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KVCC Community Culinary and Nutrition

Everyday Knife Skills
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
The tools of the culinary trade shouldn’t be a hurdle that holds you back from creating amazing and healthy meals at home. Knives and sharp culinary instruments can certainly be intimidating, but come join our culinary experts at KVCC and we’ll teach you all you need to know to keep yourself safe in the kitchen. We also have advanced techniques, a myriad of produce to cut into and tastings to entice even seasoned culinarians. This hands-on course is open to all skill levels and ages 12+.
Fee: $20.00
Instructor: Russ Barrett

Capacity Remaining: -6
Dates: 10/22/2026 - 10/22/2026

Times: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Sessions: 1

Days: Th
Building: KVCC Culinary Allied Health Building (opens in new tab)

Room: 107

Simple Suppers with Ms. Pat
Join Ms. Pat for a series of electrifying cooking demonstrations featuring quick and scrumptious 30-minute meals perfect for busy week nights or relaxed weekends. Each session highlights flavorful chicken dinners paired with delicious starches and fresh vegetable sides. These sessions truly offer something for everyone, so be sure to save your spot today. Join us for a flavorful, fun-filled time of tasting and fellowship!

Fee: $40.00
Instructor: Pat Maye

Capacity Remaining: 12
Dates: 10/29/2026 - 10/29/2026

Times: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Sessions: 1

Days: Th
Building: KVCC Culinary Allied Health Building (opens in new tab)

Room: 107
Our featured meal will be a 30-minute skillet chicken & broccoli served with seasoned potatoes and tangy honey-glazed carrots. Come, taste it and see that it is GOOD! Enjoy your meal with a refreshing glass of sweet tea or peach lemonade.

Food Preservation
Without food preservation techniques, modern human society would not be possible. In previous centuries, calories were not so easy to come by. No refrigerators, no grocery stores (as we know them now) and certainly few convenience foods. Humans had to use their experience and ingenuity to observe the world around them and devise ways to stretch their food into the future. Join us to explore a few of the classic methods we use to preserve food to this day, and how modern methods have both helped and hurt our diets today.

Fee: $30.00
Instructor: Russ Barrett

Capacity Remaining: 30
Dates: 11/5/2026 - 11/5/2026

Times: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Sessions: 1

Days: Th
Building: KVCC Culinary Allied Health Building (opens in new tab)

Room: 107

Everyday Knife Skills
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
The tools of the culinary trade shouldn’t be a hurdle that holds you back from creating amazing and healthy meals at home. Knives and sharp culinary instruments can certainly be intimidating, but come join our culinary experts at KVCC and we’ll teach you all you need to know to keep yourself safe in the kitchen. We also have advanced techniques, a myriad of produce to cut into and tastings to entice even seasoned culinarians. This hands-on course is open to all skill levels and ages 12+.
Fee: $20.00
Instructor: Russ Barrett

Capacity Remaining: -2
Dates: 11/12/2026 - 11/12/2026

Times: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Sessions: 1

Days: Th
Building: KVCC Culinary Allied Health Building (opens in new tab)

Room: 107

Everyday Knife Skills
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
The tools of the culinary trade shouldn’t be a hurdle that holds you back from creating amazing and healthy meals at home. Knives and sharp culinary instruments can certainly be intimidating, but come join our culinary experts at KVCC and we’ll teach you all you need to know to keep yourself safe in the kitchen. We also have advanced techniques, a myriad of produce to cut into and tastings to entice even seasoned culinarians. This hands-on course is open to all skill levels and ages 12+.
Fee: $20.00
Instructor: Russ Barrett

Capacity Remaining: -1
Dates: 12/17/2026 - 12/17/2026

Times: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Sessions: 1

Days: Th
Building: KVCC Culinary Allied Health Building (opens in new tab)

Room: 107

Teen Battle Chef
Are you a High School Student in Kalamazoo County? Want to step into a commercial kitchen and see what it takes to live out your Top Chef dreams? Do you enjoy cooking and being a part of a team? If you answered '"yes" to any of these questions, apply to be selected for TEEN BATTLE CHEF. In this FREE program teens in 9-12th grades will work in teams to "battle" their peers in weekly challenges - preparing delicious dishes to enjoy. Week 8's final battle will be a presentation "battle" with students' families and leaders from across Kalamazoo invited to join and celebrate.

TEEN BATTLE CHEF is a FREE 8-week program. Applicants will need to commit to attending each of the 8 sessions. Sessions are in-person each Wednesday at Kalamazoo Valley's Culinary & Allied Health Building (418 E. Walnut Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007).

Fee: $0.00
Instructor:

Capacity Remaining: 12
Dates: 1/27/2027 - 3/17/2027

Times: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sessions: 8

Days: W
Building: KVCC Culinary Allied Health Building (opens in new tab)

Room: 107
To be considered for this course you must registered and fill out the application. Please click here to complete the application. Please indicate if there are any known food allergens.

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