Bring on the Bread Learn how to bake pesto bread, cinnamon raisin bread, brioche, sun-dried tomato dinner rolls and German sour cream twists. $39.50; includes a light meal. 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20. La Maison Gourmet, 471 Main St., Dunedin. 727-733-8915.
Vacation Fun Kids 8-14 years old might want to cook during the holidays as Chef Dawn leads a class especially for them, featuring zucchini and ricotta phyllo tart; apple-stuffed French toast, huevos rancheros and seasonal fruit fritters. $30. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 26. La Maison Gourmet, 471 Main St., Dunedin. 727-733-8915.
Learn How to Wow 'Em at Wine Cellar Wine Cellar Restaurant Executive Chef Douglas Miller demonstrates how to cook beef Wellington, veal scalloppine, fancy shrimp, and Italian bruschetta, then you get to eat. 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 7. 17307 Gulf Blvd., N. Redington Beach. $40 per person, proceeds benefit the Stuart Society Affaires d'Art, a fund-raising arm of the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. Reservations requested. Call Carolyn Bond at 727-823-6140.
O La La Chef Antoine Louro of Chateau France, a St. Petersburg French restaurant, takes his cooking class through specialties of his homeland. Lucky participants then get to eat what he has prepared in the form of a three-course gourmet lunch. The class takes place at a private home (call for address). 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 14. $40. Proceeds benefit the Stuart Society Affaires d'Art, a fund-raising arm of the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Pete. Reservations requested. Call Carolyn Bond at 727-823-6140.
This article appears in Dec 13-19, 2001.