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I've traveled the world in the pursuit of culinary inspiration, and have ended up living on 17 beautiful acres north of Santa Cruz. After living in Fiji, the Bahamas, New Orleans, and on yachts around the world, and taking cooking classes in Thailand, Morocco, India, and Italy, I create locavore California fare with international flair. I look forward to welcoming you to my beautiful home in the mountains and sharing stories about my time foraging in Fiji, cooking at Burning Man, and more.

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Bay Area Cooking Class: Seasonal Beef Bourguignon

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Exploring the Mission District

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Bay Area Cooking Class + Market Tour: Explore the Santa Cruz Farmers' Market

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Tour a local Santa Cruz market and create a seasonal meal with Chef Evan! Join Chef Evan in beautiful Santa Cruz County for a tour of a local farmers' market. Afterward, he'll show you how to prepare a true farm-to-table Californian meal and maybe even let you harvest a few ingredients from his personal garden...

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Explore the bounty of the Pacific in this seafood cooking class with Chef Evan. In this seafood cooking class, Chef Evan will teach you a variety of preparations for the multitude of seafood options available around his home in Santa Cruz. The menu will be decided by the seasons and guests' preferences, but will...

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Learn to grill a variety of California's best meat and produce overlooking the Santa Cruz Mountains. In this grilling class, Chef Evan will teach you a variety of preparations for the multitude of local, grass-fed meat options and beautiful produce available around his home in Santa Cruz. The menu will be decided by...

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Chef Evan's Overall Rating

5.0 / 5

Based on 2 reviews

Reviews guests left for Chef Evan

Sydney

01/04/15

Chef Evan has the most gorgeous home with a breathtaking view. He has a beautiful garden where he grows a lot of his own produce including lime leaves, artichokes, and watermelon. I had the opportunity to harvest ingredients while gazing out into a mountainous forest. What an amazing experience.

01/04/15

Sam

12/02/14

Chef Evan's view alone is worth taking this class, and the incredible class on grilling and the meal make it a no-brainer. Chef Evan lives on the top of a mountain in a cool home built in the shape of three tents, with a wraparound porch giving a view onto the Santa Cruz Mountains. He gathers a ton of his ingredients from his own garden plot, and the rest of this food is locally sourced and absolutely amazing. Definitely a must try.

12/02/14

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