28 Phone registration opens Monday, Jan. 6 at (815) 280-1555 LIFELONG LEARNING SPRING 2025 PARTNER UP FOR A CULINARY DISCOUNT Save on select culinary classes when you register with a friend or family member! With this discount, you and your partner will share the same cooking space and prepare one portion of the food together. Our portions are large, so you're still guaranteed a great value for your money! And you still both benefit from our top-notch culinary instruction and sharing a fun experience together! Instead of paying $99 per person, you'll pay $149 for two. The following classes are included in the Partner Discount. (For class information and descriptions, please see the individual class listings.) Authentic Mexican Empanadas (LLC 2843) Big Easy Favorites 2 (LLC 3151) Easter Tres Leches Cake (LLC 2837) Feel the Love for Chocolate (LLC 2845) Heart-Shaped French Macarons (LLC 3014) Pucker Up Lemon Desserts (LLC 3443) Spring Charcuterie Board (LLC 3452) Vegan Cinco de Mayo! (LLC 3448) Winery Tour & Barrel Tasting (LLC 2082) Join us for this must-experience class! Taste wines that haven’t been released and are in process directly from the barrel and get a tour of the winery and discuss the winemaking process with the winemaker. Offered in partnership with Sable Creek Winery, where the class is located, 1876 Airport Road, Romeoville. For ages 21 and up. T1 3-5p.m. S See Above April 26 $49 Pub Crawl, Pub Food 1 (LLC 2800) Get ready for some crafty tavern twists on these tasty favorites. Anchor steamed lobster mac and cheese, Island Hopper pulled pork sliders, and Rocky Mountain loaded tater tots. For ages 21 and up. T1 5:30-8:30p.m. M City Center April 28 $99 Home Cooking SOUPer Bowl (LLC 2818) Students will learn and make some easy healthy soup recipes that will not only be a hit at your Super Bowl party but even for a weeknight dinner. T1 5:30-8:30p.m. M City Center Feb. 3 $99 Big Easy Favorites 2 (LLC 3151) Just in time for Mardi Gras! If you can’t make it down to Jackson Square this year, you can still get out your beads, pour a cold Abita Andygatir and enjoy these foods with or without a parade. Students will make Cajun Shrimp in New Potato Boats, Bayona Wild & Dirty Rice and K-Paul's Beef in Gumbo Sauce. T1 5:30-8:30p.m. M City Center Feb. 24 $99 PARTNER DISCOUNT PRICE $149 Crock Pot Meal Prep (LLC 3449) Students will spend the evening chopping, mixing and prepping 5 different crockpot meals to take home and freeze. Each meal will be enough to feed a family of four. Dinners will include creamy chicken wild rice soup, chili, garlic chicken and a couple of other meals to feed your family. All you need is to add a few ingredients and let your crockpot do the rest. T1 5:30-8:30p.m. M City Center March 10 $99 Spring Charcuterie Board (LLC 3452) Spring is a time for sunshine and warmer months. It is the perfect time to make a spring charcuterie board to enjoy for Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day and many more. You will learn how to put seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables together along with making spinach dip, quick jam and even some crusty bread. Grab some friends and spend a fun Saturday morning creating an edible work of art. T1 10a.m.-1p.m. S City Center April 5 $99 PARTNER DISCOUNT PRICE $149 Essential Knife Skills (LLC 1510) No other kitchen tool is more important than the knife. The only piece of "equipment" more basic to cooking is the human hand. In this class you will learn that good quality knives will make your work easier, more efficient and more enjoyable; furthermore, good knives, when properly cared for, will last a lifetime. You will then put your knife skills to work by making Pico De Gallo, baked chips, a chicken wrap and even a salad. T1 5:30-8:30p.m. T City Center April 22 $69 International Flavors That’s Italian (LLC 3446) Discover the art of Italian cuisine in this hands-on cooking class, where you will learn to create delicious, authentic Italian dishes that capture the warmth and rich flavors of Italy. We'll prepare basic sauces, including Bolognese, from scratch that will take your pasta dishes to another level. Buon appetito! T1 5:30-8:30p.m. T City Center Feb. 11 $99