A relatively new eatery at the ever-popular Gardner Village is Taste Culinary Boutique, a specialty coffee shop complete with a culinary retail store and a demonstration kitchen where regular cooking classes are offered. Gardner Village and Taste are only steps from the Historic Gardner Station on UTA’s Red line.

Taste’s coffee shop offers wonderful seasonal combinations, and one can find a great variety of coffee, hot chocolate, and juice drinks. One of their specialties is frozen hot chocolate, which is offered with seasonal flavorings and comes topped with a mountain of real whipped cream. Taste also has fresh to-go items including salads, pastries and sandwiches.

The real stand-out feature of Taste Culinary Boutique is their cooking classes, which focus on dishes with a seasonal emphasis and covers a wide range of cooking styles. Examples of cooking classes offered by taste include a cooking with chocolate class complete with wine paring, hand-rolled sushi, winter soups, Asian fusion cuisine, Easter dishes from around the world, and instruction on cooking with quinoa. Taste also occasionally hosts afternoon tea events and cheese, wine and fondue nights. Classes and events range from $35 to $50 per person, and advance reservations are required.

In addition, Taste Culinary Boutique is available for private events including bridal showers, bachelorette parties and corporate team building sessions.