Little Fox Kitchen

Little Fox Kitchen is a small cooking studio in downtown Cranford, a three-minute walk from the train station. Founder Melanie Cecilio spent over nine years as a chef instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. Lead chef instructor Michael Pineiro has cooked at Eleven Madison Park and Minibar. Baker Jenny Belliveau of A Butter Life teaches as a guest chef.

Classes are hands-on, not demos. You chop, season and mix with a chef guiding you, then everyone sits down at a long table to share the meal. Most classes top out at 14 to 15 people. Recent classes include Sourdough Bread and Starter, Handmade Pasta, Sushi, Mexican Taqueria, Cook Italy: Florence and In the French Kitchen. Public classes run about $96 to $150 per person.

Classes are for adults, though some let teens 14 to 17 join. You can bring wine or beer. There are no refunds, but you can send someone in your place. The studio also runs in-person corporate events and virtual classes with ingredient kits shipped across the U.S. and abroad. It holds a 4.7 Google rating from 36 reviews.