Foundation Series at Kiss Z Cook

Need to learn some cooking basics? Kiss Z Cook is offering its foundation series, which meets on eight Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:30, starting May 14. Kiss Z Cook bills itself as a cooking school for the home cook, so the classes should be easy to understand. The full series is $480, or pick and choose for $75 apiece.

Here's the schedule:

• May 14 - Knife skills


• May 21 - Garde manger (prepping fruits and vegetables)


• May 28 - Sauces


• June 4 - Soups


• June 11 - Starches


• June 18 - Meats


• June 25 - Poultry


• July 2 - Seafood

The school also has "date night" cooking classes at 7 p.m. Fridays, mostly with ethnic cooking themes. Some other interesting one-shot classes coming up include:

• Breakfast in Bed for Mom (2-4 p.m., May 3, $75)


• Stuffed Pasta and Gnocchi (6:30-8:30 p.m., May 5, $75)


• Veggie and Vegan Cooking (6:30-8:30 p.m., May 12, $75)


• Tailgating Tastes (6:30-8:30 p.m., May 19, $75)

Kiss Z Cook is relatively new, so I haven't taken a class there yet. If you have, please tell us about your experience!