10/05/2026
Private cooking experiences, holiday gatherings, w**e and a better kind of gift.
Give them something they’ll actually remember.
The best gifts usually are not things.
They are the night you still talk about. The meal you made together. The bottle of w**e you opened. The flour all over the table. The two hours when everyone put their phones down and actually did something together.
That is what a gift certificate to The Local Epicurean gives them.
A private, hands-on cooking experience where they make a three-course Italian meal with one of our instructors, including fresh pasta by hand in every class, then sit down and enjoy everything they created.
And because we still believe a gift should feel like a gift, ours is a real paper gift certificate — beautifully presented, ready to wrap and a lot more fun to give than another gift card in an inbox.
Give an experience, not a thing.
Coming in for a class before the holidays?
Do a little holiday shopping while you are here.
At the conclusion of any cooking class, guests can purchase an unlimited number of gift certificates for $20 off each.
One for your parents. One for the couple who already has everything. One for the friends you keep saying you need to make plans with.
Or buy one for someone you want to come back and cook with yourself.
There are a lot of reasons to come through our doors this fall.
Take a private cooking class with someone you have been meaning to spend more time with.
Bring your team in for an end-of-year celebration that does not feel like another office function.
Stop in, wander through the market and explore the fresh pasta, sauces, oils, w**e and things we find and love.
Or grab a seat at our upcoming public w**e event.
You do not need a big occasion. Sometimes you just need a good reason to get out and do something different.
Planning the company holiday party?
Skip the banquet room.
At The Local Epicurean, your team cooks together, works shoulder to shoulder, makes the meal and then sits down to enjoy it.
It works for a small office group, a leadership team or a larger company gathering — and it gives people something to actually do together instead of spending two hours making small talk around another buffet.
Our end-of-year calendar is already filling.
Coming up in Grand Rapids
W**e Passport: Austria & Beyond · $50
Tuesday, November 17 · 6–7:30 PM
Spend an evening exploring one of Europe's most interesting w**e regions without leaving Wealthy Street.
We will taste four w**es from Austria and neighboring Hungary, from sparkling Grüner Veltliner and aromatic Furmint to fresh Blaufränkisch and a Zweigelt-Pinot Noir blend.
Along the way, we will explore the grapes, places and traditions behind each bottle, with paired bites throughout the evening.
If your w**e routine tends to stay in the familiar parts of the w**e list, this is a good night to venture somewhere different.
Featured w**es:
• Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg Sparkling Grüner Veltliner
• Evolúció Furmint
• Evolúció Blaufränkisch
• Biokult Zweigelt Pinot Noir
Featured w**es are subject to change based on availability.
Come see us.
Take a class. Bring your team. Join us for w**e. Wander through the market. Find a gift that creates a memory instead of taking up space.
Whatever brings you through the door, we would love to have you.
The Local Epicurean | Grand Rapids
1440 Wealthy St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616.206.5175
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