Cooking Class: Hors d’Oeuvres-Inspired Menu
Learn how to create a tantalizing tray of hors d'oeuvres in this fun and interactive cooking class with Chef Juan. You'll start with a smoked salmon tartare with green goddess guacamole and a miso cocktail shrimp flavored with a sweet chili marinade. Next comes a beet salad with ricotta and goat cheese and Rockefeller mushrooms with spinach, shallots and parsley. Finish off this appetizer-inspired menu with chocolate flan with heavy cream, dark chocolate flakes and macadamia nuts.
MENU
Smoked Salmon Tartare
With green goddess guacamole and Kalamata olives
Blazing Miso Cocktail Shrimp
With sweet chili-marinated shrimp
Beet Salad With Ricotta and Goat Cheese
With candied pistachios, fresh tarragon and mint, and frisée lettuce
Rockefeller Mushrooms
With spinach, shallots, onions, parsley and Italian bread crumbs
Chocolate Flan
With vanilla beans, heavy cream, dark chocolate flakes and macadamia nuts
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.
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 10
- Event Duration 3 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsCouples, Group, Date Night, Pescatarian, Holiday, Valentine's
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Julie
12 May 2025
Our team took part in a company cooking class (Pasta Show Down) and had fun once things got underway. The instructor was engaging, and we enjoyed the hands-on experience and chance to connect as a group. However, the class started late (they were not ready when we arrived), went over by an hour or more, and felt somewhat disorganized at times. We were also expecting the food to be more substantial—it ended up being more of a tasting than a full meal. Overall, we had a good time, but the experience would have benefited from better organization and time management.
Ane
08 Mar 2025
The couple's cooking class was so fun and informative. We learned how to make pasta and a special sauce from scratch! Chef Juan was also very helpful and really knows how to make our time worthwhile! @classpopevents
Sarah
02 Mar 2025
My husband and I took Chef Juan’s “Make Fresh Pasta German Style”. The class was so much fun. We learned lots of new techniques that I can’t wait to bring into our home kitchen. We plan to recreate the delicious meal we made during class for our family and friends. I know they’re going to be blown away as much as we were. Both Chef Juan and his Sioux Chef were amazing to work with. Chef Juan is obviously very passionate about connecting people by telling the stories of the world through food. His energy is palpable and so inviting. We are so grateful for the experience.
Meet your chef
Chef Juan has a wide range of experience in the culinary world, including working as the Chef de Partie for a well-known American steakhouse, working as a catering director, and most recently, as a freelance chef. Chef Juan has a passion for preparing food from scratch, which he imbues into his classes with energy and insight. Always the teacher, Chef Juan's desire to create a learning environment means you can expect a comfortable, open dynamic in his classes.
