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Discover how to cook outstanding duck dishes at Home Cooking New York. Learn to use every part of the bird, from the breast and legs to the flavorful rendered fat, in an immersive hands-on cooking experience. From crisp seared breast served with cherry-thyme jus to rich duck confit over a frisee salad, build real confidence cooking duck in this fully engaging class.

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  • 158 Grand St, New York, NY
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Fri. Oct 23, 2026, 6pm ET


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Class Description

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When you start with duck, you can't go wrong. Learn how to use every part, from the breast to the legs to the all-important drippings.

Menu:

  • Crispy Duck Breast with Cherry-Thyme Jus
  • Duck Confit (legs cooked in rendered fat to lusciousness)
  • Over Frisee Lettuce Salad
  • Crisp Potato Galettes Cooked in Duck Fat
  • Quick Duck Stock

Important notes:

  • Please reach out to CourseHorse for any dietary restrictions.
  • Make sure to ring the outside buzzer, even if the front door is open, so we know you are arriving!
School Notes:

For NYC In-Person Classes:

You’ll receive a complete recipe packet and enjoy a full sit-down meal at the end of class with your classmates. Our classes are BYOB, and you are welcome to bring a bottle to enjoy at the sit-down meal (not including our baking or dessert classes).

Our classes are hands-on, coupled with demonstration-style teaching. Everyone is situated at their own cutting board/chef’s knife station around a large wooden work table that accommodates the whole class (10 people max). We work together as a group, with the chef at the head of the table.

We focus on knife skills, preparing ingredients for cooking, and we strive to find every opportunity to offer you a hands-on experience at the stove and at your station, all within the spatial parameters of a single stove/family-style kitchen. We ask for volunteers to assist in all cooking.

Refund Policy

For Public Classes:

We have a firm 3 business days cancellation policy (for credit only) to ensure that we have enough time to re-fill your seat with another student.

Please note: Boot Camps require 6 business days notice to be rescheduled.

While it is not in our nature to say no, we are simply not able to accommodate last-minute illnesses or work-related conflicts. However, you are always welcome to send someone in your place, because we understand that these things do happen. Classes are not refundable.

 For Culinary Boot Camps:
 

Because of the volume of Boot Camps we offer, we cannot offer make-up classes to anyone who misses a single class, no matter the reason, as it happens too often and we cannot handle that volume of make-ups.  Once you book your boot camp, make sure to mark (and prioritize) all the dates in your calendar. 

 Because we know how disappointing it is to miss a class, you are always welcome to send a friend in your place (just send us their name ahead of class), and perhaps insist that they cook you dinner as repayment.  

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

 Thank you for understanding!

 

Reviews of Classes at Home Cooking New York (2,256)

(4.8-star rating across 2,256 reviews)

This class: 4.8 out of 5 from 29 reviews

  • How to Cook Duck

    Great class! Food was delish and I learned a lot.
  • How to Cook Duck

    Authentic and more of an intermediate class focussed on technique, with a lot of delicious food to eat at the end.
  • How to Cook Duck

    Johm is very knowledgeable. It was a great experience. The food I ate in this class was far better than French restaurants nearby where I live.
  • How to Cook Duck

    smart chef who knew what he was doing and explained things thoroughly. Other attendees were not stupid. Cooked food was great.
  • How to Cook Duck

    It was a great course, highly recommended! The instructor was very detailed and patient
  • How to Cook Duck

    Awesome!
  • How to Cook Duck

  • How to Cook Duck

    My husband and I signed up for a class from course horse a few months back which was totally fabulous. We were taught how to make a delicious duck breast and we used the skin to make a delicious topping for salad and more.., my husband couldn’t get enough of them and repeatedly stole a few pieces from the dish each time he passed it. The instructor was very informative and it was a very interesting experience for both of us. If I would be able to change something.., I would ask the instructor to be more hands on when it came to preparation. I understand fully why it’s not possible to be hands on completely during the class and that is because there us simply not enough time. The instructor did hours of preparation prior to the class and if we were to do all the prep work..(cutting the skins off the duck) … the class would need to be 5-6 hours long. Honestly, I would not mind a 5 hour long class on a Sunday for example where we would be more hands on .., of course the class would need to cost significantly more.., but I believe that for this particular duck class.., it’s worth it.., we made a lot of food and it was amazing.
  • How to Cook Duck

    I loved this class .. I would highly recommend it to everyone. The only thing that I wish there was more or was a hands on experience. The chef did most of the hands on work.
  • How to Cook Duck

  • How to Cook Duck

    Excellent chef! Learned a lot and dinner was spectacular!!!! Please keep me informed of more classes with chef John!!!!
  • How to Cook Duck

    Great organization to class, great pace and instruction by Chef, Delicious dinner! Really superb!
  • How to Cook Duck

  • How to Cook Duck

    We really enjoyed the class but wish there was a little more hands-on cooking. Otherwise, chef was skilled and fun and he taught us how to make delicious duck. I would take a class with him again if we were able to prepare more of the dishes.
  • How to Cook Duck

  • How to Cook Duck

  • How to Cook Duck

  • How to Cook Duck

    The "How to Cook Duck" was AMAZING! John was a fantastic teacher and I really want him to teach an advanced Duck course. The food delicious! I wish there had been enough for leftovers. I highly recommend this class!
  • How to Cook Duck

  • How to Cook Duck

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Home Cooking New York

Home Cooking New York is a cooking school in downtown New York City that offers intimate and hands-on cooking classes. With a variety of courses covering basic cooking techniques and cuisine-focused favorites, Home Cooking New York caters to students of all skill levels who want to expand their culinary abilities.

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