Elevate Your Culinary Skills—Start Your Journey Today!
Ready to take your cooking and baking to new heights? Our comprehensive classes are designed to elevate your culinary skills, from basic techniques to gourmet creations. Start your journey today and be the star of your next gathering! Learn how to create dishes and desserts that will leave everyone asking for more. Our current offerings are below. Registration is easy! Pick the class title that interests you to read more about class outcomes and to register.
Baking Classes
Donut Baking 101: Warm, Fresh and Glazed
Starts: April 19, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Zoom, Online
Bake the Good Stuff. Learn to make classic cake donuts from scratch in this hands-on class with Chef Michele. You’ll mix, fry, glaze, and decorate your own batch, choosing from vanilla bean or chocolate finishes. You’ll also get recipes for fritters, yeast donuts, and baked donuts, plus a bonus step-by-step video for making yeast donuts at home. Includes a prep packet, recipes, and a full class recording.
Cake Decorating Classes
Cake Decorating for Beginners (6 Week Course)
Starts: April 11, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: North Seattle College Campus
Decorate Like a Pro. Turn your cake dreams into real skills in this hands-on class with award-winning Sugar Artist and Food Network competitor Michele Sweeney. Over six weeks, you’ll learn how to bake, make buttercream, and pipe like a pro while creating cupcakes and a finished eight-inch cake. You’ll practice techniques like flowers, borders, and color mixing, with a mix of Zoom and in-person sessions. Come ready to create, learn, and leave with cakes that actually impress.
Cookie Decorating Classes
Cookie Decorating for Beginners
Starts: June 13, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: North Seattle College Campus
Get Creative. Ready to turn plain sugar cookies into edible works of art? Join award-winning Sugar Artist and Food Network Competitor, Michele Sweeney, for a fun-filled cookie decorating adventure! Whether you're a beginner or just looking to level up your skills, this class will guide you through the essentials of working with royal icing. You'll learn how to master icing consistencies, outline and flood like a pro, and create stunning designs for any occasion. Plus, you'll learn how to make your own sprinkles and royal icing transfers to add that extra flair to your creations. Each quarter brings fresh themes, so there's always something new to decorate! Bring an apron, wear your comfiest clothes, and don't forget a sack lunch - this is one deliciously creative day you won't want to miss!
From Plan to Plate, Grow Your Own Food Classes
From Plan to Plate: Fresh from the Garden - No Stove Summer Meals
Starts: April 26, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Zoom, Online
Keep it Fresh.This online class helps you plan your summer garden around fresh, no-cook meals—perfect for warm days and small spaces. Designed for raised beds and containers in the Seattle area, you’ll learn what to plant and harvest in early summer for food you can eat straight from the garden.
You’ll plan three themed beds: the No-Cook Garden with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, greens, basil, and mint; the Smoothie Garden with strawberries, carrots, kale, spinach, and beet greens; and the Snacking Garden with snap peas, baby carrots, radishes, and edible flowers.
We’ll cover what to grow now, what to harvest soon, and how to keep plants healthy through dry spells with tips on watering, placement, and pest prevention. You’ll also get simple, no-cook recipes for each garden theme so you can use what you grow without turning on the stove. With planning worksheets, growing guides, and planting timelines provided, this class will have you hitting the ground running this summer. No experience needed, just an interest in food and a plan to grow it.
Why Should You Take a Cooking or Baking Class?
Whether you're a beginner eager to learn or a seasoned baker looking to enhance your skills, our live Zoom cooking and baking classes offer the perfect blend of real-time interaction, flexibility, and personal enrichment. You'll join our resident chef and fellow learners in live, hands-on sessions where you can ask questions and receive immediate feedback, all from the comfort of your own kitchen. And if you miss something? No problem! Each session is recorded, so you can pause, replay, and revisit lessons at your convenience. Our Zoom classes cater to all skill levels, covering everything from weeknight dinners to creating stunning cakes, cookies and desserts for special occasions. They're also ideal for companies seeking engaging team-building activities or for individuals looking to earn Continuing Education Units (CEU) while enhancing their culinary skills.
For those who prefer an in-person experience, our cake or cookie decorating classes provide a hands-on, creative environment. Under expert guidance, you'll receive real-time, personalized instruction to perfect techniques like baking from scratch, piping and creating fun designs on cake, cupcakes and cookies. The collaborative atmosphere fosters creativity, with opportunities to connect with others who share your passion. Whether you're decorating for fun, hosting a team-building event, or need CEUs to enhance your professional skills, our in-person classes offer a valuable, enriching experience.
No matter which option you choose—live Zoom or in-person—our classes provide a more affordable and flexible alternative to culinary school. Whether you're looking for personal growth, team bonding, or professional development, you'll gain new skills, build confidence, and enjoy the satisfaction of creating beautiful and delicious food. So what are you waiting for? Sign up today!
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What Students Are Saying About Our Food Classes
The instructor was a great teacher, I learnt a lot of tips and tricks, as well as a deeper understanding on application which really upped my baking and decorating game. Prior to the class I felt this was really scary, but Chef Michele paced the course really well, to a point it was easy and obvious at the end.
-Gerard on the Cake Decorating for Beginners 6 Week Course
Chef Michele was excellent- so knowledgeable, passionate and engaging! Really organized and great use of the time we had! We learned so much in just a four hours!
-Sonja on Cookie Decorating for Beginners
I enjoyed the live Zoom cooking class. It's nice to be in my own kitchen for the class!
-Marie on live Zoom Plant-Based Cooking Class