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Summer Farmer's Market Tour and Class

Explore NYC's largest farmers market and discover the best seasonal produce while learning about local sourcing, organic labels, and tips for selecting the freshest ingredients. After shopping and tasting at the market, head to a nearby kitchen where you'll prepare a delicious, seasonally-inspired lunch using your freshly acquired ingredients. Enjoy a hearty, flavorful meal and discover the joys of cooking with local, peak-season produce.

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  • 158 Grand St, New York, NY
  • 3 hours & 30 minutes

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Sat. Nov 14, 2026, 11am ET


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​​Join us as we tour NYC's largest and most beloved farmers market: the Union Square Greenmarket!

We'll wander through the farm stands, sampling and shopping for local produce and farm-made products to fill our shopping basket. 


Along the way, we'll discuss:

  • What makes something "local"
  • Why "organic" is not the most important label at the market
  • What is currently in season and at its peak of flavor
  • What are the most important products to buy at the market
  • Tips for choosing the best produce


After 45 minutes of tasting and shopping, we'll head downtown via subway to our cooking school in SoHo where we'll prepare a full, seasonally-inspired lunch to enjoy together. A typical menu consists of a local cheese + seasonal produce topped crostini (for nibbling on while we cook), a hearty seasonal vegetable and local grain dish, and a baked seasonal fruit dessert. Vegetarians can be easily accommodated.

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!

 

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This class: 1.0 out of 5 from 1 review

  • Summer Farmer's Market Tour and Class

    It was informative and I don't regret doing it. It was a nice way to spend the afternoon; however, it wasn't quite worth the money. We didn't really cook as much as I thought we would, mostly prep work. The money spent on the the food wasn't much considering the price of the class. It was basically the same amount we paid for the class and looking around at the 10 people there it felt very low if you took two seconds to do the math and figure out what she was making off of us. On top of that, she brought her mom, her daughter and her brother who we also fed with the money we paid to attend the class / budget put aside to spend on food at the market. They were lovely people but it felt a little excessive. The teacher was also a bit aggressive. It made me uncomfortable towards the end. I probably would never take a class she taught again just based on her method of teaching. I will say I thought it was organized relatively well.
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