From our team at Passion for Spices™, we want to wish you a very happy, healthy, and prosperous new year. 2025 brought us together with many new students, chefs, and other partners that have helped our brand thrive, and we are looking forward to a year of even more growth and new opportunities ahead in 2026!
A Look Back on 2025
Our most exciting accomplishment from 2025 was celebrating the 15th anniversary of Passion for Spices™ in June! We gathered with family, friends, business partners, and community members at a special event to commemorate this momentous occasion, and it brought us immense joy to see so many of our supporters join us to help celebrate our success and growth over the years. We are thankful for everyone who continues to engage with our brand.
15th Anniversary Celebration
June 2025
We are grateful for all of the new and returning students who joined us in the kitchen in 2025. From weekly classes to corporate team building events, summer camp, and special events, it is our honor to share the joy of cooking with you. Food is powerful in its ability to not only physically sustain us, but boost our mental and emotional health as well. When we gather in the kitchen and around the table, we create connections, memories, and share stories, strengthening our connections with each other.
In 2025 we hosted birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, private family parties, corporate team building events, and many more special events in our kitchen, in addition to our themed weekly classes. We love hosting such memorable events and being able to share in your joy with you and your loved ones as you gather together in our kitchen. We look forward to many more special events in 2026! Here's a peek at some of our 2025 events.
Highlights from 2025 Classes with Award Winning Chef Kathleen Sanderson
Spice Up Your Spring at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Spring 2025
Summer Camp
June/July 2025
Calvary Autumn Luncheon
October 2025
Holiday Celebrations
December 2025
What’s Ahead in 2026
Looking ahead to 2026, we are excited for the return of our popular Winter Season After School Cooking Program (on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January and February) and our summer camp, two of our favorite programs of the year. Working with young chefs through Passion for Spices™ is so rewarding, as we observe firsthand the benefits of teaching kids and teens these essential skills at a young age. Through these programs, we hope to encourage healthy habits and inspire a sense of curiosity and creativity in the kitchen that our students can carry with them throughout the rest of our lives.
In 2026 we are excited to continue to expand our cooking class offerings to include a wider variety of cuisines and other specialty classes and workshops, such as baking techniques. Click here to check out our calendar and see what we have coming up. We are proud to be a wellness ambassador for the community, showcasing local ingredients and sustainable cooking methods. Our cooking classes are fun and unique opportunities to spend time with family and friends, get out of the house for a fun date night, and also to meet new people who share a love of cooking!
Our corporate team building classes remain one of our main pillars and offerings here at Passion for Spices™. These events are wonderful opportunities for professionals to come and enjoy an exclusive culinary journey while bonding with colleagues outside of the office. Our trained chefs will provide an informative cooking class and help to build and inspire a strong foundation for a healthy lifestyle. Click here to learn more about our corporate team building events.
We are also thrilled for the launch of our culinary travel program in 2026, a unique opportunity for foodies and travelers alike to enrich their culinary education beyond our kitchen in Summit. Participants will be fully immersed in food and culture through cooking classes and demonstrations, market tours, winery visits, and more, in one of our chosen destinations abroad. We are excited to explore the Blue Zone and Finger Lakes cultures with students through this program. We hope to be able to share more information on this program very soon. Stay tuned!
To all of our students, chefs, corporate partners, community stakeholders, and friends, we are grateful for your continued support of Passion for Spices™. Our success would not be possible without you. Here's to a year filled with more time around the table with friends and family, breaking bread and making memories together. See you in the kitchen!
Sincerely,
The Passion for Spices™ Team
The Three Featured Pillars at Passion for Spices™
Curated Culinary Experience
Organic & Kosher Spices
Food & Culture Travel (Launching Soon)
Curated Culinary Experiences
Our cooking classes and events are curated culinary experiences, showcasing a variety of cuisines from around the world, including Mediterranean, Latin, Asian, and more. Here is what you can expect when you join us for one of our unique cooking classes:
Organic and Kosher Spice line:
Our organic spices are a welcome addition to any culinary adventure, regardless of genre. Our two spices, Keralan Curry and Kashmiri Garam Masala are available.
Keralan Curry
Great for grilling meat, seafood, poultry, and veggies. Use this versatile spice blend at cookouts, this earthy and smokey blend will turn every backyard barbecue into a celebration. Use it in the kitchen everyday for grilling, braising, soup, salads, and roasting.
Kashmiri Garam Masala
Kashmiri Garam Masala is great for grilling lamb, poultry, and veggies. Also, try the spice in pies, cookies, and cakes. This aromatic spice blend could be used in many baking, sweet and savoury dishes.
Passion for Spices™ offers a perfect gift for upcoming holidays, a gift of cooking for you and your loved ones. The gift card can be redeemed for the spices and the exclusive culinary events.
Here are two complimentary recipes for the holidays that you can make and enjoy at home.