A Glowing Review from a Student

August 1st, 2017 – an update:

I have been teaching private cooking classes for many years and it is always such a fun time for all.

Please contact me for more information.

I will be posting more details in the upcoming days.

I had posted about a private class I did a couple of weeks ago.  The students were just so great and I was so happy in their company.

https://indianculinarycenternyc.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/a-private-cooking-class-in-your-home/

Following is a review that one of the students wrote about his experience.  I am so touched and honored by his words.

 

Cody Reid-Dodick

Wow, what a wonderful experience it was to invite Geetika into our home for an Indian cooking class. The whole day was magical from beginning to end thanks entirely to Geetika’s warmth, humor, expertise, and fabulous, flavor-popping food.

First and foremost, Geetika is an absolute master in the kitchen. Seeing her eye for flavor and skilled technique, it’s obvious why she’s had such an illustrious career as a chef, culinary teacher, caterer, and restaurant advisor. She shared with us her knowledge on everything from spice mixtures, proper food prep practices, specific flavor profiles, and plating. What set her apart was not just this expertise, but also her ability to calmly and clearly convey it to our untrained group. She’s a skilled instructor, knowing when to offer aid and when to let her students work through what they had just been taught. This made the class far more enjoyable, as we all felt like we were fully contributing to the meal in our own unique way, without Geetika having to hover over us.

In addition, Geetika herself is just a pleasure. Talkative and open, she immediately put us all at ease. She has an interesting outlook on food and the restaurant business, and is more than willing to answer any questions honestly and thoroughly. She’s also fabulously funny, and had us clapping our hands in fits of laughter on several occasions. By the end, we felt as if we were truly cooking with a close friend. It was such a lovely bonus.

I can’t recommend a class with Geetika highly enough. She will have you enjoying cooking like you never have before. And that delectable finished product is just the cherry on top.

A Private Cooking Class – What a fun way to spend an evening

IMG_5367This is the happiest person I have seen in a long time and I had something to do with that smile.

A few weeks ago I did a cooking class in someone’s home to celebrate a birthday.

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The birthday boy loves Indian food and so the hostess invited a few friends and planned a cooking class.  The menu was a few of his favorite dishes and everyone participated, cooking with glasses of wine in hand. When all was cooked, sat down to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

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What a fun way to celebrate a birthday.

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Look at the resolve in his face – love it.

I really like it when people get into the preparing of the meal and enjoy it.  Here, the samosa dough is being prepared and garlic being chopped.

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One of the dishes was a delicious chicken curry with yogurt and lots of spices.

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Dinner is served – Chicken curry, Saag Paneer and we made the paneer, daal and rice.

You too can plan something like this in your home for your family and friends.

It is a lot of fun and an excellent way for you to have your guests cook the dinner that you will serve.

Let me know if you are interested and we can plan your next dinner party/ cooking class.

Until I teach to cook again!