Chef’s studio · Somerville, MA
Chef Jessica Roy's dinner party style cooking classes in Somerville, from Puglia to paella
Date night
Evening classes made for two
Birthdays & groups
Private parties for up to 12
Team events
Team building with a chef running the room
Beginners
No experience needed
Shiso Kitchen is a small cooking class studio at 374 Washington St. in Somerville, between Harvard and Union squares. Chef Jessica Roy runs it. She is a former Le Cordon Bleu chef instructor, a Food Network contributing host and a sushi chef. Classes are hands-on and feel like a dinner party: you cook the menu together, then eat it. Google reviewers rate it 4.9 from 126 reviews.
The menus cover a lot of ground. Italian has the most options, with handmade orecchiette in Taste of Puglia and spinach and ricotta gnudi in Italian Flavors of Florence. There are also French dinners, Spanish tapas and paella, a Moroccan tagine night, Greek mezze, Japanese curry with shrimp shumai, bao buns and fresh corn tortilla tacos. Some menus can be made vegetarian or gluten free. Others can't be changed at all, so ask before you book.
Group classes cost $115 per person, and you book by email in pairs. Most start at 6 PM and run 3 to 4 hours. Everyone must be 18 or older. Groups of up to 12 can book the whole kitchen privately.
Written from Shiso Kitchen’s own site and class listings, October 2026. How we write these
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Email shisokitchen@gmail.com with the date you want. Reservations are first come, first served, and classes often fill well in advance. The person attending has to make the reservation.
No. Group class reservations are booked in increments of 2 guests.
You need to give 5 business days' notice. Otherwise you are charged in full, though you can transfer the reservation to another guest.
Tell them about allergies or restrictions before booking. Some menus can be made vegetarian or gluten free. Others, like Dinner in Rome and Japanese Curry & Dumplings, cannot be altered.
Yes. Groups of up to 12 can book the whole kitchen, choose a menu and pick a time. Email them for pricing.
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