Short and Sweet: Meyer Lemon Magic

A hands-on in-person cooking class culminating in a dinner served with wine and beer. This class is limited to 14 students. Review our registration and cancellation policies here. 

Meyer Lemons are one of the great gifts of living in the Bay Area. Such bounty inspires delicious innovation and this class is all about celebrating the juicy, tart, sweet magnificence of the Meyer lemon. Students will learn to make a silky lemon curd, and a simple pasta with meyer lemon butter sauce, loaded with fresh herbs and verdant asparagus! Lemons are often used to help elevate other ingredients but in this class, they will be the star! Come celebrate the unsung hero of the fruit world! 

MENU:

Meyer Lemon Spritz 

Fettucine with Meyer Lemon Butter Sauce, Asparagus and Herbs  

Lemon Curd Parfait with Fresh Strawberries, Lemon Zest Cream and Cookie Crumbles 

This menu contains the following common allergens: Gluten and Dairy. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions that concern your ability to cook along, please e-mail info@18reasons.org before purchasing a ticket.

Let’s Cook Together!

Gracie Schatz has been in the food industry for over fifteen years. In her career, Gracie has worked in a variety of places: as a baker and private chef in Eugene, OR, farming and cooking in Italy, raising pigs in the Sierra Foothills, butchering at the Fatted Calf in San Francisco, managing Avedano’s in Bernal Heights, cooking at Bay Area restaurants Molina and Cala and her own pop-up restaurant, Bread and Bones Supper. In Eugene, she started her own food justice nonprofit, Marigold Cooking Collective. After working with 18 Reasons as a guest instructor for the past 7 years, Gracie has decided to move from Eugene to San Francisco and join us as our head Chef. Her dream is to never stop learning about delicious food, to never stop exploring the many nuanced ways that food brings us joy, connection to culture, identity, seasons and community. 18 Reasons feels like the perfect place to explore this dream and she is so excited to be here!