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2025 Best Cooking Class

Midnight Pasta Party

There comes a point in the night, between sips of wine and crooning along to Sinatra, when the pressure to master your pasta-making technique fades and you begin to fully embrace imperfection. Sure, your pappardelle may be misshapen, but that doesn’t matter when owner Natalia Lepore Hagan (pictured left) dramatic­ally unveils a long table (with a red-and-white checkered tablecloth) and invites the class to sit for a candlelit Italian meal of focaccia, seasonal salad, and, of course, midnight pasta. Read More »

5401 Tacony Street, BLDG 39 at the Arsenal, Philadelphia, PA Website

2021 Best Virtual Cooking Class

The Bake School

The pandemic inspired Chopped Sweets champion Abby Dahan to share the baking skills that have made Parc’s dessert program one of the best in the city. Sign up for a private class, held in your own kitchen, where through the magic of Zoom she guides you on whipping up cream-filled choux, pastel macarons and more. Read More »

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2011 Best Cooking Classes

La Cucina at the Market

Anna Maria Florio's intimate classes on basics like yummy from-scratch pasta and flawless fish dishes mean you'll have more than just Hot Pockets in your repertoire next time the in-laws come to dinner. Read More »

Reading Terminal Market, 12th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA | 215-922-1170 | Website