Mary Cooney is a first-generation Italian-American who has a passion for teaching that is hard to equal. She loves to share her knowledge of authentic Italian dishes as well as baking pies and desserts. She has been on staff at the SOC since 2005.
The perfect gift for the food lover in your life, our DLM Gift Cards not only unlock a plethora of gourmet foods and scrumptious sweets to explore, but they also offer an opportunity to embark on a culinary adventure at our DLM Culinary Center! From hands-on classes and kids’ camps to multi-course meals and more, our wide array of Culinary Center classes are gifts that are sure to be cherished.
Send a Gift CardBack by popular demand, join Mary Cooney for this class designed for one of our favorite Italian movies. If you're a fan of the movie Moonstruck, or if you just want to come along for the ride, register early! From the fictitious restaurant The Grand Ticino (West Village), the Cammareri Bakery, or the food scenes from the Castorni home, Mary's menu will set the scene for a fun and a delicious evening of Italian food and wine. This menu includes: Eggs in Purgatory with Roasted Red Peppers, Minestrone Soup with Pesto, New York Strip Steaks with Whiskey-Herb Compound Butter, Spaghetti in Sunday Sugo, and Coffee Affogato. This menu will be paired with wine.
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Hands-on Teen Camp (Grades 6 & up)
The food you love eat when dining out will become the food you love to make at home after taking this weeklong cooking camp with Mary Cooney. Each day students will explore dishes from their favorite cuisines while sharpening their culinary skills. We'll delve into making Empanada Dough, Italian Pasta Carbonara, Asian Chicken Teriyaki with Fried Rice; and, true American comfort food—Shake Shack Cheeseburgers and Shakes—just to name a few tempting dishes. Friday we'll get busy making three varieties of Mary's favorite Italian Cookies. Join us for this busy, flavor-packed week!
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Hands-On Teen Cooking Camp (grades 6 & up)
Join Mary Cooney for an exciting week learning to make scratch-made recipes from our favorite food destinations. Menus are designed to elevate students’ culinary skills and knowledge while focusing on a variety of flavors from each distinctive region. We’ll explore, Italian, Mexican, Asian, and American cultures. Friday we’ll enjoy a baking day for learning to make Mary’s favorite All-Butter Pie Dough for these delicious fruit fillings: Roasted Peach, Apple, and Cherry.
This class is full
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