Global Foods Market partners with Fennel Cooking Studio this fall for four-part cooking series

Global Foods Market is teaming up with Fennel Cooking Studio for its Global Cooking Series. Four area chefs will lead the series, which runs from August through October:

• August 21: Tree House chef Bay Tran will lead a session on plant-based cooking. Tran says it will open with “a killer vegan Caesar salad that is as good (if not better) than any Caesar salad you have ever had” and end with her “favorite Vietnamese street food snack, banh xeo.”
• September 8: Alex Henry of El Molino del Sureste and Taqueria del Sureste will lead a session featuring Mexican dishes made with regional ingredients and techniques.
• September 18: Chef Rick Lewis of  Grace Meat + Three and Grace Chicken + Fish will host a barbecue-inspired session.
• October 20: Cathy Jenkins of Cathy’s Kitchen will make Cajun- and Southern-style favorites. “I’m bringing the flavors of New Orleans to St. Louis,” she says, “with my signature Cajun Chicken Pasta from Cathy’s Kitchen, paired with our house salad and a decadent dessert—a taste of Southern comfort with a little spice.”

Tickets to the Global Cooking series are available here and include a $10 gift certificate to Global Foods.

The Backstory

Fennel Cooking Studio founder Jackie Price’s passion for cooking began in middle school, fueled by hours of Food Network and other culinary shows. She later deepened her skills while studying in Florence, Italy, and refined her expertise teaching undergraduates at Saint Louis University’s Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.

At Fennel Cooking Studio, which celebrates its second anniversary in September, classes feature Price’s seasonal, vegetable-forward recipes with a Mediterranean flair. She leads small, hands-on classes with groups of two to four, allowing her to accommodate a range of experience levels.

“Teaching beginner-level students appeals to me because there’s so much opportunity to make things more accessible, easier, and more approachable,” she told SLM not long after the studio opened. “I love seeing people progress and grow.”