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Karen Lee

Teaches at Karen Lee Cooking

Karen Lee is a professional chef and culinary instructor and author. She has written several notable cookbooks, among them “The Occasional Vegetarian”. Her catering skills range from Italian to Indian cuisine. Aside from traditional catering, Karen also offers teaching classes and private dinner parties. Karen Lee: "I use organic vegetables, fruits, grains, eggs and nuts; they taste better and are better for you. I personally shop for each class, hand selecting each ingredient. I interview every peach. As a result the quality of ingredients we use in class are the very best available in New York City, and the resulting dinner or lunch is as delicious as it is healthy. Behind every great meal is a great shopper and that’s me!"

Reviews of Karen Lee

(62 Reviews)
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Craig D. on 3/10/2024
    Karen was fantastic! A really great, thorough class with lots of great tips, techniques, and information shared afterwards. Both a great time and great learning experience
  • Italian Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Michael F. on 2/5/2024
    Karen was outstanding! Knowledgable and a delicious meal - altogether a great experience.
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Robert L. on 1/23/2024
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Linda H. on 1/22/2024
    great teacher! so full of knowledge and experience had great fun
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Barbara R. on 1/22/2024
    Such a fun evening. Good company, great food, and very educational! Instructor was a bundle of energy and answer every question tossed her way. Learned more in this cooking class than three times anywhere else
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Ava B. on 1/22/2024
  • Chinese Menu

    Anonymous review on 12/3/2023
    I really enjoyed this class! Karen was terrific! Dana
  • Basic Cooking

    Anonymous review on 10/25/2023
    Hi, I signed up for this class with my boyfriend. There were a few things we didn't anticipate: 1. The class was in someone's apartment-we thought would be at a public space, not someone's apartment 2. There were no individual cooking stations. We basically watched what others were doing and the supposed to cram into her tiny kitchen. I signed up late for this class, so I appreciate being let in. But was not what I had anticipated and the cost did not justify the experience. We left about 90 minutes into a 4 hour class.
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Louis G. on 10/23/2023
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Marc C. on 10/22/2023
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Joan S. on 10/22/2023
    Miss Karen Lee is a knowledgeable and amazing at what she does. Would recommend her cooking class to everyone even if you already know how to cook she gives you little insight tips
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Sean B. on 6/4/2023
    Karen is a delight, she's flexible with time and/or menu prep, very knowledgeable from her extensive time abroad and I highly recommend her class to anyone
  • Day Time Monday Cooking

    Reviewed by Hannah C. on 12/16/2022
    Karen was so kind and inviting when I arrived to join a group of her and many of her regular students. She was patient and informative and made the experience fun, collaborative and educational! I will absolutely be back to learn more!! Cannot recommend enough!
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Michelene D. on 3/14/2021
    Great teacher, great listener and communicator and also a great cook who put value in healthy food.
  • Chinese Menu

    Reviewed by Grace P. on 2/5/2021
    Karen Lee is an excellent, informative teacher. Karen’s recipes are really good and her class is very enjoyable. You have a pro in Karen as your teacher.
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Anonymous review on 6/14/2020
    Great class! Easy to follow recipes and the instructor explained everything extremely well. I didn’t even feel a need to ask any questions. It was thorough but still simple to do.
  • Virtual Grilling Cooking Class via Zoom

    Reviewed by adib A. on 6/8/2020
    Karen Lee was fantastic. I learned a lot. She took care of all the details, and when she had some time to spare, she answered questions that the students were interested in. Bravissima! BlueBeard man!
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Amy M. on 5/8/2020
    Perfect!!
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Anonymous review on 5/8/2020
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Deanna B. on 11/19/2019
    Thoroughly enjoyed course and learned so much - can’t wait to try out recipes myself:)
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Anonymous review on 11/10/2019
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Hai N. on 11/10/2019
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Anonymous review on 5/13/2019
    Wonderful experience. It was fun, but more importantly, we left feeling more inspired to cook and took with us skills and tips that we immediately implemented the next day. We actually cooked pretty much all day making meals for the week. Karen is a great teacher who clearly wants her students to learn and enjoy her class.
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by David A. on 5/12/2019
    Excellent teacher, fun class and great food!
  • Asian Menu

    Reviewed by Sharlene D. on 3/10/2019
    It was a pleasure learning from Chef Karen. She really had the class learning everything hands on. She even teaches the importance of (where, where not and why) when purchasing fish . The importance of ginger and mushrooms for you health. I plan to take many more of her classes.
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Anonymous review on 2/17/2019
    Karen was excellent and meeting everyone was a blast.
  • Day Time Wednesday Cooking

    Reviewed by Irit A. on 1/17/2019
    Was great!!!!
  • Basic Cooking

    Anonymous review on 11/15/2018
    Karen Lee is an amazing teacher and amazing chef. Small, hands-on class was just what I needed.
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Rudy R. on 9/27/2018
    Karen is the best, l m cooking a lot, yesterday was the best class of cooking fresh fish with all the Infos. and details, nobody can do it bother, she is also a very nice person. Rudy Rieser
  • Day Time Wednesday Cooking

    Reviewed by Bill Y. on 5/21/2018
    Throughly enjoyed this class! Karen is a great teacher, nice person and has terrific recipes which the group enjoyed preparing and eating. I will do this again.
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Crystal A. on 5/17/2018
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Rafeena A. on 5/16/2018
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Anonymous review on 5/14/2018
    Subject, preparation, Karen and her assistant Denise were all great. We wish it had been a little more participatory.
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Jennifer D. on 5/13/2018
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Marisol H. on 3/25/2018
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Nicholas T. on 3/11/2018
    What a course! Karen is an extremely impressive chef and wonderful teacher. I had a blast learning how to cook fish perfectly, and asking detailed cooking questions throughout. I really liked how the course focused on a few well-rounded dishes and Karen took the time to explain each step of each recipe. I enjoyed tasting the food as we made it rather than eating everything at the end of the course. I would definitely take another course with Karen. I highly recommend her!
  • Valentine's Day Menu

    Reviewed by Daniel L. on 2/15/2018
    Karen Lee is as refreshing as the food she teaches and cooks. This Valentine's dinner cooking date was one for the books!
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Rob R. on 2/11/2018
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Stephen H. on 1/31/2018
  • Basic Cooking

    Reviewed by Andrea B. on 11/16/2017
    Great class. Incredible variety of food. Karen very knowl dgeable about cooking and spices. Everything concerning food. On the other hand I would have done better with three hours and less variety.
  • Chinese Menu

    Reviewed by Beth K. on 11/13/2017
    Karen is a gem!
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Reviewed by Cynthia S. on 11/12/2017
    Wonderful evening with Karen, a fabulous chef and teacher. She’s kind, instructive and created a memorable evening for all of us. We will definitely return to learn and to taste her amazing dishes. She emphasized healthy eating and chose outstanding fish for us to cook and enjoy. We learned so much while having fun. Loved her.
  • How to Make Fish Perfectly

    Anonymous review on 11/12/2017
    The class was great. Karen is wonderful.
  • Chinese Menu

    Reviewed by kevin c. on 3/15/2017
  • Chinese Menu

    Reviewed by kathy w. on 3/13/2017
  • Day Time Wednesday Cooking

    Anonymous review on 3/9/2017
  • Day Time Wednesday Cooking

    Reviewed by diana l. on 3/9/2017
  • Valentine's Day Menu

    Reviewed by Jose P. on 2/22/2017
    It was an amazing course. The food was fantastic, and the instructor was amazing. Karen, had an amazing into the food she was cooking. She gave great and helpful tips and tricks. It was a lovely time.
  • Valentine's Day Menu

    Reviewed by Samantha P. on 2/16/2017
    Karen was an amazing host and teacher. She is passionate about what she does, loves food, and all of the accessories you need in the kitchen to make a good meal, and provided a fun atmosphere to cook and chat with other class participants. The food we made was simple, yet the techniques we learned were really eye opening (even as someone who cooks avidly and watches food network). Everything tasted delicious, although my favorite for sure was the salmon appetizer dish and wild mushroom pasta! Karen's knowledge on the food prep, food selection, brands, and teach ability were great! My only request would be to have an overview at the beginning of the class time as to how the whole meal would be assembled, so I was a little more aware of the process. But seriously great time and great food!
  • Saturday Morning Cooking

    Reviewed by Gustavo A. on 1/21/2017
    Wonderful cooking experience at Karen's place!!
  • Chinese Menu

    Reviewed by John M. on 1/16/2017
  • Chinese Menu

    Reviewed by Thomas M. on 1/16/2017
  • Chinese Menu

    Anonymous review on 1/16/2017
  • Chinese Menu

    Reviewed by linda s. on 1/16/2017
    It was a great class. Karen was terrific and we totally enjoyed ourselves.
  • Chinese Menu

    Reviewed by Susan S. on 1/16/2017
    fantastic class! Karen Lee is an amazing teacher. She teaches so much above and beyond Chinese cooking -- sharing her wealth of knowledge about ingredients, tools, techniques. We've already signed up for another class!
  • Day Time Wednesday Cooking

    Reviewed by maxine a. on 6/3/2016
  • Day Time Wednesday Cooking

    Anonymous review on 4/6/2016
    It was my first time attending Karen's class. The class was wonderful! It was a very friendly dynamic. Karen shared a lot of her expertise on cooking techniques and recommendations on healthy products to use. I liked that we ate as we went which helped to stave off hunger when cooking for 4 hours. There were other people in the class who had been coming to Karen's classes for over a decade which was a testament to her expertise and friendly teaching style.
  • Valentine's Day Menu

    Reviewed by Sam G. on 2/15/2016
  • Day Time Wednesday Cooking

    Reviewed by Nancy Z. on 2/11/2016
  • Hors D’oeuvres

    Anonymous review on 12/6/2015
  • Easy Home Cooking for Everyday Meals

    Anonymous review on 3/21/2015
    This was a really good overall cooking class. The knife skills portion is very helpful, so if you can make it for that, do go. Karen is very good about making sure that you learn proper technique so that you don't hurt yourself and so that you maximize your cooking time. Karen recently got a new stove which apparently changed the structure of the class a little bit, so it felt a little scattered. Karen and her assistant, though, make the class more than worthwhile
  • Italian Basic Cooking

    Anonymous review on 1/21/2015

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