Ever wondered how La Cocina chefs make their authentic specialty dishes? Well they’re here to show you how! Join La Cocina’s talented international chefs as they reveal their secrets and equip you with hands-on experience and recipes you’ll be able to recreate at home with confidence. Both an interactive dinner party and cooking class, each session is $65 per person (complete with dinner and drinks) and takes place from 6:30-9:00 pm.
Each class features a La Cocina supported chef, with all proceeds benefitting Non-Profit La Cocina. From borcht to tamales, you’re sure to find something to suit your culinary sensibilities.
This years schedule is as follows: February 8th, 6.30-9pm: Valentine’s Day Sweets
Celebrate your love, or at least your love of sweets, at our Valentine’s Day Sweets class. Elvia Buendia of La Luna cupcakes, Cristina Bescher of Kika’s treats, and Christine Doerr of NeoCocoa will share how they make their most popular treats. Click here fore more information.
March 21st 6.30-9pm: Deliciously Vegan Nigerian and Latin Specialties
Plantain and bell pepper ice cream, anyone? Expand your vegan repertoire with recipes from West Africa and Latin America. Tiffany & Sylvee Equivel of Hella Vegan Eats and Chiefo Chukwudebe of Chiefo’s Kitchen lead this class on Deliciously Vegan Nigerian and Latin Specialties.Click here fore more information.
April 11th 6.30-9pm: Streets of Malaysia<
Savor South East Asia’s famous street food, without having to buy a plane ticket. Azalina Eusope of Azalina’s will guide you through the Streets of Malaysia, with recipes for Laksa, Roti Rolls, and her popular Roti Jala, or lacey crepes. Click here fore more information.
June 20th 6.30-9pm: Cuisine of the Soviet Block.
Get acquainted with food from Georgia (not that Georgia.) Anna Tevlova from Anda Piroshki and Lali Ghlonti from Lali’s Catering teach Eastern European recipes such as Piroshki and Borsht. Cuisine of the Soviet Block. Click here fore more information.
July 18th 6.30-9pm: Pickle Party
Savor summer all year long. Emiliana Puyana of Jarred will be your host at a Pickle Party where you’ll learn how to preserve vegetables. Click here fore more information.
September 12th6.30-9pm: Diesiseis: Chile en Nogada and Mole
Celebrate Mexican Independence Day by learning to make two of Mexico’s most traditional dishes. Diesiseis: Chile en Nogada and Mole. Taught by Isabel Caudillo of El Buen Comer and and Adriana Lahl of Sal De Vida. Click here fore more information.
October 24th 6.30-9pm: Dia de Los Muertos
Celebrate the Day of the Dead like they do in the Yucatan. Luis Vazquez of Chaac Mool will show you how to bake traditional breads and the foods people eat on Dia De Los Muertos to honor their ancestors.Click here fore more information.
December 12th 6.30-9pm: La Tamalada
Join some of the city’s best tamale makers as they work their magic with simple corn and banana leaves, and then take your tamales home for your holiday parties. La Tamalada. Taught by Maria del Carmen Flores of Estrellita’s Snacks, Dilsa Lugo of Los Cilantros and Alicia Villanueva of Alicia Tamales Los Mayas. Click here fore more information.
We would like to thank Whole Foods for their generous sponsorship of La Cocina’s cooking classes.
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2012 Annual Artisan Culinary Classes!
Ever wondered how La Cocina chefs make their authentic specialty dishes? Well they’re here to show you how! Join La Cocina’s talented international chefs as they reveal their secrets and equip you with hands-on experience and recipes you’ll be able to recreate at home with confidence. Both an interactive dinner party and cooking class, each session is $65 per person (complete with dinner and drinks) and takes place from 6:30-9:00 pm.
Each class features a La Cocina supported chef, with all proceeds benefitting Non-Profit La Cocina. From borcht to tamales, you’re sure to find something to suit your culinary sensibilities.
This years schedule is as follows:
February 8th, 6.30-9pm: Valentine’s Day Sweets
Celebrate your love, or at least your love of sweets, at our Valentine’s Day Sweets class. Elvia Buendia of La Luna cupcakes, Cristina Bescher of Kika’s treats, and Christine Doerr of NeoCocoa will share how they make their most popular treats. Click here fore more information.
March 21st 6.30-9pm: Deliciously Vegan Nigerian and Latin Specialties
Plantain and bell pepper ice cream, anyone? Expand your vegan repertoire with recipes from West Africa and Latin America. Tiffany & Sylvee Equivel of Hella Vegan Eats and Chiefo Chukwudebe of Chiefo’s Kitchen lead this class on Deliciously Vegan Nigerian and Latin Specialties. Click here fore more information.
April 11th 6.30-9pm: Streets of Malaysia<
Savor South East Asia’s famous street food, without having to buy a plane ticket. Azalina Eusope of Azalina’s will guide you through the Streets of Malaysia, with recipes for Laksa, Roti Rolls, and her popular Roti Jala, or lacey crepes. Click here fore more information.
June 20th 6.30-9pm: Cuisine of the Soviet Block.
Get acquainted with food from Georgia (not that Georgia.) Anna Tevlova from Anda Piroshki and Lali Ghlonti from Lali’s Catering teach Eastern European recipes such as Piroshki and Borsht. Cuisine of the Soviet Block. Click here fore more information.
July 18th 6.30-9pm: Pickle Party
Savor summer all year long. Emiliana Puyana of Jarred will be your host at a Pickle Party where you’ll learn how to preserve vegetables. Click here fore more information.
September 12th6.30-9pm: Diesiseis: Chile en Nogada and Mole
Celebrate Mexican Independence Day by learning to make two of Mexico’s most traditional dishes. Diesiseis: Chile en Nogada and Mole. Taught by Isabel Caudillo of El Buen Comer and and Adriana Lahl of Sal De Vida. Click here fore more information.
October 24th 6.30-9pm: Dia de Los Muertos
Celebrate the Day of the Dead like they do in the Yucatan. Luis Vazquez of Chaac Mool will show you how to bake traditional breads and the foods people eat on Dia De Los Muertos to honor their ancestors.Click here fore more information.
December 12th 6.30-9pm: La Tamalada
Join some of the city’s best tamale makers as they work their magic with simple corn and banana leaves, and then take your tamales home for your holiday parties. La Tamalada. Taught by Maria del Carmen Flores of Estrellita’s Snacks, Dilsa Lugo of Los Cilantros and Alicia Villanueva of Alicia Tamales Los Mayas. Click here fore more information.
We would like to thank Whole Foods for their generous sponsorship of La Cocina’s cooking classes.