Cooking with Confidence: Plant-Based Paella
Presented by 4Root's Culinary Health Institute at 4Roots Farm
Discover how technique, spices, and fresh garden ingredients combine to create a flavorful, healthy, and plant-forward version of the traditional paella. During this interactive demonstration-style class, Chef Delaño Lambertclare, Executive Chef and Manager of Top Hat Catering, will guide you in exploring cooking techniques and simple tips to prepare a colorful and delicious take on this iconic one-pan meal. Enjoy a sample of the completed paella and leave inspired to recreate the dish at home.
What You’ll Experience
- Interactive learning experience designed by Chef Delaño.
- Learn the process of layering flavors.
- Proper handling and measuring for optimal flavor.
- A sample of the delicious paella dish
- Conversations and Q&A with Chef Delaño during the demonstration.
Event Details
📍 Location: 4Roots Farm Campus – Education Building: 1101 N. John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL 32804
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 12th | 6:00PM – 7:00 PM
🎟️ Ticket Fee: $35
About Cooking with Confidence
Cooking with Confidence is our introductory culinary health class designed to teach ways to transform your kitchen into a setting for flavor, confidence, and health. This is a demonstration-style experience where a local chef, home cook, or nutrition specialist prepares a plant-based dish while teaching cooking and preparation techniques such as refining knife skills, proper sanitation, or kitchen management.
Guests engage with the host throughout the demonstration, ask questions in real time, and learn key nutrition insights and cooking techniques and leave with a copy of the recipe to recreate at home.
Whether you’re starting your healthy plant-based eating journey or looking for ways to refresh your skills, this event will open the door to more confidence, creativity, and inspiration in the kitchen!
About the Culinary Health Institute at 4Roots Farm
The Culinary Health Institute (CHI) is an initiative of 4Roots in partnership with AdventHealth, Florida Blue, and Gordon Food Service. CHI works to transform community health by advancing food as medicine and whole-person care through education, clinical innovation, and research. Learn more at 4rootsfarm.org/CHI.
Our Monthly Class Series
Cooking with Confidence is our Level 1 class: a demonstration-style introduction to essential cooking skills and approachable plant-based recipes, led by a local chef, home cook, or nutrition specialist.
For those ready to go deeper, we also offer:
- Food as Medicine (Level 2): A chef-and-physician or dietitian-led, three-course demonstration exploring the connection between nutrition and health, with tastings of each course.
- Harvest to Table (Level 3): Our premium hands-on class, where guests cook alongside a chef, engage with a physician or dietitian, and enjoy a full farm-to-table culinary experience.
Each series is themed around a monthly culinary or nutrition topic, allowing guests to continue building knowledge and skills over time.