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, a brilliant preserved lemon vinaigrette and fresh pasta with lemon zest! Come celebrate the unsung hero of the fruit world! Students will each go home with a jar of preserved Meyer lemons to create many more delightful dishes at home! 

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Lemon Blossom and Elderflower Spritz

Little Gem Salad with Snap Peas, Strawberries, Goat Cheese, Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette and Lemon Croutons

Fresh Lemon Fettucine with Asparagus, Lemon Butter Sauce and Persillade Breadcrumbs  

Lemon Curd Parfait with Rosemary Shortbread Cookie Crumbles, Fresh Fruit and Whipped Cream

Preserved Meyer Lemons to take home! 

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!