The Chef's Academy, a culinary school in Morrisville, is offering a three-part course called "Kitchen Skills Series" for the public.

You can sign up for one class or all three but each class builds upon the skills learned in the previous class. Individual classes cost $99 each or all three can be purchased for $250 and includes a complimentary Mercer knife set. Here is the schedule:

• March 19, "Kitchen 101: Place Everything in its Place," covers knife skills and care, sanitation and food storage, and how to prepare starches and vegetables.
• March 26, "Kitchen 102: Basic Cooking Methods Essential for any Cook," is a hands-on class covering these basic cooking methods: roasting, braising, sautéing, pan frying, steaming, poaching and grilled.
• April 2, "Kitchen 103: Interpret a Recipe to Work with Your Taste," will teach how to adapt a recipe, how to build a pantry, make substitutions and create healthier meals.

The classes are held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the school's campus at 2001 Carrington Mill Blvd.

To purchase the classes, go to bit.ly/W7hdpF or call 919-246-9044.

The new schedule of cooking classes at A Southern Season in Chapel Hill has several events featuring local chefs and bakers:

• Baker Lionel Vatinet of La Farm Bakery in Cary will be teaching a class about country French bread at 5 p.m. Jan. 14. Cost: $50.
• Scott Crawford, executive chef at The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, will be teaching a class at 6 p.m. Jan. 24. Cost: $45.
• Mel Melton of Papa Mojo’s Roadhouse near Research Triangle Park will teach Cajun cooking and play with his band, the Wicked Mojos, during a class at 2 p.m. Feb. 3. Cost: $45.
• Former Magnolia Grill owners and chefs Ben and Karen Barker will teach a class on cooking for two at 6 p.m. Feb. 7. Cost: $50.
• Pastry expert Martin Bruner of the fifth-generation The Bakehouse and Cafe in Aberdeen, N.C. will teach how to make classic French macaroons at 2 p.m. Feb. 10. Cost: $35.
• Durham chef Scott Howell of Nana’s restaurant will be teaching seafood cookery at 6 p.m. Feb. 21. Cost: $45.
• Chefs Adam Rose and Isaiah Allen of Chapel Hill’s Il Palio restaurant will teach a class at 6 p.m. Feb. 26. Cost: $50.
• Baker Phoebe Lawless of Durham’s Scratch Bakery will show how to make sweet and savory pastries at 6 p.m. Feb. 28. Cost: $40.
• Masa Tsujimura, owner of Raleigh’s Waraji restaurant, will teach students how to make four popular sushi rolls at 2 p.m. March 10. Cost: $50.
• Chef Christy Quirk of Durham’s Bull Street Gourmet and Market will share recipes for a few dishes from her spring menu at 6 p.m. March 21. Cost: $35.

The complete menus for each class are posted online at southernseason.com. To reserve a space in any of these classes, call 919-929-7133 or go online.

Southern Season's cooking school has a series of classes to help with menu inspiration for the holiday season. Here are a few of the classes:

• 6 p.m. Nov. 8, Justin and Katie Meddis of the future Rose's Meat Market and Sweet Shop in Durham are teaching a Thanksgiving class. The menu includes pork pie, cornbread dressing, fresh cured ham and roasted beets and tarte tatin. It costs $35.
• 5 p.m. Nov. 14, Katie Coleman of Durham Spirits Co. will teach a class on holiday pies and tarts. The class includes instruction on how to make flaky pie crusts, pate brisee and pate sucree, plus walnut streusel pumpkin pie, spiced apple and cranberry pie, bourbon-laced chocolate pecan pie and pear and dried cherry custard tart. The cost is $45.
• 6 p.m. Nov. 17, David Hirsch of the famous Moosewood vegetarian restaurant is teaching a Thanksgiving class. The vegetarian menu includes creamy chestnut soup, a crisp autumn salad, stuffed squash, yams with crystallized ginger and dried fruit and for dessert, hazelnut truffles. It costs $55.
• 2 p.m. Nov. 18, Hirsch will teach how to make a holiday vegetarian feast with the following menu: potato florentine soup, avocado citrus salad, polenta lasagna, figs baked with pistachio and chevre, red cabbage and cranberries and chocolate cherry rugelach. The class costs $55.
• 5 p.m. Nov. 19, the cooking school staff will teach holiday fun food, including sparkling wine cocktails, brisket tacos with guacamole and lime crema, penne pasta with easy chicken sausage and pesto, and milanos for dessert. The cost is $45.

The gourmet food and housewares store is at Chapel Hill's University Mall. To see the full class schedule, go to www.southernseason.com. To register, go online or call 919-929-7133.

The Durham Spirits Co. has some interesting upcoming classes:

• 6-8 p.m. Sept. 14, Seoul Food, a Korean cooking class where you will learn to make bulgogi, bibimbap, kimchi, whole fried fish with glass noodles and sweet rice with jujubes.
• 1-3 p.m. Sept. 16, Beer Garden Grilling featuring beer-battered pickles, stout-marinated ribs, grilled onions and potato salad and Belgian ale and chocolate-covered pretzel ice cream.
• 6-8 p.m. Sept. 21, a Mediterranean class that will explore the cuisines of Greece, Turkey, Spain and Morocco. The menu includes patatas bravas, tomato and zucchini fritters, fattoush, clams in a garlic broth and honey-infused goat cheese with poached apricots.

Each class costs $59. To register, go to durhamspiritscompany.com.
 

The Cookery in Durham has a few interesting classes on the horizon:

• Noon-3 p.m. Sept. 29, Brewing with an Extract on Your Stovetop by Triangle Brewing Co. owner Rick Tufts. Cost: $40.
• 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11, Fermentation 101 with April McGreger of Farmer's Daughter. You will take home jars of kimchi and sauerkraut. Cost: $40.
• 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Whole Chicken Butchery by Katie and Justin Meddis of Rose's Meat Market and Sweet Shop. Cost: $55.
• 6 p.m. Oct. 25, Whole Hog Butchery by Katie and Justin Meddis of Rose's Meat Market and Sweet Shop. Cost: $70.

To register, you have to go to the website: http://durhamcookery.com.
 

Here's a list of upcoming food events across the Triangle: 

Kids in the Kitchen: Cheese Please
Spend time with the cooking school staff exploring the fabulous world of cheese. Ages 9-12. 4 p.m. today. $35. A Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. 919-929-7133. http://bit.ly/xTIDoH.
Frances Mayes and Ed Mayes
Durham author of "Under the Tuscan Sun" Frances Mayes, and Ed Mayes, author of "The Tuscan Sun Cookbook: Recipes from Our Italian Kitchen." 7:30 p.m. Friday. Quail Ridge Books & Music, 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh. 828-1588. www.quailridgebooks.com/.
Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fat: Creating a balanced and healthy plate
With Breana Lai. 2 p.m. Sunday. $35. A Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. 919-929-7133. http://bit.ly/xuoEnt.
Yankee Meets Dixie
Brian Dornetto and Marilyn Markel. 1 p.m. Saturday. $35. A Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. 919-929-7133. http://bit.ly/zIo7GL.

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Here are some upcoming cooking classes, wine dinners and food tours:

Spanish Tapas Night
Lynn Edgar graduated with honors from L'Academie de Cuisine in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and now teaches classes at the UNC Wellness Center in Chapel Hill. She is the proprietor of her own personal chef business called Dinner Is Served! 6 p.m. Wednesday. $35. A Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill. 929-7133. http://bit.ly/A0QdOr.  
Empty Bowls fundraiser
 Some of Durham's top restaurants compete for the title "Best Soup." Funds raised go to Urban Ministries of Durham's Community Cafe, which serves nearly 220,000 meals each year to those in need. 5:30 p.m. Thursday. $15 soup only, $30 soup & bowl, children 6 & under free. Durham Armory, 220 Foster St., Durham. 682-0538. www.umdurham.org.
Farm to Fork
We are on the verge of spring, a time when the farmers' markets start bursting with lettuces, beets, radishes, carrots and, of course, meats and cheeses. What we cook today is up to the farmers at the Chapel Hill Farmers' Market. 11 a.m. Saturday. $40. A Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill. 929-7133. http://bit.ly/wTYGdM.  

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Dine with Chef
Dine with Chef is a special small group dinner event sponsored by Triangle Food Tour at one of the participating tour restaurants in the Triangle. The dinner is hosted by the chef. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The cost varies. Matthews House, 317 W. Chatham St., Cary. 467-1944. www.trianglefoodtour.com/events.html.
Quick Dinner: Easy Mexican
Mexican food can be the best choice for a quick and easy weeknight dinner. 5:30 p.m. Thursday. $30. A Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. 929-7133. www.southernseason.com
Flying Saucer Barrel-aged Birthday Celebration
Flying Saucer will be tapping 12 beers found nowhere else in the world. They sent 12 bourbon barrels to some of the nation's best craft breweries, where they were filled with one of their select beers and aged. Noon. Saturday. Free admission but beer and food prices vary. Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, 328 W. Morgan St., Raleigh. 812-7401. www.beerknurd.com/stores/raleigh/.  
Food Truck Farm Feast
Two Durham-based food trucks, Chirba Chirba Dumpling and Pie Pushers, are teaming up with a local farm to serve up a two-part weekend lunch full of dumplings and pizza using meat, produce, and eggs from Coon Rock Farm. 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave., Durham. 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Cliff's Meat Market, 100 West Main Street, Carrboro. 942-2196. www.chirbachirba.com/.

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Cider 101 class
This class will focus on how cider is made and the difference organic farming makes on the final product. Class will sample ciders from Scrumpys and Thistly Cross, each paired with an appetizer. 6 p.m. today. $30. SIP...A WINE STORE, 1055 Darrington Drive, Cary. 467-7880. www.sipawinestore.com.
The Brothers Kast, Part Deux
Join brothers Maximilian Kast, sommelier at The Fearrington House, and Alexander Kast, cheese buyer at A Southern Season, for a cheese and wine journey through The Golden State. Sonoma wines are paired with artisanal California cheeses. 6 p.m. today. $35. A Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. 929-7133. http://bit.ly/wylnC3
Culinary Historians of Piedmont NC
Featured speaker: Mildred "Mama Dip" Council of Mama Dip's Country Kitchen and author of several cookbooks. 7 p.m. today. free. Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill. 942-7373. www.flyleafbooks.com/.
Wildly Good Cook Cooking Series
This spring the Meredith College Master of Science in Nutrition Program is partnering with Linda Watson, author of "Wildly Affordable Organic," to host and film a series of her cooking classes.10 a.m. Saturday, March. 17, March. 23, March. 24. $54 for four classes. Meredith College, 3800 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. 760-8735. http://nutritionmc.wordpress.com/wildly-good-cook-cooking-series/.
Living Gluten-Free
Find out what it really means to live gluten-free as health coach Betsy Templeton discusses the benefits of a gluten-free life with the Culinary Book Club. 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road, Durham.560-8590.

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Alexander Calder & Contemporary Art
CLASS pairs with the Nasher Museum of Art for a luncheon and a look at this new exhibit. Noon Friday. $30. A Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. 929-7133. http://bit.ly/zA7iGM
Umami: Explore the Flavor
Since the 1980s, umami has been accepted as the fifth basic taste, in addition to salty, sweet, bitter and sour. 2 p.m. Sunday. $35. A Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. 929-7133. http://bit.ly/xvisWR
Battle of the Sommeliers Dinner
Join us for a night of great food, great wine, and great fun as two good friends, Fearrington House's Maximilian Kast and On the Square's Inez Ribustello battle to the last drop of your gustatory delight. 6 p.m. Sunday. $165 per person. The Fearrington House Restaurant, 2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro. 542-2121. www.fearrington.com.
Duck Rabbit beer tasting
On the third Tuesday of the month join Sip and your fellow beer buddies to sample, discuss, learn and enjoy our featured brewery, Duck-Rabbit Brewery. 6 p.m. Tuesday. $5. SIP...A WINE STORE, 1055 Darrington Drive, Cary. 467-7880. www.sipawinestore.com.

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