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FD 11 — From Garden to Table: Cooking Without Recipes

Quarter: Summer
Instructor(s): Jesse Ziff Cool
Duration: 5 weeks
Location: Online
Date(s): Jul 20—Aug 17
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Mondays
Grade Restriction: NGR only; no credit/letter grade
Class Meeting Time: 6:00—7:30 pm (PT)
Tuition: $330
   
Refund Deadline: Jul 22
 
Unit(s): 0
   
Status: Registration opens May 18, 8:30 am (PT)
 
Quarter: Summer
Day: Mondays
Duration: 5 weeks
Time: 6:00—7:30 pm (PT)
Date(s): Jul 20—Aug 17
Unit(s): 0
Location: Online
 
Tuition: $330
 
Refund Deadline: Jul 22
 
Instructor(s): Jesse Ziff Cool
 
Grade Restriction: NGR only; no credit/letter grade
 
Recording Available: Yes
 
Status: Registration opens May 18, 8:30 am (PT)
 
 
Recipes matter, but this course invites you to cook intuitively, letting ingredients lead the way. Discover confidence and joy in the kitchen using a simple framework built on seven core elements that form the foundation of cooking—fat, acid, salt, heat, sweetness, and herbs or spices.

Over five weeks, each seasonally inspired class guides you to work with what’s available from your garden or local farmers’ market. You’ll learn straightforward techniques for preparing vegetables and proteins at home, and we’ll create seasonal cocktails or mocktails to complement each meal.

Each week, you’ll join a live Zoom session where we cook together and share our results. Between classes, your “homework” includes shopping locally and completing simple prep. At the end of each class, gather friends around your table to enjoy what you’ve made. This course welcomes anyone curious about cooking without recipes, eating more seasonally, or finding fresh inspiration.

JESSE ZIFF COOL
Owner and Founding Chef, Flea Street

Jesse Ziff Cool is a pioneer in food, community, and sustainability. She has been dedicated to sustainable agriculture and cuisine for over five decades as a writer, restaurateur, spokesperson, and consultant for healthcare and eco-conscious food service. Cool is the author of seven cookbooks and has written for dozens of publications. She has founded five restaurants, starting in 1976 with Late for the Train, considered one of the first organic restaurants in the US. She oversees the legendary Flea Street in Menlo Park, which opened in 1980.