Peak summer brings an abundance of corn, beans, and sun-ripened vegetables. This class is all about embracing that richness while keeping dishes balanced and thoughtful.
You’ll learn how to layer flavors, and elevate familiar ingredients in unexpected ways. Together, we’ll create a vibrant, satisfying menu that captures the essence of the season at its fullest.
In this class, you will:
Learn techniques for building balanced, vibrant summer dishes.
Cook with peak-season vegetables, fresh herbs, and local produce.
Discover how to layer flavors using acids, herbs, spices, and textures.
Gain confidence cooking with summer staples
Create seasonal dishes you can recreate at home.
Pick up practical tips for shopping, storing, and making the most of farmers market produce.
INSTRUCTOR: Ciara Morreale Lucas of HER Kitchen
COST: $65
TYPE: Partial Hands-On with Small Plates
Market to Table: Cooking Through the Seasons
Market to Table is a monthly cooking class series rooted in what’s fresh, local, and at its peak. From May through September, each month highlights different ingredients from the farmer’s market, guiding you through the process of turning simple, seasonal produce into a thoughtfully prepared meal.
Each class is hands-on and technique-driven, designed to help you cook with more confidence and connection to the seasons. Together, we’ll prepare dinner and end the evening gathered around the table, enjoying what we’ve made.
ABOUT CIARA…
Ciara Morreale Lucas is a certified sommelier, experiential cook, and co-founder of HER Kitchen.
Raised inside her family’s wellness-driven business, Ciara always understood the power of creating spaces where people feel cared for, connected, and inspired. After studying marketing at Canisius College and fashion merchandising at Fashion Institute of Technology — followed by a role in the fashion department at Teen Vogue — she returned home to Buffalo to help grow the evolving HER Story brand alongside her mother.
Though not classically trained as a chef, Ciara is a lifelong cook whose approach to food is rooted in curiosity, hospitality, and joy. As a certified sommelier and longtime restaurant professional, she brings a deep appreciation for ingredients, flavor, and the experience surrounding a shared table.
At HER Kitchen, Ciara creates immersive culinary and wellness experiences designed to help people reconnect with their kitchens — not as places of pressure or perfection, but as spaces of nourishment, creativity, and community. Her work lives at the intersection of food, gathering, and well-being, grounded in the belief that meaningful cooking is less about mastery and more about how food makes us feel.
Her cooking is shaped not by formal training, but by hospitality, storytelling, and a love of creating experiences that invite people to slow down and reconnect. Through workshops, classes, and shared meals, Ciara helps others rediscover confidence and joy in cooking — proving that the kitchen belongs to everyone.
