Beginner Cooking Classes in La Jolla & Pacific Beach
Discover your cooking feet and learn to prepare simple, delectable and healthful cuisine. Even if you know nothing about cooking, you will be astonished at the variety of dishes you will have the opportunity to explore with an experienced gourmet chef. With beginner cooking classes in La Jolla and Pacific Beach, you can recreate your newly-learned creations at home and impress friends and family at every occasion. Be sure to book today!
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Midsummer Steak Dinner
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Find the techniques for making the best herby potatoes with a zesty aioli twist. Your classic steak dinner gets a refresh in this hands-on cooking class. Using fresh, seasonal ingredients, you'll learn how to grill a flavorful flank steak and make herby potatoes enhanced with a zesty aioli. Then, you’ll learn to...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Microbrew Dinner
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Craft beer might be the secret ingredient you've been looking for! Celebrate Dad with a craft beer-infused feast! Find out how regional beers boost flavors in this cooking class. From Porter and Honey-Glazed Short Ribs to Beer-Braised Greens and Beer Cheese Sauce, you'll gain a new perspective on craft brews. And for...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
CHEF’S PLACE
Elevated Summer Grilling
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Celebrate summer with a delicious, grilled seasonal menu. In this cooking class, you’ll learn about grilling and marinating, all while honing your knife skills to create a flavorful meal that puts summer produce on full display. You’ll grill up shrimp, marinating them with garlic and herbs for succulent...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Cast Iron Culinary Mastery
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn how to create decadent recipes with the versatile cast iron. In this cooking class, lean into summer cooking with the ideal companion for a sizzling summertime — the cast iron skillet. Join the class to explore summer flavors and learn how to infuse saffron into chickens to grill them to perfection. You...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Paella: A Taste of Spain
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Master some of Spain's staple recipes to recreate in the comfort of your own kitchen. Come experience a true show-stopping Spanish meal. In this cooking class, you will master the art of making paella and sofrito, toasting the special bomba rice, and infusing saffron in two variations of paella. You’ll learn...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Delicious Dim Sum
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Make a dim sum recipe that is steaming and heartfelt. Here's a lovely cooking class for you. As friends gather to sample and share delectable bite-size morsels, it’s easy to see why dim sum translates as “touch the heart.” In this hands-on class, you’ll practice the steps of forming, folding,...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Intro to Sushi Making
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Roll and revel as you master sushi-making. Create your own rolls in this sushi-centric cooking class! The interactive class will cover the essentials of sushi-making. You’ll brush up on knife skills, learn how to find the freshest fish, season rice, whisk dipping sauces, and master the best rolling techniques....
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Indian Restaurant Favorites
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Get hands-on experience making the top favorites of Indian cuisine. In this cooking class, learn how to create your favorite Indian dishes from scratch. A chef instructor will introduce you to the ingredients and spices that make Indian cuisine so uniquely delicious. You’ll work alongside classmates, learning to...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Fresh Pasta at Home
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Master fresh, homemade pasta for your enjoyment right at home. This cooking class will show you how easy it is to make fresh and flavorful pasta meals! The chef-led class is going to teach you how to make homemade pasta dough in preparation for creating pasta dishes full of flavor. To finish, you’ll create a...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Kids Cooking Series
Father's Day Wings - Family Fun
$79
Cooking Class
$79
Wing this year's Father's Day with a lovely class for the whole family. This cooking class provides an opportunity to celebrate Father's Day with wings! Kids will learn knife safety techniques as they prepare veggie sticks to munch with fresh ranch. A delectable pizza bar is also on the menu, suitable for all ages....
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Kids Cooking Series
Italian American Recipes - Family Fun
$79
Cooking Class
$79
Bond with family, making Italian-American cuisine from pasta to chicken Parmesan and then gelato treats No Italian grandmother? No worries! Bring the family out for a fun afternoon in this cooking class making Italian American favorites. Kids and adults alike will enjoy making fresh pasta dough for homemade...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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3 Desserts Every Cook Should Know
$99
Cooking Class
$99
This is a foodie's dream. Learn techniques and recipes for a variety of decadent desserts.В Get hands-on practice in this cooking class and upgrade your dessert skills with three classic crowd-pleasers. Led by an expert chef, the class will cover the steps and techniques for creating dark chocolate and cherry...
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Verified Chef
Chef Chuck or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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