Chef’s studio · Brooklyn, NY
Chef Ronna Welsh's custom private classes on improvising and zero waste in Sunset Park
Purple Kale Kitchenworks is the Sunset Park studio of chef and cookbook author Ronna Welsh, who wrote The Nimble Cook. The kitchen sits in a converted box factory just south of Industry City, with brick walls, 14-foot ceilings and big windows. There is no fixed class calendar. Most teaching happens in private, hands-on classes that Ronna designs and teaches herself. Each one is built around your goals, not a set menu.
The focus is technique, improvisation and cooking with less waste. Past custom classes include Cooking Without a Recipe, Building a Versatile Pantry and Working with Fish and Shellfish. The Knife Skills class is a regular draw. In one of her lessons, the Celery Sort, students break a single vegetable into its parts and taste the differences.
Groups run from one to eight people. Families, couples, teens and work teams all book, and the studio is OPWDD approved for neurodiverse students. The Parlor next door hosts occasional ticketed events, such as storytelling dinners with Stories on Hudson and a dumpling workshop.
Beginners
No experience needed
Serious cooks
Multi-week courses and boot camps
Date night
Evening classes made for two
Birthdays & groups
Private parties for up to 8
Written from Purple Kale Kitchenworks’s own site and class listings, November 2026. How we write these
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Not on a regular basis. Most classes are private and scheduled at a time that works for you. The studio also runs occasional ticketed events and workshops.
A single 4-hour class costs $645 for 1 to 2 students, $695 for 3 to 4 and $875 for 5 to 8. A series of 2.5-hour classes costs $385 to $675 per class.
Chef Ronna Welsh, author of The Nimble Cook, creates and teaches every custom class.
Fill out the booking form to request a date. The studio replies within 24 hours, then sets up a phone or email consultation to plan your class.
Yes. E-gift cards start at $25, never expire and can be used for any in-person class or product.
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