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Italian Comfort Classics: Pasta from Scratch
Cooking Class for Ages 16+
Wednesday, October 21st | 6:00-8:00pm

Join Chef Mao for a fun, hands-on cooking experience where you’ll learn how to create a classic Italian meal completely from scratch. Drawing on her passion for fresh ingredients and flavorful homemade cooking, Chef Mao will guide you through making fresh spaghetti, rolling and shaping tender meatballs (with a vegetarian option available upon request), and preparing a rich roasted tomato-basil sauce bursting with flavor. You’ll also make a crisp Caesar salad to complete the meal.
Perfect for cooks of all skill levels, this interactive class teaches essential kitchen techniques while helping you build confidence in preparing a comforting, restaurant-quality dinner at home. Come hungry and enjoy a delicious evening of cooking, learning, and sharing great food together.

Menu:

  • Spaghetti from Scratch
  • Decadent Meatballs (vegetarian options available upon request)
  • Roasted Tomato-Basil Sauce
  • Classic Caesar Salad

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety and Sanitation
  • Pasta from Scratch!
  • Classic Italian Flavors

What you’ll take home:

  • Eat what you’d like and take home the leftovers
  • 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 friends!

**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: Mao Yang 

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“Chopped” Style Team Cooking Challenge: Italian Harvest
Cooking Fun for Ages 16+
Saturday, September 26th | 11:00am-1:30pm

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 must-use classic Italian ingredients (let us know about any dietary needs), 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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Scrumptious Skewers: Lunch on Sticks!
Cooking Class for Ages 9-13
Saturday, September 19th | 10:00am-12:00pm

Get ready to skewer, stack, and snack! Chef Jeri will guide young chefs as they make Italian Sausage Skewers with peppers, onions, and mozzarella, plus a scratch marinara sauce for dipping. Then they’ll create colorful Rainbow Fruit Skewers and a sweet honey dipping sauce. This hands-on class teaches kitchen basics, food prep skills, and creative presentation while serving up plenty of fun. From savory to sweet, everything tastes better on a stick!

Menu:

  • Italian sausage skewers with peppers, onions and mozzarella
  • Marinara sauce from scratch
  • Rainbow Fruit Skewers with Creamy Honey Dip!

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Knife Skills
  • Food Preparation, Baking, Roasting

What you’ll take home:

  • Any leftovers you don’t eat in class
  • Recipes and skills to make more at home!

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 9-13.
  • 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.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Jeri Kubicki 

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Italian Sausage from Scratch
Cooking Class for Ages 16+
Monday, September 28th | 6:00-8:00pm

Join Chef Alex for a class all about making sausage from scratch!  Working with raw ingredients, learn the process of grinding, seasoning, and stuffing Italian sausages from scratch! Each student will take home about 2lbs of fresh Italian sausage to grill up or freeze for later. Class is for ages 16+; Students work in pairs but take home their own sausage.

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety and Sanitation
  • Working with meat grinders and stuffers
  • Sausages from scratch

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for Beginner-Advanced Cooks
  • Prepare 2lbs of Italian Sausage to take home

**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: Alex Noel 

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