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Regular and Guest Chef's rotate through the kitchen, check back often.
Yes!!!! We're Expanding the Kitchen!!!
Due to open this October!
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Fall Classes Available!
The Culinary Cottage fosters community through food,
offering hands- on cooking classes, themed culinary experiences,
and memorable parties for all ages.
Our mission is to inspire confidence in the kitchen,
cultivate lasting connections, and create memories
through the shared experience of cooking and eating together.
Private Party?
September Private Party Schedule is full!
E-mail info@culinarycottage.net to book your 2024/2025 event!
269-449-0867
OUR STORY
Though The Culinary Cottage is a new name to the local scene, the teaching and reputation of it's owner is not! First known as Delicious Deliveries catering, a personal chef, and a culinary instructor for 17 years, owner Tara Newman brings the fun hands on cooking experience to the newly opened venue called The Market.
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This Market structure house's 9 additional businesses' and is perfect for culinary teaching. The Culinary Cottage offers hands on themed cooking classes, dinner parties, private events, cooking clubs, kids tuition based classes and more!
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OUR CHEFS
Tara Newman
Owner of the Culinary Cottage, Tara's experience first comes as a trained kitchen Sous Chef, while obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Business. During her career in finance, Tara continued her education in food science and attended Culinary School through the Loretta Paganini ICASI. For the past 17 + years, Tara's been a Personal Chef, Cater and subcontractor for KitchenAid, where she's written recipes, assisted in product development and testing. Her ultimate passion is teaching. Tara's taught over 1,200 area classes, started hands on teaching dinner clubs and now brings it all together at The Culinary Cottage.
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Becky Atkinson
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Becky's bread making journey started long before she made her first loaf of artisan sourdough bread. Over the years, she has desired to bake healthy fresh bread for her family, which was a struggle until she found sourdough. It worked for her! She loved baking so much, she wanted to share it with others! Therefore, in 2024 Sourdough House was launched. A previous homeschooling momma, Becky understands the value and benefits of passing on knowledge, combined with hands-on-experience.
As a micro baker, she's able to share her love for handmade sourdough artisan breads through Sourdough House and can't wait to share the knowledge and skills of sourdough with others.
Kiah Eloi
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I'm a wife and mom of twin toddlers, with a passion for all things food! I'm a New York Native and former licensed veterinary nurse. I'm currently in school working to be a licensed massage therapist. I started my own business Frosted by Kiah in 2020 and have loved getting to know, and bake for our community. Although Frosted by Kiah is fully plant based, most of my clients are not actually plant based/vegan. Many of them say, my desserts are as good, or even better than traditional desserts! This has inspired me to share my talents with more people!
Emily Onken
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Emily Onken is the owner of Bake Effect, a local cottage food business.
After learning how to bake at a lodge in rural Alaska during college, Emily launched her baking business over a decade later as a new mom in 2019. Shortly afterward, she developed a contact allergy to wheat flour, motivating her to make the move to baking without the use of wheat in 2021. Emily strongly believes everyone- regardless of food allergies or sensitivities, deserves to eat food that looks AND tastes like it was made with love.
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