In-Person Class: Homemade Pasta Two Ways with April Dodd

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What’s on the Menu:
Homemade Fresh Egg Pasta
Tagliatelle with Brown Butter and Hazelnuts
Italian Bean Soup with Fresh Pasta and Sausage (Zuppa di Fagioli con Pasta)
If you’re lucky, you have an Italian nonna who has lovingly taught you to make homemade pasta from scratch since you were big enough to crack an egg. If you don’t have that kind of luck, you may be under the impression that great Italian pasta is some kind of magic spell, an impossibly difficult culinary undertaking that you’re bound to screw up. We have good news for you: that’s just not true. With a solid base recipe, achievable process steps and a little bit of practice, you can make fresh Italian pasta without an ounce of stress. Join Milk Street’s April Dodd in person at Milk Street to start—or advance—your homemade pasta journey. We’ll make a dough that our developers tweaked for months to perfect, then walk you through the process of resting, sheeting, laminating, cutting and cooking it to prepare our primo piatto: a brown butter and hazelnut tagliatelle that’s restaurant-worthy and also—we won’t tell if you don’t—delightfully simple. For our secondo, we’re also using pasta, of course, but in a different context. Here, it’s less of a star and more of an ensemble player, marrying perfectly with beans, aromatics and sausage to make our favorite soup of the year. In addition to the recipes of the day, you can expect to learn how to incorporate whole grains and other add-ins, such as herbs and spices into your pasta; how to prep pasta in advance to reduce dinnertime stress; and how to store, reheat and transform cooked pasta in inspired ways.
This hands-on, in-person class concludes with a family-style dinner. We’ll make a big salad for you to enjoy along with your pasta dishes, as well as one of our favorite Italian desserts. Complimentary beer, wine and N/A beer and seltzer is served with dinner. You are welcome to bring take home containers for any leftovers, and you'll receive digital copies of all the written recipes after class. Other questions? Reach out to us at [email protected] if you don't see an answer to your question in the FAQs below.
About April: April Dodd is Milk Street’s Associate Director of Education. She began her culinary career at Middlebury College, where her first food job was making enormous batches of granola. Since then, her cooking pursuits have included managing the college's summer food preservation program; working in an organic bakery in France; developing recipes for a cupcake shop; founding a culinary skills training program in Nairobi, Kenya; working as a consultant to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization; and a stint as the chef at a women-only retirement community in her hometown of Lexington, KY.

Our hands-on cooking classes are capped at 14 attendees. Students work in pairs of two at fully equipped stations. Each attendee requires their own ticket. Please note that Milk Street is not an allergen-free space; if you have a severe allergy, please get in touch before registering to understand if this event is a good fit for you.
FAQs

Is this an in-person event?

Yes. This event will take place in person at our location at 177 Milk Street in Boston. Expect plenty of hands-on cooking - not just a demonstration! If you are looking for a livestream cooking class, you can find our upcoming virtual class calendar here.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

Parking garages:

• Boston Harbor Garage (known as the Aquarium Garage)
• 75 State Street

Trains:

• Aquarium stop on the Blue Line
• State Street on Blue and Orange Line
• Government Center on the Blue and Green Lines
• Haymarket on the Orange and Green Lines, and multiple bus lines

Bus Lines:

• 4, 92, 93, 352, 354

The entrance to our school is directly across from 49 India Street. Our entrance doors have two bowties on them.

Is my registration ticket refundable?

No. We do not offer refunds for in-person registrations. However, your ticket is fully transferable to another person for this event on these dates. You are responsible for finding someone to use your ticket, arranging reimbursement, and for sending us the new attendee's full name, contact information, and any special dietary requests.

Is a meal included?

Yes. In addition to a snack midway through class, you will sit down to a full dinner, served family-style, at about 7:45 pm.

I have an allergy or dietary restriction. Can I still come?

We work hard to accommodate as many allergies and dietary needs as possible. You are welcome to write us at [email protected] to get more detailed information on whether this event is a good fit for you. This class can easily be adapted for vegetarian, nut-free and soy-free diets; however, it is not a good fit for gluten-free diets.

Are children allowed?

Children 11-17 are allowed to participate if they attend and cook with an adult parent or guardian. The minor and the adult must each have a ticket to the class.

How many people does one ticket cover?

One ticket covers one attendee.

How early do I need to arrive?

You are welcome and encouraged to arrive up to 15 minutes before the event begins.

I'm an Insider. Do I get a discount to the in-person classes?

Yes! Insiders get 15% off their ticket. To access your discount, please send a message to [email protected].

This date doesn't work for me. Will this class be offered again soon?

We offer in-person events on a limited basis. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that this class will be offered again soon.

Where can I contact the organizer with further questions?

Write to us with any other questions at [email protected].

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