Join Chef Marco for an evening learning an Italian classic, risotto! In this hands-on dinner class, you’ll learn the secrets to cooking perfectly creamy risotto using peak-season produce from the farmers market. This summer we’ll be making a delicious corn and tomato risotto and a fresh salad and dessert. Along the way, Chef Marco will share essential techniques and tips for building flavor, and show you how to adapt this classic dish all year long with whatever’s in season.

What to expect:

• Class will include all instruction, tools, recipes, and ingredients.

• There will be demo & hands-on cooking and instruction.

• Class will end with everyone enjoying their dish together (bring a container to take your left-overs).

• Our meal includes white wine, alliums, and dairy. Please contact us BEFORE registering if these items may be an issue. This class is gluten free friendly.

• Beer & wine available for purchase.

• You will leave class with some new knowledge on cooking with the seasons and a new recipe to add to your cookbook!

About out Instructor:

Chef Marco is a New Jersey native and moved to Oregon in 2018. His father was a chef and culinary instructor at the Culinary Institute of America which meant Marco grew up in kitchens; cooking alongside him and learning everything he knows. He worked his way through the ranks in New York restaurants becoming versed in many cuisines. They opened and ran a restaurant together in NJ for several years before Marco went on to get his degree in agriculture. He’s passionate about food systems and worked on several farms in the Hood River area as well as in several restaurants in the Portland area including Cafe Olli. His farming background aids him in cooking with the seasons and he specializes in Italian food.