A critical job in any kitchen is the clean up. Ten conscientious and hard-working people work as Kitchen Assistants at Kitchen Conservatory and they make sure that the cooking classes run smoothly and that the kitchen is cleaned up and ready for the next class. Our fringe benefits include delicious food and everyone who works […]

Rook Cooks: Simplicity at its Finest, a brand-new cookbook from Lou Rook , is now available at Kitchen Conservatory! Chef Lou Rook, who grew up in a restaurant family, has been the executive chef at Annie Gunn’s for twenty years. His much anticipated cookbook includes eighty delectable recipes. Lou Rook was recently invited to cook […]

Please join pastry chef Helen Fletcher as she unveils her brand-new cookbook, European Tarts. For decades, we all have enjoyed Helen’s tantalizing tarts and scrumptious pastries. Now all of her secrets are revealed in this alluring cookbook! Helen will personally sign the cookbooks and share samples of her most requested tarts. Helen Fletcher is the […]

To receive packages by Christmas, please place your order before noon Central Time on Monday, December 17, 2012. After that date, packages will have to be expedited (two-day or next-day shipping) in order to insure delivery by December 24. Need a last-minute gift? It is never too late to send a gift certificate, even on […]

Tune in on Wednesday, November 21 from 5 to 7 am on Channel 5, KSDK, with host Jennifer Blome. We will be talking turkey from Kitchen Conservatory! How to Cook a Turkey Let the turkey come to room temperature. Often a “fresh” turkey is still frozen in the middle. The center won’t cook until it […]

What a wonderful list of exciting new cooking classes! Our Winter Cooking Class Schedule is now posted. Here are some highlights: Welcome these new instructors: Laura Beaver will teach children how to cope with a dish of spaghetti-and-meatballs without slurping on January 6. Chelsea DeShetler, the pastry chef of Truffles, will make a chocolate-date croustade […]

Join us for a brand-new four-part cooking class, which starts this Thursday, September 13 at 6 pm: Modern Techniques of Cooking. Each class will feature meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, and fruits that are cooked and prepared in deliciously different ways. Part 1 features wet cooking, including sous-vide cooking at low temperatures, plus gentle poaching in […]

Cooking Asian-style often means stocking your pantry with jars of brown and yellow powders. Sometimes these pre-made blends are useful, but often they don’t have much flavor — perhaps because the spices were ground years ago and taste dusty. Yes, you can toast and grind your own blend, but Kitchen Conservatory now sells a wonderful […]

Kitchen Conservatory’s Annual Sale 20% OFF everything in the store* August 1 – August 11 It happens only once a year! All kitchen essentials are on sale! Complete or update your kitchen with Wusthof knives, All-Clad and Le Creuset cookware, bakeware, cookbooks, plus every tool in the store at incredible prices! *20% off regularly priced […]

Don’t miss out; sale ends May 28! All-Clad French skillets are available at a special low price. These skillets have an aluminum core with stainless cladding on the inside and outside. All-Clad is the best cookware available and it is made in the USA. The long handles stay cool and the stainless is very easy […]