Culinary Programs

The Zachry Foundation Culinary Garden and CHEF Teaching Kitchen offers a garden-to-table experience that deepen the connections between gardening, plant-based cooking, and cuisines from around the world. Culinary programming includes experiences featuring the Garden’s in-house culinary team, local guest chefs and horticulturists, cookbook authors, breweries, distilleries, and wineries.

Culinary programming is also available for children and their families using the Culinary Health Education for Families (CHEF) curriculum which teaches basic nutrition and practical cooking skills. The program motivates participants to adopt and sustain healthier eating habits by learning to cook well, eat well and live well.

Featured Recipes

Download recipes written by the Garden Culinary team using fresh produce grown in the Garden.

Upcoming Culinary Classes

Read the Botanical Garden’s Registration and Cancellation Policies for information about member discounts, refunds and more.

Artist of the Harvest

Saturday, May 31, 2025 | 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Have you ever noticed how beautiful produce is?! In the Culinary Garden, it isn’t hard to envision a regal leaf of chard or the fuzzy little orb of an apricot as the star of not only a plate but a canvas! This Saturday, we’re taking […]
May 31
10:00 am12:30 pm

Visiting Chef: Louise Bly

Friday, June 6, 2025 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Amongst the Garden Team, there walks an employee so skilled and knowledgeable when it comes to cooking that the Culinary Team are a little bit nervous for their jobs. From home court, we’re welcoming our very own Louise Bly to teach us about everything crêpe! Louise […]
Jun 06
6:30 pm8:30 pm
San Antonio Botanical Garden
555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX

Hot Hot Heat: Chili Pepper Lecture and Light Bites

Thursday, June 19, 2025 | 6 – 7 p.m. Come join the culinary team to learn about one of summer’s most famous fruits! In this lecture, we’ll be talking all about Chili peppers- their history, botany and cultivation as well as sampling delicious mild to spicy chili pepper snacks including Mango Jalapeño Sorbet, Chili pepper […]
Jun 19
6:00 pm7:00 pm
San Antonio Botanical Garden
555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX

Culinary Passport: Turkey

Friday, June 27, 2025 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. It’s time for another global trip for your tongue and boy will it be happy for this one – we’re jetting our taste buds off to Turkey! Whether you’re a huge fan of Turkish food or aren’t that familiar, this is the right class for you […]
Jun 27
6:30 pm8:30 pm
San Antonio Botanical Garden
555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX

Cocktail Scavenger Hunt: Bitters Bonanza

Sunday, June 29, 2025 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Adventuring in the summer heat is difficult but if there’s a refreshing botanical cocktail to look forward to while you’re trekkin’, it gets a lot easier! Join the Garden’s Culinary Team as we take a botanical tour of our food garden and beyond to learn about […]
Jun 29
5:00 pm7:00 pm
San Antonio Botanical Garden
555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX
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