Southern Style Cooking: HANDS-ON COOKING CLASSES & PRIVATE PARTIES IN NYC

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It's finally true: spring has arrived here in the North East. And while many look to the weather for a sign that the seasons have changed, we look to the produce shelves: Asparagus, fava beans, ramps, fresh chickpeas are all here, glorious in their verdant beauty.

With gorgeous spring vegetables abounding, creating a calendar of cooking classes for spring was a pleasure. Join us for one of our hands-on classes this season and perfect your culinary skills: making fresh pasta from scratch, shaping gnocchi, searing meat, roasting fish, whipping egg whites, layering lasagna, baking thin-crust pizza, making a wine reduction, stuffing vegetables, kneading focaccia dough... whatever it is you want to learn, we'll be happy to welcome you into our kitchen and teach you all you want to know about Italian cooking and beyond.

One class we're especially excited about is our Fresh Pasta Workshop on May 2 at noon, and it focuses on the best pastas of northern Italy: Potato Gnocchi with Wine-Laced Mushroom Ragu; Ricotta & Spinach Ravioli in Creamy Walnut Pesto; and Pappardelle with Burst Cherry Tomatoes & Herbs. We've also got our ever-popular Ten Best Pasta Sauces class on May 15, a class on cooking with wine on April 27, a pizza workshop on May 9, and more!

SEAFOOD COOKING CLASS APRIL 24

Picture yourself on the shores of the Mediterranean, reveling in the scenery and feasting on just-caught fish and seafood. This class will transport you to Italy's glittering coastlines with a brand new menu featuring shrimp, crab, and Branzino (aka, Mediterranean sea bass). We'll talk about how to select and store fish and seafood, then delve right in and make a seafood feast. On the menu:

Crispy Shrimp & Asparagus Phyllo Rolls over Balsamic Baby Greens
Tagliatelle with Crab, Brandy, & Cream
Stuffed & Rolled Mediterranean Sea Bass in Fragrant Three-Herb Pesto
Caramelized Fennel with Parmigiano
Light-as-Air Limoncello & Berry Mousse

NORTHERN ITALIAN COOKING MAY 1

The northern Italian regions of Lombardy, Piedmont, and Emilia-Romagna are known for their excellent cow's milk cheeses (Parmigiano, Grana, and Mascarpone immediately spring to mind), their succulent meat dishes, their creamy risottos and polentas, their light and silky fresh pastas, and their elegant desserts. Join us for a new Northern Italian cooking class on May 1. On the menu:

Tagliatelle in Vodka Sauce
Chicken with Porcini & Marsala Sauce
Caramelized Fennel with Parmigiano
Five-Herb Risotto
Amaretto & Dark Chocolate Semifreddo with Summer Berries

PRIVATE COOKING PARTIES & TEAMBUILDING EVENTS NYC

Looking for a memorable team-building or client entertaining event, a bachelorette party, or birthday celebration? Consider a private cooking party. You choose the date and time, and pick the menu! We offer a full three-course meal, a pasta party, and a pizza party! 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 company's team-building event at RUSTICO COOKING: "I was truly impressed with how our event ran last night. Gerry, Robby Jay and Karyn were all fantastic! We were taken care of from the moment we stepped into the kitchen. The chefs were all so pleasant, so helpful with cooking tips and truly met every one of our requests. I can't count how many times I heard people say how fun last night was and the team really bonded over the experience. It was truly a great event!" Melissa M., Thomson Reuters

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