Adult cooking classes

Chef McClay, previous Dean of ACCC’s Academy of Culinary Arts offers her Tips & Techniques for beginners and advanced students!

Knife Skills Class - Chef McClay will feature the proper use of several knives while prepping delicious small bites - students will each have their own chef knife to use and help with the prep. You will leave this class with knowledge & practice while enjoying delicious bruchetta, a fritatta and tomato pie! Choose either

• Knife Skills - Thursday, Sept 24th, 6 pm

• Knife Skills - Thursday, Nov 5th, 6 pm

Butternut Squash & Pumpkin - Chef McClay likes to celebrate these rich, comforting flavors of autumn with two of the season’s most beloved ingredients. In this hands-on cooking class, you will learn techniques for transforing these versatile favorites into elegant, restaurant-quality dishes. Together we will prepare a creamy butternut squash risotto with fresh sage, delicate pumpkin gnocchi with brown butter and toasted walnuts and finish on a sweet note with a silky pumpkin creme brulee. Whether you are looking to expand your seasonal repertoire or simply enjoy an evening of fall-inspired cooking this class is the perfect way to welcome the harvest season!

• Butternut Squash & Pumpkin - Thursday, Oct 8th, 6:00pm

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to be placed on the wait list for any class, please email linda@kitchen-19.com

Flatbreads - Fri, Sept 25th, 6:30 pm $85.00

Chef Lou LOVES to make flatbread dough with his classes! You will get all his tips and techniques for this perfect appetizer to serve your family or friends. After the dough is ready, you will top with an assortment of traditional and gourmet toppings, bake and enjoy with an appetizer upon arrival, gourmet salad with your flatbread and tiramisu parfait at the end! Each student makes their own flatbread dough and the portions are very generous.

Italian Feast - Sat, Sept 26th , 5:00 pm $95

This special evening will feature a perfect Indian summer evening with Italian flavors. You will make polenta bites with grilled veggies, (which we have so much right now!) Grilled Steak a la Chef Lou, with charred scallion gremolata and Chef Linda will make with you - a plum and almond crostada (Italian version of a gallette or free-form pie) enjoy an appetiaer upon arrival and IF the weather cooperates, we will eat on the patio when our food is completed! This is perfect BYO evening to enjoy your own bottle of wine, and like all our classes, we have the opener, glasses and ice bucket.

Cutlets - Fri, Oct 16th, 6:30 pm $90

Dreamed of making the perfectly crispy and juicy chicken cutlet? Chef Lou will not disappoint you and you will become an expert! Every student will bread and fry their own! He will also demonstrate an authentic alfredo sauce that doesn’t use heavy cream - just butter, grated cheese and pasta water! Enjoy this meal with a salad and sweet ending.

Pasta Nights - see below $85

This is our most hands-on class as Chef Lou takes you through the process of making your own pasta dough. Once the dough is ready, you will make a fettuccine shape (or any long shape), boil perfectly and serve with both a marinara sauce and light shallot cream sauce, a specialty of Kitchen 19. As with all our classes, you will enjoy an appetizer, gourmet salad and sweet ending.

• Sat, Oct 17th, 5 pm

• Fri, Nov 20th 6:30 pm

An evening in Sicily - Sat, Nov 21st, 5 pm $90

Chef Lou will step by step show you how to make homemade bracciole and homemade arancini and serve with an already-made meat sauce! These two dishes often intimidate home chefs, but you will leave here feeling confident on how to make them on your own! As all our classes, you will enjoy an appetier upon arrival, gourmet salad with your dinner and our sweet tiramisu parfait at the end.

Frito Misto alla Campania- Sat, Dec 12th, 5 pm $95

A spectacular seafood class for your holiday entertaining as they do in Campania, Italy! Chef Lou will prepare a varity of fish, seafood & veggies with the lightest batter and show you how to perfectly fry them for serving as a beautiful platter! We will have a gourmet winter salad with all our favorite specialties and a delicious lemon dessert!

Each class includes a charcuterie plate upon arrival as well as a gourmet salad and sweet ending to make a full meal to enjoy ! Students are welcome to bring their own wine and we will supply the glasses, opener and ice bucket as well as a refreshing herbal bluebery hibiscus tea and bottled waters.

to be placed on the wait list for any class, please email linda@kitchen-19.com

EXPLORE DIFFERENT CUISINES WITH cHEF lINDA

Chef Linda adds a few classes below that she likes to teach ! She is also available for Team Building classes during the work day. Email her at Linda@kitchen-19.com to discuss dates and class content.

Thai Green curry bowl w/ Squash, September 17th, Thu, 6 to 8 pm, $80

Chef Linda will teach you to make a green curry base with readily available ingredients- but NO less flavorable! We will add squash, spinach, grilled chicken and optional shrimp as an option in case there are shellfish allergies. Besides the curry base, we will grill the chicken and shrimp and talk about different kinds of squash to add. We will also make jasmine rice, as this is Chef Linda’s favorite accompaniment to this rich and delicious stew. An appetizer will be served upon arrival and a sweet ending of mango gelato at the end.

Spanish Paella

Chef Linda will construct,with the class, a classic Valencia-style Paella. She will demonstrate the proper cooking of the meats and seafood, along with the nuances of special flavoring and finally, the cooking of the rice to ultimately present a spectacular dish to share with your most important friends and family! This will be a slightly longer class and will include an appetizer upon arrival, a full-course dinner of paella and a sweet ending. Chef Linda will share a bottle of full-bodied Rioja but students are welcome to bring their own wine as well. Plan on staying until 9 pm, for sure!