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 required; 206-406-1517, www.a-chefs-kitchen.com, or e-mail achefskitchen@comcast.net.

Thai tapas, hands-on with Pranee Halverson, Jan. 21, covers basic Thai cooking, cocktail recipes and party ideas.

Culinary Arts Society: Meetings 6:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Camano Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island; 360-387-0222. Membership $10 per year; members must enter three dishes a year.

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

Lunch and learn with Paula Erickson, noon to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 8, $20. Menu: roasted butternut squash and apple soup; spring green salad with white balsamic vinaigrette, dried cranberries, caramelized hazelnuts and goat cheese.

Comfort foods with Susan Jensen, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 13, $35. Menu: herb-roasted pork tenderloin with carrot ginger yams and spinach salad.

Rustic artisan bread making, hands-on with George DePasquale, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 15, $39.50. Features kneading, proofing, flavoring and other tips and discussions of bread starters. Class will be repeated at the same time on Feb. 5.

Pizza with Paula Erickson, 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 17, $27.50. Menu: margherita pizza; artichoke and goat cheese pizza; caramelized onion marlmalade pizza; pepperoni with black olive, mushroom and pepper pizza; green salad.

An evening in Italy with Luigi DeNunzio, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 20, $42.50. Features discussion of hand-made ingredients, oils, balsimicos, wines.

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

Knife skills, hands-on with Seppo Farey, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 7, $55. Limited to 16 students.

Quick soups with Conni Brownell, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 8, $42.

Cake decorating 101, hands-on with Carol Richardson, 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 10, $38. Limited to 16 students.

An evening with Graham Kerr, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 14, $75.

An evening with "The Galley Chef" Chris Starkenberg, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 15, $48.

Southwestern cooking for winter vitality with Tiffany Pollard, 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 17, $42.

Resident Cheesemonger: 405 Main St., Edmonds; 425-640-8949, www.residentcheesemonger.com. Cheese tastings, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Cheese classes, 6 to 7:30 p.m. third Thursdays, free.

Sweet Basil's in Edmonds: Reservations required for all classes. Unless otherwise noted, classes are 7 to 9 p.m., Sweet Basil's School of Cooking, 5820 156th St. SW, Edmonds; 425-743-7438.

University Book Store: 4326 University Way NE, Seattle; 206-634-3400, ext. 617, www.ubookstore.com.

7 p.m. Jan. 14, author Mark Bittman discusses "Food Matters," free.

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.