Get ready to make a host of creamy, classy custards in this 2 hour class featuring all things dairy.  Join pastry chef Shanna Avila of Crumbs & Crumbles Bakery as you learn to create thick cream bases that can be used in all kinds of different desserts.

What’s on the menu:

• Crème Brulee – Learn to make a base that is easily flavored, how to bake it until it is set perfectly, and then use a kitchen torch to create the beautiful burn on top that cracks perfectly when it’s time to enjoy.

• Panna Cotta – Learn to make this simple custard that sets perfectly in the cold.  We will layer multiple flavors in a unique way that not only tastes great but also looks beautiful.

• Crème Anglaise – This is the base for ice cream!  We will learn to cook the custard properly and to the right consistency.  We will then flavor and churn the ice cream.

• Pastry Cream – We will make a thick pudding that is used to fill delicious sweets such as cream puffs and eclairs.

By the end of this class, you'll be ready to create creamy custards at home.  Each menu item features a different technique and consistency.  Students will have the confidence to take any custard recipe and make it their own.

This will be an interactive demonstration class.

Everyone will receive a booklet with information from the class and a 10% off coupon to be used in the Nibblins store. Please see our FAQs for more information and the cancellation policy.

Annette McManigle of Tastefully Thai will share her favorite authentic Thai delights. You will learn how to make Massaman Curry, Chicken with Chili Jam, Spicy Minced Chicken Salad, Stir-Fried Pork and Peppers, and Stir-Fried Glass Noodles. You will also learn some of the techniques that make Thai so popular. This will be an Interactive Demonstration class.

All students receive a 10% discount on store purchases made on the day of the class and following day.

All classes include menu, recipe booklet, samples of the food prepared, and complimentary non-alcoholic beverage.

See the FAQs on our website for more information.

There is just that special something about French cuisine: maybe the aroma, the herbs, the taste, and maybe it would be learning how to create Fish Fillet en Papillote in the classic French method. Chef Blair Dolinar will teach you how to create this famous fish baked in paper dish along with a fresh salad of greens with pickled red onion with freshly made French (of course) dressing, and Bananas Foster to finish.

Guests will work in teams to create their own Fish en Papillote.

Everyone in the class will receive a booklet with the recipes from the class and a 10% off coupon to use in the Nibblins retail store.

Please read our FAQS for important information about this class and the cancellation policy for classes.

This class is intended for adults.

Experience a taste of heartwarming Midwest tradition this fall! Join us for our Cinnamon Roll Cake and Chili Class, where you'll learn to make a delicious cinnamon roll cake, a delightful companion to a hearty bowl of chili. This comforting combination is a Midwest favorite, perfect for cozying up on chilly evenings.

What to Expect:

• Cinnamon Roll Cake Basics: Learn how to prepare and bake a soft, gooey cinnamon roll cake that captures all the flavors of traditional cinnamon rolls in an easy-to-make cake form.

• Chili Pairing: Discover the art of pairing your cinnamon roll cake with a bowl of savory chili. We’ll provide tips on making the perfect chili to complement the sweetness of the cake.

• Hands-On Baking: Get hands-on experience as you bake your own cinnamon roll cake. Our instructors will guide you through each step, ensuring you achieve delicious results.

• Tasting and Enjoying: Enjoy the fruits of your labor with a warm slice of cinnamon roll cake served alongside a bowl of chili. Embrace this unique culinary tradition and take home the recipes to recreate the magic in your own kitchen.

By the end of the class, you'll have the skills and knowledge to create a perfect cinnamon roll cake and chili pairing, bringing a touch of Midwest comfort to your home. Whether you're new to baking or an experienced cook, this class is the perfect way to embrace the cozy flavors of the season.

Nibblins co-owner Blair Dolinar will immerse you in the flavorful cuisine of Germany. Learn tips and techniques for understanding the dishes and how to create them in your own home. This will be an Interactive-Demonstration class.

On the Menu:
Schnitzel Three ways with Sauces
Sauerkraut
Dessert

Join Pastry Chef Shanna Avila from Crumbs and Crumbles for a time of Marvelous French Macarons. You will receive helpful tips on how to wrangle these finicky cookies including mixing, piping, and baking. In addition, you will take home your own cookies to share, or keep to yourself.

What to expect:

• Students will learn to make a stiff meringue properly followed by a macronage for piping.

• Students will learn to pipe macaron properly to prepare them for drying and baking.

• Students will learn to bake these sweet cookies to perfection and prepare them for filling.

• We will make 3 fillings – swiss buttercream, chocolate ganache, and lemon curd – to finish our fancy cookies.

By the end of this class you will have conquered your fear of these fancy French pastries and you’ll be ready to impress your friends and family with them!

This will be an Interactive Demonstration class.

Everyone will receive a booklet with information from the class and a 10% off coupon to be used in the Nibblins store. Please see our FAQs for more information and the cancellation policy.

Roll up the goodness in SUSHI MORE where you will learn to prepare more of your own sushi at home. From rice to sauce and everything inside, this class includes Dragon Roll, Shrimp Tempura, Sushi Nachos, Dynamite Roll, Sushi Rice, Unagi Sauce and Yum Yum Sauce, the best you have EVER tasted. (Taking the Sushi 1 Class is NOT a prerequisite to taking this class.)

This class is taught by Chef Allan Brown who is not only an extremely popular Nibblins instructor, but he is also a master at sushi preparation. The class is an interactive-demonstration, 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Everyone taking the class will receive a booklet of all the recipes Chef Allan uses in the class and a 10% off coupon to use in the Nibblins retail store. 

Please see our FAQs for more important information and our cancellation policy.

From mouth-watering to decadent, Sous Vide desserts are in a category to themselves. Under the direction of Chef Blair Dolinar, this hot water cooking method will deliver perfect desserts in your kitchen every time. The Sous Vide cooking method uses sealed bags immersed in hot water. And because the temperature of the water never changes, the food cooks evenly and stays at the perfect temperature. 

The menu includes

Cheesecake

Creme Anglaise

Dulce de Leche

and Creme Brulee

Kick off the holiday season with a fun experience in this class featuring the culinary mastery of Chef Allan Brown as he demonstrates the classic French dishes Coq au Vin and Red Wine Glazed Carrots with Turnips. You will enjoy a tasting of these delicious dishes…and have the knowledge to recreate this menu at home. Please feel comfortable bring wine to enjoy as you taste these superb dishes.

This class is for adults only.

You will receive a cookbook with the recipes demonstrated in the class and a coupon for 10% off in the Nibblins retail store. Please read our FAQs for more information and the details of the cancellation policy.

Annette McManigle from Tastefully Thai will share her favorite authentic Thai delights. You will learn how to make Chicken and Cashews, Yellow Curry, Fried rice, Fish with Lime Sauce, and Apple Salad (or Green Papaya Salad). You will also learn some of the techniques that make Thai so popular.  This will be an Interactive Demonstration class. 

All students receive a 10% discount on store purchases made on the day of the class and following day.

All classes include menu, recipe booklet, samples of the food prepared and complimentary non-alcoholic beverage.

Please be aware: This class is meant for students aged 16 years and older. If you would like a younger student to attend, please contact the store directly to discuss arrangements. Any exceptions will be based on class type, content, chef preference, and time of class.

Come to the other side of the counter to master the art of pie making in this special participation class and make your pies for Thanksgiving Dinner. Taught by trained Chef Susan Dolinar, you will take home three full-sized pies from the menu below. This class five-hour class (11:00am-4:00pm)is limited to six people! Lunch will be provided. Someone from the school will contact you to learn which pies you want to make.
Please bring three 9-inch pie plates with you.

On the Menu:
Easy Flaky Buttery Pie Crust
Quiche
Pumpkin Pie
Sweet Potato Pie
Bourbon Pecan Pie
Coconut Cream
Banana Cream
Baked Chocolate Tart

Come to the other side of the counter to master the art of pie making in this special participation class and make your pies for Thanksgiving Dinner. Taught by trained Chef Susan Dolinar, you will take home three full-sized pies from the menu below. This class five-hour class (11:00am-4:00pm)is limited to six people! Lunch will be provided. Someone from the school will contact you to learn which pies you want to make.
Please bring three 9-inch pie plates with you.

On the Menu:
Easy Flaky Buttery Pie Crust
Quiche
Pumpkin Pie
Sweet Potato Pie
Bourbon Pecan Pie
Coconut Cream
Banana Cream
Baked Chocolate Tart

You and your young chef are invited to join us for this fun class designed for adults and children to share. The two of you will work together to make a Christmas Cookie House that you decorate to make it special. This class is designed to encourage teamwork. This class offers the opportunity for you to laugh and work as a team while learning valuable skills. Nibblins will provide all the cookies and all the decoration to make your house, well, your house. This class is hands-on and designed for children 6-12 years old. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $100 per pair, $45 for each additional child.
On the Menu:
Sugar Cookie Christmas Tree

Each person attending the class will receive a booklet with the recipe for the cookies and a 10% off coupon to use in Nibblins retail store.

Just in time for the holidays, Chef Dorothy will guide you step by step in making the most beautifully decorated cookies for your family and friends. With a variety of shapes and sizes, colors, decorations, and icings, your cookies will be the centerpiece of your entertaining or just a delight to your those who get to enjoy them. This is an interactive class with demonstration with lots of hands-on experience. Cookies to decorate and all equipment for icing your cookies will be provided. 

Every student will receive a Nibblins' coupon for 10% off in the retail store and a cookbook with all the recipes used in this class so that you can recreate the recipes at home. 

Please review our FAQs for more information on Nibblins' classes and the cancellation policy.

Join Pastry Chef Shanna Avila from Crumbs and Crumbles as she teaches you to make gourmet cookies for the holiday season.

What’s on the menu:

• Linzer Cookies – These little sandwich cookies are made with almond flour and sandwiched with sweet fillings such as raspberry jam, lemon curd, and chocolate ganache.

• Vanilla Sables – These French shortbreads are sure to make a great gift.  They’re flavored with vanilla bean paste and topped with sanding sugar for a beautiful finish.  One is never enough!

• Butterscotch Icebox Cookies – There’s no cookie better than one that can be ready to bake fresh on the fly.  Learn to make these sweet icebox cookies that will leave your friends and family asking for more.

• Amarettis – With a chewy crystalized crust, crunchy browned bottoms, and a soft, marzipan-like center, these cookies are the ultimate almond cookie.  With three base ingredients, these are a breeze!

Each menu item features a different technique.  Students will leave with the skills and confidence to make cookies of all kinds.

This will be an interactive demonstration class.

Everyone will receive a booklet with information from the class and a 10% off coupon to be used in the Nibblins store. Please see our FAQs for more information and the cancellation policy.

Take a moment, relax and let Chef Allan Brown do the cooking as you learn about a holiday dinner to remember in the classic French style. Enjoy a Tart Tartin with apples, Steak au Poivre, and a very French Cheese Souffle. All so good you will leave saying “ooh la la.”

You will sample all the dishes prepared in this class. Please feel free to bring you preferred wine. This class is for adults only.

Also, you will receive a booklet of the recipes prepared in the class and a 10% coupon to use in the Nibblins retail store.

Please read the FAQs for more information and details on the cancelation policy.

You and your young chef are invited to join us for this fun class designed for adults and children to share. The two of you will work together to make a Christmas tree of stacked cookies that you decorate to make it special. This class is designed to encourage teamwork. This class offers the opportunity for you to laugh and work as a team while learning valuable skills. This class is hands-on and designed for children 6-12 years old. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $100 per pair, $45 for each additional child.
On the Menu:
Sugar Cookie Christmas Tree

Each person attending the class will receive a booklet with the recipe for the cookies and a 10% off coupon to use in Nibblins retail store.

Just in time for the holidays, Chef Dorothy will guide you step by step in making the most beautifully decorated cookies for your family and friends. With a variety of shapes and sizes, colors, decorations, and icings, your cookies will be the centerpiece of your entertaining or just a delight to your those who get to enjoy them. This is an interactive class with demonstration with lots of hands-on experience. Cookies to decorate and all equipment for icing your cookies will be provided. 

Every student will receive a Nibblins' coupon for 10% off in the retail store and a cookbook with all the recipes used in this class so that you can recreate the recipes at home. 

Please review our FAQs for more information on Nibblins' classes and the cancellation policy.

Happy New Year!

Send out the old year in style with a classic celebratory brunch prepared by Chef Allan Brown. As you watch the clock, you will learn new recipes from Chef Brown that will activate not only your taste but will also introduce you to new ideas for culinary excellence that you will be able to integrate into your home cooking next year and for years to come. What a great way to start the new year!

Menu:

Japanese Soufflé Pancakes with Fresh Fruit

Pork Belly Bahn mi Waffle Sliders 

Rolled Omelet with Spinach and Goat Cheese

All students receive a 10% discount on store purchases made on the day of the class and following day.  

All classes include menu, recipe booklet, samples of the food prepared, and complimentary non-alcoholic beverage.

This will be an Interactive Demonstration Class lasting approximately two hours.

Nibblins co-owner Blair Dolinar will be here to teach the importance of good knife skills. Veteran cooks and beginners alike can benefit from this class that covers fundamental knife skills. This class includes an in-depth demonstration followed by teaching practical skills for cutting fruits, vegetables, garlic, and herbs. Purchasing and caring for your knives will also be discussed. This will be an Adult Only class. This is a hands-on class.

All students receive a 10% discount on store purchases made on the day of the class and following day.

Please be aware: ADULTS ONLY

See our FAQs for more information.

Get ready to unleash your creativity and dive into the sweet world of cake decoration. In this fun-filled class, you'll learn the essential techniques needed to turn a plain cake into a masterpiece!

Throughout the 2-hour session, our experienced instructor will guide you step-by-step, teaching you how to work with buttercream, piping bags, and an array of tools to create beautiful designs, including roses, rosettes, and different boarders. Whether you're a beginner or have dabbled in cake decorating before, this class is perfect for anyone looking to hone their skills and unleash their inner artist.

Nibblins co-owner Susan Dolinar will work with you to make some of her favorite bread recipes that will help fight the holiday calorie intake. Join us for an evening of healthy choices that may be suitable for everyone who like great breads and also for those following Keto, Paleo, Low Carb, Gluten-Free or Low Sugar diets. This will be an interactive demonstration class.

Menu:
Sandwich Bread

Bagels

Pizza

Become a Spice Master in just one class.  Learn the basics of cooking with spices from blending, toasting, and blooming to achieve maximum flavor in every dish. Chef Dolinar will also lead the class in discovering the right blend of spices for your individual palette and cooking style. And then he will lead the class in making three simple, deeply flavorful dishes and showing how, when, and why to use the right spice for big flavors to make weeknight dinners -- or weekend feasts -- fast and satisfying. This is an interactive-demonstration class. 

Our menu includes

Red Lentil Soup

Crispy Chickpeas

Join Nibblins co-owner Susan Dolinar for a class all about preparing Wellington three ways: Portabella, Beef, or Chicken Wellington. She will demonstrate and simplify all the details of this elegant dish and you will learn how to fill, wrap, and cook each Wellington to the perfect temperature, making this your go-to dish for feasting every season. 6:30pm-8:30pm, Interactive-Demonstration, Adults.

Menu:
Portabella Wellington
Phyllo Beef Wellington
Chicken Wellington

All students receive a 10% discount on store purchases made on the day of the class and following day, a booklet of all the recipes used in the class, samples of the food prepared, and complimentary non-alcoholic beverage.