Julia Poppins School of Cooking

Specialties

Shop, organize, cook, and eat like a chef!

Julia Poppins School of Cooking promotes food literacy through fun, confidence-​building, hands-​on, in-​home cooking lessons in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Do you need to reorganize and de-​clutter your kitchen before starting lessons? Julia Poppins School of Cooking makes it painless and satisfying — we do it together!

History

Established in 2012.

The Julia Poppins School of Cooking began with a simple question from an after-​school companion to her eleven year old charge:

«Your parents are going to be late and want me to get dinner started. Want to help?»

By the time the girl’s parents had come home, cooking teacher Dane Kuttler and her first student had finished a simple meal of roasted pork chops and brussels sprouts. The student’s work mostly focused on learning how to use a large, sharp knife correctly as she tentatively guarded her fingers from the blade. But she was hooked, and the family was impressed with the meal. They called the teacher «a mix of Julia Child and Mary Poppins» — and JPSC was born.

Today, the Julia Poppins School of Cooking teaches anyone between the ages of 10 – 100 how to feel comfortably in charge of their kitchen. In addition to cooking lessons and meal preparation, Dane also does low-​cost kitchen overhauls, where she works with you to reorganize your kitchen (and stock it with any necessary to

Meet the Business Owner

Dane K.

Business Owner

Dane Kuttler has been teaching people to cook in their own homes for six years.

She has worked with children for over ten years, and has always combined her love of kids with her love of food.

While she’s never cooked in a restaurant, she’s cooked for many a crowd. Nothing scares her. Her motto, borrowed from a popular spice company is «Love people. Cook them tasty food.»