In the heart of summer, we’ll focus on simple techniques that transform fresh, seasonal ingredients into something deeply satisfying. In this class, you’ll learn how to make fresh pasta from scratch and pair it with a light, vegetable-forward sauce using what’s currently abundant at the market.
Working with ingredients like zucchini, herbs, greens, garlic scapes, and early summer produce, we’ll build a menu that feels both comforting and fresh. This class is about slowing down, and creating a meal that highlights the beauty of handmade food and peak-season ingredients.
This class is part of our Market to Table series. Join one or experience them all as we cook through the seasons..
In This Class You'll Learn
The art of making fresh pasta by hand with just flour and water
How to transform simple summer produce into an elegant meal
Seasonal cooking techniques that let fresh ingredients shine
Flavor-building with herbs, greens, and garden vegetables
How to cook confidently with what's fresh at the farmers market
Tips for recreating this seasonal meal in your own kitchen
INSTRUCTOR: Ciara Morreale Lucas of HER Kitchen
COST: $65
TYPE: Partial Hands-On with Small Plates — please note — we cannot accommodate Gluten Free for this class
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.
