Potions and Brews: The Healing Kitchen

Culinary Arts

Potions and Brews: The Healing Kitchen

Come in costume and bring your wand to learn the kitchen magic of shrubs, elixirs, and infusions.

Member

$120.00 (any noted materials fee included)

Guest

$148.00 (any noted materials fee included)

Tuition Assistance and Other Policies

Meeting Times
  1. Sat, 10/25/2025 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Sat, 10/25/2025

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Type:
Class, No Prerequisite

Location:
Culinary Arts Studio

Interests:
Cooking

About

Witches and wizards, 'tis the spooky season of preparing for dark days ahead. Gather around your softly simmering cauldron in BARN's kitchen for a costumed potions class. 

We'll cackle and brew three different potions good for your body and soul. A fun night for all! And what's better, you'll go home with the knowledge to mix up magic in your own home kitchen.

Clinical herbalist Abby Rappoport and local food writer Anne Willhoit team up to guide you through the process of a variety of herbal preparations including a convivial berry shrub, a boosting elderberry elixir, and a medicinal herbal infusion. They’ll answer questions you didn't know you had, and bring some kitchen wisdom to your recipe box. A light snack and hot drink will be shared by the group during Q&A.

We're reprising this fun class that includes lots of laughter, a casual, community feel, and many goodies for you to take home. Gather your friends and spend a Saturday night with us in the kitchen.

Eye of newt and toe of frog provided. BYO wand, please.

Allergies and dietary restrictions

BARN's Kitchen is not allergen-free. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions, each time you register for a Culinary Arts class, please check with the studio by filling out this form to see if your restrictions can be accommodated. We can't guarantee to fulfill your request, but please ask! Because allergies and dietary restrictions change over time, we don't store your allergy/dietary restriction information.

Materials

A $30 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all the ingredients you'll need.

Class Policies

  • Ages 15 and up are welcome.
  • Closed-toe shoes are required in the studio.
  • Tie back long hair. 

BARN Policies

Instructors or Guides

Abby Rappoport

Abby, a medicinal plant lover, has always had a deep affection for plants (her first job out of college was as a floral designer). Her interest in using them medicinally bloomed while she was studying for her master's degree in Chinese medicine at the Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, Calif. In school she focused on herbal medicine, and after graduation became registered as a professional clinical herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild. She's dedicated to teaching how powerful plant medicine can be, and is always happy to talk your ear off about medicinal plants! When she’s not working in her apothecary or garden, you can find Abby teaching somatic movement therapy, using movement as medicine to help folks feel better in their bodies. Connect with her at www.abbyrapp.com or on Instagram @medicinegarden_pnw or @movement_breath_health

Anne Willhoit

Anne is a teacher, food writer, photographer, and enthusiastic baker. For almost ten years, she wrote the biweekly From Scratch column for the Kitsap Sun and now freelances for various magazines, including Edible Seattle and PNW Bainbridge. She tries really hard to only make one big kitchen mess per day but rarely achieves this goal. She likes to collect and play with recipes and is always grateful for the seasonal bounty that our island provides. Anne has been involved with BARN since the beautiful kitchen and concept was just a mere gleam in the founding committee's eye and leans on her teaching background to present classes that are casual, hands-on, and build community. Follow her food journey and maybe learn a few things on Instagram @aawillhoit.

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