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Good Food: What to Eat & Where to Shop

  • Beginner
  • 16 and older
  • $20
  • 158 Grand St, New York, NY
  • 90 minutes

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  • $20
  • Home Cooking New York (Manhattan) @ 158 Grand St Stu 207, New York, NY 10013
  • 90 minutes
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Class Description

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What you'll learn in this food tours class:

Learn everything you need to know about eating well, all culled from a decade of teaching cooking classes and staying up-to-date on the food world.

The Top 10 Things You Need Know to be the best educated Grocery Shopper and Cook

While there is plenty to learn about food from a good cooking class, there is still a lot of food education that needs to happen before you head to the kitchen. First you have to go grocery shopping.

We want to arm you with the most valuable information you'll need to make the best choices from amongst all those lining the supermarket shelves. This is not a class about calorie-counting or low-fat foods. Food education is much more than that. Today's well-informed food shoppers and cooks know that keywords like local, organic, bio-diverse, eco-friendly, grass-fed, humane, wild, and extra-virgin all tell a much better story about the food we eat than its packaging.

But what do all these terms mean and which matter most? That is what we want to illuminate so our students can make the right decisions each time they set foot in the grocery store, farmers' market, or restaurant.

Overview:

1.How to Shop for Produce. Organic vs. conventional; what produce you should always buy organic; why small local farms are often better than "organic"; what is bio-diversity?

2.How to Shop for Meat. Understanding the vast differences between your choices (farm-raised vs. wild-caught fish, grass-fed vs. corn-fed beef, cage-free vs. free-range chickens, commercial animal farms vs. small farms). How to buy eggs.

3.Good Fats vs. Bad Fats. What fats and oils to buy, which to avoid, and why. Why skim milk and low-fat processed foods actually make you gain weight. How to choose a good olive oil and coconut oil.

4.Salt. Sea salt vs table salt vs kosher salt. Hidden sodium (processed foods and beverages)

5. Sugar. How your body processes sugar. Understanding the glycemic index of foods. How carbohydrates = sugar. Complex vs. simple carbohydrates.

6.Understanding Food Labels.How to read a package label: the nutritional information, the ingredients, and manufacturers' claims. What is GMO? And how do big companies like Heinz make "organic" ketchup?

7.Eating Locally. As a residents of the tri-state area, we are lucky to have access to so much locally-grown food. We'll cover why local is best, how to find it, and how to get it delivered right to your front door. Also, what should you buy at the farmer’s market vs. the supermarket.

8.Organizing Your Kitchen. How to stock your refrigerator and pantry so you can cook quick and delicious meals at the spur of the moment.

9. Food Shopping & Menu Planning. How to organize your weekly shopping and cooking habits so you can maximize the number of home-cooked foods your eat; how to shop economically so you can avoid throwing away food at the end of the week; how to safely store ingredients so they last longer.

10. Recipes. We will send you home with a full packet to get you started.
School Notes:

PLEASE NOTE: If you are registered for a “VIRTUAL” class, you can disregard the information below.

FOR NYC CLASSES:

You’ll receive a complete recipe packet and enjoy a full sit-down meal at the end of class with your classmates. Our classes are BYOB, and you are welcome to bring a bottle to enjoy at the sit-down meal (not including our baking or dessert classes).

Our classes are hands-on, coupled with demonstration-style teaching. Everyone is situated at their own cutting board/chef’s knife station around a large wooden work table that accommodates the whole class (10 people max). We work together as a group, with the chef at the head of the table.

We focus on knife skills, preparing ingredients for cooking, and we strive to find every opportunity to offer you a hands-on experience at the stove and at your station, all within the spatial parameters of a single stove/family-style kitchen. We ask for volunteers to assist in all cooking.

Refund Policy

For Public Classes:

We have a firm business days cancellation policy (for credit only) to ensure that we have enough time to re-fill your seat with another student.

Please note: Boot Camps require business days notice to be rescheduled.

While it is not in our nature to say no, we are simply not able to accommodate last-minute illnesses or work-related conflicts. However, you are always welcome to send someone in your place, because we understand that these things do happen.

Classes are not refundable.

For Culinary Boot Camps:

Because of the volume of Boot Camps we offer, we cannot offer make-up classes to everyone who misses a class, as it happens too often. As a consolation we have two options for making up missed classes, provided you alert us ahead of time.

  • Send a friend in your place (and make them cook you a meal based on their new skills, as repayment!), or
  • Opt for our “Plan B” program: You can register for any single class that covers the same/similar coursework you missed, provided it still has an open seat 48 hours before it runs. That way you can take another class and we are just filling empty seats. Please note, this is a last-minute, drop-in option, not something that can be scheduled more than 2 days in advance. This does require that you keep tabs on our schedule to see what is available (the number of open seats is part of every class listing).

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Thank you for understanding!

Reviews of Classes at Home Cooking New York (2,011)

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  • Good Food: What to Eat & Where to Shop

    Reviewed by Crandell D W. on 9/17/2015
    I really enjoyed the class, because the teacher was down to earth. I learned practical ways that I can eat good food. My favorite thing I learned was what food to keep in my cabinets that can be turned into easy tasty meals. I would definitely take a cooking class with this instructor.
  • Good Food: What to Eat & Where to Shop

    Reviewed by Jamila J. on 9/16/2015
    Good class if want to better understand how to read labels when food shopping.
  • Good Food: What to Eat & Where to Shop

    Reviewed by Eliza D. on 1/15/2015
    Amazing class!! The teacher was very knowledgable and passionate and respectful of everyone else's views. Definitely recommended this to many people already!
  • Good Food: What to Eat & Where to Shop

    Reviewed by Emily on 3/18/2013
    The course was great! I learned a lot and would recommend the class to a friend. Jennifer Clair is really knowledgeable, friendly, and altogether a great instructor. I'd like to consider taking one of their cooking classes in the future.
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Students who have taken classes at Good Food: What to Eat & Where to Shop have praised the instructors for their approachable and knowledgeable teaching style. They have learned practical skills such as how to read food labels and stock their cabinets with ingredients for easy and tasty meals. The classes have provided students with a better understanding of how to choose and eat good food. According to one reviewer, the instructor was passionate, respectful of differing views, and highly recommended the class to others. Another student expressed interest in taking additional cooking classes in the future. Overall, students have found the classes at Good Food to be informative, engaging, and helpful in their pursuit of healthy eating. Direct Quotes: - "I learned practical ways that I can eat good food. My favorite thing I learned was what food to keep in my cabinets that can be turned into easy tasty meals." - "Good class if you want to better understand how to read labels when food shopping." - "The teacher was very knowledgeable and passionate and respectful of everyone else's views. Definitely recommended this to many people already!"

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Home Cooking New York

Founded in 2002, Home Cooking New York provides intimate and hands-on cooking classes at their cooking school in downtown New York City. Their students range from absolute beginners to amateur home cooks who want to expand their culinary education.

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