Cooking at home can feel daunting for many reasons, including a lack of time, a perception that homemade food is too expensive, or a basic lack of confidence or adventurousness about one’s own skills in the kitchen. But as experienced home chefs can attest, cooking your own food is one of the most beneficial, gratifying and immediate ways to positively impact you and your family’s well-being, not only through improved nutrition, but often by bringing people together around a shared meal. If you’d like to learn more, the organizations below specialize in providing cooking classes to those interested in improving their skills in the kitchen.
Anthony Bowen YMCA Culinary Studio
Our culinary studio at YMCA Anthony Bowen is the home of inspired cooking – from special interest to seasonal to basic cuisines! Whether you’re looking for a unique date night, girl’s night out, a better understanding of nutrition or more freedom and confidence in the kitchen, our cooking classes are just the answer.
Anthony Bowen YMCA Culinary Studio
DPR Urban Garden Division
DC Parks and Rec (DPR) Urban Garden Division works with communities across the District to establish urban Ag projects (currently 31 community gardens and 5 non profit production farms) and urban ag support systems such as a urban garden education program offering over a 100 free classes, a citywide critter proof community compost cooperative iniitiative, a garden toolshare, a greenhouse coop, tree planting intiatives and an urban bee program.
DPR Urban Garden Division - Specific Information on Cooking Classes
Food and Friends
The mission of Food & Friends is to foster a community caring for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses by preparing and delivering specialized meals and groceries in conjunction with nutrition counseling.
Hill Center
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital is a Vibrant Home for Culture, Education and City Life on Capitol Hill. A professional demonstration cooking kitchen, state-of-the-art audiovisual facilities, and wireless Internet access support Hill Center’s wide assortment of classes, programs, readings, film screenings, musical performances, in addition to office space rentals for non-profits.
NAACP Health Program
The NAACP DC Branch is implementing a 12-month Health Program to empower African-American women to adopt healthy lifestyles through gardening, cooking, healthy eating and physical activity. This Health Program will include monthly nutrition educational activities, fitness programs and online health coaching from May 2016 through May 2017.
The Riverside Center (WPP)
Washington Parks & People (WPP) Riverside Center has become a hub of activity in the park, and it is now also home to DC’s first comprehensive community food hub. Riverside programming includes fitness and healthy cooking classes, in-season farm market, youth arts and dance classes, town hall meetings, films, forums, service learning, and park revitalization and urban forestry job training with our DC Green Corps. Riverside features a 2,000-square-foot assembly space, a brand new 1500-square-foot commercial kitchen and cafe, a bike repair station, and an indoor growing place.
Zenful Bites
Zenful Bites is a social enterprise that provides plant-based eco-catering and holistic food education programming to foster a sustainable food system.
Our culinary studio at YMCA Anthony Bowen is the home of inspired cooking – from special interest to seasonal to basic cuisines! Whether you’re looking for a unique date night, girl’s night out, a better understanding of nutrition or more freedom and confidence in the kitchen, our cooking classes are just the answer.
Anthony Bowen YMCA Culinary Studio
DC Parks and Rec (DPR) Urban Garden Division works with communities across the District to establish urban Ag projects (currently 31 community gardens and 5 non profit production farms) and urban ag support systems such as a urban garden education program offering over a 100 free classes, a citywide critter proof community compost cooperative iniitiative, a garden toolshare, a greenhouse coop, tree planting intiatives and an urban bee program.
DPR Urban Garden Division - Specific Information on Cooking Classes
Food and Friends
The mission of Food & Friends is to foster a community caring for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses by preparing and delivering specialized meals and groceries in conjunction with nutrition counseling.
Hill Center
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital is a Vibrant Home for Culture, Education and City Life on Capitol Hill. A professional demonstration cooking kitchen, state-of-the-art audiovisual facilities, and wireless Internet access support Hill Center’s wide assortment of classes, programs, readings, film screenings, musical performances, in addition to office space rentals for non-profits.
NAACP Health Program
The NAACP DC Branch is implementing a 12-month Health Program to empower African-American women to adopt healthy lifestyles through gardening, cooking, healthy eating and physical activity. This Health Program will include monthly nutrition educational activities, fitness programs and online health coaching from May 2016 through May 2017.
The Riverside Center (WPP)
Washington Parks & People (WPP) Riverside Center has become a hub of activity in the park, and it is now also home to DC’s first comprehensive community food hub. Riverside programming includes fitness and healthy cooking classes, in-season farm market, youth arts and dance classes, town hall meetings, films, forums, service learning, and park revitalization and urban forestry job training with our DC Green Corps. Riverside features a 2,000-square-foot assembly space, a brand new 1500-square-foot commercial kitchen and cafe, a bike repair station, and an indoor growing place.
Zenful Bites
Zenful Bites is a social enterprise that provides plant-based eco-catering and holistic food education programming to foster a sustainable food system.
The mission of Food & Friends is to foster a community caring for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses by preparing and delivering specialized meals and groceries in conjunction with nutrition counseling.
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital is a Vibrant Home for Culture, Education and City Life on Capitol Hill. A professional demonstration cooking kitchen, state-of-the-art audiovisual facilities, and wireless Internet access support Hill Center’s wide assortment of classes, programs, readings, film screenings, musical performances, in addition to office space rentals for non-profits.
NAACP Health Program
The NAACP DC Branch is implementing a 12-month Health Program to empower African-American women to adopt healthy lifestyles through gardening, cooking, healthy eating and physical activity. This Health Program will include monthly nutrition educational activities, fitness programs and online health coaching from May 2016 through May 2017.
The Riverside Center (WPP)
Washington Parks & People (WPP) Riverside Center has become a hub of activity in the park, and it is now also home to DC’s first comprehensive community food hub. Riverside programming includes fitness and healthy cooking classes, in-season farm market, youth arts and dance classes, town hall meetings, films, forums, service learning, and park revitalization and urban forestry job training with our DC Green Corps. Riverside features a 2,000-square-foot assembly space, a brand new 1500-square-foot commercial kitchen and cafe, a bike repair station, and an indoor growing place.
Zenful Bites
Zenful Bites is a social enterprise that provides plant-based eco-catering and holistic food education programming to foster a sustainable food system.
The NAACP DC Branch is implementing a 12-month Health Program to empower African-American women to adopt healthy lifestyles through gardening, cooking, healthy eating and physical activity. This Health Program will include monthly nutrition educational activities, fitness programs and online health coaching from May 2016 through May 2017.
Washington Parks & People (WPP) Riverside Center has become a hub of activity in the park, and it is now also home to DC’s first comprehensive community food hub. Riverside programming includes fitness and healthy cooking classes, in-season farm market, youth arts and dance classes, town hall meetings, films, forums, service learning, and park revitalization and urban forestry job training with our DC Green Corps. Riverside features a 2,000-square-foot assembly space, a brand new 1500-square-foot commercial kitchen and cafe, a bike repair station, and an indoor growing place.
Zenful Bites
Zenful Bites is a social enterprise that provides plant-based eco-catering and holistic food education programming to foster a sustainable food system.
Zenful Bites is a social enterprise that provides plant-based eco-catering and holistic food education programming to foster a sustainable food system.
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