Fun Gnocchi Making Class With local Chef in Grand Rapids
Overview
Bring some warmth to your kitchen with this cozy, hands-on pasta-making class in Grand Rapids, hosted through Classpop! and led by Chef Jerry. You’ll learn to make sweet potato gnocchi from scratch, combining simple ingredients like flour, eggs and olive oil into a soft, flavorful dough. As your gnocchi cook, you’ll prepare a nutty brown butter and sage sauce with tender asparagus and a splash of lemon for freshness. Chef Jerry keeps it approachable, delicious and full of pro pasta tips. Perfect for foodies, date nights or anyone craving a new kitchen skill, this class ends with a homemade Italian feast you’ll want to make again and again.
What to Expect:
- Step-by-step guidance from a talented chef who makes it make sense.
- A fun, beginner-friendly class where no one judges your knife skills.
- Tasting, laughing and leveling up your kitchen game.
- Ideal for: a solo outing, date night, girls’ night or group fun.
What's Included
- A fun, hands-on 2-hour cooking class led by a talented local chef.
- All ingredients and cooking tools provided.
- Expert instruction, tips and chef secrets you’ll use daily.
- An authentic experience hosted at a local public brewery, distillery, craft beer bar or wine bar.
- Drinks are available for purchase at the bar of the venue. Prices range from $3 to $20.
Meeting Location
7733 Childsdale Avenue Northeast
Rockford, MI 49341, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Discover the art of handmade gnocchi in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Jerry, hosted through Classpop! in Grand Rapids. You’ll swap traditional potatoes for sweet potatoes to create pillowy, golden gnocchi from scratch. Start by mixing and kneading the dough with flour, eggs and olive oil, then roll and shape your dumplings to perfection. Next, elevate your dish with a rich brown butter sauce infused with crispy sage leaves and brightened by fresh asparagus. Chef Jerry will guide you through each step with expert tips, making this class fun, flavorful and beginner-friendly. You’ll leave with a new go-to recipe and a serious appreciation for Italian comfort food.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- This cooking class is designed to accommodate a variety of dietary needs! Please let us know in advance, and we'll do our best to tailor the experience to suit your preferences and restrictions.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Activity code: C-378639P124
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- A fun, hands-on 2-hour cooking class led by a talented local chef.
- All ingredients and cooking tools provided.
- Expert instruction, tips and chef secrets you’ll use daily.
- An authentic experience hosted at a local public brewery, distillery, craft beer bar or wine bar.
- Drinks are available for purchase at the bar of the venue. Prices range from $3 to $20.
The minimum age to participate is 21..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Fun Gnocchi Making Class With local Chef in Grand Rapids is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- This cooking class is designed to accommodate a variety of dietary needs! Please let us know in advance, and we'll do our best to tailor the experience to suit your preferences and restrictions.
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Fun Gnocchi Making Class With local Chef in Grand Rapids will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- A fun, hands-on 2-hour cooking class led by a talented local chef.
- All ingredients and cooking tools provided.
- Expert instruction, tips and chef secrets you’ll use daily.
- An authentic experience hosted at a local public brewery, distillery, craft beer bar or wine bar.
- Drinks are available for purchase at the bar of the venue. Prices range from $3 to $20.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- This cooking class is designed to accommodate a variety of dietary needs! Please let us know in advance, and we'll do our best to tailor the experience to suit your preferences and restrictions.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
