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Crostatas: the Hand-Held Picnic Pies!


Adult Classes and Activities / Cook -
Summer 2026

Anytime's a good time for pie, but summertime, with its explosion of beautiful fruit, is the best time of all. Yes, but: summer fruits and berries for pies—peaches, plums, nectarines, mangoes, sour cherries, apricots, pluots, blueberries, raspberries, &c.—are challenging to bake well because most of them are so juicy. That's where the crostata shines! Its thicker crust and open face makes it the perfect fruit pie for casual entertaining: picnics, patio gatherings, tail gating.

You'll make a 10" crostata filled with summer goodness to take home, so bring an open cardboard box (no plastic--it will steam your pie!) to carry home your treasure. Food costs are included in your class fee.

Janice Grover

JAN ZITA GROVER has cooked, catered, run a professional kitchen, and taught classes for 30 years. An historian by training, she is particularly interested in the cuisine of other countries and the foods eaten by early settlers. Growing up in San Francisco, Jan was exposed to the food traditions of many Asian and European cultures. She loves teaching the basic techniques so people can improvise joyfully and skillfully on their own. In 2008, she created the “3 Days, 3 Ways” program of thrifty recipes for St. Paul's Mississippi Market. 

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Program Center : Food lab
Monday, Jul 20
6:00 - 9:00 PM

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Min Age   15 yr.

Price: $ 59 00