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Ojai Culinary School
PRIVATE COOKING CLASSES: Let us cook up a celebration for you - whether it's a birthday, a bridal shower, or just a group getting together. We can tailor your class to your group's cooking skill level and type of desired menu. Chefs will work side by side with your group to create a memorable meal. See below for more on private classes. UPCOMING CLASSES:
March 14 GREEK EASTER FEAST with Ya-Ya. We hope you love to cook, eat Greek food, and sing because this class will have ALL of these ingredients! You will want to take Ya-Ya home with you!!!! Menu: Leg of lamb with roasted potatoes, Imam Baildi (eggplant), Spanakopeta Spinich pie) Trahana (tomato based soup) Romaine and herb salad, Koulourakia (short bread cookies) $55 March 26 GROWN IN OJAI (Class is full but will be repeated) with Ojai's cookbook author Karen Evenden. Thanks to the ever-bountiful blessings of sunshine and warm weather and the (sometimes) procurable supply of water, the Ojai Valley enjoys a rich and verdant tradition of agriculture. Early settlers relying on dry-land farming practices planted olives and apricots and walnuts and with the introduction of irrigation, the Valley attracted citrus and avocado farmers. Today’s farmers proudly produce oranges, lemons, Ojai Pixie tangerines, avocados, olives, lavender and walnuts. This class will celebrate these ingredients, Ojai’s finest crops. $60. Menu: Marinated Olives Cream Cheese with Lavender-Tomato Jam (this is really yummy!), Avocado Soup Garnished with Shrimp, Beet and Walnut Salad, Lavender-Lemon Chicken served with Apricot Coulis, Pixie Tangerines with Ginger Cardamom Syrup Walnut Orange Cake April 25 OJAI CITRUS - with local cookbook author Karen Evenden. Menu Coming Soon. May 2 ITALIAN PUGLIA with Ellen Sherwood. Puglia-Mediterranean “Old World” $75. Puglia stretches from the spur of the Italian boot to its heel. It is together with Sicily the most productive wine region in Southern Italy. As we savor the glorious aromas, all you need to do is close your eyes to experience this Mediterranean “Old World” with quiet villages of whitewashed Trulli cottages, aged farmhouses, gently rolling hills, olive & almond orchards, and stretches of sunny Adriatic coastline. Have your passport on hand as we sample the bounty of rustic and savory Pugliese cuisine...cooled by sea breezes. Wine flight including outstanding wine from the Salento (Salento peninsula is a rock of limestone dividing the Adriatic Sea from the Ionian Sea.) MENU: Insalata di Mare Orecchiette with Broccoli & Ricotta Salata Mussels in lightly spiced fresh Tomato Sauce Wild Garden Greens with Olives, Tomatoes, & Preserved Lemons Chocolate Figs with Cognac Pine Nuts Taralli Dessert wine flight MAY 23 TAKE IT OUTSIDE - Menu coming soon JUNe 6 LAVENDER - Menu coming soon
Class size is limited so please reserve your space early. All ages welcome! For more information and reservations call the Lavender Inn at 805-646-6635. A 72 hour cancellation required for a full refund. The Lavender Inn is conveniently located behind the arcade in downtown Ojai at 210 E. Matilija. The Foodie Package is available for those who stay at the Lavender Inn while taking a class with a 10% off your room for one night per class.
MORE ON PRIVATE CLASSES
Wether it's a Birthday, Baby shower, Family-get-together, kid's party, company retreat, or time with friends, we can help you design an intimate class and menu around your theme. These classes are unique way to spend time with friends and enjoy delicious food. Sweet? Savory? We cater to any palate with a long list of chefs including Ellen Sherwood, Aparna Khanolkar, Karen Evenden, Chef Robyn, Patricia Cuenot and many more ... Let us help you create the ultimate food experience and leave the work to us!
For more private classes contact The Ojai Culinary School @ The Lavender Inn 805.646.6635, Or stop by for a tour of our kitchen, 210 east Matilija street , ojai (across from the Rainbow Bridge)
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The intimate Lavender Inn is the setting for the innovative Ojai Culinary School. The cooking school offers a wide variety of hands-on and demonstration cooking classes ranging from visiting chefs to local artisanal cooks. The emphasis on the cooking classes is to develop technique and expertise along with a sense of ease in the kitchen.
Create your own private class for 8 - 12 of your friends!