Here’s what’s shaking this week at the Carriage House:
Hearty Healthy New Year Recipes – Chef Ashley Chen Demonstration Class
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, January 7 • $60 per person
Keep your new year resolutions by making your healthy foods tasty too. Chef Ashley Chen will show you how to make candied roasted almonds, a hearty one-pot chicken cacciatore, arugula salad with fresh apples, goat cheese, and citrus vinaigrette, and for dessert, chocolate meringue topped with fresh fruit flavored with lemon zest and mint.
Visit the event page to reserve your spot.
Coming soon to the Carriage House:
Menus for the Special Occasion Gourmet with Judith Baigent King from Culinary Concepts
6 – 9 p.m. Tuesday, January 17 • $60 per person
Chef Judith Baigent King will teach the final class in the series of three focused on taking the stress out of holiday entertaining. This one is focused on comfort food, which you deserve after wrapping up the season.
- Roasted pepper, perlini and arugula salad with fresh mint dressing
- Cornish game hens with dried fruit and honey
- Creamy polenta
- Sautéed zucchini with preserved lemon
- Passionfruit panna cotta with ‘bubble bombs’ and cardamom crescent cookies
Visit the event page to reserve your spot.
Valentines Day Couples Class – Demo & Dinner with Chef Janos Wilder
5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 24 • $100 per person plus tax and gratuity

Chef Janos Wilder shares his favorite dishes for a romantic Valentine’s Day four-course dinner.
Visit the event page to reserve your spot.
Don’t forget: Sign up for any 5 classes and the 6th is “on the house!”
For more information, visit carriagehousetucson.com.
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Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.















