The BlueBurner, New York

Chef Jhonathan E. Rupchand began The BlueBurner Culinary Cookery to share his long-earned cooking knowledge with clients who wish to create memorable dining experiences for their families and friends. Founder of Truffle & Basil Private Chef Group—a private chef company known for its use of natural, farm-fresh ingredients—Jhonathan brings his long-time love of food arts to classes that improve skills, demystify food chemistry, and help students create the perfect bite. During culinary classes the center's instructor-chefs share basics such as knife skills, grilling, baking, and sculpting cake busts of Marie Antoinette that make home-cooking feats attractive and easier to execute. As students ascend in skill level, they may choose to attend Level 3 classes in Italian and French cooking styles or Level 4's advanced meat- and-fish preparation techniques.