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Home Cooking New York was founded by Jennifer Clair in May 2002. After years of writing cookbooks, recipes, and food editorials for Martha Stewart Living, the opportunity to come together with eager culinary students in a kitchen classroom seemed like the next logical step. Over the last 11 years, the company has grown to include 6 outstanding chef-instructors, all ready to be dispatched into home kitchens all over New York City, or feel free to sign up for cooking instruction at the school! HCNY’s classes range from the basic cooking techniques to cuisine-focused favorites.

Home Cooking New York

Available in New York - Change up your date night routine with a romantic cooking class at Home Cooking New York. Each 2 1/2 hour class is has a maximum of 10 students providing an intimate experience. Each student receives a complete recipe packet and enjoys a full sit-down dinner at the end of class.

Public Cooking Class for Two - New York

Available in New York and Jersey City - Citi Bike is the nation's largest bike share program, with 13,000 bikes and over 850 stations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Jersey City! With a Citi Bike Annual Membership, you can enjoy unlimited 45-minute rides on Citi Bike classic bikes 24/7 for an entire year. It’s fun, easy, and a great way to explore NYC! Two Annual Memberships are included.

Citi Bike

Perfect for those spontaneous jaunts around town, or for those briefly visiting New York, Citi Bike offers an eco-friendly alternative to trains and taxis. The 7-day pass is a great option if you're on vacation or wanting to test-drive a membership. Redeem at any of the 332 Citi Bike stations in Manhattan south of 59th Street:
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<li>Downtown Brooklyn
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<li>DUMBO
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<li>Ft. Greene
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<li>Clinton Hill
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<li>Bed Stuy (select areas)
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<li>Williamsburg
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Unlimited number of short trips (30 minutes or less) are included for the 7-day duration. Take a bike, ride, return to any station and then repeat when you're ready to go again! Two 7-Day Passes are included.

7-Day Bike Share Pass for Two

City Wine Tours is your gateway to enjoying New York's vibrant wine culture and best restaurants.  Sip, savor, and explore as we take you on a journey through New York's historic neighborhoods. Our tours highlight New York's nationally acclaimed culinary scene with stops at award-winning restaurants. At City Wine Tours, we think learning about wine should be just as much fun as drinking it.

City Wine Tours

Available in New York - Whether you're looking to discover a new favorite restaurant, learn about wine varieties, or simply enjoy a relaxing afternoon, a tour from City Wine Tours is the perfect wine experience. Educated tour guides lead your journey while sharing insight into wine selection and food pairings. Tours last approximately two hours, and each stop includes food pairings.
West Village Wine Tour:
The West Village walking tour starts amid the Italian bottles at Cantina Corsino, heads over to A.O.C. for French wines, then finishes up at Ayza Wine and Chocolate, which supplements its sweet specialty with a selection of 90 fine wines and champagnes.
Soho Wine Tour:
The SoHo walking tour begins at City Winery and visits Galli on Saturdays and Boqueria on Sundays. Tours last approximately two hours, and each stop includes food pairings.

Intimate Wine Tasting Tour

Paint Nite leads the “paint and sip” industry thanks to their innovative approach to grow our event-based business. Paint Nite empowers small business owners around the world to grow their own businesses by partnering with an ever-increasing number of talented artists and local bars and restaurants.

Paint Nite

Clasping a brush in one hand and a cocktail in the other, attendees at Paint Nite mix a little jubilation and inspiration with the skillful step-by-step guidance of local master artists. At various hot spot bars across the nation, non-judgmental instructors provide everything a newlywed couple needs?including acrylic paints, easels, 16"x20" canvases, aprons and brushes?to produce stunning (and slightly drunken) masterpieces.

Painting Event

Since 1982, Discover Outdoors has been the premiere provider of guided outdoor adventures for city dwellers, from beginner to mountaineer. Our mission is to bring balance to the urban lifestyle and give you a dynamic encounter with nature, designed to challenge, invigorate, and inspire. Leading thousands of explorers each year, we give you unmatched opportunities to develop new skills, test your limits, and attain a higher level of health and awareness.

Discover Outdoors

Available in New York
Join Discover Outdoors for a day of horse riding and wine tasting. Start with a lovely drive upstate to the stables, which sit on hundreds of wooded acres and boast some of the best riding trails in the Northeast.
After a short safety briefing, you will get acquainted with your horse. The lively, but well-mannered, horses have names like Uno, Dos and Tres; there is even an all-white pony called Gringo. We will saddle up, then ride for an hour through fields and woods with an experienced wrangler. All skill levels are welcome. In proper conditions for experienced riders, cantering is allowed.
Next, we will drive to a beautiful vineyard in the Hudson Valley for a wine tasting. Enjoy a sample of reds and whites along with some of the best hard ciders in America. Listen to the winery's live acoustic music while you eat and afterwards stroll around the vineyard grounds.
Please refer to the trip calendar at http://www.discoveroutdoors.com/ for scheduling details and to determine which season to purchase.

Horseback Riding & Wine Tasting Day Trip

Liquid Lab NYC is revolutionizing the traditional method of cocktail making and turning it into a 21st century brand of mixology. The company's home-base, in the ever present Williamsburg, Brooklyn, gives the team, Parker Boase and Gregory Lucas, hands on access to the finest local Earth couture ingredients and equipment while developing cutting edge techniques to create unique recipes and experiences. Offering molecular mixology, artisanal/prohibition-era cocktails and health-inspired cocktail concepts allows Liquid Lab NYC to be the leader for innovation in mixology.

Liquid Lab NYC

Craft cocktails like an expert with the help of Liquid Lab. Equipped with all the tools you will need, an expert mixologist will show you step-by-step how to create 4 cocktails spanning different culinary styles. Sip and sample your creations over the course of 1-2 hours in the comfort of your own home. 
Once you have mastered the art of the cocktail, Liquid Lab will leave you with a gift including:
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<li>1 two-piece boston shaker</li>
<li>hawthorne strainer</li>
<li>wine opener</li>
<li>speed pourers</li>
<li>2 oz. jigger</li>
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Be the center of attention at your next get-together with your new tools and skills!

Private Mixology Class for Two

Alan Iwamura, a glass artist and designer, co-founded Brooklyn Glass, an open access glass and neon studio. The studio is dedicated to design, experimentation and education. Brooklyn Glass promotes and fosters local artisans and their exploration of decorative and functional glass work.

Brooklyn Glass

Channel your inner artisan while learning how to create beautiful glasswork in this two-hour glass blowing session. A professional artisan will walk you and a small group through the art of glassmaking. Safely manipulate molten glass by blowing, sculpting, and cooling to create a final product. Couples will receive two handmade cups or a vase to take home in addition to a Brooklyn Glass gift bag.
Reservations:
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<li>Available Tuesday and Thursday from 6-9 pm.
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<li>Available Wednesday and Friday from 6-9 pm.
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<li>Available on select weekends.
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<li>Please allow at least two business days to complete reservations or to reschedule.
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Details:
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<li>Please wear comfortable cotton clothing and closed-toe shoes.
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<li>Valid for two people.
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Glass Blowing Workshop

Betsy Salamon-Sufott and Tom Salamon, sister and brother, conceptualized and created the Accomplice show inspired by their love for scavenger hunts as children. They knew that the mystery of surprise and intrigue, often lost in adulthood, would be a great concept to build upon for entertainment. In 2007, the Accomplice team debuted an all new NYC adventure, Accomplice: The Village. Additionally, the team has recently joined forces with co-producer Neil Patrick Harris, a fan of the show, on a similar production of Accomplice based in California.

Accomplice

Accomplice is an interactive theater experience unlike any found on stage, taking audiences on an actual journey through the city streets. You will be sent on a mission, aided by clues and mysterious cast members strewn throughout various locations such as street corners, bars, iconic landmarks and hidden venues. Groups of 10 traverse the city streets piecing together clues of a meticulously crafted plot and relying on their own street smarts and intuition to make it to the end.
Details:
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<li>Tickets valid for two people to Accomplice: The Village show only.</li>
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Mystery Tour: Interactive Theater

For those who want to experience New York City through the vantage point of its most historic and eclectic neighborhoods, Get Up & Ride offers bike tours through Brooklyn. We focus on the sites that are off the beaten path and showcase local art, urban marketplaces, beautiful parks, great food and interesting history. Our guests ride on easy-to-handle, comfortable bikes made specifically for city riding.

Get Up and Ride

Feel the pulse of North Brooklyn's emerging underground culture in Williamsburg and Bushwick, two centers of Brooklyn's new creative arts scene. This 3 hour tour starts in Bushwick, the gritty, industrial frontier of Brooklyn and ends in Williamsburg, a new capital and center of music, visual arts, and nightlife. This tour is designed by a local working musician, who bases his livelihood on reading the pulse of arts and culture in Brooklyn. We highly recommend this tour for adventurous people seeking a totally unique and hard-to-spot perspective on the city, with an eye for exciting new cultural discovery. Commentary is provided via walkie-talkies and headsets so that you're tuned-in and engaged throughout the ride!
Tour highlights include:
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<li>Exploration of some of North Brooklyn's most unique industrial canvases, as well as a collective art gallery</li>
<li>Identification of over 50 original works by 40 international and local street artists, in many mediums including spray paint, house paint, wheat pastes, wool, ink, and mixed sculpture</li>
<li>Discovery of North Brooklyn's coolest music venues, unique performance spaces, and underground independent cinemas</li>
<li>Insight into the history and development of artistic culture in the area</li>
<li>Stops for beverages in a local Bushwick raw chocolate factory (coffee/tea included) and tacos at a traditional tortelleria</li>
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