If you’re a pasta fan and want to go through the effort of making the noodles yourself, you’ll benefit from checking out our list of 10 best pasta making classes in NYC.
I love pretty much everything about food. Most importantly, I love eating it, but I also love cooking it, depending on the day. I’m not a bad cook, but I just haven’t learned everything there is to know in the kitchen yet. Because I love food and love eating so much, I’m really working on the whole cooking thing. I eat all types of cuisine and think it would be really awesome to eventually know how to make dishes from all across the globe. One of my favorite cuisines is Italian, mainly because I really love pasta and pizza. However, nothing beats a homemade, fresh noodle. There really is no comparison between the boxed noodles and the and the homemade ones. When I visited Italy, I definitely did not get tired of the delicious pasta. Apparently, a lot of people never get tired of pasta, as is supported by this article of 11 countries that consume the most pasta. Pasta is also really versatile, so you really can’t go wrong with it.
If Italian food and pasta aren’t quite your thing, you might be interested in our list of 7 French cooking classes in NYC.
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Since I really appreciate a well-made pasta, I think I would definitely benefit from a pasta making class, and luckily, there are lots to choose from in New York City. There’s also a lot to learn about pasta. While we typically equate pasta to Italy, according to Food Network, it was actually first consumed in China. And as it may seem like a simple food, the network points out that there are actually 600 different shapes of pasta made all over the world. That’s a lot of hard names of noodles to learn, but my personal favorites are penne and fusilli. I also prefer them in an Alfredo or vodka sauce, and have even managed to learn a from-scratch Alfredo recipe.
To come up with our list of best pasta making classes in NYC, we relied on sites like Yelp and Vimbly, to compile a list of classes focusing on pasta. There are so many courses in New York City that offer pasta-making, so we had to narrow our list down to just ten. While there are lots of options and different opinions as to which are the best classes, we ranked our list by the number of reviews and stars received on Yelp, so at the top of the list you will find the course with the highest amount of stars as well as reviews.
So, get your calendar out and start planning dates to attend some of the 10 best pasta making classes in NYC.
10. Taste Buds Kitchen NYC
Taste Buds spends the daytime as a “kids kitchen,” switching over to a BYOB adult kitchen during night hours. They host a wide range of class types from semester-long to corporate events. Here, you’ll get a chance to learn multiple different styles of handmade pasta with their signature dough.
9. Cooking A Capella
This is probably the most unique of the cooking classes on this list and maybe even anywhere in the city. The owner and chef spends the majority of the course serenading his students (while simultaneously teaching, of course). He offers one course on simply “pasta making” and another on “risotto and gnocchi.” If having someone serenade you while learning to make pasta doesn’t remind you of Venice, Italy, I don’t know what will.
8. Home Cooking NY
Home Cooking NY, the next one on our list of best pasta making classes in NYC offers all sorts of cooking classes, including Italian ones. While some dive into more traditional and complicated Italian dishes, they also offer a homemade pasta course, to teach you the essentials. You have the choice to learn on location or pay more to have an instructor come to you. If you decide to learn on location, you can even add a bottle of good Italian wine to your lesson as all courses are BYOB.
7. Pasta Piatti with Natural Gourmet Institute
From fresh pasta, to fillings and sauces, you will leave this class feeling like a true Italian chef. Every level of pasta maker, from beginning to experienced is welcome, and the class is even vegan and vegetarian suitable. You’ll learn from Chef Alexandra Borgia, who has decades of experience, so you won’t go wrong with this unique pasta class.
6. Cooking By the Book
Cooking by the Book, the next one on our list of best pasta making classes in NYC allows you to set up your own cooking and learning experience, in your own style. Due to it’s private and customized nature, you can just about learn how to cook whatever your tastebuds desire. So, that means you can learn all the steps to making your own pasta. It’s even better that you get one-on-one time with the instructor.
5. Miette Culinary Studio
Now that we’re halfway through our list of 10 best pasta making classes in NYC, we’ll take a look at another private option if a big, open class isn’t your thing. They’ll allow you to choose the menu with their head chef and you’ll get 2-3 hours preparing each dish. If you’re really new to the whole cooking thing, they’ll help you out with suggestions on their most requested food items.
4. The Brooklyn Kitchen
Like many others on this list of best pasta making classes in NYC, The Brooklyn Kitchen also offers a fresh pasta making course at its Brooklyn location. This course focuses on linguine and ravioli, while also teaching you how to fill and cut the ravioli. It’s a favorite of Yelp reviewers and it’s hard to find a bad review as many say the experience is well worth the dough.
3. Eataly NYC
It wouldn’t be a list about Italian food if Eataly didn’t land a spot somewhere. They offer a “Hands-On Fresh Dragged Pasta” workshop at their Flatiron location. It has a long title and sounds like it may be a little complicated, but I think it would be worth a try. While the course offers three different dishes, they also throw in two complimentary wines to make it that much sweeter.
2. My Cooking Party
While it may be a little pricey for some budgets, My Cooking Party, the number two on our list of best pasta making classes in NYC has gained itself a five-star rating on Yelp. They offer a range of cooking classes for adults and kids, while even letting you through a party. Like most private options, they allow you to choose your own menu. If your event includes pasta, they’ll teach you all the basics, like using a pasta press and ravioli cutter.
1. Casa A Pizza
It may seem a bit strange that a pizza school tops our list of pasta making classes, but this place also offers unique pasta courses. They’ve scored rave reviews for their pizza making courses, reviewers also recommend checking out their pasta courses. They don’t host the pasta classes often, but if you check their website, you might get lucky and catch one.
If you weren’t hungry before, we’re sure your stomach’s probably growling after checking out this list of 10 best pasta making classes in NYC.
