Food Calendar

A Chef's Kitchen: Classes with professional chefs, private setting. Unless otherwise noted, classes are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $55, registration; 206-406-1517, www.a-chefs-kitchen.com or e-mail achefskitchen@comcast.net.

Home for supper with Greg Atkinson, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 3, $80. Menu: farmers market carrot soup with buttered whole wheat croutons; roast chicken with herbs; whipped potatoes with garlic; gingered green beans; chocolate chip upside-down cake.

In your own kitchen, hands-on with Karel Ann Tieszen, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 9, $75. Menu: cider-simmered squash soup with cheddar; pork tenderloins with raisin pignolia sauce; simple whole-wheat bread; whole-wheat pasta with goat cheese, walnuts and sun-dried tomatoes; miel madeleines.

J. Matheson Kitchen & Gourmet: 2609 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com. Registration required.

Farmers market with Holly Gibson, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 7, $42.50. Menu: mustard greens with apple cider vinegar; kale as a wrap; beets with creme fraiche and smoked trout; halibut with berry sauce; lavender pound cake.

Bed and breakfast with Teresa Schaudies, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 9, $34.50. Menu: Baked apples; baked oranges; egg blossoms baked with spinach in phyllo, topped with hollandaise; ham roll-ups and apple links; bite-size appetizer variations of egg blossoms.

Simply risotto with Paula Erickson, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 14, $37.50. Menu: Roast beef and mushroom risotto; asparagus and proscuitto risotto; tomato parmesan risotto.

Winter soups with Richard Worthen, 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 18, $37.50. Menu: cream of acorn squash soup; winter wild mushroom soup; escarole and white bean chowder.

Chili cook-off -- contestants arrive at 11 a.m. Oct. 25 with prepared batches of chili; judging 11:30 a.m., customers sample chili from noon to 1 p.m.; judging at 1 p.m.; details at 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com.

Pie baking contest -- pies must be prepared in advance; judging 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 1, pies must be homemade, baked in an 8- to 10-inch pan; no canned fillings, commercial mixes or boughten crusts; details at 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com.

Pacific Culinary Studio: 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-231-9239, www.pacificculinarystudio.com.

Chicken techniques with Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15, $45. Menu: roast chicken with mint-cilantro pesto; Austrian chicken schnitzel; sauteed chicken with provencal sauce; chicken breasts stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese; chicken with cider and bacon sauce.

On the side with Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22, $38. Menu: sweet potato latkes; mashed potato gratin; green beans with hazelnut-lemon butter; roquefort, polenta and prosciutto spoon bread; caramel-apple bread pudding with caramel-bourbon vanilla sauce.

To have your cooking class or food event published, send it to Food Calendar, The Herald Features Department, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, or e-mail it to features@heraldnet.com.