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Kitchen Conservatory Kitchen Conservatory is the premier kitchen store and cooking school in St. Louis, MO. Est. 1984

🥖 That irresistible aroma of freshly baked sourdough starts long before the loaf comes out of the oven! Our sold-out, ha...
10/20/2026

🥖 That irresistible aroma of freshly baked sourdough starts long before the loaf comes out of the oven! Our sold-out, hands-on class gave bread lovers the chance to get to know sourdough from starter to finished loaf.

Sourdough Bread • October 13 with Melissa Clendenin

Bread baker Melissa Clendenin guided students through the essentials of sourdough success, including caring for a starter, recognizing when it’s ready to use, folding and shaping dough, and scoring the top before baking. Students also explored the benefits of overnight fermentation and learned how resting and rising times contribute to the bread’s flavor and texture.

Melissa shared ideas for making each loaf distinctive, with additions ranging from dried fruit, nuts, and seeds to olives, jalapeños, cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. Everyone took home sourdough starter to continue the adventure in their own kitchen!

There’s something special about mastering a bread-making tradition and knowing your next loaf begins at home.
🥖 Upcoming sourdough bread classes:
🍞 Sourdough Discard: From Trash to Treasure — November 9 with Amanda Barnes
🌾 Get Started with Sourdough — November 17 with Dani Lake
🧀 Sourdough: Cultures and Cream — December 7 with Amanda Barnes
🥖 Sourdough Bread — January 19 with Melissa Clendenin

Learn more:
https://kitchenconservatory.com/Cooking-Classes.aspx?title=sourdough%20bread

🥓 When bacon, bourbon, and good company come together, you know it’s going to be a memorable evening in the kitchen!Comp...
10/20/2026

🥓 When bacon, bourbon, and good company come together, you know it’s going to be a memorable evening in the kitchen!

Company Event • October 13 with Mickey Kitterman

This group joined Mickey Kitterman at Kitchen Conservatory for an evening of cooking, conversation, and bold flavors. The menu put a spirited twist on familiar favorites, from BLT crostinis layered with maple bourbon-glazed bacon to pork loin roast with bourbon reduction. Wh***ey vinaigrette, maple bourbon brown butter, and bourbon caramel sauce carried the theme all the way through dessert!

On the menu:
🥓 BLT crostinis with maple bourbon glazed bacon, roasted tomatoes and homemade ranch spread
🥗 Wh***ey greens salad with wh***ey vinaigrette and candied pecans
🍖 Spice rubbed pork loin roast with a bourbon reduction
🌽 Succotash with bacon and maple bourbon brown butter
🍫 Flourless chocolate bourbon brownies with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce

At Kitchen Conservatory, cooking together is a wonderful way to bring people together beyond the usual office setting. We host corporate events, team-building gatherings, birthday parties, anniversaries, dinner clubs, family celebrations, office parties, bridal and baby showers, and events for children's organizations.

Ready to plan an evening of your own? Call our store to schedule your next private event!

Learn more:
https://www.kitchenconservatory.com/KC_CustomClasses.aspx

🍂 Autumn flavors took center stage in a lunch that brought together the cozy warmth of ginger and the earthy sweetness o...
10/19/2026

🍂 Autumn flavors took center stage in a lunch that brought together the cozy warmth of ginger and the earthy sweetness of pumpkin.

Lunch with Lydia — Ginger to Pumpkin • October 13 with Lydia Gwin

Lydia Gwin welcomed guests to a relaxed demonstration filled with seasonal inspiration and thoughtful flavor combinations. A crisp pear salad with blue cheese and pumpkin seeds set the tone, followed by comforting ginger chicken and rice soup. Pasta tossed in a silky pumpkin cream sauce brought autumn right to the plate, and French apple cake with whipped cream made a lovely finish.

On the menu:
🍐 Pear salad with blue cheese and pumpkin seeds topped with brown butter vinaigrette
🍲 Ginger chicken and rice soup with zucchini
🍝 Pasta with pumpkin cream sauce and pine nut gremolata
🍎 French apple cake with whipped cream
A seasonal lunch like this is a lovely reminder that fall cooking can be both comforting and full of fresh ideas.

🍯 Lunch with Lydia — Chai to Hot Honey • November 10

Learn more:
https://kitchenconservatory.com/Cooking-Classes.aspx?title=lunch%20with%20Lydia

🍣 Great sushi starts with great rice! This sold-out, hands-on class gave sushi lovers a chance to roll up their sleeves ...
10/19/2026

🍣 Great sushi starts with great rice! This sold-out, hands-on class gave sushi lovers a chance to roll up their sleeves and explore the techniques behind some of their favorite Japanese specialties.

Sushi Rice and Roll • October 12 with Sharon Tutko

With Sharon Tutko guiding the way, students learned the fundamentals of sushi-meshi, the seasoned rice that makes each bite come together. They worked with shrimp, unagi, salmon, and real crab while exploring everything from traditional nigiri and delicate hosomaki to California rolls, hand-rolled temaki cones, and artisan rolls featuring ginger-sautéed exotic mushrooms. Add the classic accompaniments, and the results were a wonderful mix of technique, creativity, and flavor.

On the menu:
🍣 Nigiri sushi
🦀 Uramaki — California rolls
🌶️ Hosomaki — spicy thinly rolled tuna and cucumber rolls
🍙 Temaki — cone-shaped hand rolls
🍄 Takumi artisan rolls with exotic mushrooms sautéed with ginger
🥢 Kabayaki sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger

A little practice with the rice and rolling techniques opens up a whole world of sushi possibilities!

🍣 If You Knew Sushi — November 17
🍣 If You Knew Sushi — December 15
🍣 Raw Talent: Sushi in the Making — December 29

Learn more:
https://kitchenconservatory.com/Cooking-Classes.aspx?title=sushi

🎂 Four cakes, four frostings, and a whole lot of cake-making fun! This sold-out, hands-on class was a sweet celebration ...
10/19/2026

🎂 Four cakes, four frostings, and a whole lot of cake-making fun! This sold-out, hands-on class was a sweet celebration of classic American baking.

Classic American Layer Cakes • October 12

With expert guidance, students tackled the art of building beautiful layer cakes, from choosing the right frosting to stacking each layer and slicing the finished cakes for an impressive presentation. Coconut, buttermilk, ginger spice, and devil’s food each brought their own personality to the table, proving that there’s more than one way to have your cake and eat it, too!

On the menu:
🥥 Coconut cake with Swiss meringue
🍰 Buttermilk cake with vanilla buttercream
🍂 Ginger spice cake with cream cheese icing
🍫 Devil’s food cake with chocolate frosting

A little baking know-how goes a long way toward making every celebration sweeter!

🍰 Festive French Desserts — December 13

Learn more:
https://kitchenconservatory.com/Cooking-Classes.aspx?title=Festive%20French%20Desserts

🍗 A well-roasted chicken, a pot of comforting soup and homemade biscuits—sometimes the best cooking skills are the ones ...
10/19/2026

🍗 A well-roasted chicken, a pot of comforting soup and homemade biscuits—sometimes the best cooking skills are the ones you use for years to come.

Back to Basics • Week Two • October 12 with Matthew Sassman

Sold out! Matthew Sassman continued this four-week hands-on series by helping students build confidence with everyday cooking techniques. Week two focused on chicken prepared several ways, from roasting a whole bird to searing chicken breasts, along with the kitchen fundamentals that turn simple ingredients into satisfying meals. Students also tackled soup, pilaf, biscuits and gravy—practical recipes worth keeping in the regular rotation.

On the menu:
🍗 Whole roasted chicken
🍗 Oven-roasted chicken breast
🍳 Sautéed chicken breasts
🥣 Creamy chicken and autumn vegetable soup
🍚 Rice and pasta pilaf
🥐 Flaky biscuits
🥣 Chicken gravy
🥬 Oven-roasted asparagus
🍨 Vanilla ice cream with hot fudge sauce and salted caramel sauce

Learning the basics opens the door to countless meals, and every new technique makes cooking at home a little easier.

Ready to build your kitchen confidence? The four-part Back to Basics series is offered again beginning January 5.

Learn more:
https://kitchenconservatory.com/Cooking-Classes.aspx?title=Back%20to%20Basics

🎃 A little royal icing can turn a simple cookie into a Halloween work of art!Halloween Cookie Decorating • October 11 wi...
10/18/2026

🎃 A little royal icing can turn a simple cookie into a Halloween work of art!
Halloween Cookie Decorating • October 11 with Julie Malloy

Julie Malloy guided students through the details that make decorated cookies stand out, from crisp outlines and smooth icing to beautiful marbling and layered designs. Using a tipless pastry bag, students practiced outlining, flooding, wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques, with plenty of time to experiment and create designs of their own. Everyone left with an array of decorated cookies ready to share—or show off!

The best part of cookie decorating is making each design your own, one swirl and spooky detail at a time.

More cookie decorating classes are coming up!
🎃 Halloween Cookie Decorating
October 25

🎄 Christmas Cookie Decorating
November 8, November 15, November 22, November 23, November 28, November 30, December 7 or December 13

Learn more:
https://kitchenconservatory.com/Cooking-Classes.aspx?title=cookie%20decorating

🍔 Smash burgers, crispy fries and Oreo milkshakes? Sounds like a family cooking session worth flipping for!Heir and a Pa...
10/18/2026

🍔 Smash burgers, crispy fries and Oreo milkshakes? Sounds like a family cooking session worth flipping for!

Heir and a Parent: Shake It Up with Smash Burgers and Fries • October 11 with Jeff Friesen

Sold out! Jeff Friesen welcomed young chefs ages 7–11 and their parents for a hands-on kitchen adventure packed with diner favorites. Families learned how to make double smash burgers with homemade “shack” sauce, crisp up seasoned fries and whip up ranch dressing to serve with fresh veggies. The grand finale? Oreo cookie milkshakes made with homemade ice cream and topped with Oreo whipped cream.

On the menu:
🍔 Double smash burgers with homemade “shack” sauce
🍟 Crispy French fries with savory seasoning salt
🥕 Buttermilk ranch dressing with veggies
🥤 Oreo cookie milkshakes with homemade ice cream topped with Oreo whipped cream

Cooking together makes even familiar favorites more fun—and gives young chefs new skills to bring home.

Want to shake things up in the kitchen? This class is offered again on November 28.

Learn more:
https://kitchenconservatory.com/Cooking-Classes.aspx?title=shake%20it%20up%20with%20smash%20burgers

🌶️ Three chilis, three distinct flavor profiles and one tasty way to sharpen your chili cook-off skills!The Chili Challe...
10/18/2026

🌶️ Three chilis, three distinct flavor profiles and one tasty way to sharpen your chili cook-off skills!

The Chili Challenge • October 11 with Devon Drag

Devon Drag brought the heat in this hands-on class devoted to the many ways to build a great bowl of chili. Students explored different proteins, beans, peppers and chile powders, creating three variations with their own personalities. The supporting cast was just as tempting, from sweet potato biscuits with cinnamon-honey butter to cherry crumble bars for dessert.

On the menu:
🍗 Chicken chili with shredded chicken and red and black beans plus butternut squash
🥩 Beef-chorizo chili with poblano peppers and fire-roasted tomatoes plus pinto beans
🐖 Pork chili with pork shoulder and a trio of chile powders and roasted peppers plus kidney beans
🥬 Shredded kale-Brussels sprouts salad with garlic dressing
🍠 Sweet potato biscuits with cinnamon-honey butter
🍒 Cherry crumble bars with buttermilk ice cream
🍺 An assortment of beers

With three chilis to compare and plenty of toppings to choose from, this class offered inspiration for the next time a chili cook-off calls your name.

Ready for another round of chili? Chili, Chile, Churro is coming up on January 21.

Learn more:
https://kitchenconservatory.com/Cooking-Classes.aspx?title=Chili,%20Chile,%20Churro

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9011 Manchester Road
St. Louis, MO
63144

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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(314) 862-2665

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