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Learn how to make delicious soups perfect for the change of seasons. In this intensely interactive 2-hour virtual workshop, our chef will guide you through the techniques and skills in order to make these well-balanced and flavorful one pot meals from the comfort of your own home. These recipes also freeze well, so you can look forward to stocking...

Join us for our most popular class…virtually! Join our Chopping Block Chef in real time for a chopping session that’ll have you mincing, slicing, and dicing vegetables and herbs like a pro via Zoom. Knife care, selection, sharpening and honing are also covered. Our Virtual Cook Along classes, via Zoom, will have you and your chef chopping...

This class is part science, part nutrition, and 100% art. Make bright, beautiful Easter eggs without chemical-filled plastic bottles of food coloring! Chefs and artists of all ages have been creating natural dyes from plants like turmeric, beets, spinach and hibiscus for years. In this class you will use those techniques, as well as some other creative...

​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 newfound knife skills, we'll also cook up a delicious Vegetable Minestrone Soup. (A list of vegetables to have on hand will be included in the confirmation...

In Tofu Dinners, make tofu dishes that will please vegetarians and meat eaters alike. These meals are hearty and bursting with flavor. You’ll be able to differentiate between varieties of tofu and will choose the appropriate version for each of these dishes. In addition to Vietnamese Banh Mi style and Chipotle Bourbon BBQ, you’ll brainstorm dozens...

In this fun, hands-on pasta experience, you'll learn how to make delicious, authentic fresh pasta right in your own kitchen. You’ll mix, knead, roll, and cut your own fettuccini and linguini, then we’ll dive into filled pasta – ravioli, mezzaluna, and tortellini, while you learn the authentic techniques, ingredients, flours, fillings, and sauces...

Be your own sushi master! Learn how to make sushi from scratch as our chef virtually guides you through all of the essential sushi-making techniques, ingredients and tools in this 2-hour intensively interactive cook along. With our chef’s helpful hints and tips along the way (and a little practice), you will learn how easy it really is to make sushi...

In Tofu Dressings, learn how to make 2 versatile flavorful plant-based dressings out of tofu. We’ll toss these dressings into two delicious seasonal salads and discuss myriad other ways to enjoy them. You’ll learn how to use tofu as a thickener or replacement for dairy, and add a boost of protein to your salad and vegetable side dishes…even if...

In this workshop, our Industry Leading Instructors guide students to work the deductive tasting grid against the clock.  Students will continue to practice their improved blind tasting skills and develop discipline to analyze every wine in the same manner every time. Students will also learn exam preparation and test-taking strategies to help...

This class will demystify and de-stress the process of making ice cream at home. Once you learn the basics, you will wonder why you haven’t been doing it more often. Dust off the ice cream maker because it is time to put it to good use. But if you don’t have one, learn machine-free churning methods and enjoy delicious chilled or baked custards....

Blind Wine Tasting Timing & Technique Drills In this workshop, Master Sommelier David Glancy guides students to be fast, fluid tasters. Students will continue to practice their improved blind tasting skills using various techniques and drills to sharpen their focus and improve their timing. Master Glancy will also teach students exam preparation...

Beautiful, delicate, and delicious, french macarons are way beyond ordinary cookies in flavors inspired by our favorite desserts. Whether you've tried to make them before and had some challenges, or never tried to make them but just love to eat them, this is the workshop for you! In this virtual hands-on workshop, you'll make, flavor, pipe, bake,...

Join us for a virtual cooking class as you either cook along with our Chopping Block Chef in real time, or watch as a demonstration as our chef teaches you how to make Polynesian fare via Zoom. Menu: Asian BBQ Pork Tenderloin Lettuce Wraps with Daikon-Carrot Slaw  Pineapple Fried Rice   Skills covered in class:  Getting familiar...

Celebrate the arrival of spring with fresh and bright baked goods perfect for your next gathering. In this intensely interactive 2-hour virtual workshop, our chef will guide you through baking and pastry techniques and skills in order to build up your confidence when making desserts at home. With lots of tips and tricks along the way, you’ll have...

Join us for a virtual cooking class as you either cook along with our Chopping Block Chef in real time, or watch as a demonstration as our chef teaches you how to make a Spanish feast via Zoom. Menu: Arugula and Fennel Salad with Orange Vinaigrette and Goat Cheese Shrimp and Chorizo Paella Skills covered in class: Getting familiar with Spanish...