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Does the menu change?
Yes. I build the menu around the season, what looks good at the market, and the style of the class. The dishes will change, but the focus stays the same: flavor, technique, tasting, and understanding why the food works.
Do you accommodate allergies or dietary restrictions?
Please share any allergies or dietary restrictions when you book. I’ll review the menu with you and make adjustments where the class format allows.
What kind of kitchen works for this class?
A normal home kitchen works well. I plan the class around the space you have, and I’ll confirm the setup with you before the event.
Will everyone be cooking?
Yes. This is a hands-on class. Everyone will have something to chop, stir, season, taste, or cook throughout the experience.
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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
How can we help?
Q: Does the menu change?
Yes. I build the menu around the season, what looks good at the market, and the style of the class. The dishes will change, but the focus stays the same: flavor, technique, tasting, and understanding why the food works.
Q: Do you accommodate allergies or dietary restrictions?
Please share any allergies or dietary restrictions when you book. I’ll review the menu with you and make adjustments where the class format allows.
Q: What kind of kitchen works for this class?
A normal home kitchen works well. I plan the class around the space you have, and I’ll confirm the setup with you before the event.
Q: Will everyone be cooking?
Yes. This is a hands-on class. Everyone will have something to chop, stir, season, taste, or cook throughout the experience.
Q: What's the cancellation policy?
A: Free to cancel or reschedule up until 7 days before the class
Q: How long does the class run for, and what's the price?
A: 3 hours, $175 per guest
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Discover why the science of flavor matters in this unique cooking class that travels to you in the Seattle area!
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What you'll do
Why does a squeeze of lemon wake up a dish? Why does salt make chocolate taste more like chocolate? Why does browning create so much flavor? In this hands-on class that travels up to 30 miles outside of the Seattle area, you’ll explore flavor by tasting, cooking, comparing, and adjusting as you go.We’ll start with the five basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami, then bring in aroma, texture, temperature, and heat. You’ll taste ingredients side by side and see how small changes affect the whole dish. Then, we put those ideas to work in the kitchen. You’ll cook, taste, adjust, and taste again. Does something need acid? More salt? Better browning? A little sweetness to balance bitterness? You’ll learn what to look for and how to decide what comes next!The menu changes with the season and the group. A late-summer class might include:
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- Charred corn with lime, chile, and cotija
- Tomato and stone fruit salad with burrata, and peppery greens
- Crisp-skinned chicken with a bright pan sauce
- Brown butter plum cake with lightly sweetened cream
What you'll get
- A hands-on cooking and tasting experience
- Guided flavor experiments
- Practical ways to season and balance food
- A better understanding of taste, aroma, texture, temperature, and heat
- Recipes from the class to use at home
Knowledge required
None. This class is designed for home cooks at any level. You’ll learn by tasting, cooking, comparing, and making choices as you go.
What to bring
- Bring your appetite and a willingness to taste, question, and explore.
- Wear closed-toe shoes, comfortable clothes, and tie back long hair.
- Bring an apron if you like. I’ll take care of the rest.
Suitable for
This class is great for a team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or bachelorette party.
FAQ
Does the menu change?
Yes. I build the menu around the season, what looks good at the market, and the style of the class. The dishes will change, but the focus stays the same: flavor, technique, tasting, and understanding why the food works.
Do you accommodate allergies or dietary restrictions?
Please share any allergies or dietary restrictions when you book. I’ll review the menu with you and make adjustments where the class format allows.
What kind of kitchen works for this class?
A normal home kitchen works well. I plan the class around the space you have, and I’ll confirm the setup with you before the event.
Will everyone be cooking?
Yes. This is a hands-on class. Everyone will have something to chop, stir, season, taste, or cook throughout the experience.
Your teacher
I started working in kitchens at 16 and have spent more than 40 years cooking, teaching, developing recipes, running kitchens, and staying curious about food.At 18, I went to the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, followed by pastry training in Copenhagen. My career has taken me through restaurants, pastry, catering, private cooking, culinary education, program development, and training.Teaching became a big part of my work early on. I’ve taught in culinary schools, colleges, and public cooking programs, and developed classes and curriculum for national culinary organizations. I’ve taught everything from foundational cooking skills to baking, pastry, seafood, global cuisines, flavor, and food science.I teach from a place of exploration. I like the whys.Why does something brown? What does acid do to flavor? Why does one sauce come together while another breaks? What changes when you toast a spice, change the heat, add salt, or give something another two minutes in the pan?Flavor and the science of cooking have always been part of how I teach. I want you to taste, notice, ask questions, and make decisions while you cook. A recipe gives us a place to start. Understanding what is happening with the food gives you much more room to play.If something tastes flat, we figure out why. If a sauce breaks, there is a reason. If the crust is crisp and the inside is tender, there is a reason for that too. Cooking gets a lot more interesting once you start paying attention to those things.I started Cook’s Culinary Collective because I wanted to bring the fun back into cooking. My classes are hands-on, social, curious, and full of good food. We cook. We taste. We make adjustments. We talk about what is happening and where we want to take it next.I bring Cook’s Culinary Collective to homes, offices, and gathering spaces throughout Seattle. I work with groups from six people around a kitchen island to events for up to 100. Groups come to explore a cuisine, learn a technique, sharpen their skills, celebrate something, or spend a few hours together around food.Come curious. Bring an appetite. Be willing to explore.
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