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Gourmet Cooking With a German Chef

Cooking Class Gourmet Cooking
With a German Chef

Verified Chef

Chef Dirk

4.2 (9 reviews)

San Francisco

3 hours

2 to 25 (public class)

$129.99 (all inclusive)

What You’ll Do

The rich, rustic flavors of German cuisine come to life in this hearty European meal! Let Chef Dirk introduce you to the delicious possibilities of German recipes in this hands-on cooking class.

You'll begin with grilled appetizers that combine meat and vegetables with melted cheese before creating a Schweitzer Art green salad with pancetta and vinaigrette. For your entrée, prepare a Jägerschnitzel robed in mushroom cream sauce and served with spätzle. Finish up your lesson with pears flambés for dessert, seasoned with black pepper and fresh mint.

MENU

Swiss Raclette Grilled Appetizers

With meat, vegetables and melted cheese

Schweizer Art Green Salad

With Italian pancetta pork belly and vinaigrette

Jägerschnitzel

With a mushroom sauce and authentic German spätzle pasta

Pear Flambé

With fresh mint, black pepper and vanilla ice cream

This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

What You’ll Get

Step-by-step, beginner-friendly guidance from Chef Dirk.

Chef techniques and practical tips you will use long after class.

All ingredients and tools are provided plus you enjoy your meal at the end of class.

Perfect for birthday, team building and bachelorette parties.

Where You’ll Be

Chef’s Place

San Francisco

Exact location is provided after booking.

YOUR CHEF

Verified Chef

Chef Dirk

4.2 (9 reviews)

San Francisco

Chef Dirk has developed a passion for global cuisine through his world travels, which has taken him to more than 20 different countries. He is a classically-trained gourmet chef and hospitality manager who studied in his native Germany and has held positions at five-star restaurants during his extensive career. Chef Dirk's cumulative experiences in the culinary industry combine with his enthusiastic personality to create memorable learning experiences.

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$129.99

Price details

All-inclusive: 3-hour class, meal and fees.

Date

Fri, Sep 18

Time

06:00pm

Free cancellation up to 48 hours before

Groups of 2 or more

Request a private class

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REVIEWS

For this experience

He was funny and knowledgeable, I definitely will recommend

- Madeline

Chef Dirk was lovely and very communicative, however many of the items were pre-prepared and it felt somewhat disorganized.

- Meg

For experiences with Chef Dirk

Chef Dirk was a great chef and instructor! He made the class very interactive and it was fun working together as a small group. He was very animated and fun!

- Isabella

I gifted my family the ClassPop! INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN-EUROPEAN FUSION cooking class, and they loved it! Chef Dirk was amazing—talented, fun, and easy to follow. The warm, inviting atmosphere enhanced the experience, and the food was absolutely delicious! I highly recommend this class for anyone who loves good food and a fun time with great people!

- Eva

We attended the Asian Fusion Cooking Challenge class with Chef Dirk. It was a fun experience with just the right mix of prepping, cooking and socializing with each other as we enjoyed the fruits of or labor. The food was delicious! We would definitely sign up for another event.

- lisa

Chef Dirk’s sophisticated French cooking class was so much fun. Chef does a really good job in making sure everyone participates in the process and he is very welcoming.

- Cristal

I gifted a Classpop voucher to my girlfriend, and she chose Chef Dirk Italian cooking class because we were looking forward to a fun and memorable experience together. Unfortunately, we left very disappointed. As someone who loves to cook, I was excited to learn a few new techniques while enjoying a nice evening. However, the experience fell well short of our expectations. The class was held in what appeared to be someone else's apartment rather than Chef Dirk’s own space. It was obvious the apartment had been quickly tidied before the class, but it was not clean. There was visible dust on the computer desk and TV stand as soon as we walked in, and the walls were noticeably dirty. The kitchen appeared to have been cleaned more thoroughly, which I appreciated, because otherwise I likely would have left immediately. I only stayed because my partner felt that, with just four participants, it would have been awkward for us to walk out. Unlike other cooking classes I've attended in commercial teaching kitchens with sanitized workstations and professional equipment, this class felt much less organized and hygienic. We used paper plates and cups for our prep work, and many of the ingredients and supplies were taken from plastic bags and storage bins that had been kept outside on the apartment's deck. Water was in an old milk glass bottle. The condition of the spices was also concerning. Many of the containers appeared very old, with caked-on residue and buildup, and they did not inspire confidence in their cleanliness. As for the cooking itself, the food we prepared under Chef Dirk’s guidance was underwhelming. The highlight of the evening was using the pasta maker, which was genuinely enjoyable, but unfortunately that was the only standout part of the experience. I genuinely wish I could leave a more positive review because we were both excited about this class. Sadly, it did not meet our expectations, and based on our experience, we would not book another class or recommend it to others.

- Tiffany