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Not only is Grand Rapids a great restaurant city, it's a great city for people who love to cook. Or would love to learn to cook. Or just love the pursuit of culinary knowledge.
The Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at Grand Rapids Community College presents an ongoing schedule of hands-on workshops for the general public. Many of our creative farm-to-table chefs take great delight in sharing their tips and techniques in special classes designed for home cooks. And some of our finest restaurants open their doors for fun educational events like beer and wine tastings, theme dinners and more.
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We are West Michigan's Premiere Entertainment and Recreational Cooking School offering a wide variety of fun and informal cooking classes designed to make you a better cook. Learn to cook from a professional chef in a kitchen like you would have at home. From culinary novices to… Read More
We are West Michigan's Premiere Entertainment and Recreational Cooking School offering a wide variety of fun and informal cooking classes designed to make you a better cook. Learn to cook from a professional chef in a kitchen like you would have at home. From culinary novices to… Read More
This is the perfect time of year to work with wild and foraged foods. We'll attempt to collect ramps, morels, fiddlehead ferns, sorrel, lamb's quarters, mulberries, dandelions, cattails... whatever we can find. Join us at Uptown Kitchen to learn about preparing wild foods. Don't… Read More
We continue to highlight the seasonal produce of May with Pea and Scallion Salad, Roasted Spring Onions with Romesco Sauce, Lamb Chops with a Fresh Herb Paste and Raspberry-Rhubarb Panna Cotta.
We'll be grilling our entire meal in this class, using both gas and charcoal grills. Asian Spiced Spareribs with Sesame Dipping Sauce, Grilled Halibut with Mango- Habanero BBQ, Grilled Lamb Chops with an Herbal Rub, Grilled Pineapple With Honey-Pepper Sauce, Grilled Caesar Salad… Read More
We are West Michigan's Premiere Entertainment and Recreational Cooking School offering a wide variety of fun and informal cooking classes designed to make you a better cook. Learn to cook from a professional chef in a kitchen like you would have at home. From culinary novices to… Read More
We are West Michigan's Premiere Entertainment and Recreational Cooking School offering a wide variety of fun and informal cooking classes designed to make you a better cook. Learn to cook from a professional chef in a kitchen like you would have at home. From culinary novices to… Read More
We are West Michigan's Premiere Entertainment and Recreational Cooking School offering a wide variety of fun and informal cooking classes designed to make you a better cook. Learn to cook from a professional chef in a kitchen like you would have at home. From culinary novices to… Read More
This class features the technique of making fettuccine from scratch (everyone will get to make a handful of pasta), and beautiful, local, seasonal flavors. We'll start with a brief lesson and nosh on Leek and Onion Tartlets, then progress into the kitchen to prepare a… Read More