Couples: Tuscan Favorites

There's nothing like handmade pasta's flavor and texture, and in this class, we'll have a blast leaning how to make fresh handmade pasta, stuffed pasta, perfect sauces and all the accompaniments! There's nothing like handmade pasta's flavor and texture. Together, we'll learn to make dough the Old World way, then how to shape, cut and stuff it. You and your partner will create a complete fresh Italian dinner of: pappardelle with Bolognese; burro e salvia (butternut squash ravioli with sage butter); and tomato basil bruschetta.

Let's eat like we're in Italy, from the apps all the way through to a rich dessert! These dishes put you back in that Mediterranean mindset...even if you've never been there. Make and sit down to this warm, comforting Italian banquet of: fried zucchini with Parmesan; veal saltimbocca alla romana; spaghetti carbonara; cavolfiore alla napoletana (cauliflower with raisins and pine nuts).

The popularity of Korean BBQ is growing, fueled by the DIY aspect of making dinner with friends and family and eating as you cook. You don’t have to have a table with a built-in grill to enjoy your favorite flavor-packed grilled meats at home: grill pans on your stove or an outdoor grill are great stand-ins. Your menu starts with gyeran jjim (steamed egg custard); then moves to the grilling of sokalbi gui (beef short ribs) and samgyeopsal (pork belly) and assorted banchan (spicy vegetable side dishes) complete the meal.

If you want to learn how to make pasta, then this class is just what you knead! Over the course of five days, you will be getting your hands into dough to learn the ins and outs of pasta making. You'll grow from learning how to make regular doughs and noodles before furthering those techniques to include naturally colored doughs and stuffed pasta shapes. By the time this class comes to completion after five days, you'll feel comfortable exploring a whole new world of endless pasta-bilities. The items you prepare include: pastas like pasta all'uova, semolina pasta dough, squid ink dough, golden saffron dough, green spinach dough; sauces such as pesto, marinara, tomato sauce, ragu de chingale (wild boar sauce); stuffed pastas like ricotta ravioli, pumpkin tortellini and ravioli all'uova (ravioli with an egg); and pasta dishes including lasagne, pasta cacio e pepe, pasta agio e olio (garlic in oil), pasta with pesto trapenese (Sicilian tomato-basil pesto) and gnocchi.