Join Us in the Kitchen!
Our hands-on classes and workshops are designed for everyone—from curious beginners to seasoned cooks—so you can learn new skills, try fun recipes, and leave feeling confident and inspired.
Below you'll find our fall lineup! Fair warning: we tend to get excited and add more classes as guest chefs come through, so keep checking back.
These classes are also available privately: team building, bachelor & bachelorette parties, birthdays, you name it. For private class questions and scheduling, reach out to Chef Sarah directly at sarah@hillskitchen.com.
You are invited.
Cooking Class Fine Print
Food Allergy / Dietary Restriction Policy: If you have any dietary restrictions, please ask if they can be accommodated before registering for class.
Low Enrollment: Classes must have six students registered in order for the class to be held. We reserve the right to cancel any class with low enrollment. Should this occur, all tickets will be refund to the original payment method.
Inherent Risk Policy: Participation in Hill’s Kitchen’s cooking classes place you in a typical cooking environment with inherent risk. By registering for a class, you agree to release Hill’s Kitchen, and its staff from any liability arising from director or indirect damages or injury. All participants hold Hill’s Kitchen harmless in the event of a health issue related to the preparation or consumption of food used during the classes.
Attire Policy: For your safety, we require that you wear close-toed shoes in class and have your hair tied back. Aprons will be provided by Hill’s Kitchen.
October Cookbook Club
Thursday, October 29th · 6:00 - 8:00pm
Pull up a chair for our October Cookbook Club, and this month we are cooking from one of the most beloved cookbooks ever written.
Everyone prepares a dish from Julia Child’s MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING ahead of the event. Once you register you'll receive access to a shared spreadsheet where you and fellow attendees can sign up for the recipe of your choice. Then on October 29th we gather in the kitchen at Hill's Kitchen to share what we made, talk through the author's perspective, and swap notes on our own experiences cooking through the book.
If you'd like a copy of the book you can add one to your ticket at checkout and pick it up in-store.
Cookbook Club members also receive 15% off in-store for the month of September (appliances excluded).
Knife Skills 101:
Everything you need to know to get started.
This knife skills workshop is less “culinary school boot camp” and more “let’s get you to stop fearing butternut squash.” We’ll cover the fundamentals like how to hold a knife without looking like you’re diffusing a bomb, how to actually use your non-dominant hand (claw grip!!), and how to break down the vegetables you’ve been avoiding. Yes, even onions. Especially onions.
We’ll talk about the knives you actually need (probably fewer than you own), how to keep them sharp, and why a sharp knife is safer than the dull one rattling around in your drawer. Expect a lot of hands-on practice and the kind of confidence that makes weeknight cooking feel less like a chore and more like a flex. Class will end with turning your knife work into a meal kit to make dinner at home!
Sunday September 27th
11:00am - 1:15pm
Sunday October 25th
11:00am - 1:15pm
Knife Skills 102: Chicken Butchery
This is a class about breaking down a chicken without breaking down yourself.
We’ll take two whole, beautiful birds and turn them into dinner for the week. Nothing wasted, nothing overly fussy, no weird chef-y flexes. Just you, a sharp knife, and the confidence that comes from knowing exactly what you’re doing.
We’ll talk about:
Choosing the perfect knife for the task at hand.
Why whole chickens are cheaper and better (yes, both).
Where to actually cut (hint: not through bone).
How to render chicken fat and save bones for chicken stock like the thrifty genius you are.
By the end of class, you’ll look at those shrink-wrapped parts at the store and think, “Cute, but I’ve got this.” All class attendees will go home with two chickens they have butchered, a bag of chicken parts for stock and schmaltz, and a container of Chef Sarah's poultry brine.
Sunday October 4th
11:00am - 1:00pm
Sunday November 1st
11:00am - 1:00pm
Pasta 101:
Get ready to master the art of making pasta by hand!
In this class we’ll begin to explore our absolute favorite food: pasta! We’ll dig into the fundamentals of pasta making: ingredients and their purpose, the tools you need, the science behind gluten structure, and the reasoning behind choosing different pasta shapes for different pasta sauces.
Students will make their own pasta dough and roll it into sheets before cutting into noodles. Everyone will go home with the noodles they made, as well as a jar of our favorite tomato sauce.
Sunday November 15th
11:00am - 1:00pm
Pasta 102:
Take your pasta game to the next level!
Building on the skills from Pasta 101, this hands-on class dives into the delicious world of stuffed pastas. Chef Sarah will show you how to make a handful of different filled and shaped noodles using seasonal flavors!
We’ll provide the fresh pasta dough and filling, you bring your curiosity. You’ll spend the afternoon sheeting, stuffing, and shaping your own pasta, picking up tips and techniques along the way.
A quick note: we won’t be making pasta dough from scratch in this class. If you’re interested in learning the full process from start to finish, be sure to check out our Pasta 101 class!
Sunday October 18th
11:00am - 1:00pm
Sunday November 22nd
11:00am - 1:00pm
Baklavaaah! With The Persian Table
Perfect layers, Persian flavors, and a full tray to take home.
Walnuts. Phyllo. Butter. Patience. In that order.
Join Hill's Kitchen and The Persian Table for a hands-on dive into one of the world's most rewarding pastries. We'll talk through how to handle phyllo without losing your mind, how to build perfect layers, and why butter is the secret ingredient holding the whole thing together. Then we'll play with Persian flavors that make this baklava entirely its own.
You'll leave with a full tray of the good stuff, plus a few extra treats we couldn't help but add.
You're invited.
Saturday October 17th
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cook & Gather with Edible DC
Thursday, October 22nd · 7:00 - 9:00pm
Join EdibleDC, Hill’s Kitchen, and Moon Valley Farm for the next installment of the EdibleDC Salon Series—an intimate, hands-on cooking class dedicated to capturing the flavors of late fall before the season slips away.
Hosted and taught at Hill’s Kitchen, this interactive workshop explores traditional preservation techniques from food cultures around the world, putting them to work with organic Moon Valley Farm’s late-fall harvest.
Together, we’ll transform the season’s abundance into flavorful preserves and pantry staples designed to carry you through the winter. You’ll learn practical techniques, get hands-on with the process, and leave with new skills—and a jars of your own to take home.
Because the best way to make the most of a generous harvest is to make it last.
Come cook, preserve, and savor the season with us.
More on the way. Follow us on Instagram @hillskitchen for new class announcements, behind-the-scenes peeks, and the occasional pro tip you didn't know you needed. Or get in touch — we're always happy to talk food.