New classes and/or events on sale on the second Tuesday of each month at 10am!
The Show Kitchen is about building your confidence in cooking. Join The Show Kitchen team to learn about cooking techniques, get tips & tricks of the trade, taste different types of cuisine, and have a great time doing it.
Nested behind a beautiful wall of windows, the Show Kitchen accommodates up to 20 guests. An audio/video system provides a bird’s-eye view of the food prep and cooking.
Guests will get exposure to numerous cooking techniques, such as grilling, sautéing, frying, braising, roasting, and steaming, to name a few!
Attend demonstrations/classes while enjoying delicious dishes that you can cook at home, food pairings events, celebrity chef dinners, even book a private event! Please email SawgrassShowKitchen@TheVillages.com to book a private event!
• All sales are final; no exchanges or refunds permitted.
Due to the nature of this experience, it is pertinent the chef knows an exact number of attendees to prepare accordingly prior to the event.
Tickets will remain “non-refundable” with the certain exceptions of illness, family loss, etc. Please feel free to reach out to Chef Kristen with individual questions or concerns and we will work with our guests on a case-by-case basis to fit their needs.
• Beer, Wine, and Coke products will still be available with the cost of ticket. We will be featuring a Specialty Beer each month outside of our normal beers that we offer.
• We will have featured cocktails for some of our menus & non-alcoholic beverages in lieu of the featured cocktail will be available upon request.
• All our menus can be catered to vegetarians, vegans, guests with allergy needs, or guests with preference needs. We just ask that we receive at least three days notice via email to Chef Kristen (kristen.nicoll@thevillages.com) to make sure we have their request ready for them prior to the class they will be attending.
“I am originally from San Diego, CA. I attended The Art Institute of San Diego and received my BA in Culinary Management. In San Diego I met and fell in love with my wonderful husband who has been a part of the Navy Special Forces for the past 17 years. We have three wonderful children together and were stationed in Virginia Beach, VA for the past 12 years.
I have grown up in the culinary world and have about 17 years of experience under my belt. I have run both back and front of the house, I’ve helped open three restaurants, and I owned my own catering business in Virgina Beach. My cuisine focus is on healthy eating, making great use of the ingredients you have in your home, keeping things simple while being very delicious. I love eating Mediterranean food and enjoying foods that are just bright and colorful on the plate.
Teaching people to cook has always been my passion and I’m grateful to be afforded the opportunity to do that here at The Show Kitchen.”
“I have been working in the food industry since I was 15 years old and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in 2010 with my associates in Science. I have been working for The Villages for over 10 years. I helped open four restaurants in The Villages – three of those for FMK (Bluefin, Chop House and Harvest). I was the production manager for FMK, and I owe Fred Karimipour and his team a lot for giving me the quality experience and skills I possess today. Having long held a desire to teach people how to cook, when the opportunity to work in The Show Kitchen presented itself, Fred was very encouraging and supported me fully.”
“A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal – and I am truly excited to share that story with everyone in The Villages.”
*Please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes prior to your scheduled time.
**Menu items are subject to change.
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