Cooking classes for summer menu ideas offer a fresh way to bring vibrant flavors and seasonal inspiration to your table. Whether you’re planning backyard gatherings, casual weeknight dinners, or festive celebrations, these classes make it easy to master dishes that celebrate the best of summer. Discover techniques and recipes that highlight crisp produce, lighter fare, and crowd-pleasing favorites, all designed to help you savor every moment of the season. Let your summer menus shine with creativity and confidence.

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  • This class was great and so was the instructor....I'd be great if you could.

  • Cooking Class Description: A classic Tuscan dinner, made from scratch. You'll braise chicken thighs until fall-apart tender and finish them with briny capers and a glossy pan sauce, then dress a sturdy kale salad with sharp Parmesan vinaigrette. White...

  • Cooking Class Description: Celebrate the last lingering warmth of summer with a menu that captures the season at its peak. You'll sear skirt steak and pair it with a vibrant from-scratch salsa verde. A farro risotto enriched with red wine and fresh thyme...

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    Great food! The best Banana foster I have ever had!...Great experience, great food!

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  • Cooking Class Description: For more information on Private Events, or to schedule your own, please contact your local Sur La Table store, or visit our Private Events page.



    What To Expect: In our classes you'll work together with other students (in groups...


  • Cooking Class Description: For more information on Private Events, or to schedule your own, please contact your local Sur La Table store, or visit our Private Events page.



    What To Expect: In our classes you'll work together with other students (in groups...


  • Cooking Class Description: For more information on Private Events, or to schedule your own, please contact your local Sur La Table store, or visit our Private Events page.



    What To Expect: In our classes you'll work together with other students (in groups...


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    Cooking Class Description: Classic comfort food takes center stage in this Southern-inspired cooking class. You’ll learn how to properly brine, dredge and fry chicken to achieve juicy meat and a crisp, golden crust. Alongside the main event, you’ll practice...

  • Cooking, Laughter, & Great Company...My husband and I had a great time at our cooking class and would definitely do it again.

  • Cooking Class Description: Come celebrate alongside us with a menu as special as the milestone. You and your partner will cook a truly luxurious dinner from start to finish, guided by your chef instructor. Sear a petite filet and finish it with a bold...

  • Cooking Class Description: Spend an evening cooking your way through a classic French dinner, guided by our chef instructor from start to finish. You'll learn to pan-sear a chicken breast and build a delicate sauce fines herbes, then prepare a herbed...

  • Cooking Class Description: No reservation required, just great company and an appetite for something luxurious. You'll fry golden crab cakes paired with a creamy mustard-chive sauce, then shave fennel and pear into a crisp, elegant salad. A crostini...

  • Cooking Class Description: Who needs takeout when you can make authentic Thai dishes at home? Bring your young chef and explore vibrant Thai flavors together as you grill tender Chicken Satay and whip up a bold Peanut Sauce for dipping. You'll roll Fresh...

  • Cooking Class Description: Make your next date night extra special with a menu straight from a chef's personal playbook. The showpiece is a Pork Loin en Croute, tender pork tenderloin wrapped in savory mushroom filling and golden puff pastry, Wellington-style....

  • Cooking Class Description: Wine has always had a place at the dinner table, but in this class it earns a spot at the stove too. Cook alongside your date and other couples as you discover how wine deepens flavor across an entire menu. You'll wrap chicken...

  • Cooking Class Description: Skip the takeout and spend the evening cooking through Thailand's most beloved flavors. You'll master Pad Thai over high heat, then simmer a fragrant Massaman curry with tender chicken, carrots and potato. A bright cucumber...

  • Cooking Class Description: Calling all lemon curd nerds: Bake Carla Hall's Lemon Meringue Cake from scratch. As Carla said, "If you love lemon, you will love this cake." You'll use KitchenAid® to create lemon oil-infused cake layers, silky curd, a pillowy...

  • Cooking Class Description: Calling all lemon curd nerds: Bake Carla Hall's Lemon Meringue Cake from scratch. As Carla said, "If you love lemon, you will love this cake." You'll use KitchenAid® to create lemon oil-infused cake layers, silky curd, a pillowy...