Hands-On Cooking Class: Thai Appetizers

Join Shankari as you learn about key ingredients and techniques to help you create delicious Thai appetizers. You will make Tom Kha Gai soup that has classic spicy, sweet, and sour flavors, finishing off with a savory umami flavor and creamy texture. Shankari will then walk you through the steps to making perfect cooling spring rolls and a homemade Thai peanut sauce. This is an opportunity to cook with the chef in a small class of 10 students.

Shankari Arcot was born and raised in India. She has fond memories of her mother making all of their food from scratch and when Shankari moved to the states, she continued to have a deep love for her mom’s cooking and became passionate about learning how to make the dishes she grew up eating so she could share them with friends and family. Shankari’s proudest moment was winning the Iron Chef competition at the California State Fair. For the past fifteen years, Shankari has been teaching classes in our learning center, as well as giving guest lectures to the culinary students at The American River College and teaching global cooking to homeschooling families.