Private Cooking Classes in Brooklyn | Custom Classes with chef Ronna Welsh

Private, fully customized cooking classes in Brooklyn with award-winning chef Ronna Welsh. Perfect for individuals, couples, families, friends, and small groups. Book your class now.

Private Cooking Classes in Brooklyn

Small, hands-on, one-of-a-kind, private cooking classes for home cooks of all skill levels and ages taught by award-winning chef and author Ronna Welsh.
Located near Industry City, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Basic Knife Skills Lessons

The only knife skills class that emphasizes form, posture, and cadence, while teaching you fundamental movements and sharpening skills. This class is known for its personalized, thorough, hand-over-hand instruction. NOW offering Parent-Teen Knife Skills classes!

schedule a basic knife skills class

Private Custom Cooking Classes

Original cooking instruction customized to your interests and tastes and informed by The Nimble Cook’s ingredient-first approach. Private cooking classes are for individuals, families, couples, or small groups. We offer class packages, too.

schedule a custom cooking class

Cooking Parties & Team Building Events

For special celebrations, holiday parties, and team building events, our “Chefs for a Day” cooking class breaks the mold. We offer in-house and off-site catering and throw great Kids Cooking Parties, too!

schedule a Chefs for a Day class

The Purple Kale Kitchenworks difference.

Proven, smart strategies. We focus on strong technique and personalized strategies to transform you into an organized, confident, creative cook. You’ll learn how to taste closely, waste less time and food, and see the potential in each ingredient to spur on many great meals.
Top tier instruction. Chef/owner Ronna Welsh is a veteran of top New York City restaurants and test kitchens, on both the pastry and savory sides. She is also an award-winning cookbook author. At Purple Kale Kitchenworks, Ronna teaches every class herself.
Customized lessons. Get the exact class you want, to take alone or with family and friends, at a time that works best for you.