Well, both.

pasta-making

When I hold a cooking class I always feel like I’m hosting a dinner party.

A dinner party where everyone cooks.

And, of course, everyone eats.

We’re all in the kitchen.

cooking class

Someone is chopping, someone sautéing, someone zesting, someone stirring,

someone seasoning…we’re all busy.

students whip perfect egg whites

Chatting, laughing, learning about each other’s lives as we put together each dish…

in the kitchen

…as we crank the handle on the pasta machine…

making fettuccine

…as we teach our fingers to shape orecchiette and farfalle.

Chef Paulette busy in the kitchen

Roll ropes of gnocchi. Roll out pliable pastry dough.

pastry

And any number of small and big tasks that go into making a great dinner.

And then we eat.

Yum!