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Even if you've never picked up a spatula, you can become a wizard in the kitchen with cooking classes for beginners in the Bay Area. With the help of qualified professional chefs who love teaching, you'll learn one recipe at a time on your way to full-fledged culinary mastery. And you can specialize in a favorite cuisine or explore them all one by one. Sign up for a cooking class for beginners and get your journey started!

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Traditional Hawaiian Food

Traditional Hawaiian Food

$135

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Join Chef Parsati in this hands-on cooking class to learn how to prepare a traditional four-course Hawaiian menu using recipes that hail directly from the islands. To begin, Chef Parsati will teach you how to prepare savory herbed potato wedges. Next, you'll learn how to build an authentic Hawaiian vegetable poke bowl with a homemade citrus ponzu sauce. For the main course, you'll enjoy huli huli chicken with a homemade pineapple marinade served with a sid...
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Chef Parsati, San Jose - South San Jose
24 reviews
Next date: Sat, Feb 4th at 5:00PM

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Learn to Serve a Stunning Spanish Feast

Learn to Serve a Stunning Spanish Feast

$135

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Chef James brings you a course in the traditional art of paella in this Spanish-centered cooking class. He'll share his tips and tricks for bringing together a complete meal with paella sitting center stage! You'll create a selection of delicious starter courses including authentic antipasti and a refreshing salad made with seasonal greens. For the main course, you'll prepare a seafood paella overflowing with fresh gulf prawns, clams and mussels. For desse...
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Chef James, San Francisco - Haight-Ashbury
8 reviews
Next date: Sun, Feb 5th at 6:00PM

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North Indian Vegetarian Cooking

North Indian Vegetarian Cooking

$129

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Explore a vibrant vegetarian menu inspired by North Indian cuisine in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Pooja. The chef will guide you as you prepare three courses of regional dishes starting with hara bhara kebabs, a popular snack filled with potatoes and peas. Next, learn how to build layers of complex flavor into a creamy paneer butter masala while practicing the techniques to perfect onion jeera pulao rice. For dessert, enjoy a traditional spiced a...
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Chef Pooja, San Ramon
1 review
Next date: Sun, Feb 5th at 7:00PM

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Cooking Rustic Italian Creations

Cooking Rustic Italian Creations

$105

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Chef Lorenzo leads an in-person cooking class where rustic Italian flavor is the main ingredient. You'll combine a host of elements from the Italian countryside to create a meal with natural appeal. Combine a selection of robust herbs to create homemade ravioli, featuring handcrafted pasta. Prepare a wild boar stew that adds a delicious dimension to lean game cuts, served with stir-fried spinach. And for dessert, whip up an irresistible trifle made of a bl...
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Chef Lorenzo, Hayward
1 review
Next date: Sun, Feb 5th at 7:00PM

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Demystifying the Mother Sauces

Demystifying the Mother Sauces

$119

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Discover the fundamental mother sauces of French cuisine in this four-course class. In this hands-on class with Chef Mike, you'll master four French mother sauces paired perfectly with traditional dishes. Chef Mike will begin with a creamy and tangy hollandaise over grilled asparagus and lemon. Next, you'll make an irresistible velouté to use with a crisp chicken pie, followed by a decadent béchamel to use in triple-cheese macaroni and cheese with toaste...
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Chef Mike, San Francisco - Central Waterfront
2 reviews
Next date: Mon, Feb 6th at 11:00AM

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Recreate the Flavors of Latin America

Recreate the Flavors of Latin America

$125

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Learn to embrace the heat in this Latin-themed cooking class guided by a world-class chef. Get a hands-on lesson in time-honored cooking techniques from Latin America and put your skills to the test as you create four flavorful dishes to enjoy. First, you'll learn the secrets to perfect guacamole with fresh herbs and light yet crispy freshly-fried tortilla chips. Next, garlic-marinated shrimp skewers will light up your tastebuds before a chimichurri carne...
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Chef Roddy or Resident Chef, Campbell
1 review
Next date: Mon, Feb 6th at 2:00PM

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Curry Crash Course

Curry Crash Course

$129

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Learn the curry basics and essentials in this Indian and Pakistani cooking class with Chef Sara. You'll learn how to prepare both a classic chicken curry and a vegetarian curry, with Chef Sara sharing shortcuts that you won't find in any recipe book. You'll also cook up aromatic pulao rice and homemade naan to serve alongside your curry. It's an engaging, hands-on class, and spice levels can be adjusted to personal preference.MENUChicken Curry Choose one T...
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Chef Sara, Travels to guests within the Bay Area
1 review
Next date: Mon, Feb 6th at 5:00PM

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Spanish Specialties Made Vegan-Style

Spanish Specialties Made Vegan-Style

$125

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Learn how to reinvent your favorite Spanish dishes with plant-forward profiles in this informative hands-on cooking class with Chef Daniel. With his guidance and expertise, you'll learn a refreshing vegan version of classic recipes from this beloved cuisine. Your lesson includes patatas bravas seasoned with vegetable broth and warm paprika and a lesson in paella studded with vegan chorizo and garden vegetables. You'll also prepare a seasonal salad with ele...
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Chef Daniel, San Francisco - Potrero Hill
12 reviews
Next date: Thu, Feb 16th at 6:00PM

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Elegant Hors d'Oeuvres

Elegant Hors d'Oeuvres

$85

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Chef Elham has created a cooking class filled with a quartet of hors d'oeuvres guaranteed to impress all at your next gathering. You'll take your culinary skills to the next level with baked brie bites made of puff pastry and filled sautéed mushrooms or dried fruit. Next is prosciutto-wrapped herbed chicken bites with rosemary and garlic-lemon aioli. Then, enjoy making a fresh mozzarella and olive crostini with roasted red pepper sauce and smoked salmon o...
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Chef Elham, San Jose
2 reviews
Next date: Sat, Feb 25th at 6:00PM

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Create a Traditional South Indian Meal

Create a Traditional South Indian Meal

$129

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Discover the secrets to Southern Indian cuisine in this immersive cooking class with Chef Pooja. A culinary expert, she will guide you through the process of creating various recipes native of India as you learn new cooking skills and techniques.This immersive course will begin with mini masala uttapams, which are doughy and pancake-like filled with rice, lentils, tomatoes and green chilis. Next, learn to prepare a hearty and flavorful potato-based curry w...
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Chef Pooja, San Ramon
1 review
Next date: Sun, Feb 5th at 7:00PM

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Handmade Pasta 101

Handmade Pasta 101

$125

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Immerse yourself in Italian flavors and cooking techniques as you learn to craft homemade pasta with ease. Culinary expert Chef Roddy will help you transform flour and eggs into tender, chewy pasta to go along with a full Italian meal. Begin with a classic Caesar salad including homemade dressing and a side of toasty garlic bread. Next, roll up your sleeves and knead the pasta dough to perfection before rolling it out and cutting it into one of three class...
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Chef Roddy or Resident Chef, Campbell
1 review
Next date: Mon, Feb 6th at 2:00PM

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Vegetarian Indian Favorites

Vegetarian Indian Favorites

$129

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Learn how to make vegetarian Indian favorites in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Sara. You'll first cook up a flavorful and creamy vegan palak paneer made with puréed spinach and tofu before preparing a warming masoor dal bursting with lentils and spices. You'll also make hand-rolled flatbread and vegetarian rice pilaf to serve alongside these meat-free main dishes. Chef Sara will make sure you leave with her recipes so you can recreate these palate...
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Chef Sara, Travels to guests within the Bay Area
1 review
Next date: Mon, Feb 6th at 5:00PM

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