Learn to make a variety of chocolate recipes from cookies to breakfast to homemade candies that are perfect for your own enjoyment or sweet holiday gifts! We will also cover how to make the best hot chocolate and hot cocoa. Indulge your love of all things chocolate and get some inspiration for the holiday season. Recipes will be provided and participants may cook along or simply enjoy the demonstration. 

Instructor: Vanessa Young. Vanessa Young is a writer, cooking instructor, poet, and educator focused on the intersection of food and culture. From butchers to bakers, her family is a long line of self-taught and professional chefs. She melds their influences in her artful approach to food topics and her focus on seasonal meals. As the founder of Thirsty Radish (www.thirstyradish.com), she shares recipes and inspires a creative approach to life in and out of the kitchen. Her writing can also be found in lifestyle magazines and literary journals.