Curating warm-hearted, intimate, and meaningful gatherings through artisanal cooking classes + bespoke culinary experiences
About The Contemplative Cook
Cooking a Beautiful Life.
Artisanal cooking classes and curated culinary experiences with Alissa, The Contemplative Cook, near Creemore, Ontario — inspired by the slow rhythms of the country kitchen.
From hands-on, slow-kitchen cooking classes to beautifully hosted private meals, each gathering is warm, intimate, and centered around connection through food.
Come savour good food, heartfelt company, and kitchen stories that linger long after the dishes are done.
The Contemplative Cook's Kitchen
Hands-On Cooking Classes
Hands-On Cooking Classes
Hands-On Cooking Classes
Hands-on cooking classes designed to inspire the warm-hearted cook in you.
Culinary Experiences
Hands-On Cooking Classes
Hands-On Cooking Classes
Private culinary experiences for the curious, curated by The Contemplative Cook.
In my kitchen, recipes tell a story.
Travel into the quieter places and join the story.
Nestled into a forested hill along the rural road heading towards Creemore, Ontario, you'll find my little home with a big heart, where stories of life and food and friendship percolate and pour with mugs of hot coffee.
These sweet ordinary life moments of chopping and stirring and creating fill My Kitchen Journal with short reflections inspired by our time cooking together, and are the real life, homegrown ingredients essential for a warm-heart.