Snacking Dinners: Easy Date Night Ideas

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.
In this class, we'll explore recipes from Georgia’s new cookbook Snacking Dinners, exploring ways to make dinner time fun and get meals on the table quickly and easily. We'll all make a variety of different hearty, snacky dishes that are as perfect for sharing with a partner or a friend as they are for a night of solo dining or for expanding into a fun family meal or get together.
Throughout class you’ll learn how to make creamy hummus topped with spiced nuts and olives, a gorgeous antipasti platter with gochujang-roasted artichokes, and perfectly jammy eggs with creative toppings. We’ll also dive into playful bites like Sweet-Spicy-Numbing Queso and Okonomiyaki Tater Tots. Come ready to cook, snack, and reimagine what dinner can look like.
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Hummus Topped with Spiced Nuts, Raisins, and Olives ~ Served with toasted pita and sliced cucumber.
Antipasti Platter ~ An assembled platter of meats, cheeses, pickles, and gochujang roasted artichoke hearts
Jammy Eggs
Sweet-Spicy-Numbing Queso ~ The classic Tex-Mex snack gets a Southeast Asian twist with this surprising combo.
Okonomiyaki Tater Tots
This menu contains the following common allergens:Fish, Egg, Soy, Tree Nuts, 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!
Georgia Freedman is the author of the cookbooks Snacking Dinners—50+ Recipes for Low-Lift, High-Reward Dinners that Delight; and Cooking South of the Clouds—Recipes and Stories from China's Yunnan Province. She is also the co-author of The Ranch Table, There's Always Room for Chocolate, and the upcoming SingleThread cookbook. Georgia has spent two decades writing and editing articles about food and culture for newspapers and magazines and has also edited over a dozen food and lifestyle books. She lives in Oakland with her family and a backyard full of fruit trees.