This hands-on, skills-based series covers all the basic skills you'll need to feel comfortable and creative in the kitchen.
 
We'll focus on each cooking technique, using multiple ingredients to drive it home, so you leave confident to cook up most any food in your own home kitchen.

Each class concludes with a full sit-down meal where you and fellow classmates enjoy everything you cooked.

WAITLIST:
If none of the start dates work for you, please join our general Boot Camp Waitlist. We'll alert you when new sessions are added. If you don't want to wait, please consider our DIY Culinary Boot Camp op…

When you start with duck, you can't go wrong. Learn how to use every part, from the breast to the legs to the all-important drippings.

• Crispy Duck Breast with Cherry-Thyme Jus
• Duck Confit (legs cooked in rendered fat to lusciousness)
•      over Frisee Lettuce Salad
• Crisp Potato Galettes Cooked in Duck Fat
• Quick Duck Stock

This is the ideal way to delve into the hot, sour, salty, and sweet flavors of Vietnamese cooking. This menu is heavy on fresh herbs, chiles, noodles, rice, and brightly flavored meats and vegetables. Chef Al Nguyen will show you how to properly combine all the dishes to create the perfect bite, every time. 

• Vietnamese Marinated Chicken
• Crunchy Spring Rolls (Cha Gio) 
• Two Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauces
• Rice Noodle and Herb Platter
• Salted Limeade

This hands-on, skills-based series covers the advanced skills that amateur cooks need to take their culinary education to the next level.

We'll focus on each cooking technique, using multiple ingredients to drive it home, so you leave confident that you can tackle these skills on your own.

Our Culinary Boot Camp for Beginners is NOT a prerequisite if you already feel comfortable in the kitchen.

Each class concludes with a full sit-down meal where you and fellow classmates enjoy everything you cooked.

WAITLIST: If none of the start dates work for you, please join our general Boot Camp Waitlist.…

Who doesn't love watching "Great British Bake Off"?

We are huge fans ourselves, so we decided to recreate the famed tent in our own SoHo kitchen, minus the competitive element. Instead we'll drink tea together while learning the baking techniques behind some of the show's signature desserts.

Due to popularity, we now have 2 GBBO-inspired classes. Makes sure to check out our GBBO Cake Week class too! 
Each participant will go home with their own 4-inch Victoria Sandwich Cake and a slice of Swiss Roll to impress family + friends.

• Victoria Sandwich Cake (with raspberry jam and whipped cream)
• Classic…

This class is designed to be the end-all-be-all for your seasoning questions. We cover all of the following, and cook up a variety of different dishes that incorporate these techniques:

• ​Identifying every herb and spice available to you in the supermarket 
• When to choose herbs vs. spices
• Food pairings (what herbs/spices pair well with what meats, vegetables, starches, fruit)
• Medicinal properties
• Where to buy
• How to store

To highlight these teachings, we'll make a spiced rice pilaf, Indian lentil dal with aromatic butter, and fattoush (a Middle Eastern chopped salad with spiced pita chips and fresh…

This class will offer you a valuable set of culinary techniques to move you along in your kitchen education. 

• Knife Skills
• Cooking Meat to Perfection (Pan-Roasted Chicken)
• Making Flavorful Pan Sauces (Classic Chicken Gravy)
• Roasting Vegetables (Roasted Potatoes + Seasonal Vegetables)
• Blanching Green Vegetables (String Beans with Lemon Gremolata)
• Cooking Leafy Greens (Swiss Chard with Lemon and Garlic)

Everything you ever need to know about choosing, storing, sharpening, holding, and using the most important tool in the kitchen. We will have 8-inch chef's knives for you to practice on, but you are also welcome to bring your own knife. 

• Included in the price is a * knife sharpening stone of your own *, which we will teach you how to use flawlessly before you leave. 
• And so you have something to cook (and eat!) with all your expertly chopped ingredients, we'll also make a meal to share at the end of class, usually a minestrone soup or a vegetable stir-fry.

Learn to make some of your favorite Korean restaurant dishes while exploring the ingredients and cooking techniques that make Korean food so invigorating and delicious.

• Kimchi Mandu (pan-fried pork and kimchi dumplings)
• Doenjang Jjigae (richly-flavored stew with tofu, zucchini and rice cakes)
• Japchae (sweet potato glass noodles with vegetables) 
• Kimchi Fried Rice

This is the right time of year to perk up your soup repertoire with the vibrant and warming flavors of Mexico, India, and Italy.
All the soups in this class are vegetarian.

• Tuscan Ribollita Soup with Cannellini + Kale
• Smoky Black Bean Soup with Sweet Potatoes
• Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Apple + Ginger 
• Indian-Spiced Red Lentil Soup with Coconut + Spinach
• Homemade Vegetable Broth

Come see why Julia Child devoted her whole life to this wonderful cuisine.

• Gougères (warm Gruyere cheese puffs)
• Pan-Roasted Chicken with Thyme Jus
• Roasted Ratatouille
• Apple Tarte Tatin with Crème Fraîche

A crash course through the breath-taking array of cooking techniques, flavors, spices, and ingredients that make up some of the world's great culinary regions.

Each week we will explore what makes different parts of the world so unique in their culinary styles and flavor profiles, designed to help you  elevate your everyday cooking with a broader set of flavor-building and -balancing tools.

Each class includes a full sit-down meal at the end so you can enjoy everything you cooked.


START DATE + REMAINING CLASS DATES:

• Tuesday, May 19, 6-9pm + 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16 - Chef Erica Wides

WEEK #1:…

This class will offer you a valuable set of culinary techniques to move you along in your kitchen education. 

• Knife Skills
• Cooking Meat to Perfection (Pan-Roasted Chicken)
• Making Flavorful Pan Sauces (Classic Chicken Gravy)
• Roasting Vegetables (Roasted Potatoes + Seasonal Vegetables)
• Blanching Green Vegetables (String Beans with Lemon Gremolata)
• Cooking Leafy Greens (Swiss Chard with Lemon and Garlic)

We'll cover how to break down a whole chicken into all its parts, and then teach you how use every part of it.
 
We will also demystify what kind of chicken you should be buying at the grocery store and what you need to know about cooking dark vs. white meat. 

• How to Break Down a Whole Chicken (working in pairs)
• Chicken Breasts with Classic Pan Gravy
• Lemon-Rosemary Roasted Thighs
• Homemade Chicken Broth
• Bitter Greens Salad with Schmaltzy Croutons

Ramen!  That richly-seasoned noodle soup from Japan, whose broth should send shivers down your spine with delight. If you live near a good ramen shop, you are in luck. If not, then consider yourself equally lucky enough to have an excuse to make it from scratch, chewy noodles and all. 

• Chicken-Miso Ramen Broth
• Homemade Ramen Noodles
• Crispy Pork Belly
• Soy-Marinated Jammy Eggs
• Ramen Accoutrements (scallions, bok choy, nori, chile oil)

This vegetarian roundup of excellent dishes harnesses the rich and vibrant flavors of the world's great cuisines. 

• Indian Saag Paneer (curried spinach, tomatoes, and caramelized fresh cheese)
• Thai Red Coconut Curry with Crispy Tofu and Fresh Herbs
• Provençal Roasted Ratatouille with Chickpeas
• Greek Spinach + Dill + Feta Phyllo Pies

Learn the secrets to using Indian spices and cooking techniques, so you can make all of your Indian restaurant favorites at home. 

• ​Saag Paneer (with Homemade Paneer)
• Morgh Chole (Chicken and Chickpea Curry)
• Lentil Dal with Spiced Butter
• Cilantro-Mint Chutney
• Steamed Basmati Rice

Come see why Julia Child devoted her whole life to this wonderful cuisine.

• Gougères (warm Gruyere cheese puffs)
• Pan-Roasted Chicken with Thyme Jus
• Roasted Ratatouille
• Apple Tarte Tatin with Crème Fraîche

This hands-on, skills-based series covers all the basic skills you'll need to feel comfortable and creative in the kitchen.

This boot camp focuses primarily on techniques you'll need to create meals firmly rooted in the the vegetable kingdom, along with legumes, grains, and eggs. This course is ideal for vegetarians and anyone who wants to add more vegetables and plant-proteins to their cooking repertoire. (We will be using dairy in some of the dishes, but most of the curriculum is also suited for vegan cooking.)
 
​This program meets every week for 5 weeks.

START DATE + REMAINING CLASS DATES:

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Who doesn't love watching "Great British Bake Off"?

We are huge fans ourselves, so we decided to recreate the famed tent in our own SoHo kitchen, minus the competitive element. Instead we'll drink tea together while learning the baking techniques behind some of the show's signature desserts.

Due to popularity, we now have 2 GBBO-inspired classes. Makes sure to check out our GBBO Cake Week class too! 
Each participant will go home with their own 4-inch Victoria Sandwich Cake and a slice of Swiss Roll to impress family + friends.

• Victoria Sandwich Cake (with raspberry jam and whipped cream)
• Classic…

We'll show you how to make the most delicious meals and only wash one pot, so inviting people over for dinner can be a breeze.

• Bacon-Wrapped Apricots with Sage and Maple
• Pan-Roasted Lemon-Rosemary Chicken with Garlic Toasts
• Braised Pork Tenderloin with Seasonal Fruit Pan Sauce
• Garlicky Broccoli Rabe

Who doesn't love watching "Great British Bake Off"?

We are huge fans ourselves, so we decided to recreate the famed tent in our own SoHo kitchen, minus the competitive element. Instead we'll drink tea together while learning the baking techniques behind some of the show's signature desserts.

Due to popularity, we now have 2 GBBO-inspired classes. Makes sure to check out our GBBO Cake Week class too! 
Each participant will go home with their own 4-inch Victoria Sandwich Cake and a slice of Swiss Roll to impress family + friends.

• Victoria Sandwich Cake (with raspberry jam and whipped cream)
• Classic…