Home Cooking NY Events

Fantastic night! We cooked a delicious French meal with Chef Al and learned essential techniques along the way that we can apply to any cuisine! So many other interesting students there too. What a great way to spend a night. Truly felt like we were traveling the world and living life to the fullest! BYOB :D

I recently took the six-week Culinary Boot Camp for Beginner Cooks at Home Cooking New York and couldn’t recommend it more. With just ten people in the class, we got plenty of personal attention from Chef John, who made learning approachable, fun, and informative. Each class focused on a different topic — from chicken to pasta — and we not only learned essential techniques but also enjoyed a (very) full meal after. Chef John welcomed all our questions and made the kitchen feel way less intimidating. A fantastic experience that's absolutely worth the time and investment! (My few photos — ricotta gnocchi with pesto, pappardelle with meat sauce, beef bourguignon with mashed potatoes, and pan-roasted chicken — do not do it justice.)

Susan's cooking class was a delightful experience! Her warm professionalism and engaging teaching style made the whole day fun and informative. The green market tour in Union Square was a highlight, as we handpicked the freshest ingredients for our dishes. Back at the school, the hands-on cooking experience was a blast. I met wonderful people and learned so much about preparing delicious food. The ricotta ravioli with radish leaf pesto was a revelation - pure culinary genius! If you love cooking and want to learn from the best, I highly recommend this class.

Best cooking classes in New York. I took the seasoning 101 class with all and just wrapped up the building and balancing flavors boot camp with Susan. I can not recommend both enough. I’ve taken so many bad cooking classes in the city where most things are done for you and you’re just following a recipe. This is not the case. In all of these I learned proper cooking techniques and the “how” and “why” you do things a certain why so you can take these techniques home with you. They helped build the foundation of learning to be more intuitive with cooking. Susan was great with how to substitute ingredients for allergies or dietary preferences. Both teachers were wonderful with building community and making sure everyone worked together as a team. I’m looking forward to taking more classes here.

I am so grateful to Home Cooking, especially Chef John. We had my wife’s birthday party and it was just great! The positive reviews are all accurate. We had so much fun cooking and learning and eating. It was a wonderful night and I recommend it highly.

John Scoff's Indian cooking class was amazing! We made three complete dishes, as well as homemade naan bread, paneer and a chutney. We participated in all of the steps of the process, and John walked us through lots of tips and tricks and skills necessary for successful Indian cuisine. The class was well organized, and the group dinner at the end was both fun and delicious! I can't recommend Home Cooking NY and John's classes highly enough!

My partner and I did the Southeast Asian Flavors class with Susan and had such a great experience. All of the food was delicious. Not exaggerating when I say we agreed it was the best Pad Thai we’ve ever had. Susan was so knowledgeable, fun and kind! You learn knife skills in addition to how to make 4-5 dishes.

Such a fun experience cooking with Chef John! I took the Shellfish class and learned so much. I had never done a cooking class before so I was a bit apprehensive, but now I’m planning to take more. The class was also BYOB! Great to do solo, with friends, or with a partner.