Class Descriptions
Market Kitchen Style - Cooking and Entertaining
Market Kitchen Style – Private Event
Market Kitchen Lunch and Learn
Market Kitchen Style for Families
Market Kitchen Exclusive – Private Event
Market Kitchen Basics - 5 Classes
Market Kitchen Cuisine Series
Market Kitchen Community Connection
To make reservations for any of the classes or events below, go to the correct date on the calendar, and click on the class or event you would like to sign up for.
Market Kitchen Style — Cooking and Entertaining
Join culinary instructor Diane LaVonne for this unique view of the "Heart of Seattle." World-famous Pike Place Market and its vibrant shops are yours to discover and enjoy. As you shop the market with your private chef, you will immediately recognize Diane’s approach to food and friends, humor and simplicity. Experience the Market with a local, where you will meet the shopkeepers, hear their stories and learn more about their passion for producing wonderful foods and hand-made items.
As you stroll to your Market Kitchen, learn about this colorful, unique and award winning neighborhood which includes a diverse residential population, the Seattle Art Museum and one of-a-kind shops.
Enter the bright and spacious Market Kitchen, take a seat at the counter and feel yourself relax. Prepare to be delighted, as Diane demonstrates how to prepare an authentic Northwest meal with the wonderful ingredients chosen by and for you. For the adventurous, step behind the counter, put on an apron and assist in the creation of your special meal. The menu will vary each month, highlighting the special bounty of each.
When you leave, you will have a satisfied palate, a set of recipes and a wonderful memory, a true taste of the best Seattle has to offer...the people of Pike Place Market and a meal created with the gifts from the waters, farms and orchards which surround this gem of the Northwest.
- Individual or Group Reservations Available
- Price per person $ 125.00 + WA sales tax
- Bottled water and tea are included; wine, beer and Dry Soda available for purchase
Market Kitchen Lunch and Learn
Join Diane in the Market Kitchen for a fun interactive private event. She will share her passion for and knowledge of the people who produce the wonderful ingredients that inspire the meal you will be preparing. In the market kitchen, you won't just create a meal, you'll create a memory. Choose from several luncheon menus.
- Individual or Group Registration Available
- Price per person $ 45.00 + WA sales tax
- Classes are two hours
- Bottled water and tea are included; Wine, beer and dry soda are available for purchase
Market Kitchen Style for Families
This fun and interactive three hour class was designed to give you and your children the opportunity to tour the Pike Place Market with Chef Diane. As you tour the Market, Diane will introduce you to her friends and you'll have an opportunity to talk to the farmers who produce the ingredients you will be using.
Once you return to the kitchen, your children will be the sous chefs for the day. Stepping behind the counter, with Diane's help they will produce a wonderful menu inspired by the fresh local ingredients they have helped to choose.
A memorable way to share the bounty and beauty of the gifts from the waters, farms and orchards of the Pacific Northwest with your children.
Sample Menu 1
- Crab Cakes with Poached Eggs
- Marinated Melon Wedges
- Gingerbread Crepes with Warm Apple Filling
Sample Menu 2
- Savory Sausage and Cheese Omelet
- Warm Fruit Compote
- Crème Brulee
Minimum age 9
All children must be accompanied by an adult
- Price per person $75.00 + WA sales tax
- Price includes tour, class, brunch and a gift package for each child. Gift package includes: tongs, spoonula, and a Market Kitchen apron
- 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Market Kitchen Exclusive – Private Event
Fresh foods produced, harvested and locally sourced by Diane and her extended market family are the foundation for your private dinner party. While preparing your authentic Northwest meal, you’ll learn more about the families and local food community who produced the ingredients you’ll find in the Market Kitchen. Menus will be based on seasonal ingredients and designed to meet your special interests. Sit back and relax or put on an apron and become a sous chef for the evening. This is a unique opportunity for you and your chosen guests to join Diane in her kitchen where cooking and companionship combine to create a memorable event.
- Minimum of 8 guests required
- Price per person $125.00 - 175.00 + WA sales tax
- Price determined by menu and beverage choice
Several private events are listed on the calendar. Go to the correct date and click on your event.
Market Kitchen Basics – 5 Classes
This series was designed to introduce the basics of cooking technique and building flavor profiles. Each of the first four classes will focus on specific ingredients and technique. For your final, you will design and prepare a four course meal. Below is the basic format; however, it is flexible and based on the interests/needs of the group.
Class 1 - Tarts and Tears: Sweet and Savory Tarts and the Onion Family.
Class 2 – The Grain Drain: Explore the variety and uses for grains, from salads to desserts
Class 3 – So Now What? How to take a single protein and prepare it three different ways
Class 4 – Fast and Hot or Slow and Low: Searing and Braising Techniques
Class 5 – Show Me the Kitchen: The class prepares and dines on the dinner of their choice
- Classes are 3 hours in length for five consecutive weeks
- Series price per person $375.00 +WA sales tax
- Bottled water, tea, and wine tasting are included.
- Series offered October – June
Market Kitchen Cuisine Series
A series of cooking classes designed to provide an in-depth look at a particular style of cooking or regional cuisine. Series offerings might focus on organic cooking, Italian cuisine or holiday foods.
Basics of Italian Cookery
| Class 1 – Pasta and Sauces: | The "how to" of fresh pasta; prepare Truffle Cream Fettuccini & Lasagna Bolognese |
| Class 2 – Gifts of the Sea: | From squid to fish |
| Class 3 – Dinner in Milan: | Bucco and Risotto Milanese will highlight this dinner |
- Classes are three hours in length, and designed to be hands on.
- Price per person is $225.00 plus WA sales tax. Price includes all ingredients and wine tasting.
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From Farmer To Table - A Celebration of the Local Farmers Markets
This three class series is designed to introduce you to the basics of using your local famers market and the products found there as an inspiration for planning and cooking your meals. Includes an Introduction to the farmers and discussion of personal preferences. How to plan, shop and cook for a week, and also how to plan, shop and cook a perfect portable meal. Classes are three hours in length and designed to be hands on. Share in the hospitality of her Market Kitchen.
- 3 hour class - 6:00 to 9:00 PM
- $225.00 per person + WA sales tax
Market Kitchen Community Connection
Each month, Diane invites you to prepare a menu inspired by the fresh, seasonal and local foods from the Pike Place Market. Share in the hospitality of her Market Kitchen. Expect the unexpected; anything goes. Join Diane for three hours of instruction, entertainment and conversation. Passions may prevail – for food, for community, for fun. Class fees will be donated to a local charity. Contact the Market Kitchen for details.
- 3 hour class - 6:00 to 9:00 PM
- $175.00 per person + WA sales tax
Reservations
To make reservations for any of the classes or events below, go to the correct date on the calendar, and click on the class or event you would like to sign up for.