Cooking Classes

The knife block is the center of your kitchen, but without the know-how needed to use, sharpen, hone, wash and store your knives, you're just the owner of an expensive collection of accidents in the making. In this essential tutorial, our resident blade...More Details

Close your eyes and Imagine the aromas and exotic flavors of a Moroccan spice market. Yeah, it's a real treat! In this class, Chef Michael will take you on a spice journey and exploration of why flavors and spices do what they do, while making a...More Details

Get ready for a fun-filled Game Night Dinner featuring homemade pasta and food-focused Pictionary and trivia! Learn how to craft your own hand-shaped pasta and hone your knife skills for roasted broccoli and tomatoes. Compete in food-themed trivia while...More Details

Bring the magic of the State Fair to your own kitchen! In this hands-on class, we'll make fan favorites like Korean hot dogs (gamja hot dog), soft pretzels with honey-mustard sauce, and mini doughnuts! Skip the lines and crowds but keep the festive fun...More Details

Join us for a hands-on Back-to-School Bakes class where you'll discover bake-ahead treats perfect for busy mornings and lunchboxes. Learn to master shortcrust pastry, simple yeast dough, and versatile hand pie fillings tailored to any taste. Chef Aleah...More Details

Embark on an Indo-Chinese culinary adventure! Learn wok cooking and sauteing, and master the art of aromatic Indian spices. Elevate your skills with mushroom Manchurian, crispy spinach chicken, and flavorful spring onion rice. Join us for a fusion...More Details

Forget your store-bought noodles, because Cooks invites you to try your hand at making REAL pasta. Herbed pasta, stuffed pasta and good old-fashioned linguine. Pair your noodles with some delicious summer ingredients for a perfect seasonal meal. Menu:...More Details

In this hands-on class, you will be guided through a variety of techniques to get you fiesta-ing with the best of 'em! Join Chef Katie as she takes you on a crash course in preparing Mexican favorites like homemade tortillas, and slicing and dicing your...More Details

Culinary curious teens will gain kitchen skills to conquer any recipe with confidence in this How to Cook Series. Each day, they'll delve into a new topic knife skills for fresh salsas to fries, dough for handmade pasta, and baking techniques for pie and...More Details

Culinary curious teens will gain kitchen skills to conquer any recipe with confidence in this How to Cook Series. Each day, they'll delve into a new topic knife skills for fresh salsas to fries, dough for handmade pasta, and baking techniques for pie and...More Details

Hate tossing out your unused foods? We do too! Cooks of Crocus Hill has joined the Ramsey and Hennepin counties Stop Food Waste challenge. In this hands-on class, Chef Katie will teach you what to do with broccoli stems, transform stale bread into a...More Details

Meze platters are perfect for happy hour—or just call it dinner. In this hands-on class, you'll learn to grill vegetables to perfection, knead and shape homemade flatbread, and bring it all together for a spread that’s fresh, flavorful and...More Details