Cooking Classes

Virtual Classes currently offered:

Contact Cynthia directly to create your own customized cooking class:  412.423.8058 or email [email protected]

Fall In-Person Cooking Classes Currently Offered:

Fall Pie Baking: Apple and Pumpkin

Beginner friendly! No experience necessary!

NEW! If you believe there’s always room for pie, this class is for you! Perfect for both novice bakers and more experienced home cooks, this one-night workshop will take the mystery out of two classic fall pies: apple and pumpkin. Through both demonstrations and hands-on instruction, culinary instructor and cookbook author Cynthia Ferich will share her time-tested strategies for mastering pie making, including:

  • Making rich, flaky pie crust from scratch, including proper rolling techniques and beautiful edge-crimping
  • Understanding the difference between a fruit pie and a custard pie and the challenges that come with each
  • Finishing each pie with a light, decadent whipped cream topping

Class fee includes all ingredients. Learn the art of baking pies that impress family and friends alike. Once the baking is complete, enjoy these sweet dishes with your classmates.

Italian Wedding Soup and Focaccia

Beginner friendly, no experience necessary!

NEW! Bring warmth and classic flavor to your table in this one-night cooking workshop. Italian cookbook author and culinary instructor Cynthia Ferich will teach students the art of crafting authentic Italian wedding soup. Then, pair the soup with a golden herb and olive oil focaccia—perfect for dipping into the soup’s rich broth. Through demonstrations and hands-on instruction, Cynthia will share techniques for making this cozy Italian comfort meal completely from scratch, including:

  • Creating a rich, seasoned broth packed with fresh greens and tender pasta
  • Shaping and cooking handmade mini meatballs
  • Mixing, kneading, and shaping a bread dough that results in a golden-brown focaccia that crisp on the outside and airy on the inside  

Class fee includes all the ingredients to make and enjoy these foods in class. Perfect for home cooks of all skill levels. Receive personalized guidance as you work in small groups to prepare these classic recipes. Once the cooking is complete, enjoy the fruits of your labor by savoring the dishes with your classmates!

 

 

Testimonials:

Chef Cynthia Ferich arrived in Charlotte in 2015 from Pittsburgh, PA where she appeared on KDKA television and NBC 10 with featured cooking segments and promotions for her cookbook, MaMa Mia Cucina- A Flavor of Good Food and Good Family. Cynthia began cooking in her grandmother’s Italian kitchen. She realized that generations of women were not just preparing food, but how they nurture and nourish the souls they dearly love and in the giving they receive. Cynthia is a delightful addition to ‘Charlotte Cooks’. ~Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC

Chef Cynthia Ferich  ~ “Cynthia is gifted with being both an incredibly talented chef and teacher.  I enjoyed every minute of her class, “Italian Family Dinner,” where we prepared and feasted on delicious spinach balls, roasted pepper bruschetta, fettuccini alfredo, chicken cutlets, and pumpkin roll.  Cynthia cooks from her heart, and the family stories that surround her recipes add extra flavor to all of the dishes.  Can’t wait to take another class!” -Ilene K.