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. n Hands-on pasta class with Suzanne Hunter, owner of Cuisine by Suzanne, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 10. Menu: Asparagus sauce with red peppers, lemon with tuna or shrimp sauce, tomato sauce and alfredo sauce, and techniques on making and rolling out pasta dough, $65. n Hands-on cake decorating with Carol Richardson, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 14, $65. n Coming to grips with crab and oysters with seafood specialist Pansy Bray, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 16. Learn cleaning techniques and recipes such as crab carousel and oysters with fresh salsa, $65. n Pastry demystified, hands-on class with Suzanne Hunter, owner of Cuisine by Suzanne, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 22, $65. Menu: Apple and gorgonzola quiche, French apple tart; class will emphasize dough handling techniques. n Cooks and Books Dinner with Patricia Wells, 11:30 a.m. May 10, Boat Street Cafe, 3131 Western Ave., Queen Anne Hill, Seattle. Wells discusses her latest cookbook, “Vegetable Harvest: Vegetables at the Center of the Plate.” Reservations required, 206-632-4602, $70/person.
Cooking Wheatless Culinary Studio: www.cookingwheatless.com or e-mail heidi@cookingwheatless.com to register or to get driving instructions. n Gluten-free baking, 10 a.m. to noon May 19, $40. Recipes include velvety carrot cake, sunshine bread, Greek pita bread, Black Forest cookies.
Culinary Arts Society: Meetings 6:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Camano Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island; 360-387-0222. Membership $10/year; members must enter 3 dishes a year.
J. Matheson Kitchen &Gourmet: 2609 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com. Registration required. n Crepes a la Francaise with French native Florence Bigot-Cormier, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 12, $35. Menu: Crepes featuring apples and cinnamon; chocolate; ham, cheese and egg. n Flavorful fajitas with Richard Worthen of Oyster Creek Inn, 1 to 3:30 p.m. May 19, $45. Menu: Steak and grilled vegetable fajitas, pico de gallo, guacamole and chips and summer gaspacho.
Lynnwood Senior Center: 5800 198th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-744-6464. n Chocolate truffle making: 2 to 5 p.m. May 9, hands-on, limited to 12 students, $22 members, $27 nonmembers; registration required, $10 additional supply fee.
Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. n Guests are invited to taste the foods of Italy from Bella Cucina, noon to 1 p.m. May 12, free; menu includes antipasti, pestos, flat bread and more.
Pacific Culinary Studio: Pacific Culinary Studio, 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett, 425-231-9239, www.pacificculinarystudio.com. n Knife skills, hands-on, 6:30 to 9 p.m. May 9, $55. Bring your own knives, simple or fancy, and an apron, and Seppo Farey will teach you how to prepare lemon cilantro chicken soup and Japanese sukiyaki, as well as picking up knife sharpening and care tips; class limited to 16. n Mother’s Day gourmet truffles and wine tasting with Aaron Barthel, chocolatier/owner of Intrigue Chocolates Company, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 10, $30. Explore the making of French and hot chocolate truffles, and wines that go with them. n An excuse to be together, with Robert Reynolds from The Chef Studio, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 16, $60. French menu includes: carrot, beet and celery root salads, asparagus risotto, chicken with green grape sauce, stuffed onions and walnut cake with Cognac cream. n The Classic Cookbook series with Hope Sandler, hands-on, limited to 16, $55 a class or $148 a series. All take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French,” May 17. June 20, Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa, “Parties,” June 20. Julee Ross and Sheila Lukins, “The Silver Palate,” July 19.
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 A Mother’s Day luncheon, 7 to 9 p.m. May 10, $39.50. Menu: Palmiers filled with olives, oregano and parmesan, goat cheese lasagna, rosemary chicken skewers, arugula salad with avocado; tangerine chiffon pie.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St., Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
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