Cooking Classes

The saying goes something like this: "Give a person a fish; you've fed them for today. Teach them to fish; and you've fed them for a lifetime"

Maybe it's the chef in me (or just my weird view of the world), but I always wondered who would teach them how to cook that fish?

With silliness aside, the saying sums up my philosophy about teaching cooking. The biggest drawback to many cooking classes, in my view, is that they teach recipes, but not technique. I'm a strong believer in learning how to cook - not how to follow or reproduce a single recipe. Where's the fun in that?

So in cooking classes taught at the Dinner is Served kitchen we focus on knife skills and cooking skills. And funnily enough, by the end of the evening you'll actually have cooked something that's good enough to eat. You'll be able to cook it at home, and best of all, you'll have the confidence to apply what you learned to cooking other foods and maybe even creating a recipe of your own. Now that's what I call cookin' with gas!

Our classes our limited to 8 people, so please register early to avoid being locked out. Ask about a multiple classes discount if you plan to sign up for more than one class.

Bring an apron, bring a friend, bring an appetite and a sense of humor, and come join us!

Here's what we'll be cooking up in the kitchen during the

Winter and Spring months of 2007.

The Sharpest Kinife in the Drawer: Building Your Knife Skills

Cooking Under Pressure

Be Your Own Personal Chef

Phab-u-lous Phyllo & Partying with Puff Pastry

Creative Cooking: Writing Recipes

Cooking with Five Ingredients or Less

What to Cook When Your Teenager Becomes a Vegetarian

To sign up for any of our classes, print out the class registration form and

send it via "snail mail" to the address provided.