Cooking Class - Mastery of Classic French Skills

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What You’ll Do

Get ready to master a host of classic French cooking skills in this exciting culinary experience.

In this hands-on class with Chef Aaron, you will learn how to prepare a classic four-course French menu using a wide variety of traditional French cooking techniques from simple knife skills to stunning pyrotechnics.

Some of the recipes you can look forward to mastering in this class include a traditional French onion soup showcasing the beauty of perfectly caramelized onions, a well-balanced and colorful roasted beet salad, a luxuriously gourmet steak au poivre with a homemade pan sauce, and a buttery, citrusy stack of flambéed French crêpes for dessert.

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

Your Menu

French Onion Soup

With caramelized onions, sherry and veal stock

Roasted Beet Salad

With fennel, fines herbes and citrus

Steak au Poivre

With peppercorns, cognac, shallots and cream

Crêpes Suzette

With orange, brandy and butter

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 8
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 3 hours
Labels Couples, Date Night, French

Meet your chef

Chef Aaron

15 reviews

With nearly 10 years of experience as a lead culinary instructor, Chef Aaron has a knack for transporting his guests out of the humdrum of everyday life and into the camaraderie of the kitchen. When you join Chef Aaron, expect not only to learn how to cook a delicious and nourishing meal, but also to be entertained, and interact and connect in a way that goes far beyond the cuisine at hand.

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What You’ll Do

Get ready to master a host of classic French cooking skills in this exciting culinary experience.

Your Menu

French Onion Soup

With caramelized onions, sherry and veal stock

Roasted Beet Salad

With fennel, fines herbes and citrus

Steak au Poivre

With peppercorns, cognac, shallots and cream

Crêpes Suzette

With orange, brandy and butter

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 8
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 3 hours
Labels Couples, Date Night, French

Reviews

Verified guest reviews for this experience

Madeline

23 Dec 2019

Chef Aaron welcomed us into his home and gave great instruction to my family and other Cozymealers attending the class. He taught us how to cook a delicious four course French meal. This was a phenomenal experience that we will remember for years to come. I’d highly recommend Aaron.

Daniel

22 Dec 2019

Aaron was a great teacher. He made a complex meal seem easy and the results were delicious. His place was warm and suited well to cooking. I would recommend that experience to anyone. Thanks Aaron.

Lauren

09 Nov 2019

Aaron is awesome! The setup was perfect and he explained everything very clearly. We had so much fun and are already planning another class with him.

Aurora

21 Aug 2019

Chef Aaron was so gracious and nice. I am a notoriously bad cook but he gave us tips and let us try techniques without being pretentious or making me feel like the total novice that I am. We did the French cooking class and I definitely think I can replicate at least some of the things we cooked at home now that I have done them once. Highly recommended!

Latasha

09 Jan 2020

Aaron was amazing! This was my first experience in a cooking class and I was quite impressed! The food was phenomenal and he was very personable! His home was cozy and perfect for my partner's birthday surprise! You won't be disappointed with Aaron and the french experience!

Vickie

01 Jan 2020

A very enjoyable way to spend New Years Eve. Chef Aaron was a perfect mix of teacher and observer.

Jack Robert

24 Dec 2019

we had a great experience with Aaron. He also included a lot of tips and tricks outside the main meal (knife skills, general prep, etc) that were really helpful. We learned a lot and had a great time.

Erkan

28 Sep 2019

Awesome chef who was patient with my non existent knife skills ? made for a great date night with some amazing food!

Kenn

09 Jul 2019

Had a wonderful time with Chef Aaron! Easy going and mild mannered, he's worked in kitchens and restaurants all over the Bay Area. He showed me simple ways to make a tangy Green Papaya Salad; a hearty and chunky French Onion Soup; and a sweet and delicious Mango Sticky Rice. Don't miss his fresh Pappardelle With Summer Vegetables! There's so few ingredients in it and so simple to cook (after making the pasta) that I was surprised at how amazingly eggy and flavorful it was!

Verified guest reviews for other experiences with Chef Aaron

Carolyn

10 Dec 2019

Very fun & delicious evening cooking with Aaron.

Fasih

02 Oct 2019

It was great to cook with Chef Aaron. He showed us some interesting tricks for cutting, made sure we all got a chance to contribute, and overall made it a great experience.

Reviews Chef Aaron received outside of Cozymeal

rosa

31 Jul 2019

I recently attended an event that Chef Aaron hosted. It was a cozy and fun party of 4 adults. Our cooking experience with Aaron was AMAZING! 5 stars all-around! Aaron was fun and professional, and he cooked a mouth-watering meal. We've never had homemade pasta before, and Aaron made hand-made gnocchi with a brown butter glaze, complimented with asparagus and summer peas. We learned how to form the dough by hand, cook it perfectly by blanching, then browned it in a pan, and whipped up a beautiful brown butter glaze. Not only did he showcase exquisite culinary skills, but he shared personalized tips to make a delicious meal fit for royalty. Aaron has experience cooking a variety of cuisines including French, Italian, Southeast Asian, and Mexican. My family and I will undoubtedly use him again, and we have already referred him to friends and family in need of a top chef who knows how to deliver a top-notch culinary experience.

cregg

24 Jul 2019

We Had a wonderful experience with Chef Aaron. The house was amazing , not only is he charming , he has a delightful teaching style. Highly recommend and appreciated

fanny

18 Jul 2019

AMAZING! My friend and I took a class with Chef Aaron to learn how to make a vegan carrot cake and let me tell you that this cake took me to heaven and back. It was so DELICIOUS. BEST cake ever for being vegan. On top of that Chef Aaron is so great a explaining every step and took the time to really answer my all my baking questions. Try him out, you won't regret!

Jane

10 Jul 2019

I was supremely lucky to have Chef Aaron show me the ropes on how to cook pasta well in an unpretentious, intimate--and fun!!-- workshop environment. The meal was exceptional and rewarding, since I got to reap the fruits of my labor and share it with others. I also gleaned useful takeaways from his feedback on cooking more economically, which I've applied to my cooking ever since. I will definitely go back again.