Festive Fromage: Holiday Cheesemaking Workshop
2025-12-02 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-12-15 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Pickwick & Cherry Kitchen, 607 S Pickwick, Rear Door, Springfield, MO, 65802, United States
Say cheese to the holidays! In this merry and delicious hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the art of cheesemaking with a festive twist. Together we’ll craft fresh burrata, whip up beautiful herb-decked fromage blanc or chèvre, and create the ultimate holiday-worthy fondue. You’ll also make elegant no-bake cheesecakes, crispy parmesan crisps, and a stunning seasonal charcuterie board to tie it all together.
Whether you’re hosting, gifting, or simply indulging, these crowd-pleasing creations will make you the star of any holiday gathering. Bring a friend—or a bottle of wine (BYOB welcome!)—and get ready to stir, stretch, and sample your way through the most delightful dairy of the season.

BYOB

If you’d like to get into the holiday spirit with something sparkling or spirited, bring it if you like. We have glasses!

ADMIT One

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with! Ages 10+ please!

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Santa's Chocolate Workshop
2025-12-03 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-12-13 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Step into Santa’s Chocolate Workshop and discover the magic behind the season’s sweetest treats! In this hands-on holiday class, you’ll temper, mold, and decorate your own beautiful chocolates. We’re making everything from hand-painted truffles to chocolate-dipped marshmallow pops, pretzel rods, and decorated brownies! Oh, and hot cocoa, of course!
You’ll learn the secrets to silky ganache, glossy coatings, and those professional finishing touches that make your confections shine. Perfect for gifting (or eating in the car on the way home, not that we’ve ever done that), these chocolates are guaranteed to spread cheer. BYOB if you like and join us for a truly decadent dose of holiday spirit!

BYOB

If you’d like to get into the holiday spirit with something sparkling or spirited, bring it if you like. We have glasses!

ADMIT One

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with! Ages 10+ please!

Rules & Policies

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Christmas Cookies of the World Baking Class
2025-12-04 18:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-07 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-08 18:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-11 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago)
Whether you’re out to dazzle at the next cookie swap or simply curious about holiday traditions beyond your own, this class is your passport to the world’s cookie jar.
Together we’ll bake (and eat) our way across every continents (including Antarctica!) We’re getting hands-on and exploring how sugar, spice, eggs, butter and the very concept of a cookie take on new personalities and meanings from country to country.
From the spicy gingerbread of Germany to the walnut-apricot delights of Serbia to the aromatic semolina-and-date cookies of the Middle East, from South Africa’s fried, syrupy koeksisters to the coffee-and-caramel treats of Colombia to some favorites from Down Under, we’ll fill our trays with flavors that tell stories. There’s even a stop or two in the good old USA for some regional faves!
It may be a small world, but it’s absolutely packed with cookies, and we’re determined to taste our way through as many as we can. Come ready to roll, shape, bake, and sample, because Christmas cheer is best baked, iced, and shared. And don’t worry, we are sending you home with a LOT of cookies!

BYOB

If you’d like to get into the holiday spirit with something sparkling or spirited, bring it if you like. We have glasses!

ADMIT One

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with! Ages 10+ please!

Rules & Policies

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Holiday Cookie Decorating
2025-12-05 18:30 - 20:45, 2025-12-09 18:30 - 20:45, 2025-12-12 18:30, 2025-12-14 13:00 - 15:45 (America/Chicago)
Step into a winter wonderland of sugar and spice! In this festive hands-on class, you’ll roll out buttery sugar cookie dough, cut classic holiday shapes, and learn the art of royal icing. With a little guidance (and plenty of creativity), you’ll decorate your own collection of cookies—think twinkling Christmas trees, cheerful candy canes, sparkling snowflakes, ornaments, stockings, and more.
Your cookies will be boxed up so they travel safely home once they are dry the next day, so they’re perfect for sharing at parties, gifting, or saving for Christmas Eve (if you can resist nibbling them first!). If you can’t make it back the next day for pickup, don’t worry because we have take-home boxes ready for you. (It’s a little risky, but we know a lot of you come from quite a distance!)
This class is a perfect way to celebrate the season with friends, coworkers, or family. Bring your creativity, your holiday cheer, and, if you’d like, a bottle of something bubbly or festive to sip while you work.
✨ Note: This class always sells out quickly, so grab your tickets before they disappear!

BYOB

If you’d like to get into the holiday spirit with something sparkling or spirited, bring it if you like. We have glasses!

ADMIT ONE

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with! Ages 8+ please.

Rules & Policies

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The Grand European Christmas Bake
2025-12-06 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Step into the warmth and wonder of The Grand European Christmas Bake, our most beloved and elaborate class of the holiday season! Once each December, we gather for an afternoon of baking, storytelling, and celebration as we recreate the showstoppers of Europe’s Christmas tables: France’s magnificent Bûche de Noël (ours includes an almost irresponsible amount of chocolate, butter, and cream), Germany’s Stollen, where cinnamon-spiced dough studded with brandied raisins and house-candied orange peel hides a roll of almond marzipan symbolizing the Christ child, Italy’s famous Panettone, a revelation if you’ve never had one fresh from an artisan bakery like ours, and of course our Old World Fruitcake, absolutely loaded with rum-soaked fruit, pecans, butter, molasses, and Christmas spirit.
This is more than a class; it’s a once-a-year celebration of tradition, hospitality, and festive splendor. You’ll learn classic European techniques, discover the legends behind each bake, and take home an assortment of magnificent confections perfect for gifting or savoring yourself.
Since it’s only offered once a year, The Grand European Christmas Bake always sells out quickly. Reserve your spot early, gather a few friends, and BYOB if you’d like to toast your creations with something merry!
$139 per personIncludes all ingredients, instruction, and four classic European holiday treats to take home.

BYOB

If you’d like to get into the holiday spirit with something sparkling or spirited, bring it if you like. Our personal favorite to pair with festive holiday treats is Rosa Regale, but whatever you like. We have glasses!

ADMIT ONE

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with! Ages 10+ please!

Rules & Policies

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Gingerbread Everything Baking Class
2025-12-06 18:30 - 20:45, 2025-12-10 18:30 - 20:45 (America/Chicago)
If you can dream it in gingerbread, we are making it. In this festive hands-on class, we will build indulgent parfaits with our famous gingerbread cake, bake and decorate several styles of European gingerbread cookies, and learn the secrets to assembling gingerbread houses that actually stay standing the first time. Along the way you will pick up piping tricks and decorating skills that make your creations look as good as they taste.
There might even be a little gingerbread-spiced sip to keep the holiday spirit flowing while you work.
Come with friends, bring your creativity, and get ready for an evening filled with sugar, spice, and everything nice.
✨This class is brand-new this year, but our December classes always fill up very quickly, so if you see tickets grab them!

BYOB

If you’d like to get into the holiday spirit with something sparkling or spirited, bring it if you like. We have glasses!

ADMIT ONE

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with! Ages 8+ please.

Rules & Policies

Complete Event & Ticket Policies can be found here. Please read them!

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PRIVATE - Holiday Cookie Decorating
2025-12-13 14:00 - 16:45 (America/Chicago)
This event is for a private party. Want to book your own? Contact us!
Step into a winter wonderland of sugar and spice! In this festive hands-on class, you’ll roll out buttery sugar cookie dough, cut classic holiday shapes, and learn the art of royal icing. With a little guidance (and plenty of creativity), you’ll decorate your own collection of cookies—think twinkling Christmas trees, cheerful candy canes, sparkling snowflakes, ornaments, stockings, and more.
Your cookies will be boxed up so they travel safely home once they are dry the next day, so they’re perfect for sharing at parties, gifting, or saving for Christmas Eve (if you can resist nibbling them first!). If you can’t make it back the next day for pickup, don’t worry because we have take-home boxes ready for you. (It’s a little risky, but we know a lot of you come from quite a distance!)
This class is a perfect way to celebrate the season with friends, coworkers, or family. Bring your creativity, your holiday cheer, and, if you’d like, a bottle of something bubbly or festive to sip while you work.
✨ Note: This class always sells out quickly, so grab your tickets before they disappear!

BYOB

If you’d like to get into the holiday spirit with something sparkling or spirited, bring it if you like. We have glasses!

ADMIT ONE

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with! Ages 8+ please.

Rules & Policies

Complete Event & Ticket Policies can be found here. Please read them!

Have More Questions?

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Festive Fromage Holiday Cheesemaking Class
2025-12-16 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Say cheese to the holidays with Festive Fromage, a merry and delicious hands-on workshop devoted entirely to the art (and joy) of cheesemaking. This is your invitation to trade the cookie cutters for curds and spend a few cozy hours stirring, stretching, and sampling your way through the most delightful dairy of the season.
We’ll start with the foundations of fresh cheese, learning how simple ingredients can transform into something truly spectacular. Together we’ll craft pillowy burrata with its luscious creamy center, then decorate fromage blanc or chèvre in festive style with herbs and spices. It’s beautiful on a board and irresistible on warm bread. Next, we’ll turn up the heat with the ultimate party centerpiece: a bubbling, melty holiday fondue just begging for good bread and good company.
But the magic doesn’t stop there. You’ll also create elegant no-bake cheesecakes in festive seasonal flavors, bake off crisp, lacy parmesan wafers that make every table sparkle, and assemble a stunning charcuterie and cheese board that would make any host proud.
Whether you’re preparing to entertain, to give edible gifts, or simply to indulge, Festive Fromage offers everything you need to make this holiday delicious. Bring a friend—or a bottle of wine if you’d like—and join us for a class that celebrates comfort, creativity, and culinary cheer in every creamy bite.

BYOB

If you’d like to get into the holiday spirit with something sparkling or spirited, bring it if you like. We have glasses!

ADMIT One

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with! Ages 10+ please!

Rules & Policies

Complete Event & Ticket Policies can be found here. Please read them!

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Holiday Open House Shopping Event
2025-12-17 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
Drop by to peruse our fabulous selection of tasty treats and gourmet gifts to finish off all your last minute shopping! Gifts for your nearest and dearest, teachers, neighbors, clients, colleagues, frenemies, and everybody else on your list. Come shop baked goods, teas, chocolates, cookies, stocking stuffers, fruitcake, and dozens of other amazing items. We’ll also have tasty samples for you to snack on as you shop!

Kringle & Krampus Fest 2025
2025-12-20 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Celebrate the season with a festive twist at Kringle & Krampus Fest! Enjoy photos with Santa & Krampus, live caroling by the Springfield Chamber Chorus, hot cocoa & wassail, and plenty of holiday cheer throughout the neighborhood.
Happening inside Culture Flock, at Pickwick & Cherry Teaching Kitchen & Occasional Bakery, with vendors popping up at the corner of Cherry and Pickwick!
Presented by Pickwick & Cherry and Culture Flock. Don’t miss this magical (and a little mischievous) holiday tradition!

Christmas Eve Eve Shop
2025-12-23 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for last minute shopping of all of the tasty things we’ve baked up for you and your favorite people this Christmas! If we’ve still got it, you can buy it — cakes, pies, cookies, the works! Gifts for your nearest and dearest, teachers, neighbors, clients, colleagues, frenemies, and everybody else on your list. Come shop baked goods, teas, chocolates, cookies, stocking stuffers, fruitcake, and dozens of other amazing items. We’ll also have tasty samples for you to snack on as you shop!

Christmas Eve Shop
2025-12-24 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for some last minute bakery shopping and pick up treats for your celebration, or delicious gifts!
If you want to do a little extra shopping for treats, stocking stuffers, or last minute gifts, we’ll have lots of great treats like our fabulous loose leaf teas, marshmallow pops, hand-iced cookies granolas and more! We will also have a number of extra pies, cakes, hors d’ouvres, breads, coffee cakes and more. This is your last chance to stock up on deliciousness for the holidays! If you want to guarantee your deliciousness ahead of time, place an order on our handy pre-order form so that we can all plan ahead. Or just come see what we’ve got!

A Cozy New Year’s Eve in Paris Date Night Cooking Experience 🥂
2025-12-31 16:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago)
Ring in the new year the French way, with Champagne, laughter, and a glorious amount of butter.
Join us for the early seating of A Cozy New Year’s Eve in Paris, a festive nod to le Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre — the French tradition of celebrating with a long, luxurious meal. Together we’ll create a bistro-worthy feast:

Croque Monsieur Tartlets with Gruyère and Mornay
Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad with orange vinaigrette
Steak au Poivre — tender beef medallions in a brandy cream sauce — served with Pommes Anna and Wilted Spinach
Chocolate Mousse with Cognac Whipped Cream for a finale worthy of the City of Light.

We’ll raise a glass to 2026 with a “Midnight in Paris” toast at 5:00 PM Missouri time, right as the clock strikes twelve in France.
Perfect for early celebrators (or those who plan to be in pajamas by ten), this evening is all charm, candlelight, and perfectly French indulgence.BYOB encouraged — Champagne, naturellement.
$199 per couple | 4:00–6:00 PM | Limited seating

BYOB

We suggest a French sparkling wine, Champagne if you’re feeling celebratory (and why wouldn’t you be?) Or if you prefer reds to pair with the beef, a graceful Beaujolais or Pinot Noir. A crisp white like Sancerre or Chablis also pairs beautifully with this menu.

ADMIT TWO

Each ticket admits two people! You don’t have to bring a romantic partner; friends, gal pals, adult kids, parents, anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with is great!

Rules & Policies

Complete Event & Ticket Policies can be found here. Please read them!

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A Cozy New Year’s Eve in Paris Date Night Cooking Experience 🥂
2025-12-31 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Skip the crowds and start the new year somewhere infinitely better — our kitchen.
Inspired by le Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre, France’s traditional New Year’s Eve feast, our late seating of A Cozy New Year’s Eve in Paris is a hands-on dinner of pure indulgence and elegant celebration.
We’ll begin with a toast (Paris has already welcomed the new year, but we’re just getting started!) and then settle in to prepare and enjoy a five-course Parisian feast:

Croque Monsieur Tartlets with Gruyère and Mornay

Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad with orange vinaigrette

Steak au Poivre with brandy cream sauce, Pommes Anna, and Wilted Spinach

Chocolate Mousse with Cognac Whipped Cream — rich, velvety, and perfect for ending a year and starting anew

It’s the best of both worlds: a celebratory night out, early enough to be home before the fireworks, and decadent enough to feel like you’ve already won 2026.
BYOB encouraged — Champagne is traditional, but we won’t tell if you bring a good Bordeaux.
$199 per couple | 7:30–10 PM | Limited seating

BYOB

We suggest a French sparkling wine — Champagne if you’re feeling celebratory (and why wouldn’t you be?)— or a graceful Beaujolais or Pinot Noir. A crisp white like Sancerre or Chablis also pairs beautifully with this menu.

ADMIT TWO

Each ticket admits two people! You don’t have to bring a romantic partner; friends, gal pals, adult kids, parents, anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with is great!

Rules & Policies

Complete Event & Ticket Policies can be found here. Please read them!

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Italian Lunch Cooking Experience
2026-01-05 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for a warm, cheerful afternoon in this hands-on Italian cooking class inspired by the sunny flavors of Italy. In this relaxed midday class, you’ll prepare a comforting and satisfying menu perfect for any day of the year!
We’ll start with Zuppa Toscana—a hearty Tuscan soup with sausage, kale, and potatoes—paired with garlicky ciabatta fresh from the oven. You’ll also make a crisp shaved fennel and citrus salad, a classic caprese bursting with peak-season tomatoes and mozzarella, and finish with a rich, creamy tiramisu.
Whether you’re here for the food, the fun, or the fresh Italian flavors, this class is a perfect midday escape. Buon appetito!

BYOB

We suggest a crisp Pinot Grigio, a floral Vermentino, a dry Italian Rosé, a smooth Chianti, or a sweet Vin Santo to pair beautifully with the tiramisu.

ADMIT ONE

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with!

Rules & Policies

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Clásico Taco Tuesday Cooking Experience
2026-01-06 18:30 - 20:15 (America/Chicago)
We’re celebrating Taco Tuesday some of our favorite, classic Mexican specialties — Street Corn (Elote), Tacos de Birria, Carnitas Tacos, and Tres Leches Cake! We’ll also learn how to make our own tortillas, pico de gallo, guacamole and more! We’ll also be serving a signature seasonal virgin Margarita (BYOB, if you’re into that sort of thing.) And since we know it’s a weeknight, we’ll make sure to have you on your way by 8:15 or so. Muy delicioso!

BYOB

We’ll have the fixin’s for margaritas, you bring your spirit of choice. Or, if cervezas are more your thing, a good Mexican beer is always appropriate!

ADMIT One

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with! Ages 10+ please!

Rules & Policies

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Italian Countryside Date Night Cooking Experience
2026-01-08 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-01-09 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-01-10 18:30 - 21:00 UTC
About This Italian Cooking Class
Step into the sun-drenched rhythm of rural Italy for an evening inspired by the warmth, generosity, and richness of life in the countryside. Imagine the rolling vineyards, olive groves, and bustling village kitchens where meals are crafted slowly, with love, laughter, and more than a little wine. In this hands-on class, you, your partner, and your new friends will prepare a rustic yet elegant menu that celebrates Italian tradition while offering flavors bold enough to make Nonna proud.
We’ll begin with a vibrant antipasta salad brimming with fresh vegetables, cured meats, and cheeses—a lively, colorful start that sets the tone. Then, we’ll dive into the classic comfort of stuffed artichokes, tender leaves filled with savory goodness. From there, the menu continues with a warming white bean gratin, hearty yet refined, and handmade agnolotti filled with black garlic and braised short rib, a dish that balances depth, earthiness, and indulgence in every bite.
Finally, the evening ends on a sweet note: you’ll learn the art of making crisp, creamy cannoli, shaping the shells and filling them with luscious ricotta cream, just as they’ve been enjoyed across generations.
This is more than a cooking class—it’s a celebration of Italian life, designed for couples, friends, or anyone who believes food tastes better when shared. It’s a memorable evening filled with good food, better company, and the timeless joy of cooking from the heart. Mangia!

BYOB

We suggest a bold Barbera, a smooth Chianti Classico, a dry Italian Rosato, a sparkling Lambrusco, or a rich, slightly sweet Vin Santo.

ADMIT TWO

Each ticket admits two people! You don’t have to bring a romantic partner; friends, gal pals, adult kids, parents, anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with is great!

Rules & Policies

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Introduction to Breadbaking
2026-01-10 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago)
If you’ve ever dreamed of pulling a golden loaf of bread from your own oven, this class is the perfect place to start! In this friendly, hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the foundations of great bread baking — from mixing and kneading to shaping, proofing, and baking — and make it all approachable, practical, and delicious.
You’ll learn how flour, water, yeast, and salt come together to form doughs with very different personalities, and how to adjust hydration and fermentation for the best flavor and texture. We’ll work through three basic doughs that can become a whole bakery’s worth of breads: ciabatta, focaccia, baguettes, Sicilian loaves, bread bowls, and more.
Along the way, you’ll discover how to tell when your dough is ready to move on to the next stage, why moisture matters, and what makes a great crust vs. a soft crumb. You’ll taste fresh bread straight from the oven and go home with an armload of your own creations — plus recipes, techniques, and the confidence to keep baking at home.
Whether you’re brand new to bread or looking to strengthen your skills, this class will give you the tools you need for baking success.

ADMIT ONE

Each ticket admits one person, but don’t let that stop you. This is a great experience to share with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, frenemies, and anybody you want to share the cooking and eating with!

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Intro to Bread Baking Class
2026-01-11 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago)
