Cheese Classes in Washington, DC

Mild and milky, smooth and silky: any way you stretch it, I love fresh mozzarella! In this live online crash course I'll teach you how to make it at home, from home! First I'll set you straight on coagulation as I tell you how milk turns from fluid to firm curds.  Then I'll demonstrate how the mozzarella is made. You'll have a chance to roll...

Bring a taste of NYC to your kitchen: learn to make bagels! Make, shape, then boil and bake this tasty brunch treat along with our chef instructor. We’ll even make a roasted garlic-chive cream cheese to schmear on a bagel at the end of this two-hour class. You Will Learn To: Make bagel dough Roll bagels into their bagel-y shapes...

Macaroni and cheese may seem like a simple dish, but in this virtual cooking class with Chef Chris, you will learn how to reinvent the comforting classic in two innovative ways. You will begin with a cacio e pepe mac and cheese with pepper and pecorino, inspired by Chef Chris' training in Italy. He will also teach you how to make a Spanish-inspired...

Join us for a virtual cooking class with The Chopping Block's Owner/Chef Shelley Young. Shelley will teach you how to make this comfort-of-home menu via a Zoom demonstration.  This class is in partnership with the North Side Housing and Supportive Services, and you can choose to make a donation to this comprehensive...

Virtual Cook Along: Sautéed Steaks with Bacon-Blue Cheese Butter Join us for a virtual cooking class as you cook along with Chopping Block Chef Sara Salzinski. Cook with Sara in real time as she shows you how to make a summer feast via a Zoom Cook Along. Menu: Sautéed Steaks with Bacon-Blue Cheese Butter Summer Succotash Skills covered in...

Everybody's favorite grocery store is the perfect place to pick up the fixings for a fantastic grilled cheese, and BLVD Owner (and Grilled Cheese Invitational Competitor several years running) Sharon Graves will show you how to turn those fixings into an incredible sandwich. This class will be meeting on Zoom. We'll send you an email with the class...

Fresh out of ideas for dinner? BLVD to the rescue! In this new online series, we'll make dinner together, with simple, tasty and healthy meals you can have on the table in 30 minutes or less. Tonight, Grilled Skirt Steak, Ripe Tomatoes, and Blue Cheese top crispy Fresh Greens to give great Steakhouse Flavors is spectacular main dish salad. This class...

Menu:  Eggplant Masala (Eggplant Curry)  Saag Paneer (Spinach infused with Indian cheese)  Vegetable Pulao/Pilaf --Fluffy Basmati rice with onion, carrots, raisins, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves This course is available for "remote" learning and to anyone with access to an Internet device with a camera and microphone (this...

It's the end of the week, so let's celebrate that we made it through by throwing a pizza party! Homemade dough, sauce, and the sky's the limit on topping choices. You'll make: Quick Pizza Dough Classic Tomato Sauce Sheet Pan Pizzas How these virtual classes work: After registering, you will be sent a link to log into the class at the appointed...

Join us for a virtual cooking class as you and your family cook together with Chopping Block Chef Sara Salzinski. Cook with Sara in real time as she shows you how to make dinner from scratch via a Zoom Cook Along. Menu: Baked Goat Cheese with Tomato Sauce Bacon-Wrapped Dates Gambas Con Ajillo (Sautéed Shrimp with Garlic and Saffron) Skills...

Virtual BBQ Chicken Tikka 3 Ways: Tandoori, Malai & Hariyali tikka Get the BBQ sizzling with this delicious trio of Indian Chicken Kebabs. Each has a unique taste: The Tandoori kebab has just the right spice, Malai kebab is rich and creamy and the Hariyali is a tantalizingly minty version. You can eat these as appetizers or make sandwiches...

Well, we can't fly off to Italy these days (or eat at an Italian restaurant, for that matter), but we can bring the warmth and hospitality and rustic simplicity of good Italian trattoria cooking right into our own homes.   We'll cook up: Pan-Roasted Lemon-Rosemary Chicken Creamy Polenta Parmigiano Garlicky Roasted Broccoli Rabe How...

If you haven't made hand-rolled gnocchi yet, here is your big chance. The stuff you buy shrink-wrapped in the supermarket is a dense, pale substitute for light and fluffy ricotta gnocchi you can produce with your own hands. Using fresh ricotta cheese (instead of the more time-consuming boiled potato option), the dish is a snap to make and a great...

Learn to make fragrant Greek meatballs, tzatziki sauce, and a traditional Greek salad! Since Despina can’t physically welcome you into her home, she wants to do so virtually! Our online classes are designed to be special, meaningful opportunities to share cooking, culture, and connection--just like our real life experiences. We want you to cook...

In this interactive online cooking class with Italian-trained Chef Chris, you'll learn how to make ravioli from scratch in the comfort of your own kitchen. Best of all, there is no fancy equipment required — just a bowl, a knife, and a rolling pin.  Chef Chris will begin by teaching you how to make the pasta dough, then you'll concoct two fillings...