European FEAST (ages 8-14)

Sommelier-founded San Jose kitchen built for private group cooking and team competitions

Savory Kitchen is now called Cultivate Kitchen. Colleen Mahoney opened it in early 2012 at 754 The Alameda in San Jose. She has a cooking background and is a sommelier, and she wanted a Silicon Valley venue where a group could have the whole kitchen to itself. That idea still shapes the place. Wine pairings are a big part of most events, and menus change every quarter, using seasonal produce and cheeses from Greenleaf, a local supplier.