Italian Cooking Classes in San Diego

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Italian cooking classes in San Diego are an excellent way to learn a new cuisine or expand your current skills. Experienced chefs share tips and traditional techniques to create homemade pasta, savory sauces, authentic desserts and regional specialties. Learn menu planning, meal prep and ingredient sourcing for fresh Southern California ingredients. Classes are a unique way to meet like-minded foodies in a fun and interactive setting. Get started by booking a variety of Italian cooking classes today!

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Classic Italian Pasta Menu

Classic Italian Pasta Menu

$149

Cooking Class

Chef Jordan leads this in-person cooking class through simple yet inspiring Italian classics. For starters, you'll create a colorful caprese salad using heirloom tomatoes and basil with a homemade balsamic reduction. You'll learn how to prepare and roll homemade pasta to enjoy with a provincial marinara sauce and lemon thyme chicken breast. Italian vanilla bean panna cotta topped with berry sauce is your sweet ending to this savory and sophisticated menu....
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Chef Jordan W., Julian
2 reviews
Next date: Tue, Mar 21st at 3:00PM

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Make Better-Than-New-York Pizza

Make Better-Than-New-York Pizza

$119

Cooking Class

Learn how to make pan bar pizza with Chef Nicholas in this hands-on cooking class. This style of pizza is known for its thin crust that is both crispy and chewy at the same time. Create a bite to remember by first assembling an heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad with basil, arugula and fennel drizzled in a balsamic reduction. Next, form homemade pizza dough before customizing your base with a variety of sauces and toppings. And since you can’t have piz...
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Chef Nicholas, Travels to guests within San Diego area
1 review
Next date: Wed, Mar 22nd at 3:00PM

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Pasta-Making for Kid Chefs

Pasta-Making for Kid Chefs

$99

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Get your little ones in on the magic of homemade pasta in a cooking class for aspiring chefs! With help from Chef ShaSha, your junior gourmets can learn to create a full-blown Italian meal, complete with all the tasty trimmings. They'll create an antipasto of charcuterie kebabs, featuring meats, cheeses and veggies, before making their own pasta from scratch with either fettucine-style or macaroni and cheese. They'll also learn the art of Italian desserts...
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Chef ShaSha, Travels to guests within San Diego area
1 review
Next date: Wed, Mar 22nd at 4:00PM

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Rustic Italian With a Modern Twist

Rustic Italian With a Modern Twist

$89

Cooking Class

Chef Rodney shares time-worn techniques and modern tips to create traditional Italian recipes. In this in-person cooking class, you'll learn how to make a roux, prepare a pastry tart and whip the perfect meringue. You'll begin with sweet corn veloute and a scallop and prawn tart. Next, you'll perfectly pan-sear rainbow trout and serve with roasted figs and wild mushrooms. Tart and refreshing Italian lemon meringue completes this rustic Italian-inspired mea...
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Chef Rodney, Travels to guests within San Diego area
2 reviews
Next date: Wed, Mar 22nd at 6:00PM

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A Touch of French and Italian

A Touch of French and Italian

$115

Cooking Class

Discover the perfect blend of French cuisine and Italian flavors in this exciting fusion class with Chef Laura. Join Chef Laura in this hands-on cooking class as you learn the techniques to combining two authentic International cuisines into one meal. You'll begin by creating a creamy farro risotto with pancetta. Next, you'll create a decadent pan-seared chicken with mushrooms, shallots, parsley and a prosecco butter sauce. Chef Laura will also teach you h...
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Chef Laura, Carlsbad
4 reviews
Next date: Mon, Mar 27th at 6:00PM

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Master Traditional Tuscan Pasta-Making

Master Traditional Tuscan Pasta-Making

$95

Cooking Class

Learn the secrets to creating an authentic Tuscan meal in this hands-on cooking class from Chef Marty. She'll teach you time-honored traditional culinary techniques, including how to prepare you own handmade pasta and sauces from scratch. You'll assemble a true Old World menu that includes bruschetta al pomodoro, pappardelle topped with butter, sage and Parmigiano, and an indulgent tiramisu. It's a lesson in classic Italian cuisine that brings the timeless...
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Chef Marty, San Diego - Mid-City
6 reviews
Next date: Sat, Apr 1st at 3:00PM

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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, Travels to guests within San Diego area
4 reviews
Next date: Thu, Apr 6th at 5:30PM

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Plant-Based Four-Course Menu

Plant-Based Four-Course Menu

$149

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In this in-person cooking class, Chef Jordan will teach you to prepare a four-course plant-based menu. You'll use fresh herbs, vegetables and produce from his own garden. With an emphasis on superfoods, this class is geared toward vegans, vegetarians and anybody interested in using common ingredients to create healthy and delicious meals. You'll make cilantro black bean cakes, gluten-free fettuccine with lemon-basil cashew pesto and sweet cacao mint ice cr...
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Chef Jordan W., Julian
2 reviews
Next date: Tue, Mar 21st at 3:00PM

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Timeless Pasta: Master Ricotta Ravioli

Timeless Pasta: Master Ricotta Ravioli

$125

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Learn how to prepare perfect pockets of ravioli under the guidance of Chef ShaSha in this interactive cooking class. You'll learn all the basics to create three delicious Italian recipes your friends and family will request over and over. Start with a crunchy bruschetta topped with fresh tomatoes and garlic. Next is homemade ravioli filled with ricotta cheese and topped with a robust sauce. Dessert is a decadent and creamy chocolate mousse.MENUBruschetta W...
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Chef ShaSha, Travels to guests within San Diego area
1 review
Next date: Thu, Mar 23rd at 1:00PM

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Two New Ways to Make Ravioli

Two New Ways to Make Ravioli

$99

Cooking Class

Bring the age-old art of ravioli into your contemporary home kitchen with this in-person cooking class with Chef Yapo. You'll learn to create a traditional ravioli meal with recipes that breathe new life into Italian cooking! Begin your lesson by preparing a tangy cabbage slaw flavored with apple cider vinegar. Then, create two versions of delicious ravioli, one filled with a rich ricotta and sausage and one filled with creamy brie and tender mushrooms. An...
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Chef Yapo, Travels to guests within San Diego area
4 reviews
Next date: Thu, Apr 6th at 5:30PM

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Sweet and Savory Tuscan Cuisine

Sweet and Savory Tuscan Cuisine

$115

Cooking Class

Chef Laura will teach you how to prepare a four-course Tuscan-inspired meal using fresh herbs, crunchy nuts and traditional ingredients. In this in-person cooking class, you'll begin with roasted tomato and olive crostini and a farro salad with pecorino Romano, pistachios, basil and mint. Your main course is grilled steak with aromatic rosemary and garlic. Round out this savory meal with a zesty Meyer lemon tart with a pine nut crust. MENURoasted Tomato an...
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Chef Laura, Carlsbad
4 reviews
Next date: Wed, Apr 12th at 12:00PM

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Master Authentic Italian in Four Courses

Master Authentic Italian in Four Courses

$135

Cooking Class

Taste homemade versions of your favorite traditional dishes and explore the art of handmade Italian cuisine in this immersive cooking class. With Chef ShaSha's expert guidance, you'll learn valuable culinary skills as you prepare traditional Italian dishes with authenticity. Start the class right with a classic fresh caprese salad. Then, dive into the fun and make your very own pasta from scratch using methods that you'll be able to try at home whenever yo...
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Chef ShaSha, Travels to guests within San Diego area
1 review
Next date: Thu, Mar 23rd at 1:00PM

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