Hot Sauce 101
Join our hands-on cooking class and learn how to make fiery, flavor-packed hot sauces from scratch. Discover chili secrets, master the perfect heat-to-flavor balance, blend, simmer and bottle your own signature hot sauce. Turn up the heat and ignite your inner chef!
7:30pm, Wednesday, April 15, 2025
In-person at the Park Slope Food Coop or live on Zoom.
$10 cash fee for the in-person class. Participating on Zoom is free.
7:30pm to 8:30pm.
RVSP to reserve a spot today!
These four veteran saucemasters have been growing their own peppers and experimenting with hot sauces for years.
Max Green
Bellmore native and analytics consultant who cooks, eats, and experiments in the kitchen when he’s not keeping his dog happy. Max brings data-driven precision to recipe development and a passion for bold flavors.
Dahlia Coopersmith
Native New Yorker, sushi fanatic, and aspiring green thumb. Dahlia’s favorite movie is Top Gun Maverick and she brings enthusiasm and curiosity to every culinary adventure, especially ones involving heat.
Jake Krassner
CPA and real estate developer by day, “sauceman” by night. Jake believes everything tastes better with sauce and is on a mission to get his toddler into spicy food. When not biking through Prospect Park or traveling, he’s perfecting his sauce game.
Jocelyn Hung
Toronto-born UX designer and pesto/chimichurri pro. Jocelyn channels her love for fresh herbs and garden-to-table cooking into teaching her daughter how to grow food and experimenting with new sauce recipes.
what to expect
Live Classes
You can chat with the chefs, follow step-by-step and ask questions in real-time.
Prep Help
You will receive recipes in advance so you can shop for ingredients before the class
Zoom
Classes are on Zoom, so you can cook in your own kitchen—or just watch from the couch.