Hands-On Cooking Classes and Spring Delights Dinner with Kristine Kidd - Rancho La Puerta
Events Calendar
Filter Gallery:
Show results
Types of Events:
Spa Services

If you’re ready to book all of your services, click the button below

Complete Spa Booking

Hands-On Cooking Classes and Spring Delights Dinner with Kristine Kidd

Week of April 13, 2024

Kristine offers hands-on culinary experiences, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing your own meal along with fellow cooks. Classes take place at La Cocina Que Canta, our culinary center on Tuesday and Wednesday, at 4pm. In addition, Chef Kristine will collaborate with La Cocina Que Canta’s Executive Chef Reyna Venegas and her team to create a special feast (with wine pairing!) on Thursday at 4:45pm.

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Thursday Spring Delights Dinner 4:45 PM Sign Up
Celebrate the abundance of our organic farm and the connection to community with a Farm-to-Table dining experience – a perfect blend of health, tradition, flavor, and fun! Cost is $150 per person, tax and wine pairing included. The maximum number of guests is 30. Sign Up at the Appointments Desk or through the link above.

 

Kristine Kidd was the food editor at Bon Appétit magazine for 20 years, where she was responsible for filling the magazine’s pages with delicious recipes. While there, Kristine became the resident expert on food trends, championing coverage of farmers’ market ingredients and products that are local, sustainable, and organic. Her talent for developing simple, approachable recipes led to the creation of the magazine’s foolproof recipe style.

Currently working as an author, Kristine has written eight cookbooks, including two that feature fresh, healthful, gluten-free food: Weeknight Gluten Free and Gluten-Free Baking. She also developed the recipes for Tamara Duker Freuman’s Bloated Belly Whisperer.

Her recent projects include working as a culinary consultant- for a cruise line specializing in culinary vacations, a green-oriented food service company, and specialty bakeries. Kristine worked as the Food Editor for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch website, where she taught people to use sustainable seafood. Kristine has been a guest teacher at UCLA and frequently speaks at conferences.