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Experience a fun and flavorful journey through cooking and creativity. This series combines hands-on culinary lessons with relaxing themed coloring activities. Learn to make salsa, guacamole, tortillas, flatbread pizza, salads, pasta, simple sauces, truffles, and fried bread desserts. Each class includes a demo, ingredient table, cultural history, and a custom coloring project. Participants leave every session with new skills, delicious food, and a take-home recipe coloring book.

Each class can also be taken individually if you cannot commit to the full series

March 5-26, 2026

Week 1: Salsa, Guacamole & Tortillas 

Learn the basics of making fresh salsa, guacamole, and tortillas while exploring the history and flavors behind these classics. Enjoy a live demo, hands-on cooking, and a fun themed coloring activity that promotes creativity and wellness. Take home a recipe-and-coloring book—and end the class by enjoying your delicious creations!

Week 2: Flatbread Pizza and Salad

Explore the basics of creating fresh flatbread pizza and salad while learning simple knife skills and the traditions behind these dishes. Enjoy a live demo, hands-on cooking, and a relaxing themed coloring activity. Finish with a take-home recipe coloring book, photo time, and of course—let’s eat!

Week 3: Pasta and Simple Sauces

Discover the world of pasta by learning different pasta types, flavor profiles, and the basics of making simple sauces. Enjoy a cooking demo, hands-on practice, and a creative coloring activity with your choice of art medium. Wrap up with a themed pasta coloring booklet, photo time, and a delicious meal you made yourself!

Week 4: Truffles and Fried Bread Dessert

Indulge your creative side while learning the basics of crafting delicious truffles and a sweet fried bread dessert. Enjoy a chocolate tasting, live demo, hands-on dessert making, and a themed coloring activity. Wrap up with a take-home dessert coloring recipe book, photo time, and a tasty treat!

Enroll Now in the Series

DATES: 4 Thursdays. March 5-26, 2026.

TIME: 6:00-9:00pm

FEE: $190

LOCATION: San Luis Obispo Campus Room 4028

INSTRUCTOR: Dominique Kramer

QUESTIONS: Contact instructor at dkramer81@yahoo.com 

Class Schedule – Please Note:
Our class schedules may be subject to change. You can view the most current class status anytime on the Community Programs website. To stay up to date after registering, please monitor your email, as any changes will be sent to the email address we have on file.

Meet the instructor

Dominique Kramer

 Dominique Kramer has been in the food industry for 20 years + with training from Johnson and Wales University for Culinary Arts and Bachelors in Food Service Management. Chef Dom has been a chef at the Winter Olympics in Utah in 2002, at Microsoft in Silicone Valley, working for School food industry and catering.