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“Chopped” Style Team Cooking Challenge
Cooking Fun for Ages 16+
Saturday, July 18th | 11:00am-1:30pm

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Team up, Think fast, Show off your skills, and win prizes! Ready to test your kitchen creativity? Step into our high energy, hands on Chopped style cooking competition—designed for cooks who love a challenge! You and your cooking partner will face off against other students in two rounds: Entree and Dessert. Each starts with a mystery basket packed with surprise ingredients, plus access to a shared pantry of produce, dairy, and dry goods. You’ll have to think on your feet, work as a team, and craft something delicious before time runs out. Winning team members each receive a $25 Baker Hunt gift certificate! Perfect for intermediate to advanced cooks who want a fun, competitive, and creative kitchen experience.

More about this class:

  • Class is for pairs, ages 16+
  • Best for intermediate to advanced home cooks, absolute beginners will struggle.
  • Menu isn’t set – you’ll receive guidance from the chef, but what you make is up to you!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

**Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Andrew Vogel 

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Soul of Morocco: Cooking in the Tagine
Cooking Class for Ages 16+
Monday, June 22nd | 5:30-8:00pm

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Transport your senses to North Africa with Chef Catrina in this immersive, chef-led class exploring the rich flavors of Moroccan cuisine. Students will learn how to build deep, layered flavor using traditional spices while preparing a classic chicken tagine with preserved lemon and olives, along with a companion dish of herbed couscous. This class focuses on slow cooking techniques, spice blending, and cultural storytelling through food.

Menu:

  • Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives
  • Herbed Couscous

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Knife Skills
  • Cooking with Tagines or similar vessels
  • Moroccan Pantry Staples, Ras al Hanout
  • Moist-Heat cooking methods

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to advanced cooks

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes. Many classes have vegetarian options upon request, please contact our office.**

Click here for information on our Health and Safety Policy.

Instructor: Catrina Mills 

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Sip School: The 20th Century
Mixology Class for Ages 21+
Monday, July 6th | 5:30-7:30pm

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Local mixologist Daisy Webb invites you to step into the world of thoughtful cocktail making with a guided cordials tasting and a clear, approachable breakdown of what makes a drink truly balanced. In this hands-on class, you’ll create your own herbal tea–based syrup to take home, then learn proper shaking technique while crafting the bright, elegant 20th Century. We’ll close with a mocktail workshop, so you leave with a zero-proof drink that’s just as intentional and satisfying. Please eat before class, and snacks will be served during class.

Menu:

  • The 20th Century (cocktail)
  • Herbal-Based Syrups
  • Personalized Mocktail
  • Guided Cordial Tasting

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Cocktail/Mocktail Mixing
  • Building Flavors
  • Making Custom Syrups

What you’ll take home:

  • Any leftover custom made syrups
  • Recipes and instructions

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 21+
  • Great for Beginner to advanced students
  • Students work in pairs – sign up with a friend or date!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Daisy Webb 

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Perfect Piccata
Cooking Class for Ages 16+
Tuesday, June 16th | 5:30-7:30pm

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Chef Lilly will teach you how to make a polished yet relaxed dinner that fits comfortably into a busy home kitchen. This class features chicken piccata (with a vegetarian option available), quickly pan seared and finished with a simple lemon butter caper sauce that tastes extraordinary without being fussy. It’s served with tender egg noodles that soak up every bit of that bright, savory sauce. Shredded kale salad adds freshness and crunch, dressed simply with lemon, olive oil, and a few flavorful extras. The meal wraps up with an easy summer berry tart made with puff pastry and fresh fruit — proof that dessert can feel homemade and elegant without much effort.

Menu:

  • Chicken or Eggplant Piccata with Egg Noodles
  • Shredded Kale Salad
  • Summer Berry Tart

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Balancing Flavor and Nutrition
  • Knife Skills
  • Saute, Reduction
  • Fuss-Free Baking

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to advanced cooks
  • You will work in pairs or teams – sign up with a friend!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

Click here for information on our Health and Safety Policy.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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Juneteenth: Celebrating the Taste of Freedom
Cooking Class for Ages 16+
Wednesday, June 17th | 5:30-8:00pm

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This class with Chef Mona explores the cultural significance of Juneteenth through traditional African American foods associated with the holiday. The menu highlights the symbolic use of red foods, reflecting their historical importance in African cultures and their continued presence in Juneteenth celebrations.
Students will prepare and enjoy a refreshing sorrel beverage (often called “Red Drink”), a watermelon radish salad with honey chili lime dressing, and smoky, spice driven jollof (“red”) rice made with smoked sausages, with a vegetarian option available upon request. The class concludes with red velvet cupcakes, a dessert rooted in tradition and originally colored with beets.
Throughout the class, Chef Mona will share the historical context of these dishes and their enduring cultural relevance, offering insight into how food connects tradition, memory, and celebration.

Menu:

  • Sorrel
  • Watermelon-Radish Salad
  • Red (Jollof) Rice
  • Red Velvet Cupcakes

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety, Knife Skills
  • Food History
  • Cooking a delicious meal!

What you’ll take home:

  • Any leftovers from class
  • Recipes and instructions

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to advanced cooks
  • Students work in pairs – sign up with a friend!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Mona Bronson-Fuqua 

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Cookbook Club – “Indian-ish” by Priya Krishna
Cooking Class for Ages 21+
Thursday, June 18th | 5:30-8:00pm

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Join Chef Jo for a flavor‑packed culinary adventure!
In this hands-on class, we’ll cook our way through the bold, joyful world of Indian‑ish by Priya Krishna—creating several one‑of‑a‑kind vegetarian Indian‑American hybrid dishes that are as exciting as they are approachable. This witty, irresistible cookbook is a loving tribute to a boundary‑breaking mom and her “Indian‑ish” home cooking, proving once and for all that Indian food is everyday food. Expect dishes that are clever, practical, and absolutely bursting with flavor—perfect for adventurous home cooks of all levels. Come ready to cook, taste, and be inspired. Spots are limited—register now and spice up your cooking routine! This class is for students ages 21+, students work in pairs. Beer and wine will be available for purchase for $6 per drink, with a 2 drink/person limit.

Menu:

  • (Vegetarian) Tomato-Cucumber Kachumber (Chopped Salad)
  • Yogurt Raita with Mustard Seed and Curry Leaf
  • Red Lentil Dal
  • Basmati Rice

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Knife Skills
  • Indian-ish Flavors and Preparations

What you’ll take home:

  • Any leftovers you don’t eat during class
  • Recipes and instructions for the items prepared in class

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 21+
  • Great for intermediate and advanced cooks
  • Makes a great date!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: JoEllen Hothem 

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Homemade Gummy Bears
Candy Making Class for Ages 7-12 w/Adult
Wednesday, July 15th | 6:00-7:30pm

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Join Chef/Owner Annie Brown of Laughing Bees Honey for a candy class making Gummy Bears! You’ll learn the steps to making gummy bears and other soft candies at home! You’ll go home with a batch of your own delicious gummy bears, and a silicone mold to make more! Class is for ages 7-12 who must be accompanied by an adult (18+)

Skills you’ll learn:

  • Kitchen safety
  • Making Gummy Bears and Soft Candy
  • Working with cooked sugar

What you’ll take home:

  • A batch of delicious gummy bears
  • A silicone gummy-bear mold
  • Recipes for making more gummy bears at home

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 7-12 with an Adult.
  • Great for beginner cooks!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

Instructor: Annie Brown 

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Sip School: Not Your Mom’s Appletini
Mixology Class for Ages 21+
Monday, June 15th | 5:30-7:30pm

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Warm, spice-driven flavors with a modern edge. Begin with a guided Amari tasting and a look at cocktail balance, then create a baking spice syrup to take home. You’ll shake up “Not Your Mom’s Appletini” and finish with a mocktail workshop and zero-proof drink. Please eat before class, but snacks will be provided.

Menu:

  • Modern Appletini
  • Sweet Spice Syrup
  • Guided Amari Tasting
  • Personalized Mocktails

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Cocktail/Mocktail Mixing
  • Building Flavors
  • Making Custom Syrups

What you’ll take home:

  • Any leftover custom made syrups
  • Recipes and instructions

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 21+
  • Great for Beginner to advanced students
  • Students work in pairs – sign up with a friend or date!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Daisy Webb 

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Date Night – Stuffed Chicken with Gnocchi
Cooking Class for Ages 21+
Tuesday, June 23 | 5:30-8:00 pm

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Celebrate the season with a fun, flirty night in the kitchen. Guided by Chef Mona, you and your partner will cook side by side in a relaxed, festive atmosphere perfect for date night. Together, you’ll prepare Chicken Thighs Stuffed with Prosciutto, Feta, and Asparagus, learning techniques for building big flavor and perfectly juicy results. The dish is paired with a Sauté of Summer Vegetables with Gnocchi, highlighting fresh, seasonal ingredients.

This class is for ages 21+, one registration is for two people. Beer, Wine, and N/A Beer & Wine available for $6 per beverage; 2 drink per person maximum.

Menu:

  • Chicken Thighs Stuffed with Prosciutto, Feta, and Asparagus
  • Sauté of Summer Vegetables with Gnocchi

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Stuffing Bone-In Chicken Thighs Beneath the Skin
  • Sautéing, Searing and Braising
  • Knife Skills

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 21+
  • Great for beginner to advanced cooks
  • Makes a great date night!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Mona Bronson-Fuqua 

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Scratch Cinnamon Rolls
Baking Class for Ages 7-12 w/Adult
Tuesday, July 7th | 5:30-7:30pm

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Learn how to make soft, homemade cinnamon rolls from scratch by mastering dough preparation, proofing, shaping, filling, and baking techniques, while understanding how yeast works to create texture and rise. This class is for ages 7-12 with an adult.

Menu:

  • The world’s best cinnamon rolls!

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Baking Basics
  • Working with Yeast Doughs
  • Rolling up cinnamon rolls

What you’ll take home:

  • Any treats you make in class are yours to keep!
  • Recipes and instructions to make more at home

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 7-12 w/adult.
  • Great for beginner bakers

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Shaucuana Knight 

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