Verdant Delights: A Vegetarian Voyage 🌱

Calling all foodies, seasoned home cooks, and enthusiastic vegetarians!

Sharpen your knives, roll up your sleeves, and join Chef Kevin for a flavor-packed, hands-on vegetarian cooking class that will take your skills to the next level.

Over three dynamic hours, you’ll cook, plate, and indulge in a vibrant menu bursting with fresh, seasonal ingredients and innovative techniques. Guided by Chef Kevin’s expert instruction, you’ll explore new ways to level up your vegetarian cooking game. This isn’t just another demo class – you’ll roll the dough, chop the veggies, and plate like a pro.

What’s on the Menu? 🥗🧀🍄

• Quinoa Salad with Cranberries & Pistachios: Learn how to cook grains perfectly and transform them into a refreshing and flavorful salad you’ll make again and again.
• Butternut Squash, Spinach & Goat Cheese Galette: Master the art of crafting galette dough from scratch, forming a gorgeous crust, and creating a filling that wins hearts and taste buds.
• Cannellini Bean Tartine with Artichoke Hearts, Feta & Arugula: Dive into creating a show-stopping open-faced sandwich that combines bold flavors with elegant presentation.
• Wild Mushroom & Parsnip Ragout over Creamy Polenta: Sauté, simmer, and serve up an earthy, rich vegetable ragout perfectly balanced with creamy, cheesy polenta.

Why Choose This Class? 👩‍🍳

• Hands-On Fun & Expert Guidance: Work in small groups (max of 12 attendees) to get plenty of personalized attention from Chef Kevin. This is your chance to measure, chop, roll, sauté, and plate all on your own.
• Learn Pro Techniques: From mastering galette dough to perfecting creamy polenta, you’ll walk away with advanced kitchen skills and recipes to stun at your next dinner party.
• Cook & Dine Together: There’s no better way to enjoy what you’ve made than sitting down with your fellow classmates to savor every delicious bite!

Skills You’ll Learn:

• Cooking grains and creating salads with them
• Making bean salad, topping and plating it as a petit open-faced sandwich (Tartine)
• Making and rolling galette dough, making filling and forming a galette
• Making vegetable ragout and creamy cheesy polenta

This class is fast-paced, engaging, and packed with opportunities to flex your culinary muscles. A little prior kitchen experience is helpful, but don’t worry—we’ve got your back every step of the way.

Are You Hungry Yet? 😋

Spots are filling up fast! Grab your apron and book your seat at the table today for a vegetarian cooking adventure like no other.

Reserve your spot now and become a veggie-cooking virtuoso! 🌟

Wine, beer, and cocktails are available for purchase from our bar. Come early for cocktails (5:15) — class begins at 5:45!

Chef Kevin Appleton has a passion for food, drink, and fun. He is a former Culinary Instructor at Madison College. He worked at some of the best fine dining restaurants in Chicago and was Executive Chef at Robert Morris College’s Institute of Culinary Arts.