Beginner Cooking Classes in East Bay
East Bay professional chefs love teaching beginner cooking classes! Everyone started somewhere, and these expert chefs are happiest working with newcomers in the kitchen. You’ll have the best time cooking for the first time. There’s no better way to learn to cook than with a professional chef! Book today for an unforgettably delicious culinary experience! Let this opportunity springboard your first dive into cooking.
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French Savory and Sweet Crepes for 2
$125
Cooking Class
$125
Whip up sweet and savory crepes as a couple! No one does romance better than the French. And in this exclusive, two-on-one class with Chef Anja will show you how to make delicious sweet and savory crepes that you’ll both love.
You’ll start with a traditional ham/prosciutto one, move onto a smoked salmon and...
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Chef Anja
Serving the Bay Area
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Eggs 101
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Breakfast will never be the same. Who knew eggs, such a seemingly simple staple, could be so intricate? Allow Chef Anja, who went to cooking school in France and apprenticed at Michelin Star restaurants, show you four delicious ways to riff on your usual morning meal.
In this cooking class, you’ll start out by...
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Chef Anja
San Francisco (Fishermans Wharf)
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Introduction: Knife Skills 101
$105
Cooking Class
$105
Get your cutting up to speed with this necessary course in the basics of knife work. It can be intimidating to watch cooking shows, where professional chefs cut with such speed and precision without endangering themselves in any way. But how they wield knives isn’t simply magic; it’s a set of skills anyone can...
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Chef Anja
San Francisco (Fishermans Wharf)
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Classic French Savory and Sweet Crepes
$105
Cooking Class
$105
Learn to manipulate batter into perfectly thin, traditional crêpes, then stuff them with delicious combinations. What’s great about a crispy and lightweight crêpe is that can be easily shifted to be a main course or a dessert. Luckily, Chef Anja will teach you how to do both with this versatile French fare, first...
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Chef Anja
San Francisco (Fishermans Wharf)
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Pasta Making for Kids
$75
Cooking Class
$75
Learn to make homemade pasta in this fun class! Perfect for kids 6 and up! Chef Polina welcomes adults and children ages 6 and up to join this fun, hands-on pasta making class. She will teach you how to make colorful doughs and show you how to create different pasta varieties. Guests will leave the class with full...
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Chef Polina
Serving the Bay Area
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Sophisticated Spanish Tapas
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Discover how to maximize flavor in the kitchen with Spanish tapas in this cooking class. In this hands-on cooking class, learn how to prepare and serve unforgettable tapas. Chef Dana will help you transform basic ingredients into one-of-a-kind meals that are easy to recreate at home.
Begin by crafting smooth ajo...
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Chef Dana
Serving the Bay Area
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Spanish Paella Techniques
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Discover how to create some of the most traditional dishes from Spain. Handcraft a variety of Spanish recipes, from meatballs to paella to fried potatoes, in this engaging cooking class. Chef Eric will lead you through traditional cooking techniques using fresh ingredients.
Begin the class by making albondigas,...
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Chef Eric M.
Serving the Bay Area
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Classic South Indian Flavors
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Travel to South India with Chef Sara in this lesson on traditional Indian gastronomy. Join Chef Sara for a culinary journey to South India as you explore four classic recipes packed with flavor and created using smart cooking techniques.
Begin with lentil- and vegetable-based sambar soup peppered with spices. Then,...
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Chef Sara
Serving the Bay Area
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Dim Sum and More for Beginners
$85
Cooking Class
$85
Create extraordinarily satisfying dumplings as you learn amazing culinary skills with Chef Evan. Join Chef Evan on a culinary journey full of intense aromas and flavors. He is ready to share his incredible knowledge on preparing delectable dumplings.
If you have wanted to make your own dumplings or dim sum at...
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Chef Evan
Oakland (Downtown Oakland)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Meatless Favorites in the Bay Area
$110
Cooking Class
$110
Create delectable dishes that are totally meat free, but give you just what you need Creating meat free meals does not have to be a difficult process. We know that meat offers us protein and other important vitamins and minerals, but guess what, so do many other foods! Chef Frances and Chef Sasha are ready and willing...
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Chef Frances and Chef Sasha
Berkeley (Northwest Berkeley)
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Tips, Tricks and Techniques in the Bay Area
$120
Cooking Class
$120
Discover anything and everything you wanted to know about cooking techniques! It's important to have an arsenal of cooking tricks and techniques, wouldn't you say? Take this class to learn a thing or two and up your culinary knowledge a few levels.
Join Chef Frances and Chef Sasha as they enter into a world full...
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Chef Frances and Chef Sasha
Berkeley (Northwest Berkeley)
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Pie and More in the Bay Area
$110
Cooking Class
$110
Learn everything there is to know about pies! No prior knowledge is needed for this amazing baking class that is all about pies. Do not feel intimidated when it comes to making pie. In this class, Chef Frances and Chef Sasha will provide you with all you need to know when it comes to creating gorgeous pies.
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Chef Frances and Chef Sasha
Berkeley (Northwest Berkeley)
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