What You'll Get

Hands-on Education - Katie will teach you to make some of her famous recipes, customizing the menu based on your group's tastes, dietary restrictions, and cooking experience. Where possible, you'll be cooking with local ingredients.

Learn from the comfort of your home or work with Katie in her commercial kitchen. It's up to you! Either way, Katie will provide the key ingredients and cooking equipment.

All Classes Include: 

Individual Menu Planning using Colorado’s freshest ingredients.

Shopping for the ingredients the day of the event. 

All the necessary equipment – pots, pans, and utensils.

Clean up of your kitchen leaving it cleaner than when we arrived. 

Recipes upon request.

Description - You and your friends will spend three hours with Katie learning to prepare a masterful spread of small plates and tapas. No matter what you decide to cook, each guest will come away from the experience with lasting memories, recipes, and a filled tummy. 

You and Katie will cook together so that you can learn new techniques and pick up useful tips and tricks. You'll also be able to add our menu to your personal collection so that you can cook your favorites again and again.

We've listed some sample dishes in this section but the sky's the limit with Katie. Check out some of Katie's other favorite small plates and tapas here or tell Katie about your personal favorites.

Limit of six people per experience.

Cost - Experiences typically cost $150 for groups of one to three and $250 for groups of four or more. Since each experience with Katie is customized for your group, you'll create the menu with Katie before deciding on the final price.

Sample Dishes:

Shrimp with Mango-Ginger Cocktail Sauce

Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Grated Parmesan and Fresh Cilantro

Crab Cakes with Grilled Pablano Remoulade Sauce

Pan Seared Sea Scallops served over Mango and Cucumber Gazpacho

Deviled Eggs with Crispy Prosciutto and Scallions

Prosciutto and Goat Cheese wrapped Asparagus

Grilled Squash Ribbon and Prosciutto

Shrimp, Heirloom, and Cucumber Ceviche with Crispy Tortillas

Shrimp with Mango-Ginger Cocktail Sauce

Chef Katie Baum is a culinary artist who takes great pride in the presentation and taste of each meal she creates, while at the same time striving to inspire healthful and sustainable eating practices. As the founder and chef of Eat - Colorado’s premier private chef and boutique catering company - she supports community-based agriculture and permaculture food production whenever possible, emphasizing the use of locally grown, seasonal ingredients.

Whether providing private chef services or catering special celebrations, Katie customizes each event to delight her guests and leave lasting memories of the special occasion. Her specialities include: event styling & planning, farm-to-table dinners, small and large dinner parties, weddings and corporate events, cooking classes, in-home private chef services, dietary consultation, and menu planning. Katie is honored to include Food Network executives, recognized local restaurateurs, and famous musical artists among her clientele.