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Kitchen Basics – Beginner’s Series – Essential Kitchen Techniques with Chef Wendi James

October 5 at 6pm

At Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital

Capitol Hill, Washington

Class held in a restored Civil War-era naval hospital
Chef Wendi James keeps it beginner-friendly, zero judgment
Hill Center also runs wine classes and arts programming

Finally learn to cook like you mean it. Chef Wendi James walks total beginners through the essential techniques every home cook needs, from knife skills to heat control, in a gorgeous Civil War-era building.

What are you into?

  • Hands-on learning
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Small group setting
  • Historic venue
  • Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
  • Capitol Hill
  • Washington

Coming up at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital

  • Make a Sweater with Paula Lytle

    Make a Sweater with Paula Lytle

    Thu Nov 5, 5pm

    Sweater knitting class

  • Tai Chi Chuan

    Tai Chi Chuan

    Thu Nov 5, 6pm

    Meditative martial arts practice

  • Spanish Language Course: Beginner Class September 2026

    Spanish Language Course: Beginner Class September 2026

    Thu Nov 5, 6pm

    Small-group language classes

  • All events at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital

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    Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM

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