Group Cooking Parties in CT and NY

Treat yourself and your friends to a unique opportunity to experience an evening where food, fun and conversation mix together to become unforgettable memories!

Book a private group cooking class for you and your friends in my demonstration kitchen (in Ridgefield, CT) or yours... All for less than dinner at a fine restaurant and a lot more fun dinner party or a buffet party (up to 100 persons)!

Chef Silvia's group cooking classes are for 3 or more people - whether it is a birthday celebration, a bridal shower, a girls' night out, dinner with friends, or any other special occasion! They can include anywhere from 3-5 courses with accompanying wines.

After cooking each course, we all sit and dine on our creations before returning to the kitchen to begin the next course... This way, no one is ever hungry for long and the evening has a fun, easy, flow.

"Thanks, Silvia-- we've been enjoying all three of the dishes we learned and
have introduced them to friends, too. The family agreed it was one of our
most memorable Christmas gifts, so thanks for making it such a success-- you
were terrific and off the tennis court. Hope our paths cross again!"--Brian

Though each menu and class are custom-designed for you, most classes will fall into the following categories:

  • 3-8 people: $200/hour
  • 9-12 people: $250/hour
  • 13-16 people: 300/hour
  • 17-20 people: $350/hour
  • 20-23 people: $400/hour
  • Over 23: $450/hour

All classes have a 3-hour minimum.

Prices do not include cost of food and wine, which is added at actual cost.

For 8 or more, please add a gratuity of 12% to cover the cost of an assistant.

Note: If class is held at your location, there will be an additional travel cost for any location beyond a 25-mile radius of Ridgefield, CT.

To begin planning for your group cooking party, please e-mail your request in brief detail to silvia@chefsilvia.com along with a time and phone number where you can be reached.

Chef Silvia is a former chef and owner of Ridgefield's beloved Biscotti Restaurant.

Chef Silvia also offers:

Ask Chef Silvia!

Consider me your personal Chef! Do you have a question on food, entertaining or even decorating? Ask me! I may not know all the answers but I'll give it my best shot!

Recipes of the Week:

For this holiday season, enjoy my two signature dishes: Seafood Risotto and Vanilla/Walnut Biscotti (both gluten-free and with flour).

Also enjoy a video recipe of my scrumptious marinara sauce prepared in 3 different ways.

Sound Bites:

"One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating."--Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story