Cooking class as a gift

Anyone have any tips or experience locally or in Manhattan?

I've taken great classes and given them as a gift at Institute of Culinary Education on W 23rd in Manhattan. They have an extensive selection of recreational classes, as well as a professional program. The classes are great fun, and definitely worth the price.

http://www.iceculinary.com/

Thanks, C. I take your recommendation seriously. I was looking at ICE and Brooklyn Kitchen but ICE seems to have a lot more to offer.

Its also great to give to young kids. One of my son's favorite Christmas gifts was a gingerbread house making class at ICE. I have given it as a gift a few times and it has always been extremely well received.

Carnivore wrote: I've taken great classes and given them as a gift at Institute of Culinary Education on W 23rd in Manhattan. They have an extensive selection of recreational classes, as well as a professional program. The classes are great fun, and definitely worth the price.

http://www.iceculinary.com/

I haven't been there, but I know many people who have. Plus, they have a BACON class for $110

I have sent my husband to ICE (knife skills) on the advice of another friend who did a thing where you go with a group of friends, learn and make a dinner and then eat it. Sounds like fun.

Second ICE. Loved it.

Just got an email last week from Abigails that they have a lot of great sounding classes -- http://www.camaje.com/CAMAJE Cooking Classes Winter 2010 Schedule_.pdf

Try the Institute of Culinary Education on W. 23rd St. I gave a class as a wedding gift and they loved it.

Subject: Cooking Classes

I think that Brooklyn Kitchen is a far less expensive, far more intimate experience than FCI or ICE. Plus, it's nice to support local, Brooklyn businesses, right?

The Brooklyn Kitchen classes look fun, and in general I like the Marlowe and Sons/Daughters et al B'burg folks - anyone ever been to their knife class or others? The knife thing was always sold out before I could get to it, and I stopped looking.

My uber skilled culinary pal took a farmer's market cooking class (I think from ICE) and loved it. They shopped, they cooked, he learned stuff he'd never thought about before.

I've been looking into this as well lately. The Brooklyn Kitchen classes sound great but there are also some I'm really interested in at the Astor Center. They also have some booze classes that sound fun.

http://www.astorcenternyc.com/series-hands-on-education.ac

stacey wrote: Its also great to give to young kids. One of my son's favorite Christmas gifts was a gingerbread house making class at ICE. I have given it as a gift a few times and it has always been extremely well received.

Whoa! *I* want to take that class. Guess what's going on my Christmas list next year!

I just wanted to chime in and say I've done two classes at Brooklyn Kitchen now and will definitely go back for more. The classes were both small--about 18 people--so I could ask all of my questions and actually get up and see things (like color changes).

I did the sourdough class and the cupcake class (I wanted to learn the Robicelli's frosting technique). I grew up with parents who bake breads and cakes (both self-taught) and am pretty comfortable with this stuff, but I still learned a ton in both classes plus they have a nice shop with kitchen gadgets, grains, and a small meat counter.

I would love to give my brother a bread class for his upcoming graduation gift. Anyone know where?

I thought the sourdough class at BK (http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/calendar-of-classes-and-events/) was great. They instructor covered all the basics and then some on bread making. They sometimes have other types of bread classes, like focaccia.

one tip: make absolutely sure the giftee is not someone (like me) who will totally forget about your gift (and years later) find the paperwork and by then of course it's wayyyy too late to make use of said lovely gift.

Thanks for reminding me of tat stupidity