7/2/26 - ELEVATED MAC AND CHEESE WITH CHEF KEN DEMPSEY

Join us Thursday, July 2, 2026, from 6:00-8:00 pm, for a cooking class with Chef Ken Dempsey, Executive Chef of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion.  For this class, Chef Ken will be teaching you how to jazz up your favorite July 4th side dish - macaroni and cheese!  You will learn how to make a velvety cheese sauce, as well as other fun and delicious tricks to up your mac and cheese game.

Classes typically run for two hours, and include all dishes you and the chef prepare.

You will be provided with water to drink, and we do sell soft drinks, mineral water and some other beverages at Eggshells, but you are also welcome to bring any beverage of your choice.  Reserve a spot by calling us at 501-664-6900 or checking out right here in our online store!

If you are part of a larger party, please let us know. 

All ticket sales are final.  Due to food prep, planning, different chefs and food costs, tickets cannot be transferred to any future classes.  You may transfer your seat to someone else for the same date/class.   

More about the Chef:

Executive Chef Ken Dempsey has always had a love of food and art. He learned both from a very young age--when his parents would let him, he would cook dinner for his family. Chef Dempsey attended college for commercial art and worked in the field for several years, but the lure of the culinary arts was too strong and he returned to his childhood love, beginning at Maumelle Country Club. His excellent work & eye for design turned heads and soon he was working at Ristorante Capeo. He has been head chef at E's bistro, the Arkansas Surgical Hospital, and the Russellville public school district. He is now the Executive Chef of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion.  

Chef Ken is married to an AMAZING woman and has a fiery, red-headed daughter to keep him on his toes!  When in the kitchen, he thinks of my grandma Faye the most. He remembers her hands full of dough making biscuits, her sifting through beans to make sure there were no rocks, the smell of cornbread in the oven, and the taste of her perfect sweat tea. He hopes she is proud of him; we are sure she is!