Clean Comfort Table: A Gut-Healthy Cooking Class with Chef Melissa Lee

Step into the kitchen with Chef Melissa Lee for an interactive demonstration class built around one simple idea: food should make you feel good, not restricted. Melissa blends her classical culinary training with hands-on wisdom from years as a personal trainer and private chef, walking you through the everyday ingredients that tend to irritate the gut — and the ones that help heal it.

Over the course of the class, you'll see Melissa build a nourishing bone broth from scratch, braise a comforting main, assemble a bright and satisfying grain salad, and finish with a naturally sweet, gut-soothing dessert.

On the Menu

1. Turmeric-Ginger Bone Broth with Root Vegetables

2. Braised Chicken with Kale and Olives

3. Greek Quinoa with Hearts of Palm

4. Coconut-Chia Pudding with Stewed Cinnamon Berries

By the end of the class, you'll walk away with practical techniques for cooking gluten-free and dairy-free without sacrificing flavor, a better understanding of how food affects digestion and inflammation, and a set of recipes you'll actually want to make again.

About Chef Melissa: Melissa Lee is a classically trained chef and graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. Formerly a personal trainer, she brings a practical approach to food and wellness. Melissa has built clean-eating meal plans as a private chef and hosted the social media cooking show Taste Kitchen for two years.