J. Matheson Kitchen &Gourmet: 2609 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-4589, www.jmatheson.com. Registration required.
Terracotta Red’s Liberty Farm duck trio, 2 to 4 p.m. March 28, $47.50; lavender-crusted duck breast; braised duck leg; duck confit.
Easter bread-making with George DePasquale, 6 to 8:30 p.m. April 7, $39.50; learn about starters, kneading, shaping, proofing, flavoring and crusting; class will be repeated April 13.
Spanish tapas with Richard Worthen, 6 to 8 p.m. April 16, $47.50; assorted cheeses and olives; cheese with fresh herbs; Catalan roasted vegetable sauce; squid with caramelized onions; Seranno ham fritters; potato omelets; sizzling garlic shrimp.
Pacific Culinary Studio: 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-231-9239, www.pacificculinarystudio.com.
A tour of Thailand and South Asia, hands-on with Pranee Halvorsen, 6:30 to 9 p.m. March 26, $58; beef pho; pork- and shrimp-filled crepes with fresh herbs and dipping sauce; Khmer fish and red curry steamed in banana leaf; beef mint salad. Limited to 20 students.
Irresistible and easy cooking with Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 8, $40; pan-seared shrimp with green curry cashew sauce; grilled chicken with orange avocado salsa; sauteed beef with asparagus and corn; grilled pork loin hois with apricot-mustard sauce and sesame carrots.
Bar bites and lively libations with Leslie Lightner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 15, $38; char-grilled shrimp cocktail with brickhouse bloody Mary; spicy cocktail meatballs with the Cowboy Cocktail; Guinness-battered onion rings with a Distracted Cocktail; baked crab cakes and avocado mousse with mango tango Margarita.
Sweet Basil’s in Edmonds: Unless otherwise noted, classes are 7 to 9 p.m., Sweet Basil’s School of Cooking, 5820 156th St. SW, Edmonds; 425-743-7438. Reservations required.
Wine country cooking, March 26, $45.50; salmon and smoked trout rillette; cream of artichoke soup with lemon pesto; grilled rack of lamb; oven-roasted potatoes; seasonal vegetable; French pear tart.
Willows Lodge in Fireside Cellars: 14580 NE 145th St., Woodinville; 425-424-3900, www.willowslodge.com.
The art of cooking fish with chef Bobby Moore, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 25; free, no RSVP required; 425-424-3900, www.willowslodge.com.
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