Cooking Class - Alta California

Join Chef Charles as he challenges expectations of Mexican food in this festive culinary experience.

In this hands-on class with Chef Charles, you will learn how to prepare a farm-to-table four-course menu showcasing a style of cuisine known as "Alta California," which was established when the Spanish had a colonial presence in California.

Some of the recipes you can look forward to creating in this class include guacamole and roasted tomato salsa with an incredible depth of flavor, handmade tortillas and homemade mole sauce for an authentic chicken mole entrée, chile rellenos with mushrooms and a generous showering of cheese, and caramel flan for dessert.

Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

  • Minimum Guests 2
  • Maximum Guests 14
  • Meal Courses 4
  • Event Duration 2.5 hours
  • Labels Californian, Couples, Group, Latin, Mexican

Reviews guests left for this experience

Kenn

Kenn

21 Jun 2019

Had a wonderful time with Chef Charles as he taught me how to make a variety of dishes! He's a great instructor, really easy to get along with and even shared some history on the food and ingredients. His French Onion soup was hearty and surprisingly sweet! There really is no going back after you've had some of Chef Charles' fresh, hot tortillas with some of his simple yet delicious guacamole-- WOW! Don't miss his Mushroom and Spinach Risotto (apparently, voted best risotto in SF by the San Francisco Chronicle!). It's amazingly complex, with layers of flavors.

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Chef Charles is culinary virtuoso with more than 30 years of professional experience under his belt. Chef Charles has held executive chef positions in many renowned fine dining restaurants and hotels in and around San Francisco. Recently, Chef Charles has been pursing his culinary passion by establishing urban gardens in low income neighborhoods, and teaching residents how to use them to enhance their health and lives overall.

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Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

Chef Charles will travel to guests within the Bay Area for this experience.

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