Foodie
Amanda Reade run culinary classes for adults and children in her home kitchen.
Amanda Reade By Hillary Haenes
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Photos by Jessica Frey
eaching culinary classes and catering events is not only her career, but it has been a lifelong passion that she decided to pursue after college. Amanda Reade, 39, chef and owner of Oh So Haute Catering, attended the Scottsdale Culinary Institute and graduated in 1997. Now, she runs seasonal cooking classes for both adults and children as well as a summer cooking camp for kids in her home kitchen. “I started doing them because I was asked by friends to teach them, and the response was so great that they just 54
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kept growing,” Reade said about her classes. Each adult class runs three hours long and typically costs about $60. (And the self-proclaimed wine enthusiast likes to include a wine pairing in her demonstrations!) “Cooking is important to me because when kids learn about foods, they are learning about things like health and nutrition, but they are also learning about culture and history,” said Reade. “When kids understand that food doesn’t just magically appear on their tables but is the result of hard work and a complex system of agriculture, retailers and skill at preparing, they grow up able to make better choices about food and appreciate it much more.” To find out more about Reade’s culinary classes and camps, search for her Oh So Haute Catering Facebook page.