Casey Weissman Casey Weissman | March 23, 2021 | Food & Drink, Feature,
Tired of takeout? These virtual cooking classes are sure to elevate your culinary game.
French pastry chef Simon Herfray now offers virtual classes from his East Village commercial kitchen, Atelier Sucré, for 10 to 30 people. You can customize the dessert menu when you book, and you will receive a list of things you need before the Zoom event. They’re also offering aft er-school classes for kids and teens to keep them busy, as well as packages of virtual dessert classes.
Eataly NYC Downtown and NYC Flatiron, the popular Italian marketplaces, now off er their Italian cooking classes online. With wine and cheese tastings, pasta dinners and more, you can immerse yourself in Italy from the comfort of your home. Eataly delivers your curated menu items to your home the day before the Zoom class. Beyond learning the details of your food and how to prepare and enjoy, you’ll learn about the history of the cuisine, the producers, the animals and the land that made it. It’s more than cooking; it’s a full Italian experience.
Home Cooking New York’s teaching kitchen hasn’t reopened yet, but that isn’t stopping them from continuing to give lessons. Th rough their virtual classes, they have been able to help people make everything from fish to baked goods to pasta. They off er 90-minute classes for groups as well as private classes. Home Cooking provides a grocery shopping list with specific items you will need, and everything is done over Zoom for a safe, interactive experience.
Exceptional female chefs from all over the world are bringing you flavors from their countries with League of Kitchens, a diverse virtual cooking experience. Travel to Mexico, India, Bangladesh, Iran, Japan, Lebanon and more through small, intimate virtual classes. Th is service is about culture and sharing experiences with these female instructors from across the globe. Th e classes include interactive cooking, a dinner party and a packet with the chef’s family recipes. An ingredient and equipment shopping list is sent to participants prior to the class.
My Cooking Party has online classes for groups large and small. You can pick from an array of dishes for its one-and-a-half-hour dinner experience, the hourlong risotto cooking class, or the shop-on-yourown appetizer or dessert class. Th e most unique experience on off er is What’s in Your Cupboards? Th rough Zoom, a chef evaluates what you already have in your kitchen and helps you create a menu from those ingredients. Th en, in a competitionlike class, you battle your coworkers, friends or family and have an at-home culinary competition.
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