200 new cooking classes are now available! Don’t miss out on some of the wonderful teachers and delicious menus on the Winter 2012 calendar. Register now. Here are some highlights:

Valentine for Couples features a dozen different scrumptious menus for celebrating romance. These hands-on cooking classes always sell out, so choose your favorite dinner to treat your loved one. The Valentine classes run from February 3 to 14, with different recipes each night.
Please welcome these new chefs to Kitchen Conservatory:

• Pastry-maker Jane Musgrove of Queen’s Cuisine leads a hands-on class in scones for an English tea on January 5.
• John Perkins, aka the Clandestine Chef, reveals the secrets of chicken deboning and cookery on January 23.
• Jane Callahan of Pie Oh My! bakes pies and more pies on pie days: January 23 and March 14.
• Caterer to the stars, Bryan Young leads a perfect cocktail party on February 16.
• Julie Malloy demystifies the current designer dessert: cake pops on December 19, January 7, February 11, March 24.

And yes, the class titles are still amusing:

• The Weigh We Were on January 4
• Wok This Way on January 14
• Oh, What a Filling on January 25
• Life is a Crepe-Shoot on January 27
• Tortes Illustrated on March 31

I will definitely attend the Homemade Yogurt class with Maria Sakellariou on February 11; hope to see you in class!