140177 Sun Mar 19 10:11:30 -0800 2006 3 11 South 0 749851 Or gourmet kitchen stores that have kitchen set-ups for classes. Looking for the kind of thing where you pay $40 (or so) and go learn how to cook different fare in a relaxed setting. Especially interested if anyone knows of anything in the Lake Norman area, but would be willing to go into charlotte. Thanks! Sun Mar 19 10:11:30 -0800 2006 0 kgallo 1 749875 There is a store on 7th St. just off of Hawthorne Lane, called Cooking Uptown, which sells higher end cooking equipment, etc. Web link is below. Another place that is up at Lake Norman is Secret Ingredients. Web address is: http://www.secretingredientsnc.com/home.html Ph. # is 704.598.2186 Both give classes & list them on their website Link: http://www.cookinguptown.com/index.html Mon Mar 20 12:18:23 -0800 2006 749851 0 Jibe 2 749881 thanks...I had found the cooking uptown website and signed up for their mailing list. I've been to secret ingredients, but didn't realize they had classes - thanks for that - I'll check them out next time I'm in cornelius. Mon Mar 20 15:34:30 -0800 2006 749875 0 kgallo 1 749911 These are all uptown Uptown Charlotte - Reids Fine Foods at 7th Street Station offers classes - www.reids.com Also Zink in the IJL building at 201N Tryon has classes - http://www.zinkamerican.com/zink-events.htm Lastly and most expensively - Johnson & Wales has Chef's Choice classes - full day Saturday classes, about $115 or so each. http://www.johnsonandwales.com/chefschoice/charlotte/ Tue Mar 21 19:24:37 -0800 2006 749851 0 xine