Gourmet Cooking Classes in Pasadena, CA
Elevate your culinary skills with gourmet cooking classes in Pasadena, where hands-on instruction delivers five-star cuisine. Perfect for aspiring chefs and passionate home cooks, gourmet cooking courses in Crown City focus on advanced techniques, exceptional ingredients and elegant plating. Discover culinary experiences from Downtown to Old Pasadena and Playhouse Village, where you'll craft refined dishes such as filet au poivre, handmade truffle pasta or delicate soufflés. Guided by master chefs, explore global traditions from French sauces and Italian risottos to Japanese sushi and Spanish tapas while mastering skills like knife work, flavor layering and precision cooking. Whether you're planning a dinner party or looking to sharpen your culinary edge, gourmet cooking lessons in Pasadena offer the perfect blend of challenge, creativity and indulgence. Book today.
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Classic Parisian Cooking Methods
$129
Cooking Class
$129
Learn how to cook as the French do in this interactive cooking class. Learn French cooking techniques with Chef Cregg, who will be your guide in creating a full Parisian feast. You'll master poaching and pan sauces and will have opportunities to refine your knife skills.
Begin by preparing a frisée salad with...
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Chef Cregg
Los Angeles (Downtown Los Angeles)
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The Secrets to Moules Frites
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Take on a classic French cooking challenge: moules frites. In this French cooking class, you'll master the art of moules frites, a dish that’s simpler than it seems but always impressive. Learn to cook tender mussels in various flavors and pair them with a crisp frisée salad, topped with poached eggs and crispy...
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Chef Anthony or Resident Chef
Woodland Hills
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HIGH DEMAND
Restaurant-Quality Pasta
$125
Cooking Class
$125
Explore the tantalizing world of pasta from scratch. If you have pasta on the brain, this in-depth pasta making cooking class is just what you need! In this immersive chef-led session, you'll uncover the secrets behind crafting two timeless pasta dishes, along with the sauces that bring them to life.
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Marc V. or Resident Chef
Los Angeles (Lake Balboa)
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Pizza With Pizzazz
$135
Cooking Class
$135
Learn how to make homemade pizza from a real Italian pizzaiola in this hands-on class! In this hands-on pizza-making class, you will be learning the trade from a real master. Chef Luana is one of Italy’s few professional female pizza makers, known as “pizzaiolas,” working with a wood-burning oven. Her mastery of...
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Chef Luana
Los Angeles (Central LA)
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CHEF TRAVELS TO YOU
Vegan Delights
$125
Cooking Class
$125
Explore plant-based dining with a top chef in a hands-on class. Chef Jasmin, a specialist in vegan fine dining, will guide you through a hands-on cooking class focused on plant-based cuisine. Experience the art of vegan cooking with fresh, organic ingredients and innovative techniques.
Begin with delicious stuffed...
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Chef Jasmin
Serving the Los Angeles area
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SMALL CLASS
Classic Catalan Flavors
$125
Cooking Class
$125
Take a culinary journey to beautiful Catalonia with Chef Hannah as your guide. Join Chef Hannah in this cooking class as she introduces you to the incredible ingredients that comprise the unique dishes that are signature to beautiful Catalan region. Learn authentic cooking methods from roasting duck to baking a...
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Chef Hannah
North Hills
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Mediterranean Plant-Based Dishes
$130
Cooking Class
$130
Learn how to craft a 100% plant-based Mediterranean menu designed to elevate your party experience. During this engaging cooking class, Chef Jackie will guide you in creating a vegan Mediterranean menu. You’ll explore how you can create exquisite flavors by combining fresh vegetables with different spices.
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Chef Jackie
Marina del Rey
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South American Kitchen Essentials
$145
Cooking Class
$145
Combine local produce with traditional recipes and techniques in this hands-on cooking class. Follow along on this culinary excursion through South America, utilizing traditional ingredients and mastering time-honored cooking methods. Chef David will demonstrate and explain how to prepare flavorful classic dishes like...
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Chef David S.
Serving the Los Angeles area
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Italian Trattoria Classics - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
If you and your partner love Italian food, you'll love this Italian-inspired date night. Add an Italian flair to your next date night with this romantic cooking class. Begin by preparing steak tagliata, topped with rich balsamic vinegar and aromatic rosemary. Next, make a refreshing panzanella salad, full of crunchy...
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Chef Anthony or Resident Chef
Woodland Hills
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A Culinary Journey to Southern France
$135
Cooking Class
$135
Explore the ingredients and flavors that make cuisine in the south of France so stunning. Chef Cregg knows that being a good cook is about more than following recipes; it's really all about technique. In this interactive cooking class, you'll handcraft four traditional French recipes completely from scratch.
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Chef Cregg
Los Angeles (Downtown Los Angeles)
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LIKELY TO SELL OUT
Fine Dining - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Create exquisite dishes together during a romantic evening. Experience 5-star dining with your partner during a cooking class to remember. You'll work alongside a seasoned chef to prepare a menu that screams luxury, from premium cut filet served with a rich sauce to homemade strawberry ice cream. You and your partner...
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Chef Anthony or Resident Chef
Woodland Hills
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SMALL CLASS
Elegant French Fare
$129
Cooking Class
$129
From gooey Camembert to ratatouille to poached pears, this French meal is a treat. Learn how to prepare a fine French meal with Chef Rebecca in this interactive cooking class. You'll make classic French dishes and learn a few key French cooking techniques as you prepare the meal together.
First, bake Camembert...
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Chef Rebecca
Los Angeles (Mar Vista)
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