Cooking Classes in Santa Cruz
Best cooking classes in Santa Cruz for your next culinary journey.
If you’re in need of a good feed after a day spent carving the waves of Surf City, what better way than with cooking classes in Santa Cruz? From Downtown to Santa Cruz Wharf and Salinas, you’re sure to find cooking classes nearby, all led by renowned local chefs with more than a decade’s industry experience. What’s more, whether you’re in the mood for rustic Italian cooking classes, authentic Japanese sushi making classes or those that dabble in the arts of French bistro cooking, there’s a whole host of exciting class themes to choose from. With help from your chef, you’ll gain exciting new culinary skills that are sure to become the talk of your dinner party table, so why wait? If you’re ready to level up your home cooking, book culinary classes in Santa Cruz today!
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CHEF TRAVELS TO YOU
The Art of Homemade Tamales
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Master the techniques to make pillowy soft tamales from a world-class chef. Learn the history and time-honored methods behind the tamale in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Karen. See and taste for yourself the versatility of masa as you craft savory and sweet tamales.
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Chef Karen
Serving the Santa Cruz area
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Artisan Pizza 101
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Discover the techniques to making perfect pizza that you'll love to recreate again and again. Get a group together for an evening of creativity and learning, with handcrafted pizza as the reward. In this hands-on cooking class, Chef Karen will first guide you in kneading fresh dough before baking it to crispy...
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Chef Karen
Serving the Santa Cruz area
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Taste of Greek Coast
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Experience the refreshing flavors of Mediterranean cuisine. This cooking class will transport you to the sunny shores of Greece! Learn to prepare classic Mediterranean dishes bursting with fresh flavors and authentic ingredients.
Recreate your favorite restaurant meals and discover the secrets behind iconic Greek...
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Chef Karen
Serving the Santa Cruz area
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Baking Classics
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Elevate your baking skills and learn how to make exquisite classics from scratch. During this cooking class, you’ll learn the tricks to bake classic desserts. Chef Karen will guide you into manipulating fresh ingredients to create sweet masterpieces.
You'll begin with a delectable savory appetizer of loaded...
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Chef Karen
Serving the Santa Cruz area
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Handcrafted Italian Meal
$129
Cooking Class
$129
Learn how to craft flavorful Italian dishes from scratch. Dive into the wonderful world of Italian cuisine in this fun and immersive cooking class. Led by the expert Chef Karen, you will master the art of cooking homemade Italian food from scratch. Learn how to make crispy arancini filled with a roasted tomato...
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Chef Karen
Serving the Santa Cruz area
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Signature Tastes of Asia
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Add new culinary skills to your repertoire with flavors of Asia in this interactive experience. Explore Asian dishes with Chef Karen in this cooking class where you'll learn how to craft classic recipes spanning across Southeast Asia that offer the opportunity to learn the techniques and history of each dish.
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Chef Karen
Serving the Santa Cruz area
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Flavors of Thailand
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Thai cooking emphasises lightly prepared refreshing dishes with the balance of aromatics and spicy heat. Dive into the flavorful world of Thai cuisine with a hands-on cooking class. Learn to create restaurant-quality dishes from a five-star professional chef in an engaging kitchen environment.
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Chef Karen
Serving the Santa Cruz area
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FAQS ABOUT COOKING CLASSES in Santa Cruz
How much do cooking classes in Santa Cruz cost?
The cost for cooking lessons is usually between $59 and over $100 per person. However, this is only a guide. A few factors can impact the final price, including seasonality and the type of class you hope to book. The number of people in your party will also have an effect, since class prices are tiered based on group size.
For a rough idea of cost, simply view the “per person” starting price on your chosen experience’s web page. Alternatively, you can reach out to our helpful Concierge team, who are always on hand and happy to help refine your budget.
Who are these cooking classes suitable for?
The short answer is that cooking courses are for everyone! That is, anyone with an interest in great food and a desire to learn to cook it. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are in the kitchen, either. If you’re new to cooking, you’ll find classes that teach fundamental skills that no aspiring chef should be without, and if you’re more experienced, you’re bound to find an experience that’ll test your kitchen mettle.
These experiences are also ideal for all manner of occasions. From birthdays and anniversaries to team building days, if you and your group enjoy world-class cuisine and learning about the cultures around the world that shaped your favorite dishes, then culinary classes are absolutely for you!
What should I expect during a typical class?
When you enroll in the city’s best cooking classes, you can expect your chef to provide everything in order to ensure a seamless experience. That includes all ingredients plus any equipment required to make your chosen menu. You can also expect the chance to pick your host’s brains, learning their most closely-guarded culinary secrets and gaining fascinating insights into foodie traditions from around the world. At the end of the class, having learned a host of new recipes and unlocked impressive new kitchen skills, you’ll have the chance to sit with your classmates, reflect on the session and enjoy a gourmet meal of your own making.
What cooking techniques and skills will I master?
This largely depends on which cooking experiences you book. For example, if you decide to learn to make your own sushi, you’ll spend your time getting hands-on with the niche ingredients and traditional techniques required to master your favorite rolls. Similarly, if you choose to take a pasta making class, you’ll spend the session rolling out your pasta dough, filling it and preparing a sauce with which to pair it.
More generally, your chef will cover essentials like knife skills, ingredient preparation and even seasoning, arming you with everything you need to level up your cooking at home. You’ll be the talk of your dinner table in no time!
What are the benefits of taking a cooking class?
Santa Cruz’s top cooking classes come with a long list of benefits. Perhaps the most obvious is the chance to learn recipes from diverse world cuisines and master the skills required to make them. Another is that you’ll do so with help from a renowned local chef, picking their brains, learning industry-grade hacks and gaining insights into global food traditions that are sure to inspire you to continue your culinary journey at home.
Perhaps our favorite benefit, however, is sharing the experience with like-minded foodies. Whether you take the class with friends, family or colleagues, you’re sure to bond over a shared love of food, making memories together that are guaranteed to last a lifetime.
What types of cooking classes can I choose from?
There are cooking courses in Santa Cruz to suit everybody. If you’re new to the kitchen, you’ll find experiences that will teach you the basic skills that no aspiring chef should be without. Or, if you’re more experienced and in search of a new culinary challenge, you’ll find plenty of chefs in the city who’d be happy to provide just that. It could be pasta making, sushi rolling or whipping up hearty French-bistro fare. Whatever takes your fancy and whatever your experience, you’re sure to find a class to please your palate, and when you take it, you’re all but guaranteed to finish the session a better chef than when you started.
Where do the classes take place?
Where would you like it to take place? Would you prefer to learn at the chef’s own table? If so, from Downtown and the Westside to Santa Cruz Wharf, you’ll find chefs across the city just waiting to welcome you into their kitchens. Simply consult the map on your chosen experience’s web page to see where the class takes place.
If you’d prefer to host the class in your own home or hired venue, that’s also possible. All that’s required is a clean, functional kitchen with enough space for your chef to conduct the class safely. Provided that’s in place, they’ll gladly come to you, meaning all you’ll need to do is answer the door!
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These are the precautions your Chef will be taking for your experience:
chef Will Be Wearing a Mask (Upon Request)
Requires Proof of Vaccine
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