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.

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 a delicious Mango Jalapeño Sorbet. We’ll take a tour of the peppers around […]
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

Rice, Rice, Onigiri

Saturday, July 12, 2025 | 1:30 – 3 p.m. As the Garden celebrates Bonsai weekend, join the Culinary Team as we celebrate our own Japanese treasure, Onigiri! “Onigiri” is a rice ball, filled with anything and everything your heart could desire. We’ll discuss the history of this handheld favorite, make our own using a variety […]
Jul 12
1:30 pm3:00 pm
San Antonio Botanical Garden
555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX

Jam Session with Visiting Chef: Tim Moran

Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Join Chef Erik and Tim Moran with SA Fruit Labs for a summer jam sesh as they talk anything and everything jelly, jam, preserve, etc. Guests will learn the ins and outs of jamming garden fruits and herbs, enjoy light bites to complement their custom […]
Jul 19
11:00 am1:00 pm
San Antonio Botanical Garden
555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX
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