Instructor: Lonny Balbi, Italophile , great cook, certified pizzaiolo

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $130 per person
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
Who doesn’t love pizza? Learn the secrets to making your own fresh dough, sauce, and selecting unique toppings. Homemade pizza never tasted so good! Add a glass or two of Prosecco to the evening, and you have the perfect night. Buon appetito!

Instructor: Luis Obregon, chef, sommelier, and culinary instructor
Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $130 per person
Availability: Available
Fresh, healthy, flavourful, and unique–Japanese cuisine is both comforting and refined. Join chef and Japanese food enthusiast Luis Obregon for a class learning about and preparing authentic Japanese dishes.

Menu

Cucumbers and Shiitake in Sesame Vinegar

Miso-Simmered Cabbage Rolls

Tataki-Spiced Salmon Sashimi

One Pot Seafood Udon

Green Tea Panna Cotta

Class menus are subject to change.

Instructor: Craig Westhaver, chef and culinary instructor

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
If you’re looking for a fresh, exciting idea for the weekend, find a friend or invite your partner to spend a deliciously different evening that adds to your culinary repertoire. Master new recipes and simple cooking techniques together in a fun, casual atmosphere, then enjoy the great food that everyone has made. Sharpen your skills while you get to know like-minded people. Space is limited. Book early for this popular hands-on class!

Our classes are collaborative, with guests often cooking together in groups of four.

If you have any serious food allergies, please let us know upon booking.

Our Night Out classes are hands-on and include a multi-course meal and two glasses of wine. More wine is available for purchase.

Menu

Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Pecorino Sauce and Crispy Sage

Chicken Piccata with Lemon and Capers

Garlicky Green Beans en Papillote

Sicilian Whole Orange Cake with Crème Fraîche

Menus are subject to change.

Instructor: Ching Li, culinary instructor and great cook
Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $140 per person
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
In the world of dynamic duos, it’s hard to beat ramen and gyoza! Join Ching as she teaches you the fine art of making these two delicious foods. Expand your dumpling- and noodle-making skills—life will never be more yummy!

Guests will make Miso Tare, Ramen Noodles, and Gyoza from scratch, then build and enjoy a bowl of ramen in the class, and make a batch of Pork and Cabbage Gyoza to take home.

Instructor: 
Daphne Newman, culinary instructor

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Almost Sold Out

Class Description:
Join Daphne—culinary creative and former island restaurant owner—for an evening of tantalizing appetizers inspired by international flavours of autumn and beyond. Known for her beautifully curated menus and effortless entertaining style, Daphne will guide you through a selection of stylish small bites designed to impress. Easy to prepare, you'll explore seasonal ingredients paired with globally inspired techniques, and learn how thoughtful presentation can elevate any gathering. Come for the flavour, stay for the inspiration, and leave ready to host with confidence.

Instructor: Ching Li, culinary instructor and great cook

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
If you’re looking for a fresh, exciting idea for the weekend, find a friend or invite your partner to spend a deliciously different evening that adds to your culinary repertoire. Master new recipes and simple cooking techniques together in a fun, casual atmosphere, then enjoy the great food that everyone has made. Sharpen your skills while you get to know like-minded people. Space is limited. Book early for this popular hands-on class!

Our classes are collaborative, with guests often cooking together in groups of four.

If you have any serious food allergies, please let us know upon booking.

Our Night Out classes are hands-on and include a multi-course meal and two glasses of wine. More wine is available for purchase.

Menu

Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Pecorino Sauce and Crispy Sage

Chicken Piccata with Lemon and Capers

Garlicky Green Beans en Papillote

Sicilian Whole Orange Cake with Crème Fraîche

Menus are subject to change.

Instructors: 
Carolyne McIntyre Jackson and Jodi Willoughby, co-founders Crave Cupcakes

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $155 per person, includes a copy of the Crave cookbook!
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
Christmastime is synonymous with all sorts of sweets and indulgences, and many of the recipes we enjoy at this time of year come with a wonderful story. Join Carolyne and Jodi, co-founders of Crave Bakery, for this festive baking session. You will hear a few stories about their favourite holiday bakes and make some fabulous treats from the pages of their cookbook. At the end of the class, you will go home with a copy of the book, your delicious baked goods, and perhaps a little inspiration to start a few new traditions!

Registration in this class includes a copy of Crave: Cupcakes, Cakes, Cookies, and More from an Iconic Bakery.

Instructor: Craig Westhaver, chef and culinary instructor

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
If you’re looking for a fresh, exciting idea for the weekend, find a friend or invite your partner to spend a deliciously different evening that adds to your culinary repertoire. Master new recipes and simple cooking techniques together in a fun, casual atmosphere, then enjoy the great food that everyone has made. Sharpen your skills while you get to know like-minded people. Space is limited. Book early for this popular hands-on class!

Our classes are collaborative, with guests often cooking together in groups of four.

If you have any serious food allergies, please let us know upon booking.

Our Night Out classes are hands-on and include a multi-course meal and two glasses of wine. More wine is available for purchase.

Menu

Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Pecorino Sauce and Crispy Sage

Chicken Piccata with Lemon and Capers

Garlicky Green Beans en Papillote

Sicilian Whole Orange Cake with Crème Fraîche

Menus are subject to change.

Instructor: Ching Li, culinary instructor and great cook
Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Available
As a crossroads for travellers and traders between Burma, Indonesia, India, China and Thailand, Vietnam has developed a cuisine that's been influenced by the cooking traditions of all those countries as well as those of France. This rich history makes for fascinating and delicious eating, with an emphasis on freshness.  Ching will show you how to make the classic specialties you’ve grown to love—like bánh mì, salad rolls, and more.

Instructors: 
Carolyne McIntyre Jackson and Jodi Willoughby, co-founders Crave Cupcakes

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $155 per person, includes a copy of the Crave cookbook!
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
Christmastime is synonymous with all sorts of sweets and indulgences, and many of the recipes we enjoy at this time of year come with a wonderful story. Join Carolyne and Jodi, co-founders of Crave Bakery, for this festive baking session. You will hear a few stories about their favourite holiday bakes and make some fabulous treats from the pages of their cookbook. At the end of the class, you will go home with a copy of the book, your delicious baked goods, and perhaps a little inspiration to start a few new traditions! This is a repeat of the November 8 class.

Registration in this class includes a copy of Crave: Cupcakes, Cakes, Cookies, and More from an Iconic Bakery.

Instructor: 
Melissa Kennedy, chef and culinary instructor

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
Pasta is just so satisfying! Is there a person alive who doesn’t like pasta? If that person exists, they haven’t tasted Melissa's handmade delights. In this class, Melissa will walk students through the proper preparation of fresh pasta dough, then share some of the many possibilities for creative homemade long and stuffed pasta dishes. This is the perfect way for pasta lovers to while away some time while expanding their repertoires.

Guests will make and enjoy a bowl of tagliatelle in the class, and make stuffed pasta to take home.

Ask about adding a pasta machine to your registration.

Instructor: 
Stephanie Howell-Fellows, chef and culinary instructor

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $90 per person
Availability: Available

Class Description:
This fun workshop puts dessert first! Chef Stephanie will teach your kids a variety of techniques that will unlock a whole new level of sophisticated sweets. From mixing and piping, baking and filling, drizzling and decorating – if dessert can save the world, then your kids will be heroes! This class is for children ages 10+.

Menu

Apple Galette

Chocolate Lava Cakes

Profiteroles with Chantilly Cream and Chocolate Ganache

Menus are subject to change. Kids will make and enjoy the lava cakes in the class, and make and take the galette and profiteroles to enjoy at home.

Instructor: Stephanie Howell-Fellows, chef and culinary instructor
Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $90 per child
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
Kids grow up so fast! Before you know it, they’ll be wearing ill-fitting clothes, getting tattoos, and moving out. Treat them to a sweet morning of baking for the holiday season with chef Stephanie, who makes some of yummiest treats around. Your youngsters can then show off their newly refined talent at all of your holiday soirées and bake exchanges—a holiday win-win! Minimum age is 10 years. Please advise us of any allergies or dietary restrictions upon booking.

Menu

Soft Pretzel Bites with Cinnamon-Sugar

Rocky Road

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate and Peppermint No-Bake Squares

Menus are subject to change.

Instructor: Gail Norton, culinary instructor and co-owner of The Cookbook Co. Cooks
Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Available
Rice, saffron and olive oil is a magical combination. Spain knows it,we know it and Gail Norton knows it. In this hands-on class, she will guide you through the many different variations on a classic dish that can evolve to suit your taste. If the flavours of the Catalan call your name, why not answer?

Ask us about adding a paella pan to your registration!

Instructor: Allan Shewchuk, Italophile and great cook
Class Type: Demonstration Class / Sit-Down Dinner
Price: $145 per person
Availability: Sold Out
Tour Italy with our own Italian food guide Allan Shewchuk. Learn risotto from the north, stuffed pasta from the centre, and spicy delights from the south. All served up with travel tips and great recipes to try at home. Come hungry!

Respectfully, we cannot accommodate guests with allergies and dietary restrictions in this class.

Instructor: Gail Norton, culinary instructor, cookbook author, co-owner The Cookbook Co. Cooks
Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Almost Sold Out
Uncover the mysteries of the simple, ancient cooking vessels known as tagines. Your intimate journey will take you through Morocco to better understand the subtleties of this traditional way of preparing stews. Slow-roasted meats and vegetables with exotic spice blends are transformed within the tagine into moist, luscious stews that will transport you to another time and place. Ask about adding a tagine to your class registration.

Menu

Beet Salad with Cinnamon

Walnut, Tomato, and Pomegranate Molasses Salad

Potato Tagine with Olives and Harissa

Kofta Tagine with Herbs, Spices, and Lemon

Buttered Couscous

Menus are subject to change.

Instructor: Ching Li, culinary instructor and great cook
Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Sold Out
Thai food wins over any crowd. It’s healthy yet rich in flavour, spicy without assaulting the palate, and it plays tastes and textures off one another with subtlety and finesse. Ching Li reveals how to achieve the signature notes of this, one of her favourite cuisines, through coconut milk and lime leaves, cilantro and basil, lemongrass and ginger. Enjoy Ching's pan-Asian influences, and her delicious, contemporary take on the classics.

Menu

Mushroom Tom Yum
Pad See Ew: Thai Stir-Fried Noodle with Shrimp
Massaman Curry with Chicken

Menus are subject to change.

Instructor: 
Chris Halpin, chef and culinary instructor

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
Who wants to spend their own party in a tizzy, unable to chat with guests because the appetizers must be monitored and maintained? Get ultimate control by learning how to prep in advance and choosing fabulous nibbles that come together in a flash. Instead of bustling about in a panic at the last minute, you'll be pouring yourself a nice drink and casually flipping through your playlists for the perfect mood music.

Instructor: 
Lisa Cheah, culinary instructor, great cook, and produce manager Community Natural Foods

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Sold Out

Class Description:
Christmas is coming and you’ll be danged if you once again make those cookies that everybody expects, but nobody eats. There’s a world of irresistible baked goods out there and you have only to spend a few hours with us to make true and lasting contact. Expand your arsenal of sweet treats, the perfect little pieces of holiday cheer! 

Instructor: 
Lisa Cheah, culinary instructor, great cook, and produce manager Community Natural Foods

Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $125 per person
Availability: Available

Class Description:
Christmas is coming and you’ll be danged if you once again make those cookies that everybody expects, but nobody eats. There’s a world of irresistible baked goods out there and you have only to spend a few hours with us to make true and lasting contact. Expand your arsenal of sweet treats, the perfect little pieces of holiday cheer! 

Instructor: 
Judy Wood, chef and culinary instructor

Class Type: Hands-On Class, with some Demo Components
Price: $130 per person
Availability: Almost Sold Out

Class Description:
Judy is mad for the rustic foods of Europe—the dishes family cooks have been making for eons, based on seasonal, local ingredients. In this class, she teaches French cooking, but with a festive flair! With Judy’s able guidance, you’ll learn some fabulous recipes that you can make and enjoy year-round (whenever you need a little joie de vivre), but can be easily elevated to suit the holiday season, resulting in a delicious and Joyeux Noël!

Instructor: Luis Obregon, chef, sommelier, and culinary instructor
Class Type: Hands-On Class
Price: $150 per person, includes a crêpe pan!
Availability: Almost Sold Out
Crêpes are the ideal and indispensable French street food. Learn how to make these simple pancakes, together with sweet and savoury fillings. This is a hands-on class—come ready to learn how to flip and fill with skill and confidence! Registration includes a crêpe pan.

Menu

Basic Crêpes

Sautéed Mushroom, Prosciutto, and Swiss Cheese Crêpes

Savoury Lamb and Ricotta Crêpes

Crêpes Suzette with Caramelized Bananas

Class menus are subject to change.