Beginner Cooking Classes in Orange County
Present yourself with a new and exciting challenge by booking a reservation for a beginner cooking class in Orange County! Local chefs are eager to share their essential cooking tips, tricks and techniques for the kitchen with you. Recreate gourmet recipes from start to finish with your chef’s guidance and plate up a meal that will surely boost your confidence and satisfy cravings. Impress future dinner guests with ease and fall in love with cooking.
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Fun Bento Box Making - Family Fun
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Enjoy a bento box meal-building experience in this hands-on cooking class. Have fun assembling a Japanese-inspired bento in this fun cooking class in Newport Beach. Guided by Chef Angel or a resident chef, you’ll prepare chicken yakitori, sticky rice shapes, edamame and sweet fruit and cream sandos. You’ll...
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Chef Angel or Resident Chef
Newport Beach (Newport Center)
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Italian Inspiration
$149
Cooking Class
$149
Step into the shoes of an Italian chef, creating rustic crostini and perfect handmade pasta. In this interactive Italian cooking class, Chef Mert shows you how to prepare a love-inspired meal featuring fare from Italy from start to finish using only the freshest ingredients.
Begin with three varieties of herbed...
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Chef Mert
Serving the Orange County area
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Knife Skills Builder Recipes
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Increase your knife skills at this practical skills focussed session with five-star Chef Mary Ann. Whatever your kitchen experience, this practical cooking class will provide strategies and tips to increase your confidence and keep your knives in top-top condition. Under Chef Mary Ann’s expert guidance, you’ll...
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Chef Mary Ann
Serving the Orange County area
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Vegetarian Thai Fare
$149
Cooking Class
$149
Create a vegetable-packed meal with Thai spices and cooking techniques. Join Chef Krong for an interactive cooking class where you'll learn how to make several vegetarian dishes inspired by the bold and delicious flavors of Thailand.
To begin, you'll roll up vegetable rolls and lightly fry them until crisp. Then...
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Chef Krong
Serving the Orange County area
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Four-Courses of Homemade Sauces
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Learn why sauces are the perfect accompaniment for a variety of dishes. Perfect your sauce-making skills in this immersive cooking class with Chef Kevin, an expert in transforming simple dishes into extraordinary meals using versatile sauces. Sauces are a staple in cooking, and in this class, you'll learn how they can...
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Chef Kevin
Serving the Orange County area
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Handmade Italian Pizza
$129
Cooking Class
$129
Craft authentic Italian pizza in this immersive cooking class. Discover the art of Italian pizza-making in this hands-on cooking class. Learn artisan pizza-making tips from five-star Chef Patti, such as kneading dough and making fresh homemade pesto.
Start with an appetizer of seasonal Caprese skewers followed by...
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Chef Patti
Serving the Orange County area
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Top-Tier Gourmet Bakes
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Your baking life gets a lift from the deluxe recipes in this exciting session. Bring a touch of professional bakery style to your kitchen creations with this hands-on gourmet cooking class. You'll have step-by-step guidance as you explore methods used by expert bakers for generations, everything from crafting dough to...
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Chef Jessica or Resident Chef
Costa Mesa (South Coast Metro)
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Iconic Italian Pizzeria Feast
$125
Cooking Class
$125
Learn pizza perfection from scratch to the first slice! Join Chef Stacy for an exciting cooking class where you’ll craft a vibrant pizza-themed feast with starters, a variety of tasty pizzas and dessert. This hands-on lesson is perfect for food lovers looking to level up their pizza game while enjoying a fun and...
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Chef Stacy H.
Serving the Orange County area
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Classic Spanish Flavors
$119
Cooking Class
$119
Take a journey with this meal that's bursting with the flavors from all around Spain. This hands-on cooking class with Chef Derrick will teach you how to craft classic Spanish dishes completely from scratch using time-honored culinary techniques and authentic ingredients.
For the first course, you'll make crispy...
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Chef Derrick
Serving the Orange County area
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Bistro Classics Made Simple
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Make a French spring dinner in this hands-on guided session. Learn to cook a French-inspired spring feast in this fun cooking class in Newport Beach. Guided by Chef Angel or a resident chef, you’ll prepare grilled steak, a seasonal salad with whole grain mustard vinaigrette and rye croutons, savory tarte Tatin and...
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Chef Angel or Resident Chef
Newport Beach (Newport Center)
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Authentic Thai Cuisine
$149
Cooking Class
$149
Create an anything-but-basic Thai meal with the guidance of a professional chef. Join Chef Krong for a hands-on cooking class where you'll learn the basics of Thai cooking as you prepare a flavorful meal with fresh ingredients and authentic cooking techniques.
To begin, you'll stir together tom yung kung, a spicy...
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Chef Krong
Serving the Orange County area
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Handmade Pizza Basics
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Learn each step of the process so you can make pizza completely from scratch. Discover why homemade pizza is the best kind of pizza in this engaging and interactive cooking class. Chef Kevin will show you the pizza-making process from start to finish, so you can handcraft your own pizza using your favorite...
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Chef Kevin
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Cities We Serve In Orange County
- Aliso Viejo, CA
- Anaheim, CA
- Brea, CA
- Buena Park, CA
- Costa Mesa, CA
- Cypress, CA
- Dana Point, CA
- Fountain Valley, CA
- Fullerton, CA
- Garden Grove, CA
- Huntington Beach, CA
- La Habra, CA
- La Palma, CA
- Laguna Beach, CA
- Laguna Hills, CA
- Laguna Niguel, CA
- Laguna Woods, CA
- Lake Forest, CA
- Los Alamitos, CA
- Mission Viejo, CA
- Orange, CA
- Placentia, CA
- Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- San Clemente, CA
- San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Santa Ana, CA
- Seal Beach, CA
- Stanton, CA
- Tustin, CA
- Villa Park, CA
- Westminster, CA
- Yorba Linda, CA
OTHER EXPERIENCES in Orange County
Covid-19 Precautions
These are the precautions your Chef will be taking for your experience:
chef Will Be Wearing a Mask (Upon Request)
Requires Proof of Vaccine
Social Distancing Friendly
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