Southern Style Cooking: PIZZA WORKSHOP, PIEDMONT COOKING CLASS, & MORE HANDS-ON COOKING CLASSES IN NYC

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Summer's a time for treating yourself to fun. Traveling, enjoying the outdoors, visiting farmers' markets: these are some of the pleasures of the season. But so is cooking lighter, tastier food; learning new recipes; expanding your culinary repertoire. So why not join us in NYC for a fun-filled day of hands-on cooking? We have so many delectable menus to choose among. Whether it's baking pizza or rolling out fresh pasta or perfecting your ragu or red wine reduction, we have a tantalizing array of classes lined up in the next few months. Click here for a complete class calendar.

JULY 19 AT 6PM: PIZZA WORKSHOP

If you've ever wanted to bake crisp, thin-crust pizzas, this hands-on pizza class is for you: we'll take you through the essential techniques of kneading, rolling, topping, and baking pizza dough and demystify the process of working with yeast.

Classic Pizza Margherita
Pizza Rosa with Truffle Oil and Mascarpone
Pizza with Artichoke Hearts, Goat Cheese, and Olives
Pizza Dolce with Apricot and Chocolate

JULY 25 AT 6PM: RAVIOLI, FILET, RISOTTO, & MORE

Our brand new Italian Home Cooking cooking class features five typical home-cooked dishes from Tuscany, Lombardy, and Piedmont, ideal for summer entertaining:

Asparagus & Shrimp Ravioli in Saffroned Tomato Sauce
Filet Mignon with Garlicky Rosemary Rub & Chianti Glaze
Roasted Eggplants, Zucchini, & Peppers in Tarragon-Scented Olive Oil
Fennel & White Wine Risotto
Flourless Chocolate-Hazelnut Cake with Dark Chocolate Glaze

FREE GIFT: every attendee of this class will get a 12-oz bag of Lavazza Coffee - Italy's favorite coffee!

AUGUST 15 AT 6PM: DINNER IN PIEDMONT

Our Dinner in Piedmont cooking class explores Piedmontese cooking in all its glory, from its delectable gnocchi all the way to its memorable desserts. Dinner will be paired with fabulous wines... a delicious way to celebrate summer Piedmont-style!

Light-as-Air Yam Gnocchi in Sage Butter Sauce
Herb-Rubbed Filet Mignon with Leek & Red Wine Sauce
Roasted Savoy Cabbage with Garlic & Caraway Seeds
Best-Ever Summer Potato Salad with Chives & Olives
Decadent Hazelnut-Chocolate Cake with Warm Caramel Sauce

SNEAK PREVIEW OF MICOL'S NEW COOKBOOK!

Micol's third cookbook, due out in October with Ballantine Books (a division of Random House), is now available for pre-ordering. The Best Pasta Sauces is a 256-page collection of more than 80 regional Italian pasta sauces, with gorgeous color photography by Micol's husband Dino De Angelis, wine pairings, and entertaining anecdotes sprinkled throughout. Click on the image for a sneak preview of the recipe for Amatriciana Sauce.

PRIVATE COOKING PARTIES & TEAMBUILDING EVENTS NYC

Looking for a memorable team-building event, bachelorette party, or birthday celebration? Consider a private cooking party. You choose the date and time, and pick the menu! Call 917-602-1519 to inquire about availability. Click for more on our clients and testimonials.

Here's what a client recently said about her team-building event at RUSTICO COOKING: "Thanks a million. We had a great time and Elizabeth is just an amazing hostess and chef. She is fun and focused and was so good at making this event into the teambuilding activity we wanted it to be. Food was delicious too!!!" Julie B., Viacom

GIFT CERTIFICATES

Give the food lover in your life a certificate for a hands-on cooking class at RUSTICO COOKING. Gift certificates are ideal for birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, even retirement! Click here to buy a gift certificate for one or more of our hands-on Italian cooking classes in our Midtown Manhattan loft.

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