LET’S GET COOKING
CLASSES | EVENTS | CATERING
At BLVD Kitchen, we are all about connecting with people through food. There’s nothing like the joy of being together in the kitchen or around the table, and this is the magic we aim to deliver every day. We specialize in lively, hands-on culinary events, where our chefs cook with you, and delicious catering services, where our chefs cook for you. Let's get cooking, together!
Private in-home Cooking Classes
Fresh and Fabulous Drop-Off Catering - Serving the Valley, West Side, Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles
Full Service Catering and Events - Anywhere in the Los Angeles area
Our Famous Bakery Treats - Local Delivery and Mail Order
Don’t let that sharp knife worry you. Our proprietor, Sharon, is one of the friendliest Chefs in town!
A local, Black-owned, female-led business, proudly based in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Our entire team is fully-vaccinated and COVID-Safety obsessed. More than anything, we are excited to work with you!
HOURS:
OPEN 24/7 ONLINE!
Not sure which class they’ll love? Give them a choice and send a BLVD Kitchen Gift Card! Our new digital gift is valid towards purchase of anything on our website, and never expires.
Is everyone coming to your place? We offer fresh seasonal food to feed groups of all sizes, and we’re experts at making your holiday entertaining a breeze. With everything from individual grazing boxes and beautiful shareable appetizers to our famous salads, sandwiches, and signature old-fashioned desserts, you'll find delicious choices for every occasion. We provide courteous drop-off delivery in the Valley, West LA, Hollywood, Downtown, and other locations in Los Angeles for a reasonable fee.
Looking for full-service catering? We’ll be more than happy to help you with that. Contact our Culinary Team for a consultation and custom proposal for your event.
“We LOVED them! Worked out perfectly. Everyone asked me where I got them. Couldn’t have been better!
Thank you so much !”
NOTE: Minimum order for Anytime Drop Off Catering = $500. Orders must be placed and confirmed at least 72 hours before you'd like your food, and service and delivery charges may apply depending on your situation. Email: theblvdkitchen@gmail.com (for the fastest response) or call to place your order. 844.454.2583.
BLVD Culinary Director, Chef Michal Harris, doing what she loves best!
However you are gathering with friends and family, BLVD Kitchen can be there to cook and celebrate with you. All of our in-person events happen at your place - with our cheerful team taking care of everything from ingredients and tools to set up and clean up. Hosting a cooking event has never been easier, or more fun!
BLVD COMBO COOKING EVENTS!
Offering the best of both worlds, these events feature a fun, hands-on culinary activity, with delicious companion catering from our BLVD chefs. Ring in the holidays with our signature Cookie Decorating & Cocoa party, roll Sushi like a pro, or host the ultimate Fiesta night!
Also available: - Cocktails and Canapés (great for special occasions!) and Dim Sum Dumplings!
THE DIY DINNER PARTY
Instead of stressing out about throwing your next dinner party, why not relax and have the guests make the meal together?
BLVD will bring the recipes, ingredients, and a cheerful Chef to guide the group, and you’ll have a memorable and delicious time. You can even add on a hands-on mixology session if you like.
Sound familiar? This was, by far, our most popular event in the kitchen, receiving rave reviews every time. Zero stress, tons of fun!
Get in touch for a quote and booking info.
KIDS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!
Why should grown ups have all the fun? Our cooking parties for kids are perfect for beginning and experienced young bakers and chefs. As with our adult cooking parties, we bring these events to your place, complete with the chef, assistant, and all the ingredients and equipment the kids will need for an unforgettable celebration.
Become a Cupcake Boss (our most popular kids event!), Make Room for Meatballs or host a Sushi Roll extravaganza!
ONLINE GATHERINGS, BLVD STYLE!
We’ve come to love bringing people together online, especially when the results are so delicious. Whether you have clients in different cities, a team spread between home and the office, or family and friends across the country, a BLVD virtual event is a great way to stay connected.
Virtual Team Events: Still have folks working from home? No need to forgo the team-building activities. Let us help get the group together online. Perfect for your in-house team, or invite your clients!
Online Celebrations: Celebrate a birthday, graduation, anniversary, or big accomplishment, shower a bride, host a reunion, or just hang out with your favorite people. We’ve got festive covered!
What to Expect: A cheerful host, an expert BLVD Chef, and a guided hands-on activity that is fun, delicious and easy to do. There’s a great balance of learning, laughing, and sharing, and of course, truly tasty results!
BLVD Supply Kits with key ingredients, activity tools and celebration materials are also available to make your online event even easier.
COOK-ALONG ONLINE EVENTS!
Take a break from boring meetings, lectures and lessons, roll up your sleeves, and enjoy creating something delicious, together.
Cook-Along Options include:
Artisan Pizza Making | Dim Sum Dumplings | Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies | Parisian Macarons | Birthday Cupcakes and more!
MIX-ALONG COCKTAIL EVENTS!
Learn the art of making classic and craft cocktails from a BLVD Master Mixologist, complete with great stories, bartender secrets, and plenty of banter with your fellow guests.
NEW! We now offer guided Wine Tasting, with an option for wine delivery direct to your guests.
COMBO EVENTS, TOO!
Food + Drinks = Even more good times!
COOKING DEMOS & WEBINARS
Have an expert (and entertaining) BLVD Chef/Mixologist drop in to your event for a live cooking or cocktail demo. Learn to make a Pina Colada in 10 minutes, get the scoop on superfoods and healthy eating, or create a completely custom experience. Whether you have 15 minutes or a full hour on the agenda, your guests will have an engaging, informative, and delicious time. Just send us a link and we’ll be there!
“I want to thank you for your kindness and patience in helping to organize this event. I think what you have created - and how you have adapted in a COVID-19 world - is extraordinary.” ”
HANDS-ON COOKING CLASSES
Looking for some one-on-one time with an expert chef instructor? Book a lesson in the privacy of your home kitchen. Classes cover the topic and menu of your choice, and are scheduled to suit your calendar. Brush up on basics, dive into a global cuisine, master professional baking techniques...it’s all up to you!
Please note: as we do not have a teaching kitchen that is open to the public, all in-person classes are held at your home/location. Not ready to have us over? All classes are available via private Zoom cooking instruction as well…just ask!
Looking to gift a cooking class? We do that, too, complete with custom gift certificates for any amount.
Contact us for more info, and see the class offerings and pricing by clicking below.
ON DEMAND COOKING VIDEOS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Since April of 2020, our BLVD instructors have been coming to your kitchen via Zoom for classes on everything from Artisan Bread to the Cuisine of India. Our live online class programming will be coming to a close this summer, but the fun continues! Come and explore the new virtual BLVD Class Library! The library is bountifully stocked with over a year’s worth of cooking class videos and handouts for kitchen newbies, confident cooks, and chefs of all ages. Plus, brand new videos are being recorded and added by your favorite BLVD Chefs on a regular basis.
Find a listing of all the classes available here!
Stream and cook-along, anytime, on demand, at an unbelievable price. Just $45 for a 90 day membership - less than $20 per month!
BLVD Class Library Membership Tune in and cook with us anytime!
“Another delicious morning... The boys are covered in cinnamon sugar and couldn’t be happier!! THANK YOU!!
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“My husband said the chicken korma may have been the best dish I ever made. I cannot wait to make this again and to take more of Chef Nishi’s classes. Thanks again!”
““Well ... I baked 20 ...this is what’s left (picture of 12) ... and there are only 2 of us here!!! My husband said I need to take all of your classes Sharon! Thanks for ANOTHER delicious treat!!”
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Hi. I'm your BLVD Proprietor, Sharon Graves, the curly-haired dreamer on the right there. I still can't quite believe that BLVD Kitchen is a real company and I get to teach and invent recipes and bake cookies for people every day, but it's true. I'm proud, nervous, "financially insane"*, and beside myself with joy over this exciting venture.
Am I a professional chef? Well, now that I’ve worked in a giant commercial kitchen, maybe. But I consider myself more of an enthusiastic and accomplished** cook who has managed, at last, to turn a lifelong love of sharing, teaching and learning about food into a business that feels like coming home.
When COVID-19 hit, our business, like so many others, was drastically impacted. As we quickly adjusted to a world where in-person gatherings were clearly unsafe, it was both a challenge and a comfort to know that the community we built here needed and wanted us to survive. Our magnificent chefs invented our Quarantine Cuisine program so we could keep feeding people good, healthy food, and take some stress out of getting dinner on the table. We began teaching online, tentatively at first and then more and more excitedly, as families we’ve known for years were joined by new friends all across the country and even internationally. Summer Camps happened virtually and the kids astonished us with what they accomplished. We began hosting company get togethers and helping friends celebrate special occasions with a BLVD Chef. Finally, as we looked around our empty kitchen and very busy online calendar, it became clear that it would be OK to let go of our very expensive and underutilized space and look to make our reinvention complete. It was a huge, scary, and heartbreaking move, because this kitchen, like your kitchens, was full of love and wonderful memories. But we took all of that with us, to BLVD 2.0.
Now that we are able to gather again with friends and family, we’re elated to be able to have so many joyous reasons to feed and celebrate with you. Our catering teams are busy with wedding showers, birthdays, office parties, reunions, baby showers and back-to-school nights, and we could not be happier or more honored to be a part of these special occasions. And, after being invited into so many kitchens virtually, we developed our on-location cooking programs to bring the BLVD Kitchen experience to your place. Finding new partner locations, like Band of Vices, has also been a big step for us. The number one question I get now is, “Will you ever open your own kitchen space again?”. The answer is, probably not. We’re very excited about BLVD Kitchen thriving wherever our clients may be, virtually or live, at your house, or anyplace. Hello, BLVD 3.0!
Wherever BLVD Kitchen is, my primary job is and always will be to welcome other people into this home we're creating, in whatever form it takes. I want everyone - chefs, students, shoppers, neighbors - to get that same happy, "lucky me!" feeling when doing anything with BLVD Kitchen. There's a whole team of us*** dedicated to making that happen, and we can't wait to have you join us and tell us if we are on the right track.
Known for brilliant global flavors and her exciting and welcoming personality, it's no wonder Ameera emerged triumphant on Season 11 of Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen and has cooked for celebrity clients across the country. A third-generation Californian, she combines her mastery of West Coast staples with her love of spices from around the globe. Her classes are exclusively available here at BLVD!
Darryl's life as a chef started out as a way to earn friends on bus rides to a new school over 40 years ago, and has grown into a passion for bringing people together around inventive, delicious and inspiring food. He is also a noted wine collector and expert in pairing wine with food to make a great dining experience even more memorable. The guy can mix up a fabulous cocktail, too. Darryl hand-makes a delectable line of confections you will find in our shop, and through DEW Foods, provides one-of-a-kind private dining events in Los Angeles and New York City.
Dr. JJ is a board-certified pediatrician, on-air medical expert on Hallmark's Home & Family TV show, an entrepreneur (she founded MD Moms and a highly successful medical practice), a noted expert on heath issues affecting children and teens, and a trained chef. Her love of food and creativity in the kitchen were honed in culinary school and in dozens of classes over the last 3 decades. Now one of our most popular instructors and the genius behind the Kid Doc line of artisan foods, JJ loves to entertain and make bread, one-of-a-kind ice creams and pastries.
Katie was rescued from an ordinary life in entertainment by a reconnection with her mother, who founded one of the first authentic Chinese restaurants in Minnesota. Inspired to travel and write a cookbook together, the two went on to appear on The Food Network and build a successful catering company. Katie carries on that legacy today with four published cookbooks, her Wok Star Catering and Fortune Cookie Divas businesses, and popular live video series. We love that she makes time to teach here at BLVD!
Chef Michal has come a long way since making pumpkin cookies with orange icing in nursery school. After starting a catering business at age 25, attending the cooking school at Ma Maison, and opening up her Studio City restaurant, Michal's Cuisine, she has been feeding delighted clients at corporate events, weddings and celebrations of all kinds for years. Sought out by studios, food manufacturers, and non-profit groups for her expertise, we are thrilled to have her leading our culinary programs here at BLVD.
Nishi was born and raised in India but found her roots in Los Angeles. For as long as she can remember, cooking has been a part of her life, and experimenting with food has been a passion. After working in less food-focused careers, she found her true calling in teaching and sharing her talents. Now, she is highly sought after by local culinary schools (lucky us!) to help budding chefs expand their knowledge of global cooking techniques.
“Hands down, an amazing place.”
Email - theblvdkitchen@gmail.com | Call - 844.454.2583 | Social - @theblvdkitchen
* This is a direct quote from my husband.
** I hit a trifecta at the KCRW Good Food Pie contest a while back (Best in Show, Best Fruit Pie and Best Crust) and make some of the best holiday cookies in town, according to the LA Times.
*** Part of the BLVD Kitchen magic is how it attracts great people, like Jamie our marvelous shopkeeper, Marissa the queen of BLVD events, Kris, the steward of our operation, and the growing roster of brilliant chef-instructors you see on this page who also call BLVD Kitchen home. Did I mention I love working here? They're a big part of the reason why.
Kitchen = The heart and soul of every home
BLVD Kitchen = The heart and soul of the neighborhood