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Join us in the Lab in Cambridge or online to take deep dives into the world of spices, spice blending, and cooking.
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Treat your group to a sensory experience! Our team of experts can bring the world of spices to your personalized event.
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Local, like-minded businesses put up shop in our Lab for an afternoon! These open-house style events are free to attend.
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"Sesame" Cookbook Author Event & Book Signing
May 5, 7-8:30PM (FREE)
Join us for a conversation all about sesame with debut cookbook author and founder of Seed + Mill in New York, Rachel Simons. Rachel's new book, Sesame: Global Recipes + Stories of an Ancient Seed is more than a cookbook - it's an exploration of culture and migration and a singular seed's ability to bring people together over a diverse and lively table. Rachel will share her insights about sourcing the best sesame seeds, how Seed + Mill's halva and tahini is made, the storied history of how sesame has travelled and is beloved all over the world and her favorite recipes from the cookbook.
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Costa Rican Spices:
Health & Healing with Cinco Ramas's Geri Brown
May 15, 6-8PM (Tickets: FREE)
Immerse yourself in the world of Costan Rican spices and learn about their intricacies, flavors, uses, and healing properties with regenerative spice farm owner Geri Brown!
Geri will share a variety of fresh spices from her farm in Costa Rica to smell and taste while discussing how each can be used to heal. Join us and learn more about how Thai Ginger, Lemongrass, Hibiscus Flower, and the "3 Queens" (Ginger, Turmeric and Black Pepper), can be use not only to bring more joy and flavor into your meals and drinks but to heal a variety of health conditions.
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The Art of Spice Blending -
SPECIAL EDITION Moroccan Class
May 29, 6-8:30PM (Tickets: $107.59)
Ready for some serious spice exploration? Delve into the enchanting world of spice blending in this SPECIAL EDITION of our most popular class with Claire Cheney, Curio's founder! This class will be centered around Morocco, with proceeds going to the Rose Oasis Project - our latest fundraising initiative in support of the community of women farmers growing Damask roses, spices, and herbs in the Vallée Dades Mgoune of Morocco.
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Testimonials
Great experience!
The class is informative and encouraged me to cook more! Thank you very much!
- Linh G.
Class was SO fun and informative!
I’m so excited to try my blend. I feel like I already have a better understanding of how to use spices!
- Videi
Great, fun, interactive class.
Enjoyed learning about spices and how a blend is created!
- Faris
Classes & Events
At Curio, we strive to empower curious cooks and strengthen our communities through classes, book talks, and pop-up events.
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THE LAB AT CURIO
The Curio Lab is a multi-use event space. A pop-up is a great way to sell and sample your products while introducing your business to others.
To learn more about pop-up events, read our helpful guide. Or, reach out to us to get started.
Education is part of our mission, and we take pride in crafting a delightful sensory experience for you and your group.
To get started, please fill out our Private Class Intake Form.
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The Lab @ Curio Cambridge
Store Hours
Sunday: 11-6
Tuesday-Friday: 11-7
Saturday: 10-7
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