Fun Cooking Classes in San Diego

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Gain confidence in the kitchen and have a blast doing it with fun cooking classes in San Diego. You’ll join gourmet chefs who use humor and a light touch to convey kitchen skills and cooking techniques. Choose from pretzel making, cookie decorating, chocolate making, sushi rolling and much more. Classes are designed for all levels of home chef whether you’re a beginner or an expert in the kitchen. Find fun cooking classes today!

Next-Level Poke Bowl Skills

Next-Level Poke Bowl Skills

$85 $55

Cooking Class

This cooking class is the perfect way to bring your poke bowl skills to the next level. Join Chef Yapo as you learn how to use knife skills and presentation to create this island staple for your next summer party. You'll start with a lesson on how to prepare white short grain rice for the base of your bowl. Next, you'll fill your poke bowls with ahi or mahi-mahi and green onions, macadamia nuts and soy sauce. Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be...
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Chef Yapo

Verified Chef
Chef Yapo, San Diego
1 review
Next date: Sun, Jun 5th at 4:00PM
Mastering Pad Thai

Mastering Pad Thai

$85 $55

Cooking Class

Join Chef Krong for this hands-on cooking class exploring the distinct flavors and techniques to make Thailand’s national dish. You will learn how to prepare this beloved noodle dish at home from start to finish. The chef will guide you as you practice your knife skills and discover traditional ingredients such as rice noodles and bean sprouts. Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be social events that do not require any previous experience. Gues...
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Chef Krong

Verified Chef
Chef Krong, San Diego
1 review
Next date: Sun, Jun 26th at 4:00PM

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Timeless Thai Favorites

Timeless Thai Favorites

$125

Cooking Class

Chef Krong is ready to take you on a journey to Thailand through the flavors of the country's most-loved cuisine in this hands-on cooking class. You'll begin by mixing together a spicy and sour tom yum kung soup with lemongrass, shrimp and mushrooms. Next is khao pad gai, a Thai chicken fried rice with tomatoes and carrots. Panang gai, sweet roasted peanut curry with chicken, is up next. Dessert is a sweet and refreshing Thai iced tea.MENUTom Yum Kung: Spi...
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Chef Krong

Verified Chef
Chef Krong, San Diego
1 review
Next date: Mon, May 23rd at 6:00PM

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Discovering Argentina

Discovering Argentina

$115

Cooking Class

Across four courses, you'll master the art of Argentinian cuisine using fresh ingredients and bold spices in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Laura. Chef Laura will take you on a tour of Argentina creating decadent dishes bursting with unique tastes that are authentic to the country. Explore a variety of cooking techniques while creating crispy baked beef empanadas, hearty grilled steak with chimichurri sauce and earthy sautéed rainbow Swiss chard. F...
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Chef Laura

Verified Chef
Chef Laura, San Diego
1 review
Next date: Mon, May 23rd at 6:00PM

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Feast From The Sea

Feast From The Sea

$135

Cooking Class

Create a four-course meal that celebrates the goodness of seafood in this hands-on cooking class from Chef Yapo. He'll teach you to make the most of your ocean bounty in a dinner filled with fabulous flavor. You'll prepare crab cakes served with a tangy lemon aioli and a kale Caesar salad tossed with fresh shrimp. Then, create a seared sesame ahi tuna entrée, served on a bed of coconut rice. End your lesson on a sweet note with a fresh lemon raspberry tar...
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Chef Yapo

Verified Chef
Chef Yapo, San Diego
1 review
Next date: Tue, May 24th at 5:00PM

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Sweet Twist on Dessert

Sweet Twist on Dessert

$115

Cooking Class

Bring dessert to the head of the table with this sweets-inspired cooking class led by Chef Rachel. Build confidence in basic pastry skills while using fresh flavors and unique ingredients to create traditional desserts. You'll begin by making a silky rosewater panna cotta with heavy cream and mascarpone. Next is a lavender-infused crème brûlée prepared with heavy cream and vanilla. Finish off the dessert table with mini cheesecakes made with graham crac...
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Chef Rachel

Verified Chef
Chef Rachel, San Diego
1 review
Next date: Thu, Jun 2nd at 10:00AM

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First Class Gourmet Menu

First Class Gourmet Menu

$139

Cooking Class

Embark on a journey to first-class dining with this gourmet cooking class designed after luxury airline first-class cuisine. Chef Krong has created a sweet and savory international menu filled with global favorites. You'll start this journey with Delta first class-inspired dumplings filled with ground chicken and shrimp. Next is a Virgin Atlantic upper class-inspired Thai beef salad with cucumber. Finally, you'll put together a Thai Airways first class-ins...
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Chef Krong

Verified Chef
Chef Krong, San Diego
1 review
Next date: Mon, May 23rd at 6:00PM

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Classic Italian Gnocchi and Gnudi

Classic Italian Gnocchi and Gnudi

$99

Cooking Class

Take a lesson in a duo of unique Italian pastas with this hands-on class from Chef Yapo. It's your chance to add a few new options to your personal cookbook! Start things off by putting together a crisp spinach and tomato salad topped with feta and homemade lemon vinaigrette. Then, it's the main course: gnocchi and gnudi bolongnese, robed in silky gorgonzola sauce and served with slices of garlic baguette. Finish up with a refreshing blueberry sorbet for d...
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Chef Yapo

Verified Chef
Chef Yapo, San Diego
1 review
Next date: Tue, May 24th at 5:00PM
Knife Skills and Italian Cooking

Knife Skills and Italian Cooking

$85 $55

Cooking Class

Chef Yapo will teach you how to make arancini, a delicious Italian appetizer, in this hands-on cooking class. As you cook, Chef Yapo will also teach you professional techniques for dicing ingredients. First you'll learn how to make the arancini, which are rice balls coated in bread crumbs and deep fried into a satisfying and flavorful treat. Then you'll prepare a marinara sauce from scratch to serve with the arancini. Cooking classes on Classpop! are desig...
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Chef Yapo

Verified Chef
Chef Yapo, San Diego
1 review
 
Thai Fresh Rolls

Thai Fresh Rolls

$85 $55

Cooking Class

In this interactive cooking class, Chef Krong will guide you as you practice your knife skills to prepare a tofu and vegetable filling for classic rice paper rolls. Learn the assembly process and flavor profiles of this traditional Thai dish, then pair your rolls with homemade dips including a tangy sweet chili sauce and rich Thai peanut sauce. Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be social events that do not require any previous experience. Guests...
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Chef Krong

Verified Chef
Chef Krong, San Diego
1 review
 
Knife Skills 101

Knife Skills 101

$85 $55

Cooking Class

Follow along as Chef Yapo teaches you knife skills that will elevate your culinary confidence to the next level. Learn how to feel more confident and steady-handed in the kitchen with this valuable knife skills class. Chef Yapo will walk you through the fundamentals of knife work, including how to slice, brunoise, batonnet and julienne lettuce, carrots, cucumbers and scallions. Then, you'll build a chicken or vegetable burrito and crudité with sauces.Our...
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Chef Yapo

Verified Chef
Chef Yapo, San Diego
1 review
 

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Stuffed Pasta Dinner

Stuffed Pasta Dinner

$95

Cooking Class

Prepare a satisfying three-course Italian meal with all the trimmings in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Marty. It's an enlightening course in delicious homestyle cuisine that your whole family will love. Begin with a bruschetta antipasto before creating your choice of ravioli stuffed with ricotta or tortelloni stuffed with beef, chicken and prosciutto. And for dessert, prepare either decadent zuccotto cake or shortbread topped with mascarpone cream...
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Chef Marty

Verified Chef
Chef Marty, San Diego
2 reviews
 

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