Valentine's Cooking Classes in Los Angeles

Take your tastebuds to Italy in this chef-led cooking class where you'll create Italian classics using fresh ingredients. In this exciting course with Chef Mert, you'll learn valuable culinary skills including how to make incredible fresh pasta and other Italian favorites.First, create a heavenly trio of garlic-herb crostinis with toppings including bacon and caramelized onions, ricotta and roasted tomatoes with basil, and artichoke with spinach and feta....

In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Mateus, you’ll create a spectacular seafood dinner and a stunning French-style charcuterie board — the latter of which is a must-have for grazing at a party or celebration. Chef Mateus is an expert at French cooking — he has a slew of techniques, tips and tricks he’s excited to share with you. To start, you’ll cook a flaky cod with brown butter, accompanied by a bright, creamy pea purée. You’ll then pre...

Learn a few fun culinary surprises in this hands-on lesson in Spanish tapas.Tapas are a favorite in Spanish cuisine, with a world of variations to choose from. In this in-person cooking class with Chef Iain, you’ll construct your own five-course menu of traditional tapas favorites with some exciting twists added. Chef Iain’s exciting spin on flavor comes through in every course as you learn to create a savory shrimp and white bean flatbread, a healthfu...

Practice the art of efficient cooking with this one-pan cooking class with Chef Greg. The chef will teach you how to use a single pan to prepare a gourmet four-course dinner in under fifteen minutes. Begin with a creamy seafood chowder with fresh vegetables before crafting a smoky peppercorn steak with Cognac. Deglaze the pan with sweet sherry and butter as you build your next course of savory chicken Marsala with mushrooms. For dessert, fire up a classic...

Chef Pierre brings years of culinary experience to this cooking class. He shares tricks of the trade and expert advice as he teaches you to prepare authentic French recipes. Start with an assortment of amuse bouche hors d'oeuvres as well as ratatouille and garlic roasted potatoes. You'll learn how to perfectly bake and wrap beef Wellington in crispy puff pastry and serve with browned mushrooms and red wine sauce. Dessert is a French favorite, crêpes with...

This lesson in homemade pasta is perfect for sharing with the one you love!Romance is a concept perfected by the Italians, in the realms of both food and love. In this private hands-on cooking class with Chef Francesca, you and your partner will learn the romantic art of preparing your own handmade pasta from scratch.First, you’ll learn to create your own dough using the freshest ingredients before rolling your own pasta. Then, you’ll choose two sauces...

In this hands-on class with Chef Luana, you'll learn to master the art of creating handmade pasta to use in a variety of classic Italian dishes. Chef Luana will begin by teaching you the proper way to roll fresh dough to create two tagliatelle pasta dishes; classic tagliatelle and tagliatelle paglia e fieno. Then, you'll choose two out of three thick and creamy Italian classic sauces to serve on top of your plates of pasta. From heavy and meaty Bolognese s...

In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Cregg, you’ll learn the techniques needed to create amazing southern French cuisine. You’ll begin by preparing a beautiful haricots verts salad, followed by deep-fried mashed potatoes with pastry (pommes dauphine). For the entrée, you’ll cook a delicious steak with creamy peppercorn sauce. Finally, Chef Cregg will teach you how to make a classic French dessert, crêpes Suzette, with cream and vanilla beans. Y...

A unique menu from this world-famous romantic locale awaits, with Chef Yasmina as your guide. The spicy, savory culinary traditions of Morocco come to life in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Yasmina, a native of Casablanca. It’s an adventure of tastes and textures you won't be able to deny!You’ll start with an appetizer of your choice: Taktouka, a tomato and roasted pepper salad, or zaalouk, a cooked eggplant and tomato salad. Then, prepare a mai...

In this interactive cooking class with Chef Rebecca, you'll learn how to prepare a four-course gourmet French meal. To start, she'll show you how to bake Camembert cheese so that it's creamy, warm and gooey before serving it with crostini, honey, thyme and baked apples. Then, you'll cook a Dijon chicken entrée to serve alongside a classic French ratatouille featuring eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Lastly, your fine French meal will end on a sweet note,...

Chef Francesca will take you and your significant other on a culinary journey to Sardinia. During this in-person cooking class, you can customize a four-course Italian feast. Your appetizer selections are smoked salmon and goat cheese crostini or grilled shrimp with lemon and parsley. Homemade pasta choices include fettuccine, ravioli or spaghetti. For your fish course, choose between grilled sea bass with sun-dried tomatoes, roasted sea bream with lemon a...

In this in-person cooking class, Chef Luana shares her techniques and variations for preparing rich and creamy risotto. You'll begin with an appetizer of fresh burrata with arugula and shaved Parmigiano Reggiano. The risotto is accompanied by your choice of mushrooms and black truffles or shrimp and zucchini. A rustic yet elegant ending is homemade crostatine, or crostata. These delicate mini Italian pies are filled with fresh homemade preserves and provid...