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Expand your knowledge of cooking techniques and recipes at ACE! Are you known for your dinner parties, or would you like to be? Or are you looking to add a little variety to your recipes? If so, our cooking classes are for you. Learn new cuisines in fun and delicious lessons. Increase your culinary abilities to spice up your menus. Our instructors are helpful and fun. Some classes are hands-on, while others are demonstrations – but they all include eating! Bon appétit!

Please note:  One Day Classes are Nonrefundable. 

For course description, click on the course title below. Hover on instructor name for biography.

 

 

Learn to Cook 102 (Hands-On) NEW!                         
Item: CUG1002 Instructor: Michelle Britt
Sessions: 1  STC Sarasota Bldg 3   Rm 3-216
W 3/11/2026 - 3/11/2026 Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM     
Fee: $69.00                                                              

Working in small groups, we will prepare Beef with Broccoli, Salmon with Sweet Potatoes, Creamy Chicken Dijon with Baked Orzo, Goddess Bowls and more.

 

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.


Please bring a chef’s knife, cutting board, apron & dish towel to class.
Containers are available for any possible leftovers from class.

We are not able to accommodate food allergies.

Recipes are subject to change without notice.

 

Global Cuisine: Middle Eastern Cooking 2 (Hands-On)
Item: CUL1019 Instructor: Lisa Osterlindh
Tu 3/31/2026 - 3/31/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 

We will work in small groups to prepare Egyptian barley salad, Koshari, Baba ghanoush, Chicken shwarma, Orange cardamon olive oil cake and more.

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.

 

Please bring a chef’s knife, cutting board, apron & dish towel to class.
Containers are available for any possible leftovers from class.

We are not able to accommodate food allergies.

Recipes are subject to change without notice.

 

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Global Cuisine: Mediterranean Cooking 2 (Hands-On)
Item: CUL1015 Instructor: Lisa Osterlindh
3/25/2026 - 3/25/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 

We will work in small groups to prepare Farro salad with asparagus, snap peas and feta, Ciambotto, Chicken cacciatore,  Sfougato, Spanish style lentil & chorizo soup and more.

 

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.


Please bring a chef’s knife, cutting board, apron & dish towel to class.
Containers are available for any possible leftovers from class.

We are not able to accommodate food allergies.

Recipes are subject to change without notice.

 

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Global Cuisine: Korean Cooking (Hands-On)
Item: CUL1017 Instructor: Lisa Osterlindh
Sa 3/28/2026 - 3/28/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.  

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Tapas 2 (Hands-On)
Item: CUL1020 Instructor: Lisa Osterlindh
4/6/2026 - 4/6/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 

 

We will work in small groups to prepare Cauliflower fritters, Baked goat cheese with caramelized onions, Cast iron spicy garlic shrimp, Spanish skewers with peppers, chorizo and garlic dip and more.

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.

Please bring a chef’s knife, cutting board, apron & dish towel to class.
Containers are available for any possible leftovers from class.

We are not able to accommodate food allergies.

Recipes are subject to change without notice.

 

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Asian Bowls 2 (Hands-On)
Item: CUL1021 Instructor: Lisa Osterlindh
Tu 4/14/2026 - 4/14/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 

We will work in small groups to prepare Spicy peanut chicken farro bowls, Vietnamese grilled pork and rice vermicelli noodle bowl, Teriyaki green bean, salmon salad bowl, Banh mi rice bowl and more.

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.


Please bring a chef’s knife, cutting board, apron & dish towel to class.
Containers are available for any possible leftovers from class.

We are not able to accommodate food allergies.

Recipes are subject to change without notice.

 

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Vegetarian Indian Dinner (Hands-On)
Item: CUL1014 Instructor: Lisa Osterlindh
Tu 3/10/2026 - 3/10/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 

Working in small groups we will prepare Vegetable Pakora, Gobi Cauliflower Manchurian, Veggie Samosas and more!!

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.

Please bring a chef’s knife, cutting board, apron & dish towel to class.
Containers are available for any possible leftovers from class.

We are not able to accommodate food allergies.

Recipes are subject to change without notice.

 

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Ocean Delights (Hands-On)
Item: CUL1016 Instructor: Lisa Osterlindh
Th 3/26/2026 - 3/26/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 

Working in small groups we will prepare:

Southern Garlic Shrimp with Bacon Sweet Corn Polenta, Mussels fra Diavlo, Shrimp Bahn Mi, Red Curry Salmon and more.

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.


Please bring a chef’s knife, cutting board, apron & dish towel to class.
Containers are available for any possible leftovers from class.

We are not able to accommodate food allergies.

Recipes are subject to change without notice.

 

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Fish, Fish, Fish (Hands-On)
Item: CUG1004 Instructor: Michelle Britt
4/1/2026 - 4/1/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 

 

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE

This is a hands-on cooking class. Please bring a chef’s knife and a cutting board to class.

 

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Appetizers Galore (Hands-On)
Item: CUL1018 Instructor: Lisa Osterlindh
Tu 4/7/2026 - 4/7/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 

Working in small groups we will prepare Cauliflower toast with prosciutto and mascarpone, Cranberry brie pull apart bread, Mock shrimp ceviche with corn chips and Pasta wrapped hot Thai meatballs with mint and cilantro dipping sauce.

 

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.
Please bring a chef’s knife, cutting board apron & dish towel to class.
Recipes are subject to change without notice

 

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Taste of Caribbean Cuisine (Hands-On)
Item: CUL1022 Instructor: Lisa Osterlindh
Th 4/16/2026 - 4/16/2026 STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-216
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM   Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Fee: $69.00 

We will be working in small groups to prepare Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Beans and Rice), Pastelon (Puerto Rican Sweet Plantain and Picadillo Casserole, Jamaican Beef Patties and more.

ONE DAY CLASSES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.
Please bring a chef’s knife, cutting board and dish towel to class.
Recipes are subject to change without notice.

 

This class section is full. Click the Add to Wait List button below or select another available course. With enough interest, we may open another sectionContinue through the payment processing steps - you will NOT be charged to be placed on the wait list.          

 

Register early to avoid disappointment, as classes will fill up quickly!

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