COOKING CLASSES & INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES

COME CURIOUS. LEAVE INSPIRED.

Get closer to the food and the people making it.

Cook alongside our chefs, watch a technique come together, or make learning part of your next shared meal. We’ll shape the experience around your group and what you’d like to explore.

YOUR WAY INTO THE KITCHEN

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN IN?

Some groups want to roll up their sleeves. Others want to watch, ask questions, and enjoy the food as it comes together.

Start with the kind of experience you have in mind.

Seasonal plated dishes from an NDF winter menu

HANDS-ON COOKING CLASSES

MAKE SOMETHING TOGETHER.

Get involved in preparing and plating a meal with guidance from our chefs. Explore ingredients, practice techniques, and enjoy the food you helped bring to the table.

CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS

WATCH. ASK. DISCOVER.

See how a dish comes together and hear the thinking behind it. Ask about ingredients, follow the technique, and take away ideas to try in your own kitchen.

INTERACTIVE DINING

MAKE THE MEAL PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

Enjoy a shared meal with opportunities to explore the ingredients, ask questions, and learn along the way. We’ll plan the balance of dining and participation with you.

Let’s Plan Your Experience

KNOW YOUR FOOD

GOOD QUESTIONS BELONG IN THE KITCHEN.

Why this ingredient? What changes with the season? How does a finishing touch bring a dish together?

We make room for the questions that help you understand what you’re cooking—and enjoy it even more.

THE INGREDIENTS

Explore what’s in season, where ingredients come from, and how they shape the meal.

THE TECHNIQUES

Get a closer look at preparation, cooking, and plating, with ideas you can take into your own kitchen.

THE PEOPLE

Learn alongside your group, trade observations, and enjoy making something together.

An NDF chef working with fresh ingredients

WHAT WILL WE MAKE?

START WITH YOUR CURIOSITY.

An ingredient you want to understand. A technique you’d like to try. A meal your group would enjoy making together.

Tell us what interests you. We’ll discuss a menu that fits the season, your group, and the experience you have in mind.

  • An ingredientyou want to understand
  • A techniqueyou’d like to try
  • A mealyour group would enjoy making

SOMETHING TO SHARE

GOOD FOOD. SOMETHING NEW IN COMMON.

Bring friends together around a shared interest. Add a little discovery to a celebration. Give your team something to do together beyond the usual meeting.

Cooking creates room for conversation, curiosity, and the satisfaction of making something as a group.

PLANNING FOR YOUR TEAM?

Explore cooking classes, chef demonstrations, and interactive meals for your workplace—or see how they fit into a wider Corporate Dining experience.

Explore Corporate Dining
Guests cooking and sharing food together in an NDF class

TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE

FOOD KNOWLEDGE IS WORTH SHARING.

Our interest in food education extends beyond a single gathering. Through community work and collaborations such as Green Gather, we create opportunities to connect with ingredients, local food systems, and one another.

Explore Our Community

BEFORE WE GET COOKING

A FEW THINGS TO KNOW.

Details for planning your NDF experience.

READY WHEN YOU ARE

PULL UP
A CHAIR.

Tell us who’s coming, what you’d like to explore, and how hands-on you want to get.

We’ll take it from there.

START PLANNING