Have you been to Montaluce to sample the mead, tried a savory chicken potpie from The Pie Shop or watched Emeril Lagasse chop with mad skills on Food Network, wishing you could create something as masterful? Now you can! Roll sushi like the Japanese or produce pasta like the Italians. Here are eight Atlanta-area cooking classes that will sharpen your skills and make Julia Child proud.
1. Sushi Making 101 at Steel Restaurant and Lounge
Experience the art of sushi making with the chefs of Steel Restaurant. Learn how to prepare sushi rice, how to cut fish for proper presentation and how to assemble nigiri and maki. You'll receive instruction and tools necessary to create California, Spicy Tuna and Caterpillar rolls. Graduates of the 101 class should keep an eye out for Steel's upcoming 201 series. Event details at: accessatlanta.com/sushi101
2. Pasta 101 at Atlanta Wine School
Roll up your sleeves and get your hands messy learning to make fresh pasta. Sip two different wines during the cooking class, where you prepare a basic dough recipe, learn three pasta shapes and create a rich sauce for your pasta. Finally, enjoy your meal with an additional two glasses of perfectly paired vino. Event details at: accessatlanta.com/pasta101
3. Pie Baking Class at The Pie Shop
The Pie Shop seeks to preserve the art of pie making with monthly pie making workshops. You will roll out the pre-made dough, create a filling and bake the pie in-house. While your masterpiece is in the oven, sample the delicacies of The Pie Shop and soak up a bit of pie history before heading home with your sweet treat. Event details at:accessatlanta.com/pieclass
4. Mead! at The Homestead Atlanta
Join award-winning meadmaker, Mike Lorey, for a lesson in the intricacies of brewing the ancient drink. Often called "honey wine" and "the ancestor of all fermented drinks," mead is an adult beverage that uses honey as a fermentable sugar. You will learn the history of the drink and brewing basics, then create your own quart to take home. Event details at: accessatlanta.com/mead
5.Sublimely SOUP-erb at The Cooking School at Irwin Street
Spring is on the horizon, but winter is still hanging around. Warm your bones with several classic winter soups including potato barley, southwestern black bean, minestrone and corn chowder. Sample each soup as it is complete, with a side of grilled cheese and crusty baguettes for dipping. Event details at: accessatlanta.com/soupclass
6. Vegan Cooking Class with Soul 2 Soul Educare
Learn about the health benefits of vegan eating while creating two gluten-free Thai curry dishes. You will make Panang curry and curried pineapple fried rice. After the class, participants sample all of the dishes. Event details at: accessatlanta.com/vegancooking
7. Canning 101 at Preserving Place
A perfect class for the beginning home canner, you'll learn the hot water bath process, what equipment is necessary and a history of home food preservation and canning. Learn canning safety techniques, such as how to adapt old recipes and how to properly check a seal. Head home with two jars of preserved goodies, one sweet and one pickled, which you prepare in the class yourself. Event details at: accessatlanta.com/canning101
8.Learn to Cut Like a Pro at Sur la table Phipps Plaza
Polish up on your knife skills and learn the basics of rudimentary cuts like mince, dice, brunoise, batonnet and julienne. You will also learn how to best sharpen and maintain this essential piece of culinary equipment. This is the most popular class at this location according to the store manager, so be sure to register at least one day in advance. Event details at: accessatlanta.com/knifeskills
Find other events and things to do in and around Atlanta at events.accessatlanta.com.
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