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Let’s Get Cooking!

We’ve been helping people cook, not just follow recipes, since 2013.

Joyful Kitchen helps make cooking accessible to food enthusiasts of all skill levels. Our wide range of classes provides a wonderful opportunity to develop and expand your kitchen skills, find inspiration, or help you gain the kitchen confidence to cook deliciously healthy, simple meals from scratch.

Located in a private home, the cooking school has a welcoming, comfortable feel, so each class feels more like a social gathering rather than an intimidating classroom. Our small, intimate class size tailors learning to participant needs, experience, and food preferences. We accommodate our guest’s dietary restrictions as best as we can, and just ask you to indicate food allergies at sign up.

All recipes are tried, tested, and tasted, so that each participant will enjoy plenty to eat, and receive recipe handouts to bring home and cook again. Remember to come hungry.

Learn about our Private Events

Class Categories

All our classes are organized into four course categories.
Each season Joyful Kitchen will offer a new series of classes under these 4 themes.

1.

Savor the Season

Immerse yourself in the bounty and flavors of the four seasons. Enjoy classes that celebrate the harvest, seasonal styles of cooking, and festive holiday trends and traditions.

2.

Restore Your Health

With an emphasis on wellness and managing health challenges, these classes will help you recast recipes to nourish your body and mind, and enjoy your food in spite of allergies and intolerances. You will discover that participating in the cooking process heightens your appreciation of food, as you develop the kitchen skills necessary to help you achieve your health goals, and build good habits for life.

3.

Feed Your Wanderlust

Join us on a multi-cultural culinary voyage as we explore flavors and foods from around the world. These workshops will inspire home cooks to think globally, expand your food borders, and prepare creative and delicious dishes from world cuisines near and far. Joyful Kitchen brings its love of travel, people, and the food of each country to your kitchen. No passport required!

4.

Cookbook Addiction

I want to help you grow your collection. Usually one cookbook is featured per class; a new release or an iconic classic. We prepare and feast on several recipes from the book, and learn what inspires and characterizes the author. You will each receive a copy of the book to add to your own cookbook library.

FAQs

What virtual classes do you offer?
We have hosted a wide variety of private events; from weeknight cook-alongs where we help you get dinner on the table and expand your recipe repertoire, to cocktail parties where we teach a festive cocktail and several tasty appetizers, to fundraising events where we provide the culinary entertainment, to technique classes where we teach fundamentals such as batch cooking, or the foods of a particular country. So many possibilities! We are happy to collaborate on creating the perfect menu for your event.

What’s included in a virtual cooking class?
Our virtual classes are designed to be interactive, hands on cooking experiences. All virtual cooking classes include live, step by step cooking instruction, a digital document with the instructor's recipes, and a video recording of the class. We'll send a detailed list of equipment and ingredients needed for class several days in advance so guests have time to shop, prep and prepare.

How do I register for an in-person class?
To secure your space, please register using the links on the Classes Page. Registration and pre-payment are required (only 12 reservations per class). Full payment must be received prior to start of class. Payment can be made by credit card, Venmo, or check.

What is your cancellation policy?
Before you register, please be aware that due to our small class size, all paid reservations are non-refundable.

Credit: If you are unable to attend for any reason, please notify us at least 7 days before the scheduled class. This ensures your payment can be used as a credit toward another class at a future date. We will do our best to reschedule you for a future class.

Transfer to another date: 7 days notice must be given to transfer to another date. Your seats in the class are transferable within the same evening to other guests, so if you have colleagues, friends or family members who can take your seats, they are welcome to attend the class in your place. Please email cancellation notices.

What is your COVID policy for in-person classes?
For the safety of all guests and Joyful Kitchen staff we respectfully ask that everyone who registers for a class be vaccinated.

How long are in-person classes? Will we eat?
The class will be approximately 3 hours including dining time. Due to our time constraints, not all class participants will make all menu items and recipes. Delicious and generous tastings of all that is prepared are served to guests. Guests dine together at a communal island.

What should I bring ?
Please dress comfortably, wear close-toed shoes for safety, and come with a smile and eagerness to learn. For in-person classes we provide all the tools you need to participate: including an apron, cutting boards, knives, etc. Each guest will receive the recipes from the night’s class.

Can I bring my own wine to enjoy with our meal for in-person classes?
Only adults, 21 years of age, or older may consume alcohol. We politely ask all those drinking to do so responsibly. We limit the number of bottles of wine to (1) 750ml bottle of wine or (1) 6-pack of beer per person (no hard liquor). Please do not bring more bottles of wine/beer than number of guests in your party. If you violate our policy you will be asked to leave without a refund. We will provide wine glasses and non-alcoholic beverages. We offer both still (filtered tap) and sparkling water.

Where are you located and parking?

Find Us: 12 Greenwood Road in Wellesley (off of Cliff Rd). It's a yellow house on a hill, and the mailbox is marked #12 by the driveway. Entrance to school is at the top of the driveway - follow the path up to the covered porch.

Parking: Please pull up driveway (we can fit 5-6 cars), or park along the street. Please be mindful not to obstruct neighbors’ driveways when parking.

What if I have a food allergy?
Please let us know about any special dietary needs as soon as you register. We will always do our best to accommodate any allergy or dietary restriction.

If your food allergy is severe (anaphylaxis) it is imperative that we are informed before registering for a class. The guest with food allergies is required to communicate with Joyful Kitchen Cooking School detailing the allergy. No substitutions will be made with the menu without communication with the guest with food allergies. If you or anyone in your party has a food restriction or severe allergy and does not wish to communicate the extent of the allergy with us, we strongly advise against dining with us. Please note all cooking is done in a kitchen that uses wheat, dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, seafood and soy.

How do I redeem a gift certificate?
You may redeem your Gift Certificate against a scheduled class or toward a hosting a private event. Please call the school at (781) 416-3696 or email the following details:

Gift certificate code (at the bottom of voucher)
The name and date of the class you are interested in taking, and if you have any dietary restrictions.

We will send you an email with a booking confirmation. If you are unable to find any suitable dates please email us and we can waitlist you in case we receive cancellations or if we schedule more classes. If you are using a gift certificate, please bring it with you to the class.

Gift Certificates are non-refundable, cannot be redeemed for cash, and are valid for two years after the purchase date. Joyful Kitchen is not responsible for lost or stolen gift certificates.

Liability Waiver
By registering for a class at Joyful Kitchen Cooking School, the guest agrees to the following policies: Joyful Kitchen Cooking School, and/or any employee or guest chef instructor of Joyful Kitchen Cooking School, is not liable for the following: Any bodily injuries or damages that you may sustain as a result of participating in any class on Joyful Kitchen Cooking School's property. Any damage, loss or theft incurred to personal property and/or equipment.

Photo Release
Unless you explicitly make a request to our team not to be photographed, Joyful Kitchen Cooking School has full consent to take photographs while you are on our premises. Joyful Kitchen Cooking School has full and unrestricted publishing and use rights of these photographs.

What is your bad weather policy?
Weather cancelations occur. Classes may be rescheduled due to bad weather and unsafe roads. If a class is cancelled for this reason we will notify you by the phone number and email you provided at the time of registration. We also suggest you call (781) 416-3696 before leaving home. Your reserved seat will be transferred to the new, rescheduled date. If you cannot attend the new date, you will receive a credit for a future class.

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Big Heart Little Stove by Erin French

Thursday, March 28, 2024
10:30 AM 1:30 PM
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This beautiful cookbook is your new go-to inspiration for cooking thoughtful, meaningful, yet refreshingly simple meals. With more than 75 recipes, Erin French―author of The Lost Kitchen cookbook and the New York Times-bestselling memoir Finding Freedom―invites readers to bring a piece of her beloved restaurant, The Lost Kitchen, home with them.