Our Spring 2010 cooking class schedule is now available with 150 new classes!

Kitchen Conservatory has partnered with several local organizations for these exciting cooking classes:

• Dance and dine on April 24 in a fun couples class that starts with salsa dancing (with a COCA dance instructor), followed by a delcious salsa-inspired dinner.
• Get a chance to win a night at the opera on April 25! In conjunction with Opera Theatre of St. Louis and their new production of “The Golden Ticket,” this cooking class for children (age 7 to 12) has a yummy chocolate menu inspired by “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” plus one golden ticket will be baked into a dessert.
• Celebrate French food while speaking French with other francophones on April 22 as Jean-Pierre Auge demonstrates delicious French menu, in conjunction with the Alliance Francaise.

Spring offers the chance to celebrate very important people:

• Invite Mom to relax and enjoy festive meals on Mother’s Day weekend – May 7, May 8, or May 9.
• Grill with Dad on Father’s Day, June 20, with Kirk Warner.

Please welcome these new instructors to our kitchens:

• Angela Ortmann, aka STL Winegirl, matches wine and food on May 7.
• Join baker Carol Ann Welsh in making delicious and beautiful cakes on March 22.

We are so happy that these popular chefs have returned to teach:

• Chef Lou Rook and Sommelier Glenn Bardgett of Annie Gunn’s have a fish and wine class on March 20. 
• Emily Marshall of Napa Catering knows how to throw a party with her all-appetizer menu on May 11.
• Adam Lambay of Chaumette Winery combines Indian food with the locovore food movement on June 2.
• Paul Jacobsen of Morton’s Steakhouse shows off the Morton’s way with fish on May 3. 
• Clara Moore of Local Harvest has a spring menu of farm-fresh ingredients on May 19.
• Personal chef Anne Piatek will demonstrate a spa menu on April 14.
• Dana Holland, who specializes in Caribbean cuisine, has several tantalizing classes on March 16, April 19, and May 18.
• Learn how to use fondant with cake decorator Laura Marone on May 8.

And yes, we have more clever class titles, including:

• “Meat the Cleavers” on April 27 with Vito Racanelli, his cleaver, and a big piece of pork.
• “iPad-Thai” on May 1 with Naam Pruitt, a wok, and no computer.
• “A Raisin in the Bun” on May 11 with Margi Kahn and her delicious bread doughs.
• For those who want to know how to match spices with food, try “Lost in Spice” on May 18.
• Chef Josh Galliano of Monarch teaches these two clever classes: “The Morel of the Story” on April 26 and “S-hell’s Kitchen” on May 24.
• “It’s a Matter of Fat” with Barb Nack on May 18 is for those who appreciate that fat is flavor.

Space is limited, so register quickly for your dream cooking class! See you in the kitchen, where we make cooking fun!