The 10 Best Masterclass Classes to Take Right Now

I really believe in growing your own food, more than anything else on Earth, actually. It gives you a sense of independence that's rare in the modern world, and luckily for this article, it's something that can be taught pretty easy in a video format.

Ron Finley is a food security activist who got his start growing gardens on unused plots of land in LA. So, there's really no excuse for you to say you don't have the space to grow any of your own food.

Another thing I'm passionate about, and something that really works with the Masterclass format, is cooking. There's a big Masterclass culinary section, and I'd advise working through every single series.

For the purpose of this story, though, I'll talk about this class from Mashama Bailey, the culinary mind behind The Grey in Savannah, Georgia, coincidentally one of my favorite restaurants on Earth. She teaches you the classics of Southern cuisine, and she dives deep on dishes that are often overlooked in the mainstream food industry. The class finishes with learning to cook a gumbo, and... well, it's better than my mom's.

Speaking of learning to cook, you should always seek to branch out beyond recipes. When my mom taught me to cook—all those Southern recipes that Mashama Bailey is better at—there were rarely recipes involved. Cooking is an art, a feeling—not a science.

That's what Roy Choi gets at here. Throughout this class (one of my favorites) Roy shows you how to cook specific recipes, but dives into what you're actually doing, and how to make it your own. He empowers you to get in the kitchen and have fun.

This is why I love Masterclass. You can pay one little subscription and learn all kinds of shit. When else am I going to get a professionally taught class on making my own floral arrangements?

This is a tight class, no time is wasted. Maurice Harris, who owns Bloom & Plume has an incredible client list—Louis Vuitton, The Row, and Goop to name a few. The class runs you through five floral arrangements, but by the end of it, you're empowered enoguh to strike out on your own.

In this class, you'll learn how to "Define Your Core Values," and "Own Your Team Culture," and "Leading With Emotion." What does any of that mean, concretely? I'm not sure. But any of you are fans of The Bear, you'll remember how Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) is always talking about Coach K's book Leading With the Heart. Think of this as the video format of that book. Learn how to lead, how to be a great boss, and a great recruiter.

Of all the people on the Masterclass platform, I'd trust Kris Jenner the most—one billion percent. Maybe you think you can learn personal branding on your own, but I'd treat Kris's videos like Gospel. I'm not sure if there's a more shrewd business mind on Earth. She's masterminded America's royal family, and that's more valuable than whatever Mark Cuban is going to teach you.

Speaking of! Mark Cuban's got a class where he teaches you business, general business. Will it make you a billionaire? Probably not. But, it's rare that you get actionable advice like this from a real business mind.

Instead of being self-helpy about his own story, this Masterclass is actually quite actionable. It actually goes through a lot of Mark's business mindset. So, if you want professional development, it's either this Masterclass, or you can spend 10 years trying to get on Shark Tank and hopefully walk away with Mark as a mentor. The Masterclass is a better bet.

This is another more conceptual type of class. Am I going to learn how to be a fashion designer from this five-hour course? Nope. I came out of it still not knowing how to sew. But! It's a seriously fun watch. Less actionable advice, and more a digital mentorship from on of the bests to ever do it.

This class didn't make me better at math, and that's a compliment. Instead of teaching you college-level mathematics (impossible with the Masterclass format), Terence Tao teaches you mathematical thinking.

Think of it as a class to teach you to problem solve in a new way. Instead of thinking with Mark Cuban's business mind or Marc Jacobs's designer mind, you get a peak into Tao's mathematical approach to problem solving. At the end of the day, a lot of other stuff (especially business) comes down to mathematical models... which are kind of like games.

The pandemic did a number on y'all, relationally. I'm in a long-term romantic relationship and plenty of other longer-term non-romantic relationships. (Sorry, not to flex.) I have no issues developing self-awareness, empathy, or conflict resolution. (I'm flexing again.) Some of you, though, could stand to learn a thing or two.

Jokes aside, think of Esther Perel's class as therapy lite. Improve your work life, romantic life, and interpersonal life with direct help from a renowned psychotherapist.