Beginner Cooking Classes in La Jolla & Pacific Beach
Discover your cooking feet and learn to prepare simple, delectable and healthful cuisine. Even if you know nothing about cooking, you will be astonished at the variety of dishes you will have the opportunity to explore with an experienced gourmet chef. With beginner cooking classes in La Jolla and Pacific Beach, you can recreate your newly-learned creations at home and impress friends and family at every occasion. Be sure to book today!
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Fall Harvest Feast for Two
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Prepare a romantic dinner with your partner in this seasonal cooking class. Join other couples in crafting a cozy harvest dinner in this chef-led experience. You and your date will learn essential cooking techniques as you prepare dishes using classic fall ingredients, like Brussels sprouts, cranberries and pumpkin,...
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Chef Amy or Resident Chef
San Diego (Mission Valley)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Top Culinary Knife Skills
$59
Cooking Class
$59
Gain confidence and culinary knife skills in this interactive cooking class. Sharpen your slicing, dicing and mincing skills by joining an esteemed chef who knows their way around paring, peeling, santoku and chef's knives. They will explain the basics, go over safety and guide you through classic techniques for...
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Chef Amy or Resident Chef
San Diego (Mission Valley)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Show-Stopping Dinner Party
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Gain kitchen confidence with this interactive cooking class focused on crowd-pleasing favorites. Join a world-class chef as you learn new techniques and use classic flavors to prepare a marvelous menu. The menu features a juicy herb-crusted beef tenderloin, sautéed Brussels sprouts and creamy duchess potatoes. You'll...
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Chef Amy or Resident Chef
San Diego (Mission Valley)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Creative Take on Chinese Takeout
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Learn how to create scratch-made Chinese takeout recipes using fresh ingredients. Bring the flavors and textures of your favorite Chinese dishes home with these interactive cooking classes. Esteemed chefs are ready to guide you through step-by-step lessons on creating traditional dishes such as classic egg rolls and...
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Verified Chef
Chef Amy or Resident Chef
San Diego (Mission Valley)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Traditional Homemade Dim Sum
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Take on authentic Chinese cooking skills in this interactive cooking class. Travel to the world of Chinese cuisine as you join a world-class chef with a flair for culinary excellence. You'll learn how to make traditional steamed pork buns, create delicious dumplings filled with shrimp and chives then steamed, and fill...
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Verified Chef
Chef Amy or Resident Chef
San Diego (Mission Valley)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Authentic American Donuts 101
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Skip the daily donut shop run by learning how to prepare your own bakery treats. Join a world-class chef for this fun and interactive cooking class where you'll learn how to prepare dough for traditional yeast and cake donuts your family and friends will love. Take your pastry skills to the next level by filling and...
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Verified Chef
Chef Amy or Resident Chef
San Diego (Mission Valley)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Elegant Beef Wellington Feast
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Create an authentic English feast in this cooking class. Explore English recipes that are custom to traditional feasts in the region. You'll be guided through prized dishes while using fresh ingredients and modern cooking methods. Prepare a three-course meal, including a savory and tender beef Wellington, a charred...
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Verified Chef
Chef Amy or Resident Chef
San Diego (Mission Valley)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Elevated Thanksgiving Basics
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Level up your turkey day repertoire with help from a world-class chef. Learn the keys to crafting a memorable Thanksgiving feast in this immersive cooking class. A top chef will demonstrate techniques to achieving tender roasted turkey and crowd-pleasing, comforting side dishes. Save room for dessert — you'll learn...
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Verified Chef
Chef Amy or Resident Chef
San Diego (Mission Valley)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Delectable Dumplings
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Craft handmade dumplings in this chef-led culinary experience. Cultures around the globe have their own take on dumplings, and in this hands-on cooking class, you'll discover how to create popular varieties of this bite-sized snack. A top chef will guide you as you prepare fillings from fresh ingredients, then fold...
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Chef Amy or Resident Chef
San Diego (Mission Valley)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Seafood With the Seasons
$105
Cooking Class
$105
Learn how cooking seafood with the seasons can bring out the best in any meal. In this hands-on class, Chef Yapo will teach you how to cook and eat with the seasons using seafood-centric dishes. Because San Diego is the home of the largest fishing seafood fleet in America, you will learn how to properly utilize the...
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Verified Chef
Chef Yapo
Serving the San Diego area
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Outdoor Grilling Class
Master Your Grill
$135
Cooking Class
$135
Chef Yapo will teach you expert techniques to grill meat, vegetables and more. In this hands-on cooking class, you'll join Chef Yapo on a culinary adventure featuring the art of grilling. Following a philosophy of incorporating local and organic ingredients, you'll craft each course from scratch.
From BBQ chicken...
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Verified Chef
Chef Yapo
Serving the San Diego area
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Celebrate and Entertain in Solana Beach-HOLD
$59
Cooking Class
$59
Get ready to learn a delicious way to celebrate! No matter what you may be celebrating or your reason for entertaining your friends and family, the one thing that is vitally important is- you guessed it- the food. In this one of a kind cooking class, our amazing chefs will show you how to prepare decadent meals for...
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Verified Chef
Chef Katherine
Solana Beach
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