dance lesson with dance instructor Andrea Osman, that will spark your appetite for a memorable evening in the kitchen. Refresh your thirst with a mojito, as this hands-on class prepares fried corn tortilla chips with black bean dip, grilled shrimp quesadillas with smoked tomato salsa, roasted pork tenderloin with papaya-mango salsa and yellow Cuban rice, plus banana cream pie with chocolate crumb crust. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.Details
Mickey KittermanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Nov 22
6 to 9 pm
6 to 9 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ROME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Create a spectacular Italian holiday feast in a memorable evening with Jeff Friesen. This hands-on class will make roasted wild mushroom crostini with whipped ricotta and Saba, Italian prime rib roast with garlic-pecorino romano crust, roasted acorn squash with citrus and Calabrian chile, rosemary-garlic roasted potatoes, pumpkin risotto with crispy sage and parmesan, plus Nigella's lemon polenta cake, and a Negroni Sbagliata cocktail.Details
Jeff FriesenChef
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Sun, Nov 23
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TUSCANY FOR TWO
The romance of Tuscany is the inspiration for a superb date night in this hands-on class for couples. This class will prepare shrimp and scallop scampi, seared rib-eye steak with rosemary and roasted garlic, baked polenta with gorgonzola, mushrooms and spinach, roasted mixed vegetables, and blackberry gelato with pizzelle cookies.Details
Sheri DoeKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Nov 28
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS
The kitchen lights up with laughter as this date night class joins Devon Drag to create flavor-packed dishes with bourbon as an ingredient, starting with BLT crostinis with bourbon brown sugar-glazed bacon, roasted tomatoes and homemade ranch spread. This hands-on class will make romaine-apple-red onion salad with gorgonzola and candied pecans topped with whiskey vinaigrette, spice rubbed pork loin roast with a bourbon reduction, succotash with bacon and maple bourbon brown butter, plus flourless chocolate bourbon brownies with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce, and The Big Texan bourbon-grapefruit cocktail.Details
Devon DragKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sat, Nov 29
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TROPIC LIKE IT'S HOT
Get out of those winter doldrums and spend a light-hearted evening with your partner in the kitchen creating tropical dishes. This hands-on class with Sharon Tutko will create deep-fried Venezuelan tequeños - queso blanco cheese wrapped in dough served with spicy smashed guacamole, a pineapple margarita, plantain-crusted mahi mahi served atop a favorite quinoa-frisée salad loaded with colorful ingredients with a bright lime vinaigrette, plus lusciously decadent chocolate-banana puff pastry batons with chile-cinnamon sugar and a dollop of whipped cream.Details
Sharon TutkoKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Fri, Dec 5
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ICONIC NEW ORLEANS
Spend a memorable evening in the kitchen with your partner creating some of the iconic Southern dishes of New Orleans. This hands-on class will prepare barbecued shrimp in a spicy rosemary-garlic-butter sauce, crabmeat-andouille sausage gumbo on rice, shrimp étouffée on sautéed grouper with sweet potato cornbread dressing, plus lemon chess pie.Details
Kitchen Conservatory ChefHands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, Dec 7
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: COUPLES WITH GOOD KARMA
Adam Lambay shares his Indian heritage in a hands-on class with couples where karma proves that good cooking leads to delicious results. Work side-by-side with Adam to create a romaine lettuce salad with carrot raita dressing and cumin pappadams, winter vegetable korma - a slow rich creamy cashew curry with cauliflower and potatoes and classic Indian spices, korma sutra spice-rubbed chicken with coconut and saffron served with green beans, plus apple pie samosas.Details
Adam LambayChef
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Fri, Dec 12
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: PRIME AND PROPER
Join Mickey Kitterman to create a perfect holiday meal that will impress the most discerning guests. This hands-on class will make slow-roasted prime rib with garlic-cumin-fennel rub served with horseradish crème fraîche sauce, Yorkshire pudding, potatoes and Brussels sprouts oven-braised in hard cider with apples and bacon, carrots and parsnips glazed with Southern Comfort and pecans, plus a stunning presentation of flaming Christmas pudding with hard sauce.Details
Mickey KittermanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Sat, Dec 13
6 to 9 pm
6 to 9 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: THE DATING GAME
Welcome to The Dating Game where the only drama is whether this hands-on class will fall for Medjool or Deglet Noor dates first. Discover their unique qualities as this hands-on class with Sharon Tutko creates warm roasted dates with goat cheese and thyme and prosciutto, frisée and radicchio salad with Deglet Noor dates and pears and toasted pecans, walnut-sage pinwheels with gorgonzola and dates, roasted pork tenderloin with Medjool dates and apple cider glaze served with roasted fennel and butternut squash, plus sticky date cake with spiced toffee sauce.Details
Sharon TutkoKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Dec 14
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: GET THEM TO THE GREEK
It is always an entertaining evening for couples, joining Maria to create incredible Greek cuisine, starting with Mediterranean grilled jumbo shrimp and taramosalata - Greek caviar spread with homemade pita chips. Sip on Metaxa brandy sour and create traditional Greek salad, rack of lamb stuffed with feta and mint, baked potatoes with a sautéed mushroom-onion-roasted garlic topping, plus diples - delicate pastry ribbons drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon and nuts.Details
Maria SakellariouChef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Dec 19
6:30 to 9 pm
6:30 to 9 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: LAST TANGO IN PARIS DINE AND DANCE
Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour tango dance lesson with dance instructor Tal Stein, then waltz into the kitchen with a French 75 champagne-cognac cocktail. This hands-on class will create beet-goat cheese salad with champagne-shallot vinaigrette and gruyère gougères, boeuf bourguignon with potato gratin dauphinoise, plus almond pithiviers with fresh berries. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.Details
Mickey KittermanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Dec 20
6 to 9 pm
6 to 9 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS
The kitchen lights up with laughter as this date night class joins Devon Drag to create flavor-packed dishes with bourbon as an ingredient, starting with BLT crostinis with bourbon brown sugar-glazed bacon, roasted tomatoes and homemade ranch spread. This hands-on class will make romaine-apple-red onion salad with gorgonzola and candied pecans topped with whiskey vinaigrette, spice rubbed pork loin roast with a bourbon reduction, succotash with bacon and maple bourbon brown butter, plus flourless chocolate bourbon brownies with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce, and The Big Texan bourbon-grapefruit cocktail.Details
Devon DragKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Dec 21
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: FROM SHORE TO SHORT RIBS
Join your partner in the kitchen to create a luscious holiday meal in a hands-on class with Barclay Nichols. Learn to make crab cakes with fresh lump crabmeat and roasted red peppers served with homemade tartar sauce and fresh chives, shaved Brussels sprouts salad with field greens and pickled red onions dressed with lemon-maple vinaigrette and bacon and feta, fall-off-the-bone tender braised short ribs with a savory bordeaux sauce served with creamy white cheddar polenta and grilled haricots verts, plus decadent chocolate lava cake with freshly spun vanilla bean ice cream.Details
Barclay NicholsCulinary Educator
Hands-On
$180 Per Couple
Fri, Dec 26
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: FA LA LA FALAFELS
Deck the halls and your holiday table with a Mediterranean feast. Join your partner in the kitchen for a festive night creating phyllo turnovers with feta and fennel, cucumber salad with yogurt, mint, and raisins, herbed chickpea falafel and Turkish meatballs in homemade pita pockets topped with tahini sauce, plus orange almond cake with chocolate glaze.Details
Kitchen Conservatory ChefHands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, Dec 28
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: MIGHT AS WELL-INGTON!
Might as well make plans to start the New Year in the best possible way with magnificent beef Wellington. This hands-on class for couples will create olive-fig tapenade on crostini, butternut squash-bourbon soup with bacon garnish, red wine poached pear salad with blue cheese crumbles and candied walnuts, beef tenderloin Wellington with mushrooms duxelles served with red currant sauce on soubise - a French risotto with onions and gruyère cheese, plus Grand Marnier soufflés with crème anglaise.Details
Kitchen Conservatory ChefHands-On
$200 Per Couple
Thu, Jan 1
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ON TAPA THE WORLD
Learn the secret to incredible sangria perfect for a party, and spend a tantalizing evening in the kitchen creating Spanish tapas. This hands-on class will make fig-goat cheese empanadas, tomato crostinis with arugula, chorizo-manchego puffs, mussels al Diablo in a spicy tomato-garlic-wine broth, potato tortilla with paprika aïoli, garlic shrimp, bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with cheese, plus creamy orange-flavored flan.Details
Jan ReidKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Fri, Jan 2
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: LIFE IS A CABERNET
Learn to cook with the wonderful flavors of wine in this sumptuous hands-on class with Mickey Kitterman. The class designed for couples will prepare mushroom-red pepper salad with red wine vinaigrette, oven-roasted beef tenderloin with roasted red grape wine sauce, homemade ricotta ravioli with chardonnay cream sauce, roasted asparagus, plus fabulous chocolate cake with ganache and cabernet-poached pears -- all enjoyed with a glass of red wine.Details
Mickey KittermanKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sun, Jan 4
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: THE SOPRANOS FAMILY KITCHEN
Bada bing, bada boom! The only things getting whacked in this daring Sopranos-based class are the last thing that Tony ate - the onion rings. This hands-on class with Sheri Doe will create gabagool to grab and go - a mini version of Tony's favorite sandwich, Sunday gravy and meatballs, Karen's last "frozen" dish of baked ziti, plus Carmela's Georgetown-bribe ricotta cake pie, and a Godfather cocktail with Glenfiddich and Amaretto.Details
Sheri DoeKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$150 Per Couple
Fri, Jan 9
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ANYTHING IS PASTA-BLE
Get your partner in the kitchen and anything is possible! Master the skills of making delicious homemade pasta as this splendid hands-on class with Angela Adrignola creates classic Caesar salad, toasted ravioli with marinara dipping sauce, fettuccine Alfredo, plus chocolate molten lava cake, and an espresso martini.Details
Angela AdrignolaCulinary Educator
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sat, Jan 10
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: THAI EVERYTHING ONCE
Spend the evening with Brian Notario, who proudly shares his mother's Thai heritage for an exciting evening of spicy Thai food. This hands-on class will create chicken satay with peanut sauce, pad prik khing - Thai red curry stir-fry with chicken, pad krapow gai - Thai basil chicken with dried holy basil from Brian's family farm in Thailand topped with a crispy fried egg, green chicken curry with bamboo shoots and Thai green eggplant, tom yum goong - a hot and sour soup with large prawns and shiitake mushrooms served with Thai jasmine rice and prik nam pla - a traditional Thai sauce condiment, plus sticky rice with mango, along with Thai beer.Details
Brian NotarioCulinary Educator
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, Jan 11
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: TURN UP THE HEAT
Turn up the heat with a little spice in a lively evening of cooking with your partner. This hands-on class with Jeff Friesen will create chipotle and chorizo queso with fresh chips, green chile and chicken pozole, chile-garlic-orange turkey confit tacos with handmade corn tortillas topped with citrus-pickled red onions and avocado with cotija cheese, plus warm apple empanadas with cajeta drizzle and a boozy "hot chocolate" champurrado.Details
Jeff FriesenChef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sat, Jan 17
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: THE HIGHS AND HITS OF LOW COUNTRY
Explore the southern flavors of Carolina low country loaded with shrimp and crab for a flavorful evening in the kitchen with your partner. This hands-on class will join Jeff Friesen to create she-crab soup - a rich southern bisque with sherry, shrimp and grits with bacon and herbs, crab cakes served with rémoulade, pimiento cheese on benne wafers, plus a planter's punch rum cocktail with bitters.Details
Jeff FriesenChef
Hands-On
$160 Per Couple
Sun, Jan 18
5 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: BOURBON IS WHISKEY BUSINESS
The kitchen lights up with laughter as this date night class joins Devon Drag to create flavor-packed dishes with bourbon as an ingredient, starting with BLT crostinis with bourbon brown sugar-glazed bacon, roasted tomatoes and homemade ranch spread. This hands-on class will make romaine-apple-red onion salad with gorgonzola and candied pecans topped with whiskey vinaigrette, spice rubbed pork loin roast with a bourbon reduction, succotash with bacon and maple bourbon brown butter, plus flourless chocolate bourbon brownies with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce, and The Big Texan bourbon-grapefruit cocktail.Details
Devon DragKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Jan 23
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: UNO, DOS, CHA-CHA-CHA DINE AND DANCE
Grab your partner and join us for a unique experience of dancing and dining. The evening begins with a one-hour cha-cha dance lesson with dance instructor Andrea Osman, then create Latin-inspired dishes. Learn to make sofrito steamed mussels, picadillo-filled empanadas, arroz con pollo, and fried sweet plantains. Sip on a delicious Cuba libre, and complete the evening with Cuban coffee crème brûlée. Put on your dancing shoes! Please do not wear rubber-soled shoes. We recommend closed shoes with a flat leather sole or medium heel.Details
Dawn MeyerKitchen Conservatory Staff
Hands-On
$200 Per Couple
Sat, Jan 24
6 to 9 pm
6 to 9 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: ORANGES AND OLIVES
Discover some vibrant dishes on an island tour of the Greek isles from Crete to Corfu in a hands-on class with Maria Sakellariou. Learn to make phyllo galette of cherry tomatoes and kalamata olives with labneh, Greek lentil soup, beetroot and goat cheese salad with toasted walnuts and orange dressing, oven-roasted pork tenderloin with oranges and potatoes, plus orange cake with "broken" phyllo drizzled with a light syrup.Details
Maria SakellariouChef
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Fri, Jan 30
6:30 to 9 pm
6:30 to 9 pm
DATE NIGHT FOR COUPLES: LATIN LOVERS
All of the flavors of Latin cuisine are abundant in this hands-on class for couples. Learn to create pan-fried cornmeal arepas served with freshly made guacamole, salsa roja, and creamy queso blanco with roasted poblano peppers and roasted garlic, adobo chicken tacos with handmade corn tortillas, plus cinnamon sugar sopapillas, and a mescal margarita.Details
Barclay NicholsCulinary Educator
Hands-On
$170 Per Couple
Sat, Jan 31
6 to 8:30 pm
6 to 8:30 pm
