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A Cozy Italian Lunch with Chef Gina

Saturday, January 10
$65.00

A Cozy Italian Lunch is a warm, hands-on cooking class designed to slow down and savor classic Italian flavors. Participants will actively prepare each dish together—from mastering the crisp, golden technique of Mozzarella en Carrozza to balancing sweet and bitter notes in a pear, radicchio, and arugula salad. Along the way, we’ll focus on practical techniques, seasonal ingredients, and relaxed kitchen confidence. The class ends by sharing a comforting winter lunch that feels both rustic and refined.

MENU:

Pear, Radicchio & Arugula Salad: Ricotta · toasted hazelnuts · honey-sherry vinaigrette

Roasted Tomato Basil Creamy Soup: Slow-roasted tomatoes · olive oil · basil · light cream finish

Mozzarella en Carrozza: Crisp, golden, light pan-fried · teaching focus on technique

Citrus Ricotta with Honey & Pistachio: Whipped ricotta · orange & lemon zest · warm honey drizzle

Participation Cooking Class: Aprons and workstations will be set up for you while your Chef-Instructor walks you through each course and giving you lots of tips and tricks along the way.

Chef: Gina

Coffee and Tea are complimentary.  Wine, beer, soda, and San Pelligrino can be purchased at the wine bar.

10% off all regularly priced merchandise during the event.

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Chef
Gina Bangser
Date and time
Saturday, January 10
1:30pm -
3:30pm
Location
The Joyful Gourmet
542 N Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL 60048
Cancellation Policy

If you cannot make your reservation, we do encourage you to attempt to find someone that would enjoy attending. We can only issue a credit for you to attend a future event (6 month expiration). Within 72 hours we are not able to offer a credit as we’ve already incurred food and help costs.

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Gina Bangser

Known as @ginasnackarita, Chef Gina has built her reputation around the art of the snack — from colorful mezze boards and clever crostini to dips, spreads, and bites that make everyday ingredients shine. A private chef and engaging culinary instructor, she teaches cooking classes that are equal parts fun and practical, filled with the kitchen hacks her students swear deserve a class of their own. She brings food to life through live demonstrations, ghostwrites recipes for food brands, and manages social media for The Joyful Gourmet, always infusing her work with warmth, creativity, and her signature snack-focused flair. Whether she’s plating up a grazing board or guiding a hands-on class, Gina proves that snacks aren’t just food — they’re a lifestyle.

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