Immersive Culinary Education for Curious Cooks in Rochester
Cooking classes that build technique and confidence in the kitchen and bring the stories behind food to life.
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.”
JEAN ANTHELME BRILLAT-SAVARIN
Develop new skills, explore technique and culinary history, and build confidence in the kitchen. Whether you’re just getting started or building on what you already know,
Cassis Culinary offers hands-on and demonstration classes designed to make cooking more approachable and rewarding.
CIA-trained chef with 25+ years of professional culinary experience in restaurants, hospitality, and culinary education.
Let’s Cook.
Explore the Offerings
Seasonal, historical and technique-driven classes for curious cooks at every level.
All classes are held at The Commissary, 250 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY.
Saturday, October 24 | 1:00-3:30 PM
Inspired by Rochester’s own Mt. Hope Cemetery, this demonstration cooking class explores the people buried there whose lives connect to our city’s food history. From fish farming and sausage making to brewing and other local traditions, we’ll follow their stories back to the table.
Taste each dish along the way, then leave with recipes, techniques, and stories worth retelling.
On the menu:
Grape Phosphate
Local Weisswurst with Homemade Mustard
Seasonal Fish with Potatoes, Bacon & Creamy Chowder Sauce
Ginger Cakes
Expect good food, unexpected history, and a spooky look at some familiar Rochester names.
One story may not be quite what it seems…
Cassis Culinary is honored to collaborate with the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House to celebrate voting rights through food and history.
This demonstration cooking class explores cooking from the Suffrage Era and features a newly reconstructed sponge cake recipe by Cassis Culinary based on Susan B. Anthony’s own description. You’ll hear stories from her life and taste each dish as it is prepared.
Friday, November 6th:
6–8:30pm | $75
Cooking class at The Commissary with a special guest speaker from the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
Saturday, November 7th:
Cooking Class · 1:30-4pm
followed by
Museum Tour and Dessert · 4:30-6:30pm | $100
Cooking class at The Commissary- 250 East Main Street, Rochester, followed by a short drive (1.3 miles) for a special tour and dessert at the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House- 17 Madison Street in Rochester.
On the menu:
Rebel Soup
Chicken Croquettes and Homemade Macaroni
The Lady’s Own Sponge Cake
Limited seating is available for this special event.
2-hour class
Master the fundamentals every cook needs: knife grip, safety, and the essential cuts that build speed, consistency, and confidence in the kitchen.
Small class size allows for individual instruction and hands-on guidance.
You’ll work with a variety of vegetables and take your prepared vegetables home, along with a simple seasonal recipe that turns your knife skills practice into dinner!
