Cooking Class - Summer in Southern Italy

11 reviews

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What You’ll Do

Spend an evening in the southern Mediterranean with a sumptuous menu drenched in summer sun!

The flavors of an Italian summer spring to life in this in-person cooking class with Chef Charles. You'll taste a savory blend of Mediterranean and Moroccan influences in every dish.

Begin your lesson with a summer squash salad topped with toasted almonds and a tangy vinaigrette. Then, prepare braised chicken thighs with onions and peppers served over creamy mascarpone polenta. For dessert, create a honey-yogurt panna cotta with macerated summer fruit. It's a naturally sweet ending to a meal featuring the very best of southern Italian cuisine.

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

Your Menu

Shaved Summer Squash Salad

With preserved lemon, toasted almonds and a simple vinaigrette

Braised Chicken Thighs Over Mascarpone Polenta

With bell peppers, onions and white wine

Honey Yogurt Panna Cotta With Macerated Summer Fruit

With heavy cream and sugar

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 6
Meal Courses 3
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Labels Beginner, Couples, Gourmet, Group, Italian

Meet your chef

Chef Charles

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11 reviews

In his rich and varied culinary career, Chef Charles has taught cooking classes at popular venues, worked at Michelin-rated restaurants and started his own online cookie bakery. His ventures have taken him all around San Francisco, Napa and Sonoma, where he worked his way from dishwasher to pastry chef. As a seasoned instructor with a true love of food, Chef Charles adds a healthy dash of passion to every course he teaches.

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Cancellation Policy

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.

What You’ll Do

Spend an evening in the southern Mediterranean with a sumptuous menu drenched in summer sun!

Your Menu

Shaved Summer Squash Salad

With preserved lemon, toasted almonds and a simple vinaigrette

Braised Chicken Thighs Over Mascarpone Polenta

With bell peppers, onions and white wine

Honey Yogurt Panna Cotta With Macerated Summer Fruit

With heavy cream and sugar

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 6
Meal Courses 3
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Labels Beginner, Couples, Gourmet, Group, Italian

Reviews

Reviews guests left for this experience

Sabrina

24 Jul 2022

Chef Charles was superb. He was incredibly flexible, tailored the evening to what our party wanted, taught superb cooking technicals, was accommodating to our requests and situation and was a lovely person to speak with. Highly, highly recommend. A true profesional.

Alexa

17 Jul 2022

Chef Charles was great - communicative, adaptable and talented!

Belinda

27 Jun 2022

The whole evening with Chef Charles was lots of fun. Even though we are all experienced and adventurous home cooks we learned some great techniques and had a great time chatting and cooking with Charles. Oh, and the food was good too!

Kathy

31 May 2022

Chef Charles was a wonderful host! He started with an insightful explanation for the meal's theme and the cultural nuances of Southern Italy. He was very accommodating in answering all our questions about the meal and cooking techniques that he used. It was a very immersive learning experience. Most of all, the food was amazing! It was a wonderful pairing of flavors and restaurant-quality meal from the comfort of our home. Highly recommend Chef Charles.

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Emily

06 Apr 2024

We had a great time and can’t wait to book with Chef Charles again. Charles’s approach was very informative. We learned a lot about how to sear meat and cook on high heat; for example holding the pan at an angle away from you as you place the meat. Chef Charles made everything so easy and the food was the best. He is also a very interesting person and loved his stories as a chef. Can’t wait to work together again!

Gina

16 Mar 2024

Charles cooked an outstanding meal! The flavors all came together beautifully and we all devoured the meal. We would definitely have him back! Thank you for helping make a special evening to celebrate a birthday dinner.

Giovanni

20 Jan 2024

Chef Charles is a consummate professional, he came over super prepared and delivered a wonderful meal. Highly recommend this experience 10/10

Kelley

19 Jan 2024

I hired Charles last minute for an at-home birthday dinner for my husband. We were so pleased with the experience! The food was fantastic and he took the time to teach us a thing or two and to share his favorite Bay Area restaurants. We’d love to see him again, perhaps for a class with friends.

Stephanie

05 Dec 2023

Food was a 10/10, great taste! Chef Charles was friendly and arrived on time. However, he did appear a bit sloppy. Wearing flip flops, a tee shirt, and a zip up hoodie, I was a bit nervous if we had the right person coming to cook us dinner. Overall, we liked the food, just a lack of professionalism.