Lisa Kyung Gross connects immigrant women to the curious home chef
March 22, 2024 Alice Gilbert
A League of Kitchens cooking class. Photo: Sarah Dittmore.
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They may not be your grandmother, but they can come pretty close. That nurturing, immersive feeling achieved only through cooking alongside a seasoned home cook is the one Lisa Kyung Gross was chasing when she started League of Kitchens ten years ago. She’s built a network of online and in-person cooking classes taught by immigrant women from around the world, all living here in the five boroughs. A Brooklynite herself with an immigrant heritage, she’s managed to curate this specific, hard-to-find feeling through classes taught by her network of talented instructors. Here’s how she did it.
Tell me about yourself and about League of Kitchens.