The DLM Culinary Center offers a wide range of cooking classes for every level of expertise and tasting palate, and we're excited to now bring our exciting classes, menus, and more to two campuses. Visit our original cooking school at the Washington Square store or our newest location in Mason! Whether you’re looking to learn some kitchen basics, hone your cooking skills, or broaden your culinary horizon, our skilled staff and guest instructors bring experience and excitement to the table every time.
WSQ Classes Mason ClassesThe perfect gift for the food lover in your life, a DLM Gift Card offers an opportunity to embark on a culinary adventure at either of the DLM Culinary Centers! From hands-on classes and kids’ camps to multi-course meals and more, our wide array of classes are gifts that are sure to be cherished.
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Hands-On Class
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to practice making this favorite Italian-style dumpling but with a sweet potato twist. Mary Cooney will show you the technique and art of rolling them one by one. You'll learn how to cook the Gnocchi properly and then enjoy them with two sauces with completely different taste profiles. You'll learn the technique for browning butter to a nutty, rich flavor for Mary's Brown Butter Sage Sauce with Lemon and Pine Nuts. You'll discover a great recipe for Creamy Tuscan Sausage, Spinach, and Sundried Tomato Sauce, with layers of flavor. This menu will be paired with an Italian Salad, wine, and we'll serve Brownie Bites and Ice Cream for dessert.
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Discover the techniques that transform homemade Chinese food into restaurant-quality cuisine. Ryan Noreikas will teach you secrets behind bold flavor, silky sauces, tender meat, and perfectly balanced seasonings for Chicken with Garlic Sauce served with fluffy Steamed Long-Grain White Rice. To round out the menu, you'll enjoy a Chinese Chop Salad with a bright Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette—an elegant complement to these classic favorites. Leave with the confidence to recreate your favorite Chinese restaurant dishes in your own kitchen.
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Learn how to make a gluten-free all-star lineup for your game day snacking with instructor and local Bites of Nostalgia owner Jessica Vu. Learn how to bake warm, pillowy Soft Pretzels and master tender BBQ Ribs. Then, indulge with a decadent Brownie that no one will believe is gluten free. For the ultimate tasting experience, enjoy a refreshing Gluten-Free Beer. This class proves that gluten free can be every bit as delicious and satisfying as the classics.
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Location: DLM Washington Square
Join us this evening to explore the culinary traditions that make Southern Italy, with its hillside vineyards and global influences, so uniquely special. DLM's Chef Carrie Walters and Certified Specialist of Wine Teresa Kearney chose just the right menu and wine pairings for this exciting culinary evening.
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Petite Chefs' Hands-On Class (grades 1-3)
Join DLM Culinary Center instructor Zebbie Borland for this class and conjure up a spell for fantastically frightening party food sure to serve up some fun in the kitchen. You'll create edible Abracadabra Hats (mini pizzas). Hungry goblins will gobble up this Sloppy Goblin Sandwich (sloppy Joes decorated with condiments to look like a goblin). You'll make, bake, and decorate the perfect Halloween dessert—a Bride of Frankenstein Cake!
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Location: DLM Washington Square
Junior Chefs' Hands-On Class (grades 4-6)
These frightfully tasty recipes are just what you need to make your Halloween party a monster hit! It's one of our favorite times of the season for exploring creative ideas for costumes, decorations, and most importantly—party food! Join Zebbie Borland for these creatively creepy recipes you'll love to share with friends. Monster Pizzas, Vile Vegetables With Gory Green Slime Dip, Witch's Magic Potion With Lovely Glowing Worms and Icy Hands, and Ghosts in the Graveyard "Dead-Zert" (Dirt Pudding Cups decorated as a graveyard).
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We will let you know about open seats or new timeslots for this class.
Location: DLM Washington Square
Join Francophiles Jon Warner and Chef Carrie Walters for a evening celebrating everything Burgundy! DLM Washington Square Wine Manager Jon will share his love for France’s premier wine region while Chef Carrie will cook traditional Burgundian dishes while sharing her experience celebrating with the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Location: DLM Washington Square
Join us for this demonstration class with Diane Parker. Diane will take us on an in-depth journey to explore the culinary staple that is sourdough bread. We'll explore a brief history, some of the health benefits, and many applications of a sourdough starter. Learn to grow and maintain your own sourdough culture at home, the different types of starters, and the many ways this starter can be applied to some of your favorite foods including breads, cookies, and pancakes. You'll enjoy a Sourdough Grilled Cheese Sandwich, as well as Sourdough Bread Pudding.
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Location: DLM Washington Square
DLM Washington Square Love Cakes by DLM Cake Designers Deb Spies and Emilee Mason will be the instructors for this hands-on workshop to create a beautiful Thanksgiving cake using vintage piping techniques. With their guided instruction, you'll get familiar with different icing consistencies, try various piping tips, and gain confidence with delicious results. No experience needed—just creativity and a love of sweets. Each student will design their own cake to take home. All tools and materials are provided. Light snacks included.
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Location: DLM Washington Square
We are excited to have Amy Bodish, DLM Coffee Program Manager, join us this fall to teach us how to make syrups and stencil artwork at home. This time of year, Pancake Syrup and Sugar Cookie Syrup sounds so delicious in coffee. Amy with teach us how to make syrups that will elevate our drip coffees at home. Learn how to heat milk, use a Frothier to create foam, use add ins for flavor, and top off coffee with great artwork using stencils. Sample coffee tastings and breakfast pastries will be provided.
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Location: DLM Washington Square
Culinary Center Class Cancellation & Registration Policy
Culinary Center class registrations may be cancelled up to 7 days prior to the scheduled class date to receive a full refund, with proper notification. Cancellations made with notification after the 7-day deadline are eligible for credit toward future culinary class registrations if notification is given prior to the day of a class. If you are unable to attend any class, you are welcome to send a substitute in your place. To give proper notifications for a cancellation or notice of a substitution, please contact the culinary center location where your class is taking place. Any no-call, no-show participants forfeit refunds or class credits. The DLM Culinary Center reserves the right to cancel a class, when necessary, due to inclement weather, emergencies, or insufficient enrollment, and may also substitute instructors or food items when required. In the event that a class is cancelled, registered students will receive a full refund or credit, as applicable.
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