Schnucks Cooks Cooking School, located on the mezzanine level of our Des Peres store,
offers a variety of cooking classes for every level of expertise. The classes include a wide range
of topics of interest to families, couples, kids, and check out our Learn at Lunch Classes. We have
created opportunities for food experiences that will ensure hours of fun and entertainment. Please browse
our schedule for the classes that whet your appetite or fire up your passion.
Interested in taking a class at our Cooking School? Click Here for our monthy agenda of available class offerings!



Gay DeMichele
(Cooking School Manager)
Gay DeMichele learned to cook as a child of a large family, whose mother was an Italian Immigrant. While
her professional training is in Interior Design, her life's passion is food. She owned a
catering company, worked, taught cooking classes and managed Williams Sonoma at Plaza Frontenac, and was
the developer/director of L'Ecole Culinaire, an accredited professional culinary school owned by
Vatterott Education Centers, Inc. Gay's passions are for family, food, and visiting every nook
and cranny of Italy.

Lucy Schnuck
(Culinary Educator)
Lucy Schnuck graduated at the top of her class at the Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park. She has
trained at Pacifico's in Maui under a James Beard Chef, and in restaurants across the country. In St.
Louis, Lucy has worked in Luciano's and Annie Gunn's Restaurants. Lucy's passion is sauces, which
are the pinnacle of cooking, and loves the restaurant kitchen's variety of work.

Nate Bonner
(Culinary Educator)
Nate Bonner is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont. He has worked as
Sous Chef and Executive Chef of Goddard College and at Gabriel's a fine dining restaurant. He has
served as the Executive Chef and Manager of the Viking Culinary School in St. Louis and as the Private Events
Chef for Chaumette Vineyards. Nate's passions are for sustainable, local foods and community support,
spun sugar and Japanese knife skills.
- 09/13/2010 [11am] Visiting Chef Series - Jen Cafferty, Gluten Free
- 09/13/2010 [6pm] Visiting Chef Series - Jen Cafferty, Gluten Free
- 11/01/2010 [11am] Visiting Chef Series - Jen Cafferty, Gluten Free
- 11/01/2010 [6pm] Visiting Chef - Jen Cafferty, Gluten Free
- 10/02/2010 [6pm] New Orleans Bourbon Street
- 10/08/2010 [6pm] Cooking Couples: Chef Scott and Andrea’s Wondrous Kitchen Adventures
- 10/29/2010 [6pm] Duck Call
- 11/05/2010 [6pm] Deer in the Headlights with Chef Scott Drake
- 10/08/2010 [6pm] Cooking Couples: Chef Scott and Andrea’s Wondrous Kitchen Adventures
- 09/28/2010 [6pm] Guest Chef Series: Kim Tucci of The Pasta House
- 10/28/2010 [6pm] Travelogue Through Piedmont and Alba with Brad Brown
- 09/30/2010 [6pm] Feast with Feast Magazine: Visiting Celebrity Catherine Neville
- 10/27/2010 [6pm] Feast with Feast Magazine: Visiting Celebrity Catherine Neville
- 10/04/2010 [6pm] Basement Brewery: Maple Lager

* Classes are subject to all Schnucks Cooks Cooking School policies. If you have questions for the Schnucks Cooks Cooking School please feel free to email us at cookingschool@schnucks.com