Learn how to make the perfect pizzelles! They’re easy if you have a pizzelle maker and a little guidance from our friend, Susan Bizon. They’re sweet and delicious — the perfect with coffee or tea or a wonderful sweet bite at the end of a holiday meal.
Smaczny—it means tasty in Polish. Kim Krolikowski makes the most delicious Polish food and we’re excited to have her back teaching a class for us. You’ll enjoy learning how to make her incredible pierogis, galumpky as good as any Polish grandmother, and a fabulous dill pickle soup. Of course you’ll eat a generous plateful of these Polish favorites, and we’ll treat you to a Kruschiki and tea afterwards!
We have an incredible teacher for this class. Chelsie has been the owner of the French-themed Promenade Cafe in the Fischer Building for nearly a decade. We thought we’d bring in the best to take you from the fundamentals to the finishing touches of the beautiful French Macaron. You’ll learn the ingredients, tools, and technique of traditional macaronage. Through a step-by-step demonstration, you’ll acquire helpful tips, tricks, and a recipe to successfully create these beautiful cookie masterpieces at home.
Our theme to begin 2026 will be Paint the Year with Joy. There’s no better way to start than with some delicious food and a bit of creativity.
You’ll be greeted with a cocktail as this wonderful evening begins. We’ll be serving and teaching one of our very favorite dishes, an incredible savory tart, loaded with amazing flavors — bound to be on your make-again list! It will be accompanied by gorgeous citrus salad, pretty enough to frame! We’ll finish off the evening with a creamy vanilla bean custard, atop a pool of red raspberry coulis.
Abigail, of Abigail Leigh Designs, will walk you through painting four watercolor recipe cards. It doesn’t matter if you’ve ever picked up a paint brush before, come and paint for the joy of it! A creative outlet is a tremendous stress reliever — and folks from all different skill levels will be there.
Each guest will leave with recipes from our mini-class, the recipe cards they’ve created, and The Watercolor Feast—a beautiful hardcover book that will teach you how to paint all sorts of vegetables, with some serving suggestions featured throughout the book.
This would be a delightful way to start 2026—an evening with friends, learning something new, eating something fabulous, and celebrating the exciting possibilites that the blank palette of a new year brings!
There’s nobody better to teach us about Italian food than an Italian grandma. We just happen to have one in our circle and she’s a wonderful cook. Susan Bizon will teach you how to prepare homemade pasta and a terrific homemade sauce. Tender, flavorful meatballs round out the meal, which will be accompanied by a fresh, delicious salad. A simple affogato is the perfect dessert for this hearty supper. As always, you’ll get all the recipes to take home and you’ll have a generous taste of everything prepared.
Have you taken a few cookie decorating classes and want to progress a little further? Kristel would love to show you what’s next. She’s an excellent teacher and if you’ve got the basics down, this class will be perfect to add some new skills to your cookie decorating repertoire.
Soups are the ultimate comfort food and the perfect pairing with a Michigan winter. Kathy will be creating her delicious, Hearty Chicken and Dumplings Soup - a family favorite in the Magaluk household. Karen will be cooking up her Russian Beef and Cabbage Soup, with flavors reminiscent of stuffed cabbage without any fuss! We’ll bake up some Sixty Minute Rolls from scratch—so easy and SO good. Our dessert will be a homey Sticky Toffee Pudding—one of those incredibly tasty desserts that you can’t believe is so easy!
This is a great way to add some life into your winter cooking repertoire. There’s not much that’s more satisfying than getting together with a friend over a steaming hot bowl of good soup.
All skill levels welcome at this fun class with Kristel—of Kristel’s Cookie Creations. Kristel is a fantastic teacher, the ultimate professional, and she’s great at passing along her skills to you. No need to bring anything, no prior experience necessary. All skill levels welcome!
We’re going to do Galentine’s Day a little different this with a special after-hours shopping event. We’ll start you off with a chocolate espresso martini, an appetizer, and a coupon for your shopping that evening. Shop and sip, then enjoy a bit of dessert. The hours will be from 6-8pm, and you can arrive anytime during those hours. Registration Required.
Kelly Ventura is a local artist who’s gained national recognition. You’ll find her designs at major retailers and boutique collections across the country. We feel honored to have her in the store for the evening. She’ll be selling and signing her new 2026 Tiny Botanicals Calendar. At the end of each month, you'll have a charming 5x7 print to frame, allowing you to create a beautiful gallery wall by year’s end. These 12 original painting reproductions are exclusive to the calendar, making them a unique and special addition to your home. Come in and have a sip of champagne and a tasty bite and take a look at these beautiful works of art. Kelly will be painting an ornament and we’ll have a drawing to select a lucky customer to receive it!
Join us for an evening of creativity and flavor as we blend the art of wreath-making with the joy of seasonal bites. You’ll decorate a gorgeous 24” Nobel fir wreath—a long-lasting evergreen that will stay stunning throughout the holidays. With guidance from Angie of Meri Jo Flowers, you’ll design a beautiful creation with cedar, berries, and pinecones,— finished with a festive bow, and ready to grace your home.
No Extraordinary Experience is complete without something delicious! We’ll serve a tempting appetizer (or two), and you’ll bring home some recipes. A sweet treat will top it off, and you’ll sip on a cozy seasonal beverage while you create.
You’ll also enjoy a playful in-store scavenger hunt. Everyone who completes it will be entered into a drawing for a fun gift.
Bring your best friend, your mom, your sister—or come solo and make some new friends. The atmosphere will be warm and welcoming, the store beautifully decorated, and the windows simply divine. This will be a perfect evening to pause, soak up a little holiday spirit, and enjoy something more meaningful than hustle and bustle.
Tickets are $150 per person. Please let us know everyone’s first and last name that you’re buying tickets for or who you’d like to be seated with. We’ll do our best to split the groups up accordingly.
We look forward to hosting you at this extraordinary experience!
The 29th is the fifth Saturday of the month. You know what that means—our Kitchen Cash Club Members who have earned their Red Bag can bring it in to get 20% off most things in the store! The Christmas parade is also scheduled for downtown Milford on the 29th, so we’re opening at 8am so you can beat the crowds. Don’t miss this last Red Bag Day of the year.
We have some napkins in the store that say, “You meet the nicest folks in Milford”. It’s not just a sentiment to us—after being on Main Street for 17 years, we can confirm that it’s 100% true. Not only our Milford customers, but all the folks who have been so committed to shopping local over the years. As a thank-you for being the greatest customers around, we’re turning Black Friday into Plaid Friday, a celebration of you, the customers that keep Main Street a vibrant, busy, friendly place and the artisans that craft things by hand.
We’ll be celebrating Plaid Friday all weekend long with a few fun in-store specials on some pretty plaid items and as a special bonus, ALL of our Polish Pottery will be 20% off!
Tired of serving the same thing every year? You can still serve the highly anticipated Thanksgiving favorites, but add a little excitement with new twists on some of the sides. Come see what we’re cooking and get a few recipes to try out on the fam! We’ll be using our Olivelle Wild Mushroom & Sage Olive Oil, and our Cranberry Spice Balsamic Vinegar—-both seasonal favorites.
Every year on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, Main Street shops wrap their windows like Christmas presents to conceal the displays within. When the clock strikes 6:30 p.m., the countdown begins! Ten seconds later, the kids get to tear down the gift wrap, revealing delightful holiday displays. Make some great family memories in the Village, and see what unique gifts and goods the stores have to offer.
Ho Ho Ho! How much fun are these! Come decorate these five fun Winter-themed cookies and hone your icing skills before the season is in full swing. Kristel will teach you the basic techniques needed to decorate some super cute cookies in class and walk you through it step by step. This one’s for the adult or teenage cookie enthusiast and will take place on our lower level. Price is per person.
It’s that time of year again and we’re excited for you to join us for festive afternoon in the store. We’ll have a special visitor this year—Trish Ranallo of Le Creuset will be here because she’s helping us celebrate the classic cookware maker’s 100th anniversary. As you probably know, we love Le Creuset around here and we each use it in our kitchens all the time, both at the store and at home. Trish will be there to answer any of your questions, show some of their classic pieces, and introduce a few specials. Le Creuset Dutch ovens truly are gifts that will last a lifetime. Let her help you pick one out that’s just right for whoever you’re buying for this season.
We’re celebrating while embracing a bit of French cuisine. While you shop and sip a French 75, Chef Steven Grostick will be serving some classic French dishes—Beef Bourguignon and a delicious Michigan apple dessert, baked in the tarte tatin — one of the very first pieces created by Le Creuset.
Anyone making a purchase during this event will be eligible to enter our drawing for a gift from Le Creuset.
Have a little cookie and see all the things we’ve got for baking. High quality Madagascar Vanilla, Spritz cookies presses, fun holiday sprinkles, rolling pins, and fun holiday pans will all be in stock and ready to inspire you.
What a fun class for a kiddo and one parent (mom OR dad!) Each parent/child pair will decorate cookies together with instruction from Kristel of Kristel’s Cookie Creations. Each parent and child will decorate their own snow hat and gingerbread man cookies, and each child will paint an apron to take home. Price is for an adult and child “team”, each decorating two cookies. This class will take place on our lower level. All supplies provided. No experience needed —All you need to bring is your enthusiasm. Make some special memories! The price is $65 per parent/child pair.
This class is taught by Ashley McCord—the best of the best when it comes to the Ankarsrum mixer, bread baking, and grain milling. She’s got the skills and this will be an invaluable class if you’re serious about baking bread or if you just want a great crash course on using the Ankarsrum mixer. Here’s what Ashley’s planning:
Basic Whole Wheat Bread Dough - Sandwich loaf, hamburger buns/dinner rolls, and cinnamon rolls. (Yes! — this machine can make a batch of dough big enough for all these items!)
Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies - Just in time for holiday baking!
Homemade Pasta with Meat Sauce - to show off a few fun extra attachments to this incredible machine.
In this class, you’ll learn to use the Ankarsrum stand mixer, the attachments that come with it, and some that are available to order. These mixers are incredible, heavy duty machines, made in Sweden. They work in a different, more efficient way than the ones we’ve relied on for years and Ashley’s class will be an invaluable tool to get you started if you own one of these innovative mixers.
As an added note, if you’re planning to purchase one of these mixers, they can be pre-ordered in the store before October 18th to get their free-gift-with-purchase.
If you need something simple to serve this football season, consider our hearty Chili from Frontier soups, with a side of cornbread by Finding Home. They're both great mixes--super easy so you can watch the game instead of cooking all day. Spread some of our Raspberry Jalapeno Jam on that cornbread to really make it sing! Taste them all in the store from 1-3.
If things are a little dull in your knife block these days, mark your calendar! We’ll sharpen them up for FREE just in time for Thanksgiving! Who wants to peel, chop, pare, and dice with a dull knife? It slows your prep down and it’s just plain dangerous. Bring your knives in, wrapped safely in a towel with your name and number of knives. We’ll get them in tip-top shape for you! The event is free. We will continue our fall tradition of having a donation jar set up for Community Sharing for those who would like to contribute. Make sure you look them up—they’re a wonderful organization made up of terrific volunteers.
No serrated knives, please.
While you’re in the store having your knives sharpened for free, you can cross something else off your holiday to-do list——desserts. Walka Wardell, owner of Wardell Manor Family Farm, makes lovely and delicious pies! Come have a taste of her apple or pumpkin pie and then place a pre-order for Thanksgiving!
Have a taste of delightful scones, crafted from one of our mixes. We’ll be serving them with a spot of our best selling Cinnamon tea from Harney & Sons. What a delightul way to begin the afternoon.
Kristel—of Kristel’s Cookie Creations, does beautiful cookies and would love to teach you to do the same. She’ll be teaching you how to decorate five cookies that evening--a pumpkin, an Autumn leaf, a pumpkin pie, a cup of hot cocoa, and an adorable pumpkin stand! This hands-on class will fill up fast. You won’t need to bring anything but your enthusiasm Class will take place in our lower level.
They’ve been here before —and we’re glad to have them back. These Moms do a wonderful job with all things sourdough. Their delicious loaves and other baked good will be available for sale at Acorn Farm. We love our local businesses!
Last day to place an Ankarsrum order for their special Gift-with-Purchase.
Focaccia doesn’t have to be difficult. This demo will not only give you a little Focaccia instruction and a recipe, it’ll show off our beautiful, workhorse of a kitchen machine—the Ankarsrum Mixer! It’s different from any mixer you’ve used before and it’s a breadmaker’s dream. It will easily mix and knead two batches at a time. Ankarsrum is offering a great gift-with-purchase for all orders placed between now and October 18th. Buy any color Ankarsrum Mixer, get an apron, potholder, towel, yeast spoon, tote bag, coupon for a t-shirt, and a superb bread baker from Reston LLoyd.
There’s been a HUGE rise (very punny!) in bread-baking over the past five years, especially sourdough. We think it’s a pretty great skill to have that can be fun and creative, while providing amazing food for your family. When you’re learning how to do anything, there are always great successes, some mistakes, and lots of questions. Molly O’Neil is an all-around great cook and an excellent baker—-some might even say a sourdough queen! She’ll be here from 6-8 pm ready to talk about bread-baking. Come and ask your questions, get some tips, and have a taste of some good bread and some great dippers.
Sheet pan suppers are a glorious gift to busy parents! Throw all your ingredients in a bowl, mix, and empty it onto a sheet pan. We’ve got a couple tried and true favorites that you change easily to work with whatever you’ve got in your fridge or pantry. Once you’ve got the ratios down, you won’t even need to look at the recipe. We’ll make one for you to taste (and fall in love with!) and send you home with recipes and different options!
If pies aren’t your thing because you’ve never done a pie crust, we’d like to help you out. It’s so much easier than you’d imagine and it opens up a whole new world of dessert possibilities. We’ll give you tips on mixing, rolling, and chilling your dough as well as a taste of a beautiful apple slab pie. Emile Henry’s pie dishes will be on special and you’ll be all set to get baking for the fall season.
Have a great time shopping, sampling, and sipping in downtown Milford. Be sure to bring all your friends. We’ll have plenty of amazing things to taste in Acorn Farm and you’ll have fun at all the participating shops.
Hestan makes fabulous cookware! We could tell you all about it but we’d rather the product do the talking—so come by for our drop-in demo. Top Chefs like Thomas Keller absolutely swear by it and we’re thrilled that it’s available for home cooks like us. We’ll be debuting a new Olivelle Balsamic Flavor that day, as well. The flavor is a surprise but we’ll just tell you that it’s fruity and delicious!
What’s better than homemade soup and bread? The only way we’ve found to improve on these two faves is by using two great mixes that we carry in the store. Both contain only REAL ingredients and they’re good enough to serve to guests. Just be sure to get a little flour on your apron so it LOOKS like you fussed!
We’ll be serving up Chicken Tortilla Soup and freshly baked bread from 3 until it disappears!
If you want to have people over for the game but you don’t want to spend the whole day cooking, we can help! Come in for some tastes and great ideas that are so easy, they’ll keep you out of the kitchen during the game. Fast, flavorful, and fan-approved!
Flirting with this fall weather has made us crave some of those amazing flavors we associate with the season. Marty will be making some delicious mini apple muffins, and you’ll get a taste of some super simple roasted fall vegetables—created with a touch of our Vanilla Maple Infused Olive Oil.
If you’re a part of our Kitchen Cash Club and you’ve earned your Red Bag, you know that any time there’s a fifth Saturday in the month, it becomes a Red Bag Saturday—when you bring in your Acorn Farm Red Bag to get 20% off most items in the store! If you’re not sure if you’ve earned Red Bag status, come and visit us BEFORE Red Bag Day, as Red Bags cannot be used on the day they’re issued.
We've got a delightful demo happening this Saturday! We're making some creamy, delicious homemade ice cream to show off our ice cream makers and we're topping our scoops in a unique way. Many of you have seen our favorite electric pepper/spice mills from Fina Mill---but we want to show a little more of what they can do using some sweet and savory toppings that you can grate onto your ice cream. Come in to get some “grate” ideas and a taste of something nostalgic.
It’s that time of year again. Our 17th Annual Polish Pottery Sale begins with loads of stunning Polish Pottery, hand crafted in Boleslawiec, Poland by skilled artisans. You’ll see a huge variety of beautiful pieces in both traditional and Unikat as well as two one-of-a-kind pieces. We’ll have Christmas and Halloween pieces —always so popular at this event. It’s a great time to add to your collection or pick up a few gifts for weddings or holidays.
The sale kicks off on Thursday from 5-8pm with a Polish Party. Come at 4:30 for a little Polish accordian music, and get ready to polka for the chance to win a piece of Polish Pottery! Once the doors open at 5pm, you can enjoy a wonderful shopping experience, with plenty of staff there to help you find what you’re looking for. When you’re done shopping, enter our drawing and enjoy some Polish food from Polish Village cafe. Thursday is a fun night and will afford you the best selection, a chance to win a piece of Polish Pottery, and easier access into the store before Milford Memories art fair starts on Friday morning.
The sale will last through the weekend. If you’re looking for something we don’t have or that has been sold out, we’ll honor the 20% off if it’s ordered during the sale. Call the store if you have any questions.
It’s that time of year again. Our 17th Annual Polish Pottery Sale begins with loads of stunning Polish Pottery, hand crafted in Boleslawiec, Poland by skilled artisans. You’ll see a huge variety of beautiful pieces in both traditional and Unikat as well as two one-of-a-kind pieces. We’ll have Christmas and Halloween pieces —always so popular at this event. It’s a great time to add to your collection or pick up a few gifts for weddings or holidays.
The sale kicks off on Thursday from 5-8pm with a Polish Party. Come at 4:30 for a little Polish accordian music, and get ready to polka for the chance to win a piece of Polish Pottery! Once the doors open at 5pm, you can enjoy a wonderful shopping experience, with plenty of staff there to help you find what you’re looking for. When you’re done shopping, enter our drawing and enjoy some Polish food from Polish Village cafe. Thursday is a fun night and will afford you the best selection, a chance to win a piece of Polish Pottery, and easier access into the store before Milford Memories art fair starts on Friday morning.
The sale will last through the weekend. If you’re looking for something we don’t have or that has been sold out, we’ll honor the 20% off if it’s ordered during the sale. Call the store if you have any questions.
