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Trace the history of pizza by visiting a mix of wood-fired Neapolitan, coal-fired, and classic New York slice joints on this 2.5 hour walking tour. You'll hit a spread of neighborhoods including Boerum Hill. Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Heights, and the Columbia Waterfront district.  What's Included All tours include pizza tastings, kitchen tours,...

From Paella to Galinhada to Nasi Lemak, rice is an ingredient that shows up globally in the classic dishes of cuisines around the world. While often innocuous, it’s easy to forget that every type of rice represents a migration journey, and when combined with local flavors, the final dish is a mash-up of terroir and story. In Harlem, a neighborhood...

Key Points about this Tour: 2.75 hours Ticket price is per person. Minimum of 2 and Maximum of 3 ticket purchase for $112 Private elegant tables assigned to each booking. Each features cushioned section, a large exterior window and plexiglass dividers. Offered aboard Manhattan or Manhattan II (1920s inspired yachts) Capacity limitations will...

Students will do stretching exercises and intense work out to improve general body strength, speed, coordination and endurance.

Central Park provides a great window into the world of wild foods of mid-spring. It's the peak of the season for wild salad greens, and we'll be finding great quantities of renewable ingredients: Spicy mustard greens, such as garlicky garlic mustard, hot hedge mustard, and even hotter poor man's pepper, will abound on lawns or under trees anywhere,...

NYC based Herbalist, Jo Anne Kelly Richards shares her top 10 herbs to keep on hand for first aid, everyday health, immune support, and optimal wellness. In class, we will share a nourishing infusion, and you will make an herbal remedy to take home along with a detailed handout full of “how to” info. We will share a nourishing infusion, and you...

Refine your balance and coordination for walking well! This class explores the mechanics and coordination of walking. Class begins with a gentle warm up of body movements and learning dynamic balance and whole-body posture using the Alexander Technique. Participants will be led through deliberate practice of the elements of standing and walking which...

Transform a piece of ordinary rebar into a beautiful knife that you design! This workshop will immerse you in the world of knifesmithing – the art, science, and practice of using heat and hammers (among other tools) to shape steel. You will transform a piece of ordinary piece of rebar (steel reinforcing rod) into a beautiful knife of your own design....

Gain an introduction to the terminology, concepts, and basic principles of landscape design through lectures and simple two-dimensional exercises.  This course is recommended for students with little or no background in design who want to design for their own home or who are considering a Certificate.

Learn about Herbs to control cholesterol and blood pressure, strengthen the heart muscle and blood vessels. We will discuss plants to relieve heart ache, and open the heart to love, while supporting healthy boundaries. As always, we will share a nourishing infusion, and you will make and take home your own herbal medicine!

Explore the basics of successful, environmentally friendly gardening. Topics include soils and their improvement, seed sowing, vegetative propagation, planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, and disease and pest control. This course is also required for the Horticultural Therapy Certificate. Recommended Texts: The New Gardener's Handbook:...

This Valentine’s Day discover the passion and romance of the tango with your special someone. Strictly Tango, the premiere NYC school for Argentine Tango, is offering a Valentine’s Day party. This event will cater to couples totally new to tango as well as to couples with a little more experience. Our VALENTINE LIVE MUSIC PARTY is from 7 PM-9 PM....

A great abundance of edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms makes this park a great place for edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms in late summer. Burdock, an expensive detoxifying herb sold in health food stores, abounds in cultivated areas throughout the park. You can also use this invasive species as a superb root vegetable, or even...

Knowing how to conduct basic first aid on your cat or dog could save its life in an emergency. Learn how to provide temporary, urgent care to pets until they can reach a veterinary or emergency clinic. Covers how to care for animals before, during and after emergencies, including bleeding, bite wounds, cardiac arrest, choking, burns, poisoning and...