The folks at Williams Sonoma enlist the help of some pretty serious culinary talent for their upcoming Sunday morning cooking classes. The classes, which cost $50 each and run from 9:00-11:00am on Sunday mornings, offer access to kitchen pros like Patty Gardner, of Ken Oringer’s KO Prime and Sarah Cravedi, pastry sous chef at Grill 23 & Bar. Students will get all sorts of professional tips as well as printed copies of the recipes to take home. Space is limited, so get a move on and sign up for any of the offerings listed below.

Sunday, May 20th – Food Made Fast: Salad

As part of the Food Made Fast Series, chef Patty Gardner of KO Prime will demo dinner salads that are simple to make and satisfying to eat. Toss one together for a weeknight supper with the family or a casual meal with friends – Thai steak with bok choy, warm goat cheese and chicken salad, Mediterranean farro salad and lentil, bacon, and frisee salad.

Sunday, June 3rd – Baking with Summer Fruits

Grill 23 & Bar pastry sous chef Sarah Craveldi takes advantage of fresh fruit at its seasonal best. Expand your repertoire with recipes that highlight these fruits to their best advantage – peach brown betty, cherry-almond cake, strawberry-rhubarb pie and summer berry gratin.

Sunday, June 17th – Food Made Fast: Grilling

Even on busy weeknights, you can prepare a delicious dinner on your grill in less than 30 minutes. Chef Patty Gardner of KO Prime will show you how with recipes from the Food Made Fast series – herbed flank steak with tomatoes, pork chips with peaches, Portobellos with prosciutto and fontina and pesto shrimp on mixed greens.