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Laurel Run Cooking School

Cooking School At Laurel Run Cooking School, we are dedicated to making cooking an enjoyable endeavor! Students leave here excited about cooking.

Teaching valuable cooking techniques and skills in the kitchen has been a passion of ours and we are proud of the reputation we have for doing just that.

03/09/2026

I know it’s only Monday, but consider your Wednesday dinner plans sorted 🙌

In case you missed it, our late-February 30-Minute Mediterranean class sold out fast, so we decided to add an encore session for this Wednesday, March 11 (6:30–9:00 PM). If your weeknight routine needs a healthy, flavorful reset, this is the one for you!🫜

If you’ve never been to a class at Laurel Run, this is a great "low-pressure" way to start. It’s a demonstration-style evening, which means you get to sit back and relax like you’re at a live cooking show. I’ll walk you through the specifics behind all the ingredients & techniques in real-time while our kitchen crew handles the prep, the stove, even the dishes. The evening is conversational, so feel free to ask your kitchen questions as we go!

And the best part: you get to eat everything on the menu!🍴

🍋 Lemony Garlic Hummus with Pita & Crudités (Plus crispy roasted chickpeas!)
🍤 Skillet-Roasted Shrimp with Tomatoes, Feta & Orzo
🥙 Lemon & Herb Chicken Pitas
🥗 Mediterranean Three-Bean Salad
🍯 Greek Yogurt Parfaits with Roasted Grapes & Walnuts

You’ll head home with a full belly and a complete recipe packet so you can get these 30-minute meals on your own table in no time. Feel free to BYOB to sip on while you enjoy the show!

🎟 Grab a seat here: https://bit.ly/30min-mediterranean

Can’t wait to see you in the kitchen! 🍋

02/19/2026

Kinda feels like everyone is baking sourdough these days, doesn’t it? Well, if you’re ready to jump on the bandwagon, now is your chance!

We have 2 seats available for our beginner sourdough class happening TOMORROW evening (Thursday, 2/19) 🍞

Learn every essential step – from feeding and maintaining your starter to the final bake – plus go home with your own active sourdough starter & packet of recipes to get baking right away. A cozy dinner of soup, salad & of course sourdough(!) is included.

Register here! https://bit.ly/sourdough-laurel-run

02/01/2026

It’s officially February, and that means Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! 💗 We have two special guests joining us for two incredible hands-on workshops at Laurel Run:

💝 Tuesday, 2/3 Peck Baking Co. is teaching us all about royal icing and how to decorate THE perfect Valentine sugar cookie! Create 6 darling designs (pictured here) to bring home for you & your loved ones to admire & enjoy. There will also be charcuterie snacks, housemade sourdough and complimentary Valentine cocktails to enjoy during class. Just 5 spots remain!

💝 Tuesday, 2/10 local artist duo Whet Your Palette joins for our second Girls Night In: Paint, Sip & Dine to lead you through creating your own Valentine canvas while I show you how easy it is to make . Dinner, a complimentary Valentine drink, and all art supplies are included! (Peek our profile for scenes from our last Paint, Sip & Dine). Just 4 seats left for this one!

Classes can be booked through the link in our bio, or by heading to laurelruncookingschool.com 💗

We can’t wait to come together soon as a festive bunch for creativity, cooking & community!

xx,
Laura

01/19/2026

It’s a cold & blustery January day, which makes me even more grateful for the warmth of the kitchen and how things are moving at a much slower pace today. After our son turned 9 last week, I’ve been feeling just how quickly the days are blurring. It makes me crave intentionality, the kind you find in things that take time.

This morning’s sourdough pancakes were a quiet collaboration of local hands: apples from our friends at Hillcrest Orchards, maple syrup from North Ridge Farm down the street, and techniques gathered from my dear friend and resident sourdough teacher, Dena’s Table. But as I stood at the stove with the Amélie soundtrack playing, I was suddenly a world away.

That music always transports me back to my “previous life” as a young & hungry 20-something in New York City. I spent those years in a bit of a whirlwind, working as a magazine editor at Bon Appétit by day and as a private chef for a long-time family client on the Upper West Side by night. In my tiny 389 sq. ft. apartment, my kitchen became a true melting pot. I lived for the way food acted as a bridge, bringing together friends from every walk of life and every corner of the globe.

I miss that. I embrace those sweet memories deeply, but it saddens me to see that cultural tapestry feel so at risk in today’s landscape. It feels like the “melting pot” is being stripped away, bit by bit.

For me, cooking is one way to hold onto it. Every time we choose to cook with intention or share a meal with someone from a different walk of life, we are preserving that connection. Today, it’s just pancakes in a home kitchen in northeast Ohio, but it’s also a nod to the world I want to stay connected to and a reminder to slow down before the next year slips by 🤍

I love hearing other peoples’ food stories. What is one dish, song, or even place that transports you back to a different version of yourself? Feel free to share below ✨

Stay cozy,
Laura

12/03/2025

Brrrr! It was so cold & snowy for our Array of Holiday Appetizers class last night ❄️ But inside our classroom, it felt warm, cozy & intimate. A beautiful contrast.

We gathered not just to share holiday recipes and enjoy delicious food, but to share a bit of ourselves. The evening was made special by the quiet connection & stories exchanged around the table.

Thank you to every student who braved the elements to join us. Your company brought the truest warmth! ✨

11/29/2025

Stop by Our Kitchen Shoppe today from 11am to 2pm and enjoy 15% off purchases of $50 or more. We’ll have coffee, tea, and a little hot mulled cider to warm you up while you shop ☕️ Thank you for supporting small businesses like us and shopping local!

11/28/2025

Grateful for this family I’m lucky enough to call mine. Grateful for the delicious food, the hands that prepare it, the cooking knowledge shared. Grateful for our Laurel Run community and all of you!

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving 🤍

11/24/2025

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 🎁

Our December cooking classes & special events are live and filling up quickly! Laurel Run classics like our Array of Holiday Appetizers and Candlelight Christmas Tea are returning along with newer additions including the Art of the Holiday Cheeseboard with and our 2nd annual Soup Supper & Sound Bath with .rising.yoga ✨

Swipe through to see all the December classes & dates, then head to the link in our bio or visit laurelruncookingschool.com to see the full class descriptions and to register.

We look forward to sharing these festive classes & events with you and celebrating the joy of the holiday season together🥂

xx,
Laura & the Laurel Run team

11/10/2025

Coming up this Wednesday is one of our favorite holiday classes — Thanksgiving Sides in a Snap🦃 These Thanksgiving side dishes are ones that have been part of the DePalma/Laurel Run holiday table for as long as I can remember. They’re tried & true, delicious, AND can be made ahead of time! (How does it get better than that??)

We’ll be covering tips & tricks for preparing recipes in advance, “holding” these dishes to keep warm before your meal, how to create a lovely holiday tablescape, plus a Thanksgiving Turkey Primer for brining & roasting your bird, making homemade turkey stock, and whipping up creamy homemade gravy. Whew!

Oh, and of course you get to eat 😉

There are 3 spots left for this class on Wednesday (11/12), so gobble them up here: https://bit.ly/49d89LY

10/28/2025

Friends! We have 3 spots remaining for this Saturday’s Fall Royal Icing 101 Cookie Workshop with special guest, IttyBitty Bakeshop, here at Laurel Run 😊 Grab your gal pals (or mom/daughter/sister!) and join us for a fun & festive class. Bevvies & bites will also be provided ☕️ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/499ebx9

09/30/2025

Anyone else craving cozy fall soups & bread? (Come on, I know it’s not just me! 😆) The weather this Thursday is supposed to *definitely* feel like autumn — Cleveland cool & overcast — so why not join us for our popular Fall Soups & Homemade Bread class? We do have a few spots left!

Never been to one of our classes before? Not sure what to expect? Here are a few quick takes:

🫜We’re the “cooking school in the country” - a family-owned and -run business that's cozy, casual & welcoming to all levels of cooks.

🫜Come hungry, leave full! (Trust us.)

🫜We're all about the 3 Es of cooking: to educate, excite, and entertain

🫜Demonstration-style classes (such as the Fall Soups & Homemade Bread one above) are like getting a front-row seat to a live cooking show, complete with a delicious meal and a printed packet full of recipes, tips & tricks.

🫜We also offer hands-on classes (where you get to do the cooking yourself!), host private events, and even the occasional day retreat.

🫜We're a mother-daughter duo with decades of cooking experience under our belts (er…aprons). Marcia founded the school in 1996, and passed the baton to her youngest daughter Laura 2 years ago.

🫜You will inevitably make new friends here. (Heck, Laura even met her husband through the cooking school!)

What else are we missing? Feel free to chime in below in the comments with your own thoughts and experiences. We'd love to hear from you!❣️

09/29/2025

Short & sweet: Dates for Fall classes and our Annual Holiday Open House are live! Link is in the comments 🧡

Address

2600 North Ridge Road
Vermilion, OH
44089

Telephone

+14403157910

Website

http://laurelruncookingschool.com/

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