Non-credit Cooking, Wine Tasting Classes Running at HCC

HOLYOKE — Slots are still available for non-credit cooking and wine tasting classes this fall at Holyoke Community College (HCC).

Stand-alone sessions of both cooking and wine-tasting classes run from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, Thursday, Nov. 13, and Wednesday, Dec. 10 at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute, 164 Race St., Holyoke.

Valley wine writer Ken Ross leads the wine tasting classes. The three remaining classes each focus on a different theme: Rhone wine (Oct. 16), California wine (Nov. 13), and holiday wine (Dec. 10). Classes cost $79 per session, which includes wine and light snacks.

The cooking classes are led by HCC culinary arts alumni and local chefs Diana Swanigan and Marangelly Vargas-Gonzalez: Oct. 16: Mediterranean Night (Vargas-Gonzalez); Nov. 13: Una Noche En España (Swanigan); and Dec. 10: Wine and Tapas Night (Vargas-Gonzalez). Each cooking session costs $99, including food and drinks.

To register or read a more detailed description of each class, visit hcc.edu/food.