Bella Cucina is a state of the art performance kitchen inside Pizazz. Our dream of having a space like this became a reality with the help of many people (see more) and we are excited to have the opportunity to teach classes, offer workshops, host team building events and plan private parties in our beautiful kitchen, Bella Cucina!
Chef Rhonda Adkins is our educational director, marking manager and Executive chef. She has a wonderful style of teaching, interesting stories, a wicked sense of humor and makes everyone feels right at home. She is retired Air Force, a blogger (see her blog here), food photographer, a dabbler in graphic design, master gardener, and the list is always growing. Rhonda graduated from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts (one of the top 10 schools in the U.S.) as the valedictorian. She is always learning. We are so pleased to have such a talented person running our “creative cooking center”!
New to our team is Chef Jorge Busso. Chef Jorge works full time at Malmstrom AFB. His energetic and down to earth style of teaching is a joy to experience. Jorge graduated with honors from Northwest Culinary Institute in the heart of the Pacific Northwest. He has since touched the palette of thousands of Montanans. He began with a 3-year Executive Residency at Bert & Ernies in Helena, where he created gastro drink and food menus, competing in local cookoffs and donating hundreds of hours each year to charity events.
We are also happy to have Nutritionist Tasha Hetrick on board. Tasha is the owner of Elevated Nutrition 406. Her passion for food, nutrition and lifestyle was sparked after 25 Years of suffering with chronic health conditions-which led to her to experience the healing power of food. Now she has made it her mission to help others end their needless suffering by empowering them to be proactive with their health and really, their life-for the rest of their life. Tasha specializes in foods for people who have food sensitivities, flavor first!
Our newsletter subscribers get first notification for booking classes before we release them publicly. Don’t want to miss out on a class? Sign-up for the Newsletter and be the first to know. After our newsletter subscribers get a chance to book, we’ll add the scheduling link to our facebook page. We release class sign-up 4 to 6 weeks prior. Typically classes are $100 pp.
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Class dates and menu are subject to change. When booking the class please notify Pizazz of any food restrictions, we do our best to accommodate however in some circumstances it’s not possible. All classes start at 6:00 pm (unless otherwise stated) and typically run 2 to 3 hours. There will always be plenty enough to eat so come hungry. Evening class students, park in the alley behind Pizazz and enter through the back door.
Don’t see a class you want? You can book us for a private party, we need a minimum of 8 students to do a private class.
We develop our recipes using everyday cooking and baking ingredients that may not be specified in the class descriptions, including various fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats, spices, wheat flours, etc. If you have special dietary needs we can usually make accommodations, please notify us in advance as we cannot make changes at the time of class.
Upcoming Classes!
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Music and Food Fest and special events 2024 with Chef Rhonda
- Dates are subject to change.
- Pink items are special events.
January 10 Bluegrass
January 17 Jazz
February 7 Zydeco (Cajun)
February 14 Valentines Day Bourbon Tasting
March 1 Wine Club Event
March 6 Irish Celtic
March 20 Beattlemania
April 10 Mambo Italiano (Adult content…)
April 12 Festival of Colors Dinner (Indian food, dance and color bombs)
April 18 Italian Composers FAF Dinner
May 15 Latin/Salsa
May 22 Knife Skills
June 13 Love Train (R&B)
June 26 Reggae
July 11 Indian dinner
July 18 Wine Club Event
August 7 Pink Martini
August 21 Country
September 6 FAF Dinner/ Eastern European Folk
September 18 German/Oktoberfest
October 9 Japanese (sushi)
October 23 Mongolian Throat singing (Chinese food)
October 30 Knife Skills
November 13 Bollywood (Indian)
November 15 Wine Vender and Food Showcase
November 21 Around Africa
December 4 Hawaiian Christmas
December 14 Lefse
Group Events
Want a special class that’s not listed? You can book a private party for lunch or evening!
How to book:
- Reservations for this kind of delicious event requires at least 8 people (or the equivalent in payment)
- You must fill out our Bella Cucina Private Party Booking Form and either bring it to Pizazz or email it directly to Chef Rhonda.
- Rhonda will contact you to confirm the date and time, then devise a custom menu just for you.
- Prices for lunch start at $20 and dinner start at $85.
- Private parties can come with instruction or we’re happy just to host the meal.
- All private parties have a 20% gratuity added.
We develop our recipes using everyday cooking and baking ingredients that may not be specified in the class descriptions, including various fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats, spices, wheat flours, etc. If you have special dietary needs we can usually make accommodations, please notify us in advance as we cannot make changes at the time of class.
We look forward to seeing you!