2025-02 February Community Cooking Classes

Ready to roll up your sleeves and cook like a pro?  Learn fundamental skills for a lifetime of great cooking in these hands-on community classes led by a professional chef in a state-of-the-art kitchen.  Suited for any cooking experience level, you will work side-by-side with other students and receive step-by-step instructions to learn culinary secrets and create delicious dishes from scratch. Put on an apron, come hungry, and leave with confidence and recipes to replicate at future home meals.

Indian Night: Indian food is renowned worldwide for its wonderful use of herbs and spices, and its diverse range of deep-fried snacks, pastries, curries, gravies, sauces, rice dishes, tandoor-cooked meats, vegetable dishes, chutneys, breads and sweets.

Date Night: Prepare an elegant, romantic 3 course meal  (including an appetizer, entree, and dessert) that you can recreate in your own home to dazzle that special someone! Perfect for couples and individuals looking to step up their meal planning.

Vegan Night: This class will teach more about plant-based ingredients and cooking fundamentals. Students will be taught to work with legumes and different types of delicious food in replacement of meat, Poultry, dairy products, dairy free ice cream, dairy free cheeses and more

Steakhouse Night: Bring a fine steakhouse menu to your dining room table! This class will walk you through how to prepare a satisfying steak dinner with all the fixings. Learn how to cook the perfect cut of meat and how to complement it in the tradition of the finest classic steakhouses in America. Includes different cuts of steak, sauces, cream of spinach, garlic mash, caesar salad, and more!

For your safety:

• Wear comfortable clothes that you can move around in and cover your legs
• Closed-toe shoes are mandatory
• Long hair should be pulled back. Hats, bandanas, or other head coverings are encouraged.
• Alert staff if you have any allergies. HCST is a nut-free facility but participants with allergies to shellfish, soy, gluten, dairy, etc. should check with their doctor before starting. If you do have allergies, you are required to bring your Epi-Pen. 

 

Location	Frank J. Gargiulo Campus / High Tech High School One High Tech Way Secaucus, NJ 07094
Time	5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Days	Tuesday
Instructor	Jesse DeLorenzo, Dyanna Bruno,
Special Notes:	Cancellation Policy Community Cooking -  You must email [email protected] or call 201-662-6791 at least 48 hours in advance otherwise you will not be refunded