Cook With Confidence

Build your kitchen confidence and get ready to cook on your own. Get comfortable using essential kitchen tools, pick up hands-on cooking tricks, and plan meals like a pro. Learn how to make approachable, well-loved dishes, like chicken tikka masala, bolognese, and fried rice, made with everyday ingredients from local grocery stores and smart shortcuts. Leave with a recipe booklet and the confidence to cook simple, satisfying meals while enjoying your time in the kitchen.

Sarita Bhagwat
Sarita Bhagwat

Sarita Bhagwat is a long-time Arlington resident, having raised two boys while being a full time working mom. After a long career at an investment bank, she has now started pursuing a career focused in culinary adventures. She specializes in regional Indian cuisine from Maharashtra and Mumbai, and creates fusion dishes using ingredients available in New England marrying them with Indian cooking techniques. Sarita has trained at Le Codon Bleu in London stretching her culinary repertoire to pastries and desserts, Indian and European. When not immersed in cooking or teaching cooking, you will find Sarita hiking at Whipple Hill with her black lab Clifford or practicing ballroom dancing at a studio in Cambridge.

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Instructors:
  • Sarita Bhagwat
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Mon, Jul 20th 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
Tue, Jul 21st 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
Wed, Jul 22nd 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
Thu, Jul 23rd 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
Fri, Jul 24th 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
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Instructors:
  • Sarita Bhagwat
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Mon, Jul 27th 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
Tue, Jul 28th 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
Wed, Jul 29th 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
Thu, Jul 30th 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
Fri, Jul 31st 2026 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arlington High School
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Location map for Arlington High School