Are you seduced by French pastries in bakery windows? In this class, you'll make a classic pâte à choux (a French pastry dough) to make a mountain of cream puffs, ready to be filled with a homemade vanilla pastry cream and topped with a dark chocolate ganache. 

You'll make:

Cream Puffs 
filled with Vanilla Pastry Cream 
and topped with Chocolate Ganache

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.

• Sweet Potato Glass Noodles with Seasoned Vegetables (Japchae)
• Spicy Braised Tofu (Dubu-Jorim)
• Seasoned Sesame Cucumbers 

Who doesn't love watching "Great British Bake Off"? We are huge fans ourselves, so we decided to help you recreate the famed tent in your own kitchen! We'll brew a pot of tea to drink together while we learn the baking techniques behind some of the show's signature desserts.

• Victoria Sandwich Cake with Raspberry Jam and Whipped Cream
• Savory Scones with British Condiments and Sharp English Cheddar
• A Pot of English Breakfast Tea (or your tea of choice)

PLEASE NOTE: You will need a standing or hand-held electric mixer for this class in order to achieve the right texture on the Victoria Sandwich Cake…

We at HCNY love ramen, the 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. It will season your kitchen for life.

• Chicken Miso Ramen with All the Trimmings

Knowing how to make a pie is a cornerstone skill. We think it is something everyone should know how to make because it is the truest culinary example of love. You make a pie for someone you really care for.
 
We'll walk you through making your own pie from scratch, and explain how to to work with different fruit fillings, so you can keep up with all the pie seasons (blueberry, peach, apple, etc.).

YOU'LL MAKE:

• A Seasonal Fruit Pie with a Double All-Butter Crust 

We are obsessed with the flavors of Persian cooking, which teems with an abundance of fresh herbs, sour and sweet ingredients, and heady fragrances. Join us as we explore some of the ingredients and cooking techniques that make the brightly hued and brilliantly seasoned dishes of Iran so marvelous to cook and eat. 

• Chicken Fesenjan (a rich stew made with pomegranate and ground walnuts) -- can be made vegetarian by subbing kidney beans or roasted mushrooms
• Steamed Rice with Golden Tahdig (crispy crust) 
• Mast-o Khiar (herby, cucumber yogurt dip)

​Everything you need to know about choosing, storing, sharpening, holding, and using a chef's knife, the most important tool in the kitchen! 

And so you have something to do with all your beautifully-cut vegetables, we'll also cook up a delicious Italian Vegetable Soup along the way. A list of vegetables to have on hand will be included in the confirmation email.
 
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:

* A chef's knife, and
* A knife sharpener; either a sharpening stone or hand-held sharpener.
Please check out the explanatory photos here, so you know what to have on hand.

Stay home this Sunday and knead, roll, boil, and bake your own authentic NYC style bagels! We'll walk you through the whole process, and at the end of class you'll have a dozen golden bagels to get you through the next week. 

You'll make:

• A dozen hand-rolled bagels (assorted flavors)

Spend the evening in the kitchen with the one you love.

We'll make:

Coq au Vin
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

Skip the line at your favorite brunch haunt and let's create a show-stopper brunch at home! We'll show you how to make homemade English muffins, perfectly poached eggs, and a lemony hollandaise sauce so you can craft your own Eggs Benedict or Florentine.

MENU:​
Homemade English Muffins (a game-changer)
Eggs Benedict or Florentine

Knowing how to make a pie is a cornerstone skill. We think it is something everyone should know how to make because it is the truest culinary example of love. You make a pie for someone you really care for.
 
We'll walk you through making your own pie from scratch, and explain how to to work with different fruit fillings, so you can keep up with all the pie seasons (blueberry, peach, apple, etc.).

YOU'LL MAKE:

• A Seasonal Fruit Pie with a Double All-Butter Crust