Shake off those boring dinner date doldrums. Kitchen Conservatory offers romantic Date Night cooking classes. You and your lovely will create a romantic meal together under the instruction of a skilled chef. From rolling sushi or steaming mussels to rustic French cuisine or the tastes of Tuscany, Kitchen Conservatory offers a number of options to fit every couple’s taste.
But if you’re a couple of homebodies or have mismatched schedules, check out these online cooking classes from the Culinary Institute of America. Choose from a menu of classes in Mexican, Mediterranean, Italian and American cooking and baking. You’ll attend eight classes from the one of the world’s finest culinary institutions in your own kitchen.
Date Night classes: $125 to $150 per couple. Kitchen Conservatory, 8021 Clayton Road, Clayton, 314.862.2665, kitchenconservatory.com; Online classes: $50, cookingschool.epicurious.com And now… 
Want a preview of what you could create at Kitchen Conservatory classes? We’re giving away A Passion for Cooking, a compendium of recipes that local culinary luminaries shared with Kitchen Conservatory during its first 20 years. Click here to enter!
This article appears in December 2013.