Basic Cooking Classes in NYC, New York

Join Reva Castillenti, award-winning baker, for an overview on baking bread at home. Making bread at home is easier than it looks. This class is ideal for beginner bread lovers who want to learn about basic fermentation science, gluten formation, baker's percentages, proofing, and yeast. Students will make olive oil rolls and honey oat loaves....

The desserts featured in this class are both rich in flavor and culinary techniques. You'll learn how to make a foolproof flaky pie crust, beat and fold egg whites, choose the best baking chocolate, perfect whipped cream, and pipe perfect pate au choux pastry dough. Menu: Flourless Chocolate Cake Individual Fruit Pies (includes Perfect Pie Crust...

There’s nothing like fresh baked bread! Welcoming beginner and intermediate bakers and just about everyone in the world who loves bread, learn the basics of bread making from our Artisan Bakers. Learn basic tips on ingredient selection, kneading, baking times and more, for a user friendly understanding of bread baking and techniques. After...

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)...

You love to eat it, now make it yourself! Learn the necessary ingredients and equipment, where to buy them and then roll, roll, roll! We focus on norimaki: uramaki temaki gunkan maki using vegetables tuna salmon fish roe All classes are complimented with local beer and wine. For our Sushi Basics class we even throw in some local sake!...

Take control of cocktail hour!  Learn how to assemble your own bar at home, and create top-shelf concoctions in a fun, interactive setting. Your professional instructor will explain how to select the right glassware, prepare garnishes, stock your bar, and improvise on the fly. Each student will be paired with a fellow mixologist, so get ready...

Learn a classic vanilla and chocolate cupcake recipe, plus a classic whip cream.  Transform these delightful cupcakes into strawberry short cake cupcakes and black forest cupcakes!  Take home 8 cupcakes in a bakery box. Basic Skill Workshops: This skill level requires you to have knowledge of measuring, mixing and can follow multi step...

Introduction to basic cupcake decoration. Students will learn how to decorate the cupcakes with fondant and gumpaste. They will also learn how to make a rosette design on top of the cupcake using a pastry tip and pastry bag. Students will take their beautiful cupcakes back home with them.  Note: Everything necessary to participate in the class...

There's more to blending tea than simply tossing herbs together. Nancy MacNamara—whose teas are a perennial favorite at NYBG's Farmers Market—will discuss the flavor profiles of various dried leaves, roots, barks, fruits, flowers, and berries, as well as how to combine these ingredients with a base of black, green, or herbal tea. You'll sample...

Come learn about the sweeter side of bread baking! In this crave-worthy class, our Artisan Bakers share surprisingly simple methods for producing rich buttery Brioche and deliciously delicate Challah. Create hands-on classic braided shapes and much more! Your fragrant, golden, loaves will be the absolutely “toast” of the town! After...

In Basic Knife Skills, you’ll learn our “spider walk,” how to make your knife “sing,” the best way to cut an onion, and how to elegantly undo a chicken joint.  We don’t focus on superfluous technique; we teach balance, cadence, posture, and grip, guiding you in practice, hand over hand. Like in all of our classes, you’ll get focused,...

Optional 1-hour session at no extra charge to practice knife skills 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Menu for November 12th class: Roasted Organic Chicken with Dried and Fresh Herbs Broiled Salmon with Chive Butter Whipped Fall Squash Steamed Broccoli with Sautéed Garlic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Menu for December 10th class: Herb...

Learn how to make buttercream, level, score, fill and frost a 7-inch round cake.  Garnish with a simple border and take home in a bakery box Basic Skill Workshops: This skill level requires you to have knowledge of measuring, mixing and can follow multi step directions independently and without assistance, must be able to read and...

After you’ve tackled these fundamental cooking techniques, there is no limit to the variation of plant-based meals you can make. Knife Skills Cooking Legumes (preparing and highly-seasoning chickpeas, white + black beans, and lentils) Preparing Grains (polenta, farro, quinoa, and rice) Roasting Vegetables (roasted seasonal...

Learn how to cook fish perfectly. Basic Cooking for Easy Home Cooked Meals Menu:  Sautéed Nantucket Scallops (Northeastern delicacy) Halibut Oreganata Braised Escarole with Garlic Poached Pears with Cherries in a Port Wine Reduction