Cooking Class: Mastering Southeast Asian Cooking

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Learn the recipes and techniques that make Southeast Asian cuisine so special in this hands-on cooking class from Chef Derrick. He'll share his secrets for recreating the most quintessential dishes from this popular culture.

Begin with a simple blend of curry paste, coconut milk and peanut sauce for a creamy chicken satay, flavored with tangy cucumber relish. Then, prepare Thai-style eggplant with herbaceous basil and bell peppers. You'll also create kimchi fried rice topped with your choice of chicken, beef or shrimp, and whip up a fun sticky rice for dessert, made even sweeter with homemade coconut caramel sauce.

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Chicken Satay and Cucumber Relish

With coconut milk, red curry paste and peanut sauce

Thai Eggplant Basil

With bell peppers and oyster sauce

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Beef

Chicken

Shrimp

Kimchi Fried Rice

With bulgogi beef

Sticky Rice and Coconut Caramel Sauce

With pandan leaf and sugar

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 15
Event Duration 3 hours
Activity Level
Activity Level
LabelsGroup, Thai, Korean, Asian, Gluten Free
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.

Classpop! Guest Reviews for other experiences with Chef Derrick

Paloma

07 Apr 2024

Class was in tables in the patio of a brewery. I think this took away from the experience for me and wished it was held inside or a better location with an actual room, perhaps a kitchen. The rain didn’t help either because it was cold. It was hard to see at times what he was doing when he was cutting or preparing the ingredients because of bags and other materials near his cutting board. Overall, I think it just needed a better set up.

Sara

06 Apr 2024

Chef Derrick was so great! I definitely feel confident to make sushi on my own at home now!

Chellie

03 Apr 2024

Chef Derrick was fun and informative!

Kyle

31 Mar 2024

Chef Derrick is awesome! He brings a lot of experience and gives clear instruction while maintaining a light-hearted mood in his class. He even brings some secret ingredients to take your recipes to the next level. Sign up already!

Elise

31 Mar 2024

Very thorough and friendly!! Brought my friend to a sushi course at a brewery and we both enjoyed it and took home extra sushi!! Weirdly therapeutic to watch him slice veggies :)

Kimberly

31 Aug 2023

We enjoyed his patience during the session!

Thao

19 Aug 2023

Chef Derrick was funny, informative, and makes everyone in the group feel included and welcomed. Techniques were spot on and I did not realize how hard it was to make pasta. Definitely have a new-found appreciation for hand-made pasta.

Kaitlyn

06 Aug 2023

Chef Derrick was AWESOME. The pesto was so fresh and the pasta was amazing! Chef Derrick was so informative and made the class so fun!

Samantha

30 Jul 2023

Amazing class! Chef Derrick was a great teacher and we had such a fun time with him! The food turned out delicious and we will definitely be doing another class with him in the future

Linda

27 Jul 2023

Chef Derrick is very fun and knowledgeable and taught us fun tricks to making homemade sushi!

Sandy

13 Jun 2023

He was awesome and so informative. Gave us tips and tricks on how to make sushi and he made it fun! Would love to do another class with Chef Derrick in the future!

Margina

11 Jun 2023

This was my very first time attending a cooking class as well as the first time using Classpop and I'm super happy to say my experience was absolutely incredible on both accounts. First of all, Classpop was great with their communication and updates as my cooking class date approached. They've also been great with their follow-up to make sure everything went smooth. On class day, my group of 4, arrived to the location which was a brewery. We enjoyed a delicious pint before heading into the cooking area room for class. Chef Derrick had it all set up including aprons, gloves and plenty of tasting spoons! His fun personality and cooking style made the class so interesting, fun and easy to learn. Not only did I learn how to make pasta & pesto but it was REALLY delicious too!! Attending this class helped me gain a sense of cooking confidence to make my own pasta and pesto!! Super fun, I highly recommend Chef Derrick and his cooking class extraordinaire!!

Brian

30 May 2023

Chef Derrick was an excellent teacher. He explained all the steps clearly, was patent, and very funny. By the end of our class we were all eating some of the freshest pesto pasta we ever made. The other students also had a great time.

Hetal

26 May 2023

He was amazing!!!

Marc

18 May 2023

Chef Derrick was great and thorough with his explanations. Took the sushi course with him and he showed us how to make a few different kinds of rolls and even some hand rolls! Ingredients were great and everything tasted awesome. Would definitely recommend!

Jennifer

13 Nov 2022

Derrick was awesome!! We thoroughly enjoyed the class and experience and are looking forward to signing up for another! He brought the tools of the trade with him and explained step by step along with cooking tips. I highly recommend his class!

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Bridget B.

24 Aug 2022

We loved our cooking class with Chef Derrick! He is an amazing instructor and kept us engaged the entire time. We learned so many valuable tips and techniques from him. We highly recommend taking all of his classes!

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Chef Derrick

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Over the past 30 years, Chef Derrick has built an admirable career in the culinary arts. His time in the kitchen has taken him from Philippines to California in roles ranging from line cook to head chef. Much of his experience occurred in the hospitality industry, which provided him a keen service-oriented skill set. With so much to offer his guests, Chef Derrick is ready to help you taste the good life.