A Chef’s Kitchen: Classes with professional chefs, private setting, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted; $55, registration required; 206-406-1517, e-mail achefskitchen@comcast.net.
* Celebrating salmon and halibut: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 14, with Pansy Bray, $60. Menu: Salmon with cucumber-dill sauce, salmon rollups, sweet-and-sour halibut.
Culinary Arts Society: Meetings 6:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Camano Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island; 360-387-0222. Membership $10 a year; members must enter three dishes a year.
J. Matheson Kitchen &Gourmet: 2609 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com. Registration required. n Cooking outside the box, a hands-on class for children, with Susan Russell, 5 to 6:30 p.m. June 6, $20. n Mexican menu: Richard Worthen of the Art Institute of Seattle, 1 to 3:30 p.m. June 9; $45. Menu: Grilled beef fajitas with flour tortillas and chipotle pico de gallo, grilled Baja-style fish taco with Southwestern slaw, grilled chicken burritos with tolatilla salsa. n Garlic Fest with Peter Belknap of Oyster Creek Inn, 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 18, $43.50.
Pacific Culinary Studio: Pacific Culinary Studio, 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett, 425-231-9239, www.pacificculinarystudio.com. n Father’s Day brunch with Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 6, $25. Menu: Baked creme brulee French toast, spring quiche, turkey sausage breakfast patties and seasonal fresh fruit salad. n Backyard grilling, Northwest style with chef Conni Brownell of The Charmed Radish, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 7, $40. Menu: Spicy chicken burgers, grilled portabella mushroom salad, grilled corn on the cob with garlic butter, vegetable kabobs with honey mustard vinaigrette and more. n Bodacious BBQ with Bodacious BBQ owner Mike Doyle, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 12, $40. Menu: Beef brisket, pork shoulder and ribs, smoked turkey and Canadian bacon, tips on using different types of wood and more. n The Classic Cookbook series with Hope Sandler, hands-on, limited to 16, $55 a class or $148 for series. All take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 20, Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa, “Parties,” June 20. Julee Ross and Sheila Lukins, “The Silver Palate,” July 19. n Spa cuisine with Susan Klingler, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 21, $35. Menu: Carrot soup with fresh dill and sour cream, corn and tomato salsa, strawberry mousse, mini cheesecakes and margaritas. n Speedy spring recipes with Leslie Lightner, noon to 1 p.m. June 26, $22. Menu: Scallops with asparagus and beurre-blanc sauce, lemony fettuccine with artichokes, rhubarb-strawberry pudding cake. n Wine and food pairing and cooking with wine, Dewey McCandlis, owner of Pacific Wine and Kitchen, and Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 27, $45. Menu: Smoked salmon and celery root bisque, bay scallop salad with pancetta, tomatoes and white wine vinaigrette, prosciutto, fontina and basil stuffed flank steak with Cabernet-shallot reduction sauce, lemon panna cotta with peach compote and ginger sauce. n Dungeness crab party with Hope Sandler, limited to 16 students, hands-on, $55. Learn how to identify and select the freshest crabs, cooking techniques and more. Menu: Crab bisque, crab and Alaskan shrimp cakes with remoulade and wild greens, crab meat and summer vegetable crepes, crab salad with lime-caper vinaigrette. n Cooking from the Spanish pantry has been moved to 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11, $45.
Pita King Bakery: 2210 37th St., Everett; 425-258-4040, www.pitakingbakery.com. Connie Eden leads traditional Lebanese cooking classes, with recipes, demonstrations and hands-on experience. Call to register.
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 take place 7 to 9 p.m. Sweet Basil’s School of Cooking, 5820 156th St. SW, Edmonds; 425-743-7438. n Scallops and spicy chorizo, food and wine pairing class, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 5, $55. n Southern cookout for Father’s Day, menu: pineapple and rum punch, cheddar and glazed pecan dip, grilled ribeye steak with bacon-molasses butter, corn bread with bell peppers, beet, cucumber, sweet onion salad, chocolate stout cake, June 14, $39.50. n Summer solstice night menu: Jalapeno cheeseburgers with spicy ranch sauce, green bean salad, Middle Eastern potato salad, watermelon salad with herbs, corn on the cob with cilantro pesto, strawberry tiramisu, June 21, $39.50. n Celebrate Bastille Day: Chef Bertrand de Boutray demonstrates carpaccio of salmon, braised yellow fin tuna with tomatoes, olives and onions, peach melba with raspberry coulis, chantilly cream and almonds, June 28, $42.50.
WellAware Cooking School: Market Street Cafes, Haggen stores, 3711 88th St. NE, Marysville, 360-530-7700; 26603 72nd Ave. NW, Stanwood, 360-629-4400. All classes start at 1 p.m. and are free, but registration required by phone or in person due to limited space. n Caribbean grill recipes, June 21, featuring fruits and vegetables.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St., Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu. n “Harvesting Year-round,” June 19, part of the “Growing your own fresh foods” Kitchen Garden series: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sept. 11, $35 a class, $175 for series.
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