'Tis the season for sips, bites, and holiday nights! There's no more festive way to celebrate than with a merry little cocktail party, where elegant appetizers meet beautifully crafted drinks. And this year, everyone gets to raise a glass, whether they're sipping spirits or skipping them. Join Chef Melissa Pelkey-Hass in the CW Kitchen for a holiday appetizer and cocktail party where you'll shake, stir, and sip your way through three festive pairings, learning to make each drink as both a cocktail and an equally fabulous mocktail.

This class is about mastering the art of holiday entertaining, one pairing at a time. Chef Melissa guides you through searing fruit, whipping a silky goat cheese, building a savory mushroom filling for flaky puff pastry, and preparing tender beef tenderloin for elegant crostini. Behind the bar, you'll learn how to balance sweetness, acidity, bitterness, and aromatics to create drinks perfectly suited to your own palate, and how to transform any classic cocktail into a mocktail that's just as delicious. Whether you're hosting a holiday party or simply want to impress your guests, you'll leave ready to mix, mingle, and make spirits bright.

Chef-Prepared Welcome:

• Sparkling Wine with Truffle Oil & Parmesan Popcorn: Kick off the evening in style with a glass of bubbly and a bowl of irresistibly savory, truffle-kissed popcorn.
• Mini Crab Cakes with Champagne-Dijon Remoulade & Chive: Golden, bite-sized crab cakes topped with a tangy, bubbly-spiked remoulade, the perfect elegant party starter.
• Duck Confit Crostini with Cherry-Port Mostarda, Mascarpone & Orange: Rich, tender duck confit meets sweet-tart cherry-port mostarda, creamy mascarpone, and a bright hint of orange on a crisp crostini.

Hands-On Class Pairings:

• Seared Pear & Prosciutto with Whipped Goat Cheese, Honey or Hot Honey, Pistachio & Thyme: Caramelized pear and salty prosciutto top creamy whipped goat cheese, finished with your choice of sweet or spicy honey, crunchy pistachio, and fresh thyme. Pairs with: Rosemary Pear Prosecco Spritz or a Rosemary Pear Spritz mocktail.
• Wild Mushroom Vol-au-Vent with Shallot, Thyme, White Wine, Crème Fraîche & Parmesan: Flaky, golden puff pastry shells are filled with a rich, savory wild mushroom ragout, an elegant French classic for any holiday party. Pairs with: a French 75 or an Elderflower 75 mocktail.
• Beef Tenderloin Crostini with Caramelized Onion, Horseradish Crème Fraîche & Rosemary: Tender slices of beef tenderloin are layered with sweet caramelized onions and a zesty horseradish crème fraîche, a hearty, crowd-pleasing bite. Pairs with: a Spiced Holiday Old Fashioned or a Spiced Orange Old Fashioned mocktail.

All cocktails and mocktails are served as tasting portions.

The evening ends with the best part: toasting the season as you taste every bite and sip you've made, from the first glass of bubbly to your last spiced Old Fashioned. Come hungry, come thirsty, and get ready to make spirits bright; this is the merriest holiday party in Atlanta.

Monday, November 30th - 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Prices listed per person