Culinary Nutrition WORKSHOPS
Date To Be Determined
Transition Your Food Lifestyle 101
Join pioneer Culinary Nutritionist, Stefanie Sacks, M.S., CNS for a discussion on the basics of making healthier food choices given the many challenges we face from personal lifestyle to illness. Stefanie will empower you with the knowledge and skills to get started on the road to wellness. Her inspiration will make a seemingly daunting task simple. You will leave de-mystified, armored with practical information and basic tools to get started.
Date: To be determined
Location: Gurneys Resort and Spa, Old Montauk Highway, Montauk, NY
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Growing Healthy Child, Growing Healthy Parent
Gain a better understanding on how to adopt a healthier food lifestyle to prevent illness and restore health for you and your children. This integrative learning experience involves lecture, hands on cooking and discussion. Gain the knowledge and skills to start to make small changes that can make a big difference.
Culinary Nutritionist Stefanie Sacks, M. S., CNS works hands-on with individuals and groups in transition to a healthier way of eating as a food counselor, nutrition educator and chef instructor. She has been studying food and healing for twenty-five years, has her Masters of Science in nutrition from Columbia University and is a graduate of The Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. Stefanie is noted for her unique expertise in creating a seamless translation of the most recent disease specific medical science to a client’s own plate with the kitchen as the centerpiece of education. Stefanie involves her clients in the day-to-day process of redefining their relationship with food to prevent illness and restore health. She also teaches and consults.
Date & Time: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Location: The Ross School, East Hampton, New York
Friday, March 2, 2012
Cook with Your Kids
Details coming soon.
Date & Time: Friday, March 2, 2012
Location: The Arts & Crafts Kitchen
Mondays March 19, 26; April 2, 9, 8-10pm
Food Solutions: Eat Well to Feel Better
A Practical Guide to Culinary-Nutrition with Stefanie Sacks, M.S., CNS and Mary Beth Augustine, R.D., CDN
This groundbreaking culinary-nutrition class will empower you with the knowledge and skills you need to get started on the road to wellness. We will: delve into what cutting edge, evidence-based research tells us about the causes of a multitude of conditions ranging from allergies, asthma and chronic pain to more serious diseases such as diabetes and cancer; explore the healing properties of a wide variety of foods; and engage in hands-on cooking and tasting. Each week we will focus on a different foods: grains, vegetables/fruits, beans, and herbs/spices. You will leave this class with a solid sense of the therapeutic properties of many foods, equipped with a range of recipes and culinary techniques that can help you restore weakened physical states or prevent illness, and still enjoy delicious meals.
Date: Mondays March 19, 26; April 2, 9, 8-10pm
Registration: Early registration is recommended, Enrollment is limited. Please contact the Open Center for mroe information at 212.219.2527
Location: The Open Center, 22 East 30th Street, New York CIty
Past Workshops & Events
Below is a list of past culinary nutrition events and workshops. Please contact sbs@stefaniesacks.com to discuss hosting a workshop at your organization.
Photographs by Robert Braunfeld
Speaking Engagement to Kick off National Food Day with Keynote Speakers Chef Sandra Lee and Culinary Nutritionist Stefanie Sacks, MS., CNS
TASTE Samples from NYC restaurants offering locally sourced, healthful items. LEARN How local organizations are improving food systems and raising awareness. WATCH Keynote speakers Chef Sandra Lee and Stefanie Sacks, MS, CNS and episodes of Avis Richards’ LUNCH NYC!
* This is a Past Event *
Date: Monday, October 24, 6:30pm
Location: Columbia Grammar and Prep School, 4 West 93rd Street, NYC
Registration: Adults $25; Children $10 (all proceeds will go to organizations in NYC promoting school wellness). Please click here to register for this event.
Join the Survivors Compass —3 women all touched by cancer both personally and professionally—for a day of practical information and services for those touched by cancer. Kathy Gurland, LCSW, and cancer navigation consultant will help you understand your unique needs, wishes, fears and goals. The healing power of movement will be explored with American Cancer Society certified cancer exercise specialist Lisa Hoffman, M.A. and Integrative Registered Dietitian MaryBeth Augustine will discuss the critical role food choices play in healing from cancer.
Then explore, through creative hands on cooking and food learning experiences lead by Stefanie Sacks, M.S., CNS, cancer supportive foods and culinary techniques. For lunch you will enjoy the fruits of your culinary creations. The day will close with Q&A and panel discussion of health experts.
Food Solutions, sponsored by The Palette Fund, is a groundbreaking culinary-nutrition workshop series. Join us for an inspirational and empowering experience!
* This is a Past Workshop *
Date & Time:Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 9:30am-2:30pm
Location:Urban Zen Center, 711 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10014
Gain a better understanding on how to adopt a healthier food lifestyle to prevent illness and restore health for you and your children. This integrative learning experience involves lecture, hands on cooking and discussion. Gain the knowledge and skills to start to make small changes that can make a big difference.
Culinary Nutritionist Stefanie Sacks, M. S., CNS works hands-on with individuals and groups in transition to a healthier way of eating as a food counselor, nutrition educator and chef instructor. She has been studying food and healing for twenty-five years, has her Masters of Science in nutrition from Columbia University and is a graduate of The Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. Stefanie is noted for her unique expertise in creating a seamless translation of the most recent disease specific medical science to a client’s own plate with the kitchen as the centerpiece of education. Stefanie involves her clients in the day-to-day process of redefining their relationship with food to prevent illness and restore health. She also teaches and consults.
* This is a Past Workshop *
Date & Time: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 7:30pm. This event is part of the Summer Institute's Thursday Night Speaker Series.
Location: Jewish Center of the Hamptons, 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton, NY
Join integrative pediatrician, Stephen Cowan, MD, supported by Registered Dietitian MaryBeth Augustine for a heartfelt presentation on one of the most talked about health issues—diabesity. Then explore, through creative hands on cooking and food learning experiences lead by Stefanie Sacks, M.S,. CNS the many ways to address this growing concern among our children—an opportunity to literally learn how to change the palate of America’s youth. For lunchtime you will enjoy the fruits of your culinary creations. The day will close with Q&A and panel discussion of medical, nutrition and culinary experts.
Food Solutions, sponsored by The Palette Fund, is a groundbreaking culinary-nutrition event series. Sacks will give you the practical tools to make food lifestyle change opening the gateway to healing. We invite you to join us for this inspirational and empowering experience! A comprehensive workbook with culinary nutrition tools/information and recipes will be provided the day of event.
* This is a Past Workshop *
Date & Time:Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 9:30am-2:30pm
Location:Urban Zen Center, 711 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10014
Culinary Nutritionist, Stefanie Sacks, M.S., CNS presents an education talk at the Intrepid Salute to Women: Women in Health & Fitness event. Gain a better understanding of the importance of adopting a healthier food lifestyle to prevent illness and restore health for you and your children. Learn how to start to make small changes that can make a difference. Identify your personal concerns, discuss them in an open forum and gain the knowledge to begin to make lasting food lifestyle change.
* This is a Past Workshop *
Date & Time: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 10am-3pm
Location: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Join Culinary Nutritionist Stefanie Sacks, M.S., CNS to gain a better understanding on the importance of adopting a healthier food lifestyle to prevent illness and restore health. Learn how to identify your personal concerns, discuss them in an open forum and gain the knowledge to begin to make lasting food lifestyle change.
* This is a Past Workshop *
Date & Time: Tuesday, Noember 16, 2010, 7:00pm
Location: Pierson School Library, Sag Harbor, NY
Can the food you choose play a role in chronic pain and symptom management? Join integrative physician, James N. Dillard, MD, DC, Lac., formally and uniquely trained in three health professions — acupuncture, chiropractic and conventional medicine — for a day of learning, discovery and innovative hands-on cooking in a supportive environment. Dr. Dillard will discuss evidence-based causes of chronic pain, explore pro-inflammatory dietary habits and explain how he helps patients navigate from illness to wellness with conventional and unconventional modalities. Turn Dillard’s therapeutic approaches into a reality you can taste through creative hands-on cooking and food learning experiences lead by Culinary Nutritionist, Stefanie Sacks, M.S.,CNS and Amanda Archibald, RD. For lunchtime enjoy the fruits of your culinary endeavors. The day will close with a panel discussion of medical, nutrition and culinary experts.
Presented by the Urban Zen Center, the ground-breaking Urban Zen Food Solutions workshop series is ponsored by The Palette Fund & Whole Foods Market. Giving you the practical tools to make food lifestyle change!
* This is a Past Workshop *
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 9:00am-2:30pm
Location: Stephen Weiss Studio, 711 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10014
GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION: Please join us to experience the expansion of the Hamptons most private training facility. Part obstacle course, part all-terrain track, THE PIT adds a new level excitement to tired old workout routines - and helps you acheive new levels of fitness without a need for machines. In addition, we have an expanded schedule of fitness classes and private training options indoors by the Hamptons' top trainers. Guest speaker Stefanie Sacks - a Culinary Nutritionist - will be giving a tips on Restoring your Health through Healthy Cooking and eating, followed by a Q&A session.
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 12:00pm
Location: Studio 89, 89 Clay Pit Road, Sag Harbor, NY
Join pediatrician Stephen Cowan, MD and natural health and wellness pioneer, Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D. for a day of learning, discovery and innovative hands-on cooking and tasting in a supportive environment. Drs Cowan and Colbin will discuss the impact of the current food environment on our children’s health and why we need to shift our food lifestyle to support that of our children and future generations. Our experts will focus on the importance of whole foods and their role in nourishment and wellness. Next translate science and advice to the plate through a series of creative hands-on cooking and food learning experiences organized by children’s ages from baby through early teen.
- Learn to prepare simple, delicious age-appropriate meals
- Gain tips and tricks to incorporate healthful foods for any child
- Discover age-appropriate ways kids can help in the kitchen
The day will close with a panel discussion featuring our medical, nutrition and culinary experts. This workshop is hosted by the Urban Zen Foundation in conjunction with the generous support of The Palette Fund. We invite you to share, care and experience!
Presented by the Urban Zen Center, the ground-breaking 'Urban Zen Food Solutions' workshop series is ponsored by The Palette Fund & Whole Foods Market. Giving you the practical tools to make food lifestyle change!
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Location: Stephen Weiss Studio, 711 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10014
Can diet prevent, heal, or help us manage cancer? Join Pamela Yee, MD, board certified in both internal and holistic medicine and MaryBeth Augustine, RD, cancer survivor and integrative nutrition expert for a day of learning, discovery and innovative hands-on cooking in a supportive environment. Dr Yee will explain how she combines conventional cancer treatment therapies with evidence-based unconventional modalities to treat patients living with cancer. From the same stage, MaryBeth Augustine will share how she personally managed cancer through diet, supplements and herbal remedies and how this journey influences her approach to working with clients living with cancer. Turn Yee and Augustine’s therapeutic approaches into a reality you can taste through creative hands-on cooking and food learning experiences lead by Culinary Nutritionist, Stefanie Sacks, M.S.,CNS and Amanda Archibald, RD. For lunchtime enjoy the fruits of your culinary endeavors. The day will close with a panel discussion of medical, nutrition, culinary and patient advocacy experts as they share their personal experiences of living and working with cancer.
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Location: Stephen Weiss Studio, 711 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10014
Learn the basics of preparing simple healthy meals for your palate and your plate. Gain confidence in the kitchen as you explore the many creative ways to marry a variety of whole foods into nutritious and delicious one-pot meals (there will be a combination of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options). As always, we will work on knife skills, technique and address any questions or concerns throughout the class. This hands-on class will end with a sit-down lunch where you will be able to share and enjoy your creations (if you cannot stay for lunch, feel free to bring containers to bring food home).
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Location: Southampton, NY
Learn how you can meet the special dietary needs of children living with Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies from experts Kenneth Bock, MD author of "Healing the New Childhood Epidemics," and Pediatrician Stephen Cowan, MD. During this one day experiential workshop, you'll glean insights from experts working on the front lines of nutrition therapy and dietary management for children. Then get a taste of what the experts are really talking about through hands-on innovative food "labs" and cooking experiences that translate nutrition and dietary advice to the kitchen space and child's plate. Leave with the knowledge and the practical tools to implement restorative dietary practices into your children’s lives.
Presented by the Urban Zen Center, the ground-breaking 'Urban Zen Food Solutions' workshop series is ponsored by The Palette Fund & Whole Foods Market. Giving you the practical tools to make food lifestyle change!
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Location: Stephen Weiss Studio, 711 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10014
Eating healthfully is a balance between the food choices you make and the portions you take. Achieving this balance allows you to lose weight, stop dieting and eat healthfully for a lifetime. Dr. Lisa Young, author of The Portion Teller Plan will present practical tools for rightsizing your portions and your food choices. Follow Dr. Young’s advice into the kitchen and onto your plate with a series of creative food-centric activities and a hands-on cooking experience. Leave with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices that are right for your waist and your plate.
Presented by the Urban Zen Center, the ground-breaking 'Urban Zen Food Solutions' workshop series is ponsored by The Palette Fund & Whole Foods Market. Giving you the practical tools to make food lifestyle change!
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 10, 2010
Location: Stephen Weiss Studio, 711 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10014
There has been an explosion of gluten free foods in the marketplace. From frozen foods and baked goods, to condiments and alcohol. Foods labeled gluten free are everywhere! And it’s not just food manufacturers that are riding the gluten free wave—restaurants, cosmetics and hair and skin care companies are a part of this emerging trend. Join our gluten-free experts, Mary Beth Augustine, R.D. C.D.N, Registered Dietitian/Certified Nutritionist and Stefanie Sacks, M.S., CNS, Culinary Nutritionist to learn about this new trend from a clinical perspective and its practical life application. There will be lecture, discussion and product sampling from leading manufacturers and local vendors.
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 26, 2010
Location: Stephen Weiss Studio, 711 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10014
Discover innovative, easy and cost-saving ways to use legumes and healthy grains to replace meat, chicken and fish in everyday meals. Gain an understanding of how lentils, black beans, brown rice, quinoa and other nutritious and delicious ingredients can become an important component of a healthier diet. Stefanie Sacks, M.S., CNS is a culinary nutritionist and contributor to Power Up: Unleash Your Natural Energy, Revitalize Your Health, and Feel 10 Years Younger, (published as The Source in hardcover). She is the creator of one on one, a program to help prevent illness and restore health through personalized nutrition therapy and culinary guidance.
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Location: The County School, Wainscott, NY
Learn the basics of preparing simple, nutritious and delicious vegetarian meals for your entire family. Gain confidence in the kitchen as you explore the many uses of grains, vegetables and legumes as part of vegetarian lifestyle. We will work on knife skills, technique and address any questions or concerns throughout the class. This hands-on class will end with a sit-down lunch where you will be able to share and enjoy your creations (if you cannot stay for lunch, feel free to bring containers to bring food home).
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Location: The County School, Wainscott, NY
Learn the basics of keeping a healthy kitchen and preparing simple, nutritious and delicious foods for your kids. Want them to eat healthfully? Well, to do so, you need the knowledge and skills to teach them. Join Culinary Nutritionist, Stefanie Sacks, M.S., CNS and contributor to Power Up, Unleash Your Natural Energy, Revitalize Your Health and Feel 10 Years Younger, (published as The Source in hardcover) by Dr. Woodson Merrell and Kathy Merrell for an introduction on how to support your kids health through proper food choices.
Session One:
Address your personal concerns and gain solutions to make change, learn the basics of navigating the grocery store and keeping a healthy kitchen. Through round table discussion and activities Stefanie will help you acquire the knowledge and skills to shift your food lifestyle and that of your family. You will receive a package of resources to take home.
Session Two:
Through hands-on cooking instruction, Stefanie will introduce you to new ingredients and ways to make foods healthy and delicious for the whole family. Menu to be determined by what class wants to learn. You will receive recipes to take home.
*This is a Past Workshop*
Date & Time: Thursday, October 8, 2009
Location: The Hamptons, NY