ChocopologieĪt the aforementioned chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt’s cafe, Chocopologie, you can indulge your sweeter side by learning the fine art of truffle-making right alongside Fritz himself. During the summer her classes will focus on summer dinner party dishes and creations from the garden or farmers’ market.add to that, Karen has her own garden for freshly picked ingredients! Prices range from $70-110 per person. What a great way to spend an evening! Karen tackles side dishes, asian cuisine, fish, “healthy” meals, hors d’oeuvres, grains, tapas, even knife skills.

Spend a few hours in Westport with five of your good friends (or just have some “you” time and go yourself) in Karen Brownlow’s Chop Shop kitchen transforming fresh ingredients to create fabulous meals, all the while sipping drinks and having fun. Come join in the fun and keep an eye out for other classes in the future at The Schoolhouse. After this challenge, your campfire cooking will never be the same. Several teams will be creating meals over a firepit and owner/Chef Tim LaBant will be the judge and coach. What is it about fire and firepits that we just love so darned much? We’ve all sat around them, but have you ever cooked over one? The Schoolhouse at Cannondale is going to get you fired up (I did it again) when they host their Fire Pit Challenge this July. And, better yet, firepits! It’s the hot (did I just use that pun? I did.) new gathering spot for summer and we can’t get enough of it. Like moths to a flame, we are drawn to fire.

Here is CTbites' Guide To Cooking Classes For Adults & Kids for 2013.

Don your best apron, raise a spatula and proclaim this the summer that you learn some rockin’ cooking skills and new recipes! Summer school has never looked so good. Cooking classes abound in our area some will teach you how to make the perfect french macaron (not to be confused with the American macaroon with two “o’s”), cooling summer soups or regional delights that transport you without standing in pesky security lines. The school year has come to a close for our under-21s but we know that you hunger (pun totally intended) to learn something new.in the kitchen. Give a man a fish and he eats for one day, but TEACH him to how to bone, saute and dress up that fish, well, that’s another story.

Hunt hill farm silo cooking school