aurora: class

24K-gold quail egg, goat cheese quenelle, lobster, fig, pomme carmelises, vine-ripe tomato syrup, caviar tart, Meyer lemon, langoustine ravioli, John Dory, beef tenderloin, pan seared Diver scallop, piccholine olive oil, heirloom potatoes, chicken fricassee, "wild button mushrooms of the moment" ... tally it up, just the raw materials alone, and the $29.95 lunch at aurora (the foodie boutique starring chef avner samuel) is a steal.

Aurora is also hosting cooking classes one saturday a month, wherein you make dishes from four paris restaurants: L’Arpege, Taillevent, George V, and Alaine Ducasse, with lunch and wine, for $75. The May class is next Saturday, May 21, at 10 a.m.

4216 Oak Lawn Ave. 214-528-9400.