Coffee Bar: Taste Your Way Through Coffee (October 3)

Saturday, October 3 | 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Harmons Santa Clara Cooking School

Chef Stephanie Cardinal

This is a guided tasting class focused on building your palate from the ground up—no equipment obsession, no overwhelm. We start with what you’re tasting, why it changes, and how to recognize quality (or lack of it) long before you ever brew.

Through a curated coffee tasting, we'll explore how roast, extraction, texture, acidity, sweetness, and balance affect what ends up in your cup. Along the way, you'll experience simple pairings that reveal how coffee changes alongside other flavors, including a seasonal café-style drink created just for fall.

We'll also talk about what actually matters when buying coffee—what to look for on a bag, what to ignore, and how to make better choices without overthinking it.

This fall, we're bringing in a house-made Pumpkin Spice Latte, exploring the balance of espresso, real pumpkin, warm spices, sweetness, and milk in one of the season's most recognizable drinks.

This is coffee, slowed down and made legible.

Tasting Lineup (seasonal):
- Palate calibration - cold brew spritz
- Espresso & chocolate pairing exploration
- House Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Brewed coffee tastings

Chef's recipes and tasting notes provided.

WARNING: May result in sudden confidence about buying coffee beans and arguing with baristas.

Seats are priced per person.

Please list any dietary restrictions in the comment section.

To receive a refund or credit, cancellations must be submitted no less than 48 hours before the class begins. Please contact the school at [email protected] or 435-773-6200 with any questions.