Personal Touch

Cooking Classes

Invite Mary Ellen into your home to share her love of food and teaching with a private or group cooking class. Learn new recipes and techniques in the privacy of your own kitchen cooking with tools and equipment that you are familiar with. Chef Mary Ellen will design a menu specially suited to your skill level and food tastes.

Los Angeles is a food lover’s paradise filled with locally grown produce. Seasonal fruits and vegetables from local Farmer’s Markets are used in recipe preparations. Diverse ethnic neighborhoods supply the class with ingredients from around the world. While working at the Los Angeles Times as “Recipe Tester” Chef Mary Ellen sourced and purchased ingredients used for recipes in the weekly food section; her shopping tips will guide you in finding the best quality and priced ingredients.

Class topic suggestions

1. Healthy, Quick and Easy Meals for Busy Singles or Parents
2. Experiment with new Ethnic Cuisines
3. Date night or Girls Night Out classes
4. Party themed classes, Birthday or Bridal Showers
5. Child Friendly Favorites
6. Re-organize kitchen and pantry class with shopping and storage tips
7. Summer Entertaining Recipes
8. Beginner Cooking Series-Knife Skills and Techniques
9. Romantic Italian Dinner
10. Ribs and Barbecue Sauce
11. Cooking en Papillote
12. Farmer’s Market Tours
13. Picnic Basket for the Beach or Hollywood Bowl

Class prices are determined by the number of attendees and food ingredient costs. Contact Personal Touch Gourmet for details.