Indulge in a delightful morning with Lydia Gwin, as she creates a relaxed lunch with bright seasonal ingredients. Enjoy citrus-marinated olives served with hard-boiled eggs with rémoulade, fried lemon and […]

Start the holiday season with dishes inspired by the Christmas joy in a favorite must-see rom-com, Love Actually, starting with Collin's trio of party crostini with blue cheese-pear-walnut crostini, cranberry-brie […]

Treasure the magic of the holidays, as Lydia Gwin offers a variety of teas, including Crème de Earl Grey and Cranberry Crush, and prepares delectable offerings. Enjoy leek-potato-pancetta hand pies, […]

The holidays are always filled with various cookies, from grandma’s recipe box to a new modern twist.   Come join Lydia for a hands-on baking experience to build your cookie box, […]

Don your warmest Scandinavian sweater, and join Lydia Gwin for a hands-on class baking traditional Nordic holiday treats. Lydia will teach everyone how to pronounce the words, as the class makes kransekake - a Norwegian almond ring celebration cake, crispy krumkake - Norwegian holiday almond pizzelle cookies filled with lingonberry jam and orange-infused whipped cream, […]

Lydia Gwin's favorite must-see holiday movies have been on replay for weeks and provide all the elfish motivation for a fun movie-themed experience in the kitchen. This hands-on class will create Kevin McCallister's Home Alone highly-nutritious mac-and-cheese, A Christmas Story-inspired Peking duck spring rolls, The Grinch's roast "beast" with potatoes and carrots, and The Santa Clause 1200 years in-the-making hot cocoa […]

Spend an exuberant evening in the kitchen with your partner cooking with wine to create a luscious dinner with Lydia Gwin. This hands-on class will learn to make seared scallops with prosecco cream sauce, peppered rib-eye steak with cabernet roasted grape sauce, chardonnay primavera risotto with peas and asparagus, plus mulled wine sorbet with a […]

With just days before Father Time changes the clock to a new year, take a few hours to plan (and practice) a great celebration menu. This hands-on class will shake up two cocktails - a spiced pomegranate fizz and espresso martinis, then join Lydia Gwin to create caramelized onion-mushroom bruschetta, mini beef and sausage meatballs […]

Treat yourself to a fabulous array of charcuterie and cheese boards with vegetable platters and all the details for creating a WOW presentation. Lydia Gwin has pulled out the raclette sets for Swiss melted cheese, as this hands-on class creates a stunning array of gruyère, comté, emmentaler, sausages, pulled chicken, asparagus, zucchini, mushrooms, cornichons, and […]

Anxious for another episode, another season of the popular inner workings of a small historic Chicago restaurant in The Bear? Everyone in Lydia Gwin’s kitchen will be addressed “Yes, chef”, as this hands-on class makes Carmy’s lemon chicken piccata with Tina’s rosemary potatoes, Mikey's beef braciola with the family's marinara sauce, Sydney's arugula and fennel salad, […]