Chicken Butchery and Cookery

A hands-on in-person cooking class culminating in a dinner served with wine and beer. This class is limited to 12 students. Review our registration and cancellation policies here.
 

Join Chef Gracie Schatz for an immersive culinary journey where you'll master essential butchery skills and transform humble poultry into show-stopping dishes. Students will become confident and adept at butchering a chicken and utilizing every single part to create a delicious menu. Learn three essential cooking methods – poaching, braising, and roasting – while discovering safe handling practices and the flavor potential of every cut, including traditional offal preparations.

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Chicken Liver Crostini with Pomegranate, Pickled Shallot, and Mustard Seeds

Crispy Chicken Wings with Calabrian Chili and Honey Sauce

Little Gem Salad with Poached Chicken Breast, Crispy Chicken Skin, Seasonal Fruit, Almonds, Goat Cheese, and Fines Herbs

Braised Chicken Thighs with White Wine, Rosemary, Seared Orange and Garlic 

Smoked BBQ Drummettes
 

This menu contains the following common allergens: Dairy, Wheat, Tree Nuts. 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!