Family Night Hands-On Class 

Everyone loves Italian cooking, rich in family tradition and always a welcome dinner theme. Gather round the Culinary Center island tonight and cook alongside Mary Cooney with another terrific menu for large or small gatherings. We’ll start with an Italian Antipasto-Type Salad with Italian Vinaigrette and follow with Baked Ziti with Meat Sauce—a great make-ahead dish for busy families. We’ll make incredible One-Hour Garlic & Herb Dinner Rolls to sop-up the sauce and enjoy Chocolate Ricotta Iced Cookies for dessert. Family Night classes are designed for two people for one price. An additional date has been added for this class (11/10).

Hands-On Class

This pure dessert bliss is well worth the effort of making from scratch. You’ll learn to make Cannoli Dough, how to roll and fry it to a crispy texture, and fill it with an irresistible Sweet Ricotta Filling. Mary Cooney will teach you how to get the perfect consistency of the cannoli filling, and (when) and how to fill the shells. We’ll also make another Italian favorite, Tiramisù, a creamy dessert of espresso-soaked ladyfingers surrounded by Italian Pastry Cream with shaved chocolate. This is a great make-ahead stunner.

Comfort and joy are truly found around a dinner table with gatherings large or small, casual or formal—food brings us together. Join Mary Cooney for this dressed-up menu featuring—dun dun da dun—Crown Roast of Pork. This impressive roast is brined, marinated, and roasted to perfection for a succulent result and will be plated with Roasted Root Vegetables with Gremolata. The meal begins with Swiss Chard Pie with a perfect wine tasting. An Arugula Salad of Pear, Goat Cheese, Walnuts, and Cranberries follows. And for dessert, rich Chocolate Almond Pie. This menu will be paired with wine.