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A Tasteful Place

A Tasteful Place provides exciting programs presented by respected professionals.

For more information on A Tasteful Place click here.

For more information please contact PublicEvents@dallasarboretum.org.

Special Interest

Tasteful Tuesdays: McShans Florists Demos

-Free with paid admission - Learn how to incorporate vegetables and other natural items directly from your garden to your table in a beautiful floral display.
DurationDuration 1 Hour
Price

Cooking Classes

Young Chef Academy Cooking Class December 22, 2018

Gifts from the kitchen
(Example cookie decorating, cake treats, homemade holiday drink, or working with chocolate.....) Price does not include admission into the garden.
DurationDuration 1 1/2 Hours
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Yeli Belly Hands On Class 12.2.18

Get your hands on cacao here! Each student will have the opportunity to sample a variety of chocolate, experiment with different flavors and take home a box of their own handmade chocolates!
DurationDuration 2 Hours
Price
Prices range from $60.00 to $65.00
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Yeli Belly Chocolate Tasting Class 10.20.18

Join a world tour of chocolate! Let’s begin with a chocolatier’s amuse bouche and learn to use all five sense to enjoy and discover the flavor profiles of chocolate from different cacao-growing regions of the world.
DurationDuration 2 Hours
Price

The Garden to Table Experience Presented By Wolfgang Puck Catering

Guest will enjoy wine and a four-course meal that includes hors d’oeuvres, cauliflower cream soup, beef short rib with a semolina puree, mustard demi, crispy brussel leaves, parmesan churros and a toffee pudding dessert.
DurationDuration 2 Hours
Price
Prices range from $150.00 to $160.00
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Gardening & Design

Ruibal's Succulent Class

Join Ruibals for a hands on class to create a one of a kind pumpkin and succulent centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table. This includes a pumpkin, succulents, decorative supplies as well as admission into the garden and parking.
DurationDuration 2 Hours
Price
Prices range from $50.00 to $55.00
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Learn To Grow - Wicked Plants

Registration REQUIRED-Free with paid admission- In honor of Halloween, Dallas County Master Gardener Kevin Burns will tell us about Wicked Plants, an interesting look at plants that are deadly, dangerous, illegal or invasive. Plants can be spooky too!
DurationDuration 1 Hour
Price
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Culinary Demonstrations

Healthy Eating Series with UT Southwestern Medical Center

-Free with paid admission - Experts from UTSW Medical School discuss the latest research on healthy eating followed with a food sampling. Free of charge to garden guests thanks to the generosity of UTSW Medical school
DurationDuration 1 Hour
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Cooking Classes

Lorie Fangio- Soups, Stews and Bread 01.20.19

Chef Lorie Fangio will lead you through a class on how to prepare a Shrimp and Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup, Boeuf Bourguignon, Southwest Chicken Soup served with Jalapeno Cornbread and an Apple Crostata!
DurationDuration approx 1 hr
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Lorie Fangio Four Course French Menu Inspired by Fall 10.27.18

Join Lorie Fangio, chef and owner of A Taste of Paris™, for a class on how to create a 4 course French menu inspired by fall. A Savory Tomato Basil Pain Perdue, Red Pepper Soup topped with crème fraiche, and a lot more.
DurationDuration approx 1 hr
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Lorie Fangio- Holiday Brunch Workshops 12.15.18

Brunching is a wonderful way to entertain over the holiday season. Join Lorie Fangio, chef and owner of A Taste of Paris™, for a class on how to create the perfect brunch with Vanilla Cinnamon Scones, Pecan Bourbon Glazed Pork Loin, and a lot more!
DurationDuration approx 1 hr
Price
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Lorie Fangio- French Pastries 2.17.19

Chef Fangio will introduce you to the world of French pastries. First an appetizer, then a Salmon Artichoke Tart and classic French recipes will be taught while making Raspberry Eclairs stuffed with Pastry Cream!
DurationDuration approx 1 hr
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Culinary Demonstrations

Pajama Sweets

Registration REQUIRED-Free with paid admission- Join the staff from Pajama Sweets for a lesson how to make sweet treats, then have the opportunity to buy some of your favorite flavors!
DurationDuration approx 1 hr
Price
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El Centro College Cooking Demonstration

Free Registration REQUIRED-Chef instructors & students of El Centro College’s culinary institute lead this demo & cooking class, designed to refine guests' kitchen skills and showcase seasonal produce found in A Tasteful Place.
DurationDuration 1 Hour
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ATP Tasting Demonstrations

Registration REQUIRED-Free with paid admission-
Chef Isabel with Gil’s Elegant Catering will demonstrate how to make the delicious daily tastings serve every week in the new garden A Tasteful Place.
DurationDuration 1 Hour
Price
This activity is free

Just Encased Locally Crafted Sausages

Registration REQUIRED-Free with paid admission- Join Just Encased in a unique culinary demonstration.“Fusing our culinary abilities with the quality products of local farmers to create CRAFT SAUSAGES. We craft our sausages to be as local and sustainable as possible.”
DurationDuration approx 1 hr
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Becky Foulk Cooking Demo 11.3.18

Registration REQUIRED-Free with paid admission- Stop by A Tasteful Place to watch Chef Becky, Author of Cooking Soup to Nuts, prepare three simple cranberry recipes and learn some delicious ideas to use these sauces when entertaining throughout the holiday season
DurationDuration 2.5 Hour
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Chef-Tastic- Jon Thompson

Registration REQUIRED-Free with paid admission- Join Chef Jon Thompson the Executive Chef at Zaytinya in Frisco, Texas, for a demonstration using vegetables that are in season and can easily be grown in your own garden.
DurationDuration 1 Hours
Price
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Chef Tastic- Scott Jones

Chef Scott creates vibrant and indulgent delicacies to a masterful art. People of all backgrounds can come together at Scott's table to experience true culinary goodness through soul-inspiring food.
DurationDuration 1 Hours
Price
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Chef Tastic- Giuliano Matarese

Registration REQUIRED-Free with paid admission- See how the pros do it and sample a bite of their labor as well.  Join Chef Giuliano Matarese, Chef/Partner at Mille Lire, for a demonstration using vegetables that are in season and can easily be grown in your own garden.
DurationDuration 1 Hours
Price
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Cooking Classes

Farm to Fork Cooking with Greer Farms 10.21.18

The Dallas Arboretum has teamed up with Greer Farms out of Dangerfield, Texas to offer a series of cooking classes. During this class, Chef Eva Greer will teach attendees how to prepare recipes Octoberfest Texas Style.
DurationDuration 2 Hours
Price
Prices range from $60.00 to $65.00
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Farm to Fork Cooking with Greer Farms 11.11.18

The Dallas Arboretum has teamed up with Greer Farms out of Dangerfield, Texas to offer a series of cooking classes. During this class, Chef Eva Greer will teach attendees how to “Butter up with Butternut Squash”
DurationDuration 2 Hours
Price
Prices range from $60.00 to $65.00
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Becky Foulk Cooking Class

Join Chef Becky Foulk, Author of cookbook, Cooking Soup to Nuts for a “Pumpkin” Fest Cooking Class to bring the harvest into your kitchen with some tasty recipes and cooking tips just in time for the holidays.
DurationDuration 2 Hours
Price
Prices range from $60.00 to $65.00
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Flavors of Autumn Cooking Class 11.10.18

The holidays are almost upon us, why not experiment with some new side dishes using the fall harvest of vegetables and fruit? Kick it into gear before Thanksgiving and you’ll be ready to dish up some tantalizing sides.
DurationDuration 2 Hours
Price
Prices range from $60.00 to $65.00
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