Indie Food Finds: Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen.

You’re known to cook with wine; whether it actually goes in the food, that’s another story.

If you need some pointers or new inspiration, shed your everyday cooking woes and pick up some culinary expertise with the help of Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen, a new cooking ‘school’ in Atherton Mill and an exclusive discount for scoopcharlotte readers.

These aren’t your ordinary “look and learn” cooking classes. During the few hours you spend with Alyssa, you’ll taste your own dishes as you go. Classes are separated into tables of four and each group is given all of the ingredients and tools (cutting boards, knives, burners, pots, pans, etc.) they’ll need to whip up a meal alongside the chef. Alyssa will instruct each step of the recipe and then let the class take over until the meal is complete.

Classes range in skill from beginner to advanced with many styles offered. Learn to cook Southern dishes minus a stick of butter in  Healthy Southern Classics or learn brand new techniques during a Light French class. With a focus on health and sustainability, you’ll be working with the freshest and most local ingredients possible. At the end of each class, you’ll plate your dishes and enjoy all of your hard work during dinner at a communal table.

After dinner, you’ll leave with a full stomach and the know-how to make a handful of new, healthy dishes. Classes are held in Atherton Market in South End, which is an inspiring place all on its own. Whether you go with a group of girls or for date night, you’ll enjoy the class so much that you’ll forget you’re actually in the kitchen. Don’t forget to BYOB (or wine) to enjoy while you cook and dine.

Classes range in price from $45-$60 per person.   You can see a few of the upcoming classes offered below, and save 10% thanks to scoopcharlotte.

Scoop readers can enjoy 10% off a class in April and May by using the discount code “SCOOP10” at checkout online (code is case sensitive). Click here to read more and sign up for Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen.  Bon Appetit!

What a perfect Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, newlyweds or anniversary gift for the wanna be chefs in your life!

Chef Alyssa Gorelick is a Charlotte native and graduate of the Art Institute of Charlotte. She has worked in the professional culinary field in Charlotte and Italy and was most recently the executive chef of Fern in Plaza Midwood. She was named one of Charlotte’s Top 5 Chefs by CBS Charlotte and has had the opportunity to cook two times at the James Beard House in NYC.