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Welcome to your next birthday! Choose from one of these fun cooking class packages!

Check out our Appetizer Menu, Banquet and Bar Packages and balloon bouquet to add to your event.

Get started planning your event:

Ballston QuarterDulles Town Center

The Art of Making Cocktails and Appetizers

Want to know what you can expect? Check out this ABC News video with Kidd in the Kitchen with former Mixologist David Hammerly. 

 

Elevate your understanding of cocktails in this educational drinking class. How many of us go to bars to pay $15 per drink and have no idea what you’re ordering?

Let’s explore a few hot trends, locally made liquor and easy to make and drink cocktails that you can enjoy at home.

Choose Three Cocktails and Three Appetizers

Please Ask Us for the Latest Cocktail and Appetizer Menus


Class is taught by Professional Chef including mixology.

All classes are hands-on which means you will get your own ingredients and follow the chef, step-by-step

Paper Chef’s Hat, Chef’s Apron For Each Guest

Asian Fusion Cuisine with Sake Cocktail

Join us for this hands on cooking class where you’ll learn how to make dumplings two ways, a delicious salad, thinly sliced Bulgogi and how to make a delicious sake cocktail.

Menu

  • Dumplings Two Ways: Pan fried with Tuille & Steamed

  • Cucumber, Carrot & Sesame Salad

  • Korean Bulgogi

  • Sake Cocktail

  • Hands on Cooking Taught by Professional Chef
  • All classes are hands-on which means you will get your own ingredients and follow the chef, step-by-step
  • Paper Chef’s Hat; Chef’s Apron For Each Guest
  • Check out our Appetizers menu for lunch options, not included.
  • Check out our a la carte party options

Southern Brunch with Adult Beverage

Learn to make a decadent Sunday Brunch while enjoying to make the perfect fried chicken, specialty butter, perfect hash browns and bourbon hot chocolate. 

  • Fried Chicken, Biscuits and Maple Chipotle Butter
  • Yukon & Sweet Potato Hash Browns
  • Bourbon Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream (Or other cocktail of choice, Wine or Beer, or Mocktail)
  • Taught by Professional Chef including mixology
  • All classes are hands-on which means you will get your own ingredients and follow the chef, step-by-step
  • Paper Chef’s Hat; Chef’s Apron For Each Guest
  • Check out our a la carte party options

Steakhouse Favorites with Mixology

Also includes:

Create this classic DC menu for those feeling a bit Hollywood. Learn how to make the perfect marinated ribeye or filet mignon (your choice), with gorgonzola butter, a classic wedge salad with creamy blue cheese dressing, roasted mushroom and goat cheese mashed potatoes, mini tiramisu and Hollywood Martini. 

  • Classic Wedge Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing (Bacon Optional)
  • Ribeye or Filet Mignon with Gorgonzola Butter
  • Roasted Mushroom and Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes
  • Tiramisu
  • Hollywood Martini (Or other cocktail of choice, Wine or Beer, or Mocktail)
  • Hands on Cooking Taught by Professional Chef
  • All classes are hands-on which means you will get your own ingredients and follow the chef, step-by-step
  • Paper Chef’s Hat; Chef’s Apron For Each Guest
  • Check out our Appetizers menu for lunch options, not included.
  • Check out our a la carte party options

Sushi Making & Matcha Cupcakes

In this hands-on class students, will learn how to make Sushi & Wasabi Sauce for dipping plus Vanilla Cupcakes and Matcha Buttercream Icing. Sushi making includes learning about rice and the technique for making sushi rice, definition and handling of each ingredient. Raw Fish can be used but we suggest choosing cooked or smoked ingredients:

  • Fish Choices (Choose Two): Sushi Grade Raw Tuna; Sushi Grade Raw Salmon; Cooked, Smoked Salmon; Cooked, Smoked Eel; or Cooked Blue Crab
  • Plus One Vegetarian Roll
  • Plus Dessert: Vanilla Cupcakes with Matcha Green Tea Buttercream
  • Class Includes: Basic Instruction on making three rolls of sushi plus wasabi sauce
  • Other Ingredients Provided: Cream Cheese, Avocado, Cucumber, Daikon Radish, Assortment of Vegetables
  • Sushi Making Taught by Professional Chef
  • All classes are hands-on which means you will get your own ingredients and follow the chef, step-by-step
  • Paper Chef’s Hat; Chef’s Apron For Each Guest
  • Check out our a la carte party options

Baking Party with Taco Bar

Baking & Pastry (Gluten-Free Option)

In this hands-on class, students will learn baking and pastry skills.

Pick ONE!

Choose from Paté a Choux, American Faves, or Gluten-Free Baking.

  • Paté a Choux
    This hands-on class includes making paté a choux dough to make eclairs and profiteroles, vanilla cream and chocolate cream for filling, chocolate ganache, and  whipped cream.
  • American Faves
    This hands on class includes making Cake Pops, Rainbow Cupcakes, Banana Bread.
  • Gluten-Free Baking
    Choose two items:

    • Double Chocolate Banana Bread (Allergy Alert: Made with Almond Flour)
    • Double Chocolate Sea Salt Donuts
    • Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies (Allergy Alert: Made with Peanut Butter)
    • Vegan Chocolate Chip Blondies
    • Gluten Free and Vegan Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream & Piping Techniques
    • Gluten Free and Vegan Vanilla or Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Vegan Buttercream & Piping Techniques

TACO BAR:

  • Lunch is served! Chefs will provide a taco bar. Please choose chicken, veg, or beef for main protein.

Also includes:

  • Hands on Cooking Taught by Professional Chef
  • Paper Chef’s Hat; Chef’s Apron For Each Guest
  • Check out our Appetizers menu for lunch options, not included.
  • All classes are hands-on which means you will get your own ingredients and follow the chef, step-by-step
  • Check out our a la carte party options

Cupcake Wars

10 guest minimum

Does your young chef dream about being on Cupcake wars to show off their mad decorating skills? In this class, kids will work in groups of 2 or 3 to create their best winning cupcakes for the judges. Do they have what it takes to win?

  • Hands on Baking Competition Taught by Professional Chef
  • Paper Chef’s Hat; Chef’s Apron For Each Child
  • Class Includes: Basic Instruction for Vanilla and Chocolate Cupcakes, Buttercream frosting, tons of candy and decorations, piping bags and techniques. Chef will be around to answer questions and help as needed. Groups will be competing- Chefs roll-up your sleeves its up to you!  You must bake and present 1 cupcake to the Judges ( all other cupcakes can be taken home) Comp. Time 1 hour!
  • Check out our a la carte party options

Mystery Basket Challenge

Calling all Master Chefs! This is the ultimate Birthday Extravaganza! You will work in groups to create the best dish to present to the judges! Work alongside our chef to create and bake till the timer goes off, then its hands up! Time to present!

Options: Can choose one or several varieties

  • Chicken/Vegetarian (Portobello Mushroom/Seasonal Veg/Plant-Based “Meat”)
  • Fish  (Red Snapper)
  • Seafood Shrimp/Scallops/Lobster)
  • Beef (Ribeye, Filet Mignon).
  • With each mystery basket event, our accompanying ingredients include all starches, vegetables, dairy, spices, herbs, mystery basket ingredients and more.

Includes:

  • Hands on Cooking  Competition Taught by Professional Chef
  • Paper Chef’s Hat; Chef’s Apron For Each Child
  • Class Includes: Basic Instruction of different proteins, starches and baked goods. You will create one entree (protein and starch), one veg dish and one starch dish, and one dessert. (Comp. time- 1 hour )
  • Check out our a la carte party options

Pasta Making

This class will teach you and your guests the art of creating hand made pasta and perfect sauce, all in our Professional Kitchen! The Birthday guest will receive a professional pasta maker to take home! The Pasta Maker Birthday Package includes:

  • Hand Made Pasta and Sauce Class Taught by a Professional Chef
  • Professional Manual Pasta Maker For Birthday guest (each additional $50.00)
  • Meal: Hand Made Pasta with Sauce (Choose handmade spaghetti, tagliatelle or cheese ravioli then Marinara or Alfredo Sauce)
  • All classes are hands-on which means you will get your own ingredients and follow the chef, step-by-step
  • Check out our cake and party options

MIXOLOGY & MOCKTAILS

Add these delicious cocktails, mocktails and spiked drinks to your event. Each person will make their own cocktail! 

We love the alcohol alternative cocktails aka Zero Proof or Mocktails. These are fun to teach and all inclusive to those who might not drink alcohol. If you don’t see anything you like, we have a full bar and can accommodate most requests! Want local gin? Yes we have Vigilante! Make your requests! It’s your birthday!

A = Alcohol
ZP = Non Alcoholic/Zero Proof
B = Same recipe, just add alcohol (spiked)
 
A: Champagne & St. Germain Cocktail
ZP: Elderberry Mocktail
 
A: Honey Bees Knees
A: Mulled Wine
B: Ginger Lime Mocktail
A: Spiced Rum Pineapple Cocktail
A: Blueberry Gin Sour cocktail
A: Lemon Drop Martini
A: Blue Berry Old Fashioned
A: Blackberry Lemonade Mojitos
A: Spiced Orange Whisky Sour
A/B: Vanilla Cucumber Berry Fizz
A: Hard Lemon & Raspberry Iced Tea
A: The Michelada
A: Rum Swizzle
A: Mai Tai Cocktail
A: Ambrosia Spiced Rum Cocktail
 
ZP: Shirley Temple
ZP: Hot Chocolate

Get in touch to plan your next event!

Ballston QuarterDulles Town Center

Or call 703-433-1909