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Relish Culinary Adventures stands out as the only “roving” culinary program that brings together talented chefs and fabulous cuisine at a variety of captivating wine country locations to create one-of-a-kind hands-on and demonstration cooking experiences. Based in Healdsburg, California, in the heart of the Sonoma County wine country, Relish offers events on a wide range of topics from wine country cuisine to ethnic specialties, wine and spirits education to children's cooking workshops. In addition, Relish hosts events that bring people together in the kitchen such as private cooking parties and corporate team-building events.All events are entertaining, fun and delicious while providing practical techniques, ideas and information that you can use at home.

Some of our favorite Healdsburg area locations include stylish wineries, scenic vineyards, sustainable family farms, notable restaurants and beautiful private homes. Most recently, we opened the Relish Culinary Center in downtown Healdsburg, enabling Relish to offer a wider variety of events.

For each event, we thoughtfully match each location with a skilled chef and class theme, resulting in a unique “personality” for each event. Most classes include a full meal of the featured recipes (no skimpy tastes here) paired with excellent local wines specially selected for the menu.

Relish supports the bounty of local chefs, farmers, wine experts and food purveyors in Sonoma County from whom we build an impressive list of class instructors. We pride ourselves in highlighting local and organic ingredients whenever possible and encourage guests to support sustainable farms. 

In addition to our scheduled cooking classes, Relish offers private events for groups and businesses, organizes culinary tours, is a responsive operator for tour groups, and sponsors chef demonstrations at a variety of culinary events in Sonoma County including the Gravenstein Apple Fair and the Russian River Food and Winefest.

The Relish 1952 Chevy Panel Truck

To explore the level of interest in a local culinary education program, Relish began offering cooking classes in 2003 at a variety of locations in and around Healdsburg, including private homes, wineries, art galleries, cafes and farms. The concept of the "roving" cooking school was so popular, Relish purchased a 1952 Chevy Panel Truck to transport equipment to the wide variety of scenic and memorable wine country locations where classes are offered.

About the People

Donna del Rey created Relish Culinary School to share her passion for food and wine with others. Her business background includes working for more than 20 years in various marketing and business development roles for an industry-leading high tech company. An avid 'foodie' and adventurous home chef, Donna hopes to inspire others. “A Relish event is so much more than a cooking class," says del Rey. "We combine fresh ingredients, a talented chef with creative recipes, and a beautiful, unique location to create a convivial culinary adventure that, hopefully, inspires you to be more adventurous in your own kitchen." After two decades in the Bay Area business world, Donna and her husband Jim Morris, who is the General Manager and Chief Evangelist at Martin Family Winery, have become a classic example of a food (Donna) and wine (Jim) pairing.

Janis Frey is the Relish Culinary Manager, assisting chef-instructors with ingredient purchasing, food preparation, class planning and execution, in addition to leading classes herself. After graduating at the top of her class from the Art Institute of Seattle's Culinary Arts Program, Janis cooked at the Sooke Harbour House and the Art Institute of Seattle before shifting gears to become an assistant instructor at the Blue Ribbon Cooking School. Upon moving to Sonoma County in 2004, Janis familiarized herself with local chefs and ingredients as the Assistant Program Coordinator at Sur La Table in Santa Rosa before joining Relish in 2005. Janis' husband Larry often mans the grill at Relish events. With a B.B.S. (Bachelor of Barbeque Science) he is a master of cooking en fuego.

Patty Schroeder and Laura Mack share the title of Relish Office Manager with responsibilities that include event planning and coordination, registration management, and other activities critical to the business.

Patty has worked with a variety of food businesses and caterers in Sonoma County including the Downtown Bakery in Healdsburg. When she's not working at Relish, she's enjoying time with her two young sons.

Prior to working with Relish, Laura held a variety of management roles at QUALCOMM in San Diego. Upon moving to Sonoma County, she has become active in a number of philanthropic projects including the Boys and Girls Club of Cloverdale, the Cloverdale Arts Alliance, and the Girl Scouts.

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Relish Culinary Adventures
14 Matheson Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
tel: 707.431.9999
fax: 707.431.8446
email:
info@relishculinary.com

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