Key contact: Simple Abundance at simpleabundance@acfb.org
What is it?
Learn to cook in a state-of-the-art teaching facility as the finest chefs in Metro Atlanta donate their talents, time and ingredients. During the two-hour sessions chefs prepare, on average, three recipes and share samples with participants.
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Participants patiently wait for the chef to finish a demonstration before they dive into their dishes.
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From Chef Pano Karatassos of Kyma to Kevin Rathbun of Rathbun's and Krog Bar get insiders' tips from the best of the best and try their recipes at home!
Where and When
Classes are held in three Cook's Warehouse locations: Brookhaven, Midtown/Ansley, and Decatur.
Directions are available for The Cook's Warehouse.
Cost/Tuition
Class prices start at $55.
One-hundred percent of class tuition benefits Atlanta's Table, a project of the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
Simple Abundance Gift Certificates
Give the gift of cooking expertise - you can now purchase Simple Abundance gift certificates for your family and friends online! Available in denominations of $55, $65, $75, or an amount of your choosing ($50 minimum). Purchase Simple Abundance gift certificates online here.
Please Note: Purchase MUST be placed by Monday, December 19th for your gift to arrive, via regular US mail, in time for the Christmas holiday!
Registration
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Chef Jonathan St. Hilaire cuts phyllo dough at a Simple Abundance class at The Cook's Warehouse.
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Classes are on a first-come, first-served basis and fill up quickly.
Please note that the non-refundable class tuition fee is required at the time of registration.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation is accepted no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled class. No cash refunds will be given. A one-time class credit will be issued, based upon schedule availability.
To register, please scroll down to class schedule and click on the link to our secure site. Please have your credit card information handy.
Questions?
Email simpleabundance@acfb.org
or call (404) 892-3333 ext. 1444.
Testimonials
"It's the tricks of the trade that you learn in class that make it worth the price of admission." -- participant
"What a great and creative way for us to give back to the community. I can't wait to come back. " -- participating chef
Class Schedule
To view details of a class or to register, please click on the link in the name of the class. Please have your credit card information handy.
All classes include door prizes provided by: Bella Cucina Artful Foods and Cabot Cheese.
February 6 Sold Out
French Kiss
Chef Virginia Willis
The Cook’s Warehouse – Brookhaven
($55, 7-9 p.m. Demonstration & Tasting)
What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with French inspired cuisine? Get a jump on the holiday by impressing the special valentine in your life with renowned chef and award winning cookbook author Virginia Willis demonstrating how to prepare Arugula with roasted pears and goat cheese beignets, Lemon Thyme Cornish Hen with gnocchi parisienne, and Spiced Chocolate Soup with bourbon vanilla shortbread. Can’t you feel the love? Evening includes wine tastings sponsored by Sherlock’s Wine Merchant and a chance to win tasty door prizes provided by Bella Cucina Artful Foods and Cabot Cheese.
Location: The Cook’s Warehouse – Brookhaven: 4062 Peachtree Road, Atlanta GA 30319
Click here to reserve your seat using our secure online registration service
February 20
Southern Home Cooking
Chef Anthony Gray of Southern Art and Bourbon Bar
The Cook’s Warehouse – Brookhaven
($55, 7-9 p.m. Demonstration & Tasting)
Southern Art and Bourbon Bar is the newest restaurant venture from culinary celebrity Chef Art Smith, known for his Southern cooking heritage. Anthony Gray, also influenced by his Southern upbringing, brings a passion for locally grown food to his role as the restaurant’s executive chef. During class he’ll demonstrate how to make Chicken and Dumpling Soup (or Shrimp and Grits), Roasted Prime Rib of Eden Farms Pork, Sweet Potato Horseradish Casserole, Braised Farmers Greens with bourbon bacon jus, and Bourbon Pecan Pie. Evening includes wine tastings sponsored by Sherlock’s Wine Merchant and a chance to win tasty door prizes provided by Bella Cucina Artful Foods and Cabot Cheese.
Location: The Cook’s Warehouse – Brookhaven: 4062 Peachtree Road, Atlanta GA 30319
Click here to reserve your seat using our secure online registration service
March 5
The First Spring Vegetable: Peas!
Chef Micah Willix of Latitude Food and Drink
The Cook's Warehouse – Brookhaven
($55, 7-9 p.m. Demonstration & Tasting)
An instrumental fixture on Atlanta’s restaurant scene for some time, Chef Willix is now executive chef of the newly opened Latitude Food and Drink where his keen sense of procurement and technique, along with his focus on locally procured fruits and vegetables, as well as ethically produced proteins and fresh fish are showcased. Tonight’s class is all about peas as Chef Willix demonstrates how to prepare Sweet Pea Salad with pea shoots, soft boiled egg and local bacon, Clams with peas, fava beans and cava, and Roast Spring Lam with smashed peas, mint and lemon aioli. Evening includes wine tastings sponsored by Sherlock’s Wine Merchant and a chance to win tasty door prizes provided by Bella Cucina Artful Foods and Cabot Cheese.
Location: The Cook’s Warehouse – Brookhaven: 4062 Peachtree Road, Atlanta GA 30319
Click here to reserve your seat using our secure online registration service
March 19
Hands-On Indian Cuisine II
Chef Archna Becker of Bhojanic
The Cook's Warehouse – Decatur
($65, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Hands-On & Tasting)
Please note the earlier and extended class time and that space is limited.
We had so much fun the last time that we had to bring her back! Chef Archna Becker has a passion for—and an abundance of knowledge about—Indian cuisine which she loves to share. In this class, participants will roll up their sleeves and prepare a meal of Mango Lassi, Masala Papadam, Chicken Curry, Alu Gobhi and Rice Pullao. Evening includes wine tastings sponsored by Sherlock’s Wine Merchant and a chance to win tasty door prizes provided by Bella Cucina Artful Foods and Cabot Cheese.
Location: The Cook’s Warehouse – Decatur: 180 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur GA 30030
Click here to reserve your seat using our secure online registration service
March 26
No. 246
Chef Drew Belline of No. 246
The Cook's Warehouse – Decatur
($55, 7-9 p.m. Demonstration & Tasting)
You wanted him. We’ve got him: Chef Drew Belline of the über popular Decatur culinary hotspot No. 246. He brings his passion for simplicity and locality and rustic Italian techniques to Simple Abundance with a class menu of Asparagus, Arugula, Radish and Mache Salad with lemon vinaigrette and boiled farm eggs, Hand Made Tagliatelle Carbonara with early spring peas and smokey bacon, and Buttermilk Panna Cotta with macerated spring strawberries and shortbread. Evening includes wine tastings sponsored by Sherlock’s Wine Merchant and a chance to win tasty door prizes provided by Bella Cucina Artful Foods and Cabot Cheese.
Location: The Cook’s Warehouse – Decatur: 180 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur GA 30030
Click here to reserve your seat using our secure online registration service
The Cook's Warehouse classes also include wine tastings/pairings, sponsored by Sherlock's, Purveyor of Fine Wines at Brookhaven and Decatur and National Distributing Co., Inc. at Midtown.
Simple Abundance Chefs
Simple Abundance classes are taught by talented, skilled, popular and renowned chefs, some of which are award-winning authors, James Beard Foundation award winners/nominees, and contestants of Bravo's Top Chef and The Food Network’s Iron Chef. Some past Simple Abundance classes have been taught by the following chefs:
- Kevin Gillespie, Woodfire Grill
- Richard Blais, Flip
- Hector Santiago, Pura Vida
- Keira Moritz, Pacci Ristorante
- Kevin Rathbun, Rathbun’s
- Virginia Willis, “Bon Appétit, Y’all” author
- Ford Fry, JCT Kitchen
- Billy Allin, Cakes & Ale
- Shirley Corriher, “CookWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Cooking” author
- Jesse Perez, NAVA
- Shaun Doty, YEAH! BURGER
- Linton Hopkins, Holeman & Finch
- Marla Adams, Babette’s Café
- Nathalie Dupree, renowned author (10 cookbooks); TV host
- Gerry Klaskala, Aria
Partnerships
Simple Abundance is made possible by the generous support of the following partners:
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