Private, Customized Cooking Classes
Cooking classes personalized to you, with an focus on strong technique, improvisation, and zero waste.
Cooking Classes for all skill levels and learning styles
At Purple Kale Kitchenworks, we offer unparalleled, customized, private cooking lessons, taught in our Brooklyn studio or in your home.
• Every class is created and taught by chef Ronna Welsh.
• For individuals, couples, families, teens, kids, friends, and co-workers.
• Tailored to your interests and tastes, without generic themes or set menus.
• Using excellent, seasonal ingredients in tandem with strong technique.
• Prioritizing efficient, creative, resourceful strategies, guided by the The Nimble Cook.
• Designed to teach lasting, transferable skills.
“Ronna is a unicorn—a highly accomplished chef, cookbook author, and excellent teacher.”
About Custom Cooking Classes
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Since Purple Kale Kitchenworks opened its doors (2010!) we've focused on highly personalized and effective instruction. While we've always kept our group class sizes small, after COVID, we chose to offer primarily private classes customized to each student's needs and schedules. Now you get the class you want, to take alone or with family and friends, at a time that works best for you.
Fill out the form, below, to request a date/time.
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Reach out to schedule your class (see form, below). Once you are on our calendar, we’ll begin planning class details.
Gather a partner or some friends. Custom classes are for 1 and up to 8 people. All ages welcome. (For larger classes, see Chefs for a Day.)
Select one of our sample classes or let us build an entirely new class just for you. We’ll have you fill out our Custom Class Questionnaire or have a quick phone chat, so we know what seasonal ingredients you want to work with and what techniques you want to review. This will also tell us more about your cooking interests, challenges, and aspirations.
We send you some class ideas to review.
Come to class ready to roll up your sleeves.
Leave with loaded bags! We encourage you to take home all the food not eaten in class. This is often enough prepared ingredients for several meals.
Stay in touch. We are a quick, direct email away to answer additional questions, once you are home. Description text goes here
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Fees include consultation, customized recipes and menus, food shopping, cost of ingredients (including any extra prepared food to take home), and 4 hours of content-rich instruction. All classes are created and taught by chef/owner/author Ronna Welsh and held at the Purple Kale Kitchenworks Studio in Brooklyn, NY. In-home classes are a great option, too, with an additional travel charge.
Prices listed are per class, not per student. We offer both single classes and class packages.
Single Custom Class
4-hours. We run shorter classes for kids and teens, as appropriate, or when classes are part of a series (below).
1 to 2 students: $625 per class
3 to 4 students: $695 per class
5 to 8 students: $875 per classCustom Class Packages or Series
2 or more custom classes, approx 2 1/2 hrs. each.
Great for deep dives into basic techniques and for developing a full roster of skills and strategies. More than one class must be scheduled at one time. We are available for ongoing, weekly instruction, too. (And we are OPWDD self-direction approved!)1 to 2 students: $385 per class
3 to 4 students: $500 per class
5 to 8 students: $675 per class
