Learning to cook is a skill that can keep you alive, just like learning to breathe and learning not to breathe if you see a sign marked Warning: Poisoned Air. Smell something delicious with this Groupon.
$85 for Five-Course In-Home Cooking Class for Two ($185 Value)
Customers can choose from four classes, which cover the entire spectrum of cooking:
- The Honed Knife Skills class teaches basic fruit and veggie cuts, including how to mince, dice, and brunoise, and also offers tips for selecting and caring for knives.
- The Santa Barbara Steak House class takes pupils through the steps of preparing and pan searing a steak with a pan sauce, as well as side dishes such as roasted-garlic mashed potatoes and sauteed garden vegetables.
- Central Coast Favorites: Date Night introduces students to healthy ingredients and easy techniques for everyday as they assemble caesar salad with croutons, sautéed crab cakes with tartar sauce, crème brûlée, and other dishes.
- Springtime Petit Treats teaches how to craft key-lime tartlets, mocha-mousse shooters, black-raspberry brie bites, and other small sweet treats.
HEATculinary
When Chef Nikki Dailey graduated from The Culinary Institute of America in New York, she spent some time perfecting her craft at five-star restaurants. But those kitchens couldn’t contain her love of seasonal, local, and organic cuisine, so she founded HEATculinary. The business brings her signature style of cooking right to students with in-home cooking classes that focus on fresh ingredients grown nearby and proper cooking techniques. HEATculinary also offers a variety of cooking-themed programs, including personal culinary classes, culinary boot-camp, group events, and catering.