Join Leta Merrill, chef and pasta maker extraordinaire, for an evening of lasagna making! In this hands-on class we’ll roll fresh pasta sheets, learn how to make a classic bechamel sauce, and cook seasonal vegetables like mushrooms and squash to include in the lasagna . Everyone will get a chance to assemble their own mini lasagna (~2 servings) to take home, plus sample some lasagna at the end of class.
What to expect:
Class will include all instruction, tools, recipes and ingredients.
We’ll be making a dough with eggs, flour, plus vegetable purées.
There will be some demo, and some hands-on time.
Wine, beer and kombucha are available for purchase.
Class will end with lasagna samples, and each participant will leave with a lasagna to finish cooking at home!
CLASS DATE: Sunday, February 25th, 2023, 5 pm - 7 pm
About our instructor:
Leta Merrill is a chef, mother, teacher, and pastaia. She discovered her love of pasta as a child over Sunday suppers at her Sicilian great-grandmother’s home. She decided to follow her passion for food and cooking and enrolled at the Oregon Culinary Institute. Upon graduating, she took a job as pasta cook at Union Square Cafe in New York, one of the city’s most popular restaurants. There, she honed her skills, grew a thicker skin, and continued her passion for pasta. Leta now lives in Portland, and spends her time cooking, eating, traveling, teaching pasta workshops, and preparing pasta from her designer kitchen. You can follow her work, sign up for workshops, and order custom pasta via her website and follow her adventures in pasta on Instagram @pastamaia.