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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Craft Pasta With Your Crew - Orange County
$85
Team Building Activity
$85
Compete, create and carb-load in this fun pasta-making showdown led by a pasta chef in Orange County. Get ready for a high-energy pasta-making showdown your group will be talking about for weeks! In this lively team building activity in Orange County, you and your crew will mix, knead and shape fresh pasta dough...
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Irvine
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Thai Comfort Night - Family Fun
$79
Cooking Class
$79
Discover playful flavors perfect for family cooking! Enjoy a flavorful family adventure with this Thai cooking class in Costa Mesa. Begin by skewering and grilling chicken satay served with peanut sauce, then prepare fresh vegetable spring rolls and master the art of pad Thai. To complete the experience, Chef Jessica...
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Chef Jessica or Resident Chef
Costa Mesa (South Coast Metro)
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Flaky and Fabulous
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Make croissants from scratch to flaky perfection in 3 hours. Join a hands-on cooking class focused on the art of making classic croissants. In this three-hour class, you'll learn how to prepare laminated dough from scratch and perfect your rolling, shaping and proofing skills. Croissants are famously difficult to...
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Chef Angel or Resident Chef
Newport Beach (Newport Center)
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Cozy Fall Feast
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Make a cozy fall dinner in this hands-on cooking class in Costa Mesa. This cooking class in Costa Mesa is a good reason to embrace fall cooking before the season slips by. Chef Jessica or a resident chef will show you how to sear pork tenderloin, create a pan sauce with port, whisk Champagne vinaigrette and cook...
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Chef Jessica or Resident Chef
Costa Mesa (South Coast Metro)
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Thai Table Made Easy - Family Fun
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Make pad Thai and mango desserts in a joyful class! Join Chef Angel or one of the talented resident chefs in Newport Beach for a Thai-inspired cooking class perfect for families. Grill chicken satay with peanut sauce, prepare fresh vegetable spring rolls, stir up pad Thai and finish with pineapple lime sorbet. This...
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Chef Angel or Resident Chef
Newport Beach (Newport Center)
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Classic Tuscan Feast
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Explore the warmth of Tuscan cooking in this hands-on cooking class in Costa Mesa. This cooking class in Costa Mesa is for anyone who wants to cook Italian food the way it was meant to be cooked. Chef Jessica or a resident chef walks you through chicken thighs with capers, kale salad with Parmesan vinaigrette, white...
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Costa Mesa (South Coast Metro)
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New York Steakhouse - Date Night
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Treat yourself to gourmet comfort in a cooking class featuring rich flavors and timeless steakhouse elegance. Bring steakhouse elegance home in this flavor-packed cooking class. You’ll sear juicy steak with gorgonzola-shallot butter, bake fluffy Gruyère popovers and whip garlicky creamed kale. To finish? A rich...
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Chef Angel or Resident Chef
Newport Beach (Newport Center)
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Hands-On Croissant Making
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn all about crafting this buttery French pastry. Discover just how easy it is to craft delicious croissants during a practical cooking class experience. Perfect for lovers of French pastries, you'll learn the ins and outs of making classic croissant dough, jambon and Gruyère croissants and pain au chocolat from...
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Chef Jessica or Resident Chef
Costa Mesa (South Coast Metro)
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Bavarian Feast - Date Night
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Transport yourself to Bavaria in a rustic cooking class featuring cozy flavors and classic German flair. Explore cozy German classics in a hearty cooking class where rustic techniques meet fall flavors. You’ll crisp up golden schnitzel, hand-shape spaetzle and toss a fresh fennel-apple salad with mustard...
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Chef Angel or Resident Chef
Newport Beach (Newport Center)
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Cozy Autumn Apple Feast
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Create a fall-inspired apple menu in this beginner-friendly cooking class in Costa Mesa. In this cooking class in Costa Mesa, you’ll use apples in savory, creamy, crisp and caramelized ways. Chef Jessica or a resident chef will show you how to braise chicken with cider, prepare sharp cheddar crostini with apple...
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Costa Mesa (South Coast Metro)
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Comforting Tuscan Supper
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Create a cozy Tuscan dinner in this approachable cooking class in Newport Beach. This cooking class in Newport Beach puts a full Tuscan dinner in your hands from start to finish. With Chef Angel or a resident chef, you'll make chicken thighs with capers, kale salad with Parmesan vinaigrette, white balsamic roasted...
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Newport Beach (Newport Center)
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Bavarian Intimate Kitchen - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Strengthen bonds through hearty Bavarian dishes that showcase love through collaborative cooking. Comfort food becomes romantic art when you learn authentic Bavarian techniques in this couples cooking class, starting with refreshing apple and fennel preparations. Perfect classic pork schnitzel creation alongside...
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Costa Mesa (South Coast Metro)
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