Amateur cooking classes / schools

[fredamoon]

I'm curious if anyone knows of interesting, unusual, great cooking classes / schools / programs. I'm interested in learning something new, as an amateur cook -- just for fun. I was thinking about the raw foods institute down in Fort Bragg, CA (even though I'm not a raw foodist) or the Apple Farm in Anderson Valley, CA but I'm wondering what else is out there.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.
FM

[dawgfood]

What a good idea... I would love to find a soup class locally.

[dave_c]

Sea Breeze Farms offers a butchery and charcuterie class.

I just found out about it, but it looks like that last class was in April.
I don't know what the next class will be held, maybe later on in the year after some of the piglets are old enough?

http://www.seabreezefarm.net/butchery...

[libstewart]

Primo Grill in Tacoma has classes.

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Primo Grill
601 S Pine St Ste 102, Tacoma, WA 98405

[daryn]

You can find a lot of great local cooking classes on TeachStreet.com.

http://www.teachstreet.com/seattle-wa/cooking/69869-364

If you like Asian cooking, there's a great local school called NuCulinary:

http://www.teachstreet.com/teacher/nu...

[Cosby]

Here's a link to "Robert Reynolds Chef School"

http://thechefstudio.com/CookingSchool/

[howard 1st]

both northgate (386-4283) and bitterlake (615-0227) community centers offer a variety of cooking classes geared to home cooks

[babette feasts]

UW Extension might also be a place to look.

[kerryog]

My favorite Culinary Communion has unfortunately closed, but I'm taking a class this Saturday at Rover's on sauces this Saturday and will report back. And I've been intrigued by Diane's Market Kitchen, but haven't had a chance to take a class.

[cocktailhour]

Gabriel, who owned Culinary Communion, is now running The Swinery in West Seattle. It is about to start cooking classes and it has a website. whatever the controversies with Gabe, he knows food, can teach, and is enthusiastic.

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The Swinery
3207 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116