Kitchen 49 Culinary Classes

Introducing Our New Teaching Kitchen:

The Culinary Team is excited to begin Culinary Classes in May 2024 and Chef Maia has some wonderful and unique class ideas that will surely leave you excited to learn and cook more!

See below for our class schedule and sign up for classes today!

Classes

Learn all about food and cooking with your community.

With services ranging from knife safety to baking, we want to allow everyone in our community to gain kitchen confidence and cooking skills.

  • Companies, sports teams and clubs, agencies, groups, or individuals can book our culinary teaching kitchen for a group activity, team-building class, or skill-building class.

    The kitchen can be booked for an evening or afternoon with your choice of activity and class. Our chef will lead a class based on your pick, with team-building exercises, kitchen confidence, and an all-encompassing experience.

    To book our kitchen, contact our Business Developer, Trista, at trista@rdfb.ca or (587) 377 - 4483.

  • We offer a wide range of classes to help you build your skills in the kitchen:

    • Meal Prep - learn to make your weeknight kitchen tasks more efficient
    • 30 Minute Meals - learn to cook a dish in 30 minutes or less
    • Kitchen Confidence - build your knife and kitchen skills with us
    • Food Basics 101 - for Food Bank clients to learn how to make the most of your hamper items
    • and more…

    Check out all our course offerings and book a class on our calendar.

  • We are prepared to host specialty theme parties for group bookings, date nights, or class series that you can take individually or in a bundle for the group.

    Date Night: Bring your significant other and prepare an appetizer that you can enjoy together at the end of class or make again for your next date night at home. Will you enjoy a creamy fondue, a tangy bruschetta, or a sweet tart with your sweetheart?

    Taste the World: A series of four classes that introduce you to palates and flavors from Europe to Asia and home to North America. Tuscan Chicken from Italy, Butter Chicken from India, Beef Bulgogi from Korea, and authentic Tacos from Mexico are a sample of what you can enjoy.

    Hearth & Homestead: Didn’t learn at Grandma’s side? We got you. Learn how to can that produce from the garden. Make jams & jellies, or your own cheese and yogurt. Find new ways to use your sourdough starter and discard. These classes will take us back to our original rural roots.

    Sweet Spots: Learn to make unique cookies and scrumptious pies, just like Grandma used to make! Raspberry Cheesecake to Peach Cobbler and Strawberry Rhubarb Custard are a few of the mouth-watering recipes we can explore.

    Watch for more offers as we build this educational programming over the coming months.

Upcoming Classes

Gifting program

Our gifting program allows community members to prepay for classes for someone in need.

Choose an amount of money you want to donate and that money will allow someone to attend classes for free who can not otherwise afford it. We encourage clients to choose classes they would like to attend, and as we receive gifted classes, we offer these spots to our clients.

This gifting program will also pay for our client-specific classes, where we teach them how to utilize and stretch the food given in their hampers. They will also learn basic skills such as knife safety, using an oven or stove, and making leftovers into soups or other meals.

Want to donate a class?

Connect with our Business Development Coordinator, Trista, at trista@rdfb.ca or at (587) 377-4483 to make a donation. We appreciate your contribution!

 

Video series

Learn some cooking skills from our Community Food Program Educator!

We are so excited to have Meg Tucker from “Cook with Meg” as part of our team. Check out her series of instructional videos that she created just for us.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much are classes?

Currently our classes are $40. This covers everything including ingredients and materials.

How long are classes?

Classes range from an hour to two and a half hours depending on the theme and recipes being completed in class.

What happens if a class is cancelled?

We currently have a class minimum of 4 people, so if we are unable to fill those seats unfortunately we will have to cancel the class. We will let you know two days prior to the class if we have to cancel, you will then have the option of choosing another class for your fee to be transferred to, or we can refund you the cost.

Where does our money go?

The fee you pay goes towards ingredients, our instructors time, and materials. Any profit goes right back into the food bank to support the community.

Who can take a class?

Our classes are for everybody in the community, we have two classes a month that are dedicated to Food Bank clients, but you will never see these on the calendar. So if you see it you can book it!

Where are we located?

We are located upstairs at the Red Deer Food Bank. When you arrive and come in the front doors, take the staircase that is directly on your right up and then continue straight and you will find yourself in Kitchen 49.

Should I eat before the class?

We would recommend eating a light snack, or something to get you through the class. We will be tasting as we go and will have a completed recipe for you to taste at the end of the class.

Questions?

Contact the Culinary Team!

For inquiries or general questions, reach out to our Business Development Coordinator, Trista, via trista@rdfb.ca or call her at (587) 377-4483.