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Cooking Classes-Hands On Participation

The classes take a hands-on approach to cooking, combining a relaxed, congenial atmosphere with personal instruction that guides you through every stage of recipe preparation. Julie and her special guest chefs provide a thorough overview of each recipe. In addition to learning recipes and techniques, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of theories that will create a strong foundation for your culinary repertoire. Learning the basic cooking techniques provides you with the confidence you need to tackle a recipe successfully. Teaching technique is important to me, once you understand the techniques it will allow you to cook with greater pleasure and success.

Whether you’re a veteran cook or just learning your way around the kitchen, these classes will help you develop your skills – and you'll have a great time doing it.

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Friday, March 14, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

A Taste of Ireland for St. Patrick's Day

Date: 
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Class Price: 
135
Availability: 
Available

A Taste of Ireland for St. Patrick's Day

In this class we will commemorate St. Patrick's Day using local ingredients to create a scrumptious Irish repast. We will make an easy cheddar soup with ale to lighten it up, and dark Guinness Bread. The Stout braised short ribs with the Colcannon is pure comfort food and top it off with a Chocolate Stout cake with Irish Cream Frosting. The menu is a celebration of contemporary and traditional Irish favorites.

Potted Crab
Farm House Cheddar and Ale Soup
Guinness Bread

Stout Braised Short Ribs
Colcannon with Potatoes, Kale and Spring Onions

Chocolate Stout Cake with Irish Cream Frosting

Learnings: How to make a quick bread, braise ribs, prepare kale, cook with beer and frost a cake.

The menu will be paired with ale, stout and wine.
Location: Whole Foods Culinary Center, Bel Aire Plaza on Trancas Street, Napa

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Friday, March 21, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Friday, March 28, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Almost Full

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Friday, April 4, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Almost Full

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Friday, April 11, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

Oxbow Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Friday, April 25, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Start the morning at the market with Julie, browsing the produce market with its sparkling fresh produce from local farmers, and selecting cheeses and salumi from specialty vendors. Oxbow Public market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits found only at boutique markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting. Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

Napa Farmers Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Cooking with Julie – Napa Famer’s Market Tour and Cooking Class

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene. You start the morning at the market with Julie browsing through the stalls of sparkling fresh produce from local farmers. The Napa farmers market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits usually only found here. Then, on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines; and logo apron.

St. Helena Farmers Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Friday, May 9, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Enjoy the morning at the market with Julie browsing through the stalls of sparkling fresh produce from local farmers.

St. Helena farmers market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits usually only found here. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting to select wine for our meal.

On to the kitchen, for a hands on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast. After our labors, we will sit down and savor it together.

Includes tour and tastings; hands-on cooking class; recipes; 3 course lunch with Napa wines; and logo apron.

Napa Farmers Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene. You start the morning browsing the market with Julie, selecting sparkling fresh produce from local farmers.

Napa Farmers Market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits usually only found at farmers markets. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting to select wine for our meal.

Then on to the kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast.

Includes tour and tastings, hands-on cooking class, recipes, three-course lunch with Napa wines, and logo apron.

St. Helena Farmers Market Tour and Cooking Class

Date: 
Friday, June 13, 2014
Class Price: 
225
Availability: 
Available

Step off the beaten path and join Julie for an insider's tour of the Napa Valley culinary scene and learn the delicious secrets of Napa. Enjoy the morning at the market with Julie browsing through the stalls of sparkling fresh produce from local farmers.

St. Helena farmers market offers the season's finest and freshest products. Learn how to select and cook the unique vegetables and fruits usually only found here. Next we visit a winery for a private tasting to select wine for our meal.

On to the kitchen, for a hands on cooking class where we will turn our bounty into a wonderful wine country feast. After our labors, we will sit down and savor it together.

Includes tour and tastings; hands-on cooking class; recipes; 3 course lunch with Napa wines; and logo apron.

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Note: Saturday classes are scheduled in the months from January to June, due to the high demand for private cooking classes on Saturdays. If you have a small group and would like a Saturday class please visit the 'Private Classes' page.