Classes

Cooking classes are so fun! Teaching is a great love of mine and I love to lead classes and workshops. I make it a point to keep out classes engaging, fun, and with plenty of skills and insights to take home with you.

Before relocating to Illinois, I led fermentation and pickling workshops at the Staten Island Museum. We preserved our summer harvests together while learning the agricultural history of Staten Island, making new friends, and sharing plenty of laughs.

I have also taught numerous cooking classes for children. I designed an after-school course named Kids Cooking Club for an after-school program at a NYC public school. This was a memorable opportunity, as many kiddos bravely tried new textures and flavors, sometimes discovering new favorites! We even produced cookbooks at the end of our class sessions.

My specialties include kids’ cooking, fermentation, focaccia, cake decorating, and vegan baking classes. We are so excited to host upcoming classes at our shop, for guests of all ages and experience levels!

Check back here for upcoming classes and workshops at New Moon Vegan.

  • “I had the privilege of working with Jo on two successful workshops at the Staten Island Museum in 2016 and 2017. These programs were designed to connect participants with the agricultural history of Staten Island. Jo led courses in both pickling and fermentation. She is a born educator with soul and presence. Her warmth, sense of humor, and generosity of spirit radiate. She was able to make participants feel at ease working with materials and processes they didn’t have experience with. But more than that, they were inspired. Her workshops are still brought up to me by participants who continue to use the skills they learned.”

    – Rylee Eterginoso
    Public Programs Manager, Staten Island Museum

  • ”I am lucky to have enjoyed Jo Colagiacomi's culinary talents for several years, first when my daughter was invited to her childrens’ birthday celebration and we first experienced her vegan chocolate cake, and later, when she taught a cooking club for students at my daughter's school. Jo is a gifted educator who connects with her students on several levels. I was amazed to watch her take a simple lessons on making your own guacamole and assembling vegetarian tostatas and reach children who originally wouldn't even touch a tomato on the first day, and ending up with EVERY student trying out their culinary creations week after week. Whether taking familiar foods and introducing new ways to use them or making an old favorite and adding unexpected ingredients (avocado chocolate pudding!), Jo was able to bring real food to life for students who may not have those opportunities elsewhere.”

    – Meggin Juraska
    Kids Cooking Club Coordinator