Murray’s Cheese has expanded their selection
of virtual classes, which include one on making
cheese boards, and one on creating a “Most
Decadent Valentine’s Day.” All the classes can be
taken live or bought to view later. Cheeses and
pairings such as sweets and preserves will be
sent to your home ahead of the class.
If you and your boo are coffee fiends, there
are some fun online choices. B Corp Counter
Culture Coffee has online classes dedicated
to making coffee experts out of coffee lovers.
One, “Cupping,” helps participants develop their
palate and learn the differences between coffee
processing techniques, varieties, origins and
even brewing variables. You need to have some
equipment on hand, and they’ll send you the
rest. Next time you head to your favorite coffee
shop, you can go toe-to-toe with the baristas.
Eventbrite is a website that offers all kinds of
events and classes on subjects ranging from
Indian cooking to cocktail-making, and free
workshops, too, such as one on how to make a
chocolate lava cake.
At MasterClass, another online class hub, the
classes are taught by the likes of Thomas Keller
and Gabriela Camara, so they are pricier. But you
are getting the definitive experts in their fields.
Your local cooking school or cookware store may
also have some virtual (or possibly in person)
options, and you can support a local business at
the same time.
Finally, breakfast in bed is a very pandemic-
proof way to celebrate the holiday, though
you may have to flip a coin to see which one of
you gets to lounge around waiting for the hot
coffee to arrive.