Antonelli's Adult Summer Camp

Antonelli's Cheese House (500 Park Blvd) is just across the street from Antonelli's Cheese Shop (4220 Duval) in the heart of Hyde Park. It's a cozy and comfortable venue for classes, tastings, dinner parties, and pop-up sales of all kinds of delectable foods. In August, they're offering classes in food crafting fun for grown ups.

Would you like to learn about making your own cocktail components, get hands-on experience creating chocolate from the bean to the bar, or discover how to produce healthy, lacto-fermented foods at home? Antonelli's Cheese summer camp workshops feature experts in each of these fields willing to share their knowledge.

• Cordials, Shrubs, and Bitters
Drink.Well co-owner Jessica Sanders will show you how to use seasonal fruits, vegetables, and herbs to make your own cocktail and beverage components. Campers take home a bottle of spiced cherry shrub syrup for creating their own refreshing drinks. Tickets are $60. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2-4pm.

• Bean to Bar Chocolate
Chocolatier Laura Atlas of Kiskadee Chocolates will demonstrate and demystify the process of turning single origin chocolate beans into heavenly chocolates. Chocolate lovers go home with a bar of 70% Oko Caribe chocolate. Tickets are $60. Sunday, Aug. 23, 2-4pm.

• Lacto-fermented Veggies
Hip Girl's Guide Kate Payne will demonstrate how to use lactobacillus bacteria to create the healthy probiotics in kraut and kimchee, as well as how to make seasonal pickles in fermented brine. Class includes recipe and methodology packet as well as a personalized jar of veggies to ferment at home. Tickets are $60. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2-4pm.