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, including the new Relish Culinary Center, to create one-of-a-kind hands-on and demonstration cooking experiences and culinary tours.
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 of our events feature locally-grown and/or organic ingredients whenever possible, illustrating the bounty of this wonderful region and leaving guests with a "sense of place" that is all about Sonoma County.
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 groups of all sizes.
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.
| 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. |
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Donna del Rey created
Relish
Culinary Adventures 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
Truett Hurst Winery,
have become a classic example of a food (Donna) and wine (Jim) pairing.
Laura Mack is Relish's Operations Manager with responsibilities that include private event contracts and coordination, registration management, and other activities critical to
the business. Prior to working
with Relish, Laura was a trained facilitator with a background in team-building, development and mediation at a leading high-tech company headquarted in San
Diego. Upon moving to Sonoma County, she has become active in a number
of philanthropic projects including the Girl Scouts and YWCA.
About Our Chef-Instructors
