San Diego
4.7
(32 reviews)

Chef Michael or Resident Chef

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Chef Michael or Resident Chef
Verified chef
32 Reviews
Chef Michael is a classically trained chef with over 25 years of diverse culinary experience, including formal training at a Le Cordon Bleu affiliate in Chicago. His impressive career spans work in restaurants, private chef roles for athletes and celebrities and extensive time cooking across North America on yachts and sport fishing vessels. Outside the kitchen, Chef Michael enjoys family time and road trips through Baja California, bringing a rich background and vibrant personality to each cooking class he teaches.
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Great for Groups of 12-20

Culinary Creations

$110
Team Building Activity
$110
Fill the table with a stunning spread your team can create and enjoy together. Invite your team to an exciting team-building cooking class outside the office. They will discover how to elevate their culinary skills with traditional techniques and fresh ingredients as they work together to make four courses of elevated...
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4.7
32 Reviews
Carlsbad
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Cooking Classes WITH Chef Michael or Resident Chef THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

San Diego Cooking Class: Baking Elegant Macarons San Diego Cooking Class: Baking Elegant Macarons 2 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Baking Elegant Macarons 3 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Baking Elegant Macarons 4 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Baking Elegant Macarons 5 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Baking Elegant Macarons 6 slide
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Baking Elegant Macarons

$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn how to bake the perfect sweet treat for your special someone. In this 3-hour cooking class, you'll discover how to create delicious macarons, perfect for your mom, partner or yourself as a treat. From creating the batter to coloring, piping and baking, you'll learn all the skills needed to create delicate...
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Chef Michael or Resident Chef
4.7
32 Reviews
Carlsbad
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San Diego Cooking Class: Wonderful Wildflower Macarons San Diego Cooking Class: Wonderful Wildflower Macarons 2 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Wonderful Wildflower Macarons 3 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Wonderful Wildflower Macarons 4 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Wonderful Wildflower Macarons 5 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Wonderful Wildflower Macarons 6 slide
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Wonderful Wildflower Macarons

$99
Cooking Class
$99
Macaron making with a creative twist. Arts meets flavor in this exceptional cooking class which teaches you the skills needed to create delicate macarons. During this 3-hour experience, you'll be guided through the process of macaron making, from creating the batter to piping perfect floral shapes. By the end of the...
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4.7
32 Reviews
Carlsbad
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San Diego Cooking Class: Puff Pastry Masterclass San Diego Cooking Class: Puff Pastry Masterclass 2 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Puff Pastry Masterclass 3 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Puff Pastry Masterclass 4 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Puff Pastry Masterclass 5 slide San Diego Cooking Class: Puff Pastry Masterclass 6 slide
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Puff Pastry Masterclass

$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn how to bake the perfect sweet and savory pastries. In this 3-hour cooking class, you will learn how to perfect the art of puff pastry. You'll be guided throughout the whole process by an expert chef, who will teach you how to create the perfect dough and then fill it with a medley of sweet and savory...
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4.7
32 Reviews
Carlsbad
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GET UP TO $50
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Team Building Activities WITH Chef Michael or Resident Chef THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

San Diego Team Building Activity: Handcrafted Comfort Cuisine San Diego Team Building Activity: Handcrafted Comfort Cuisine 2 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Handcrafted Comfort Cuisine 3 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Handcrafted Comfort Cuisine 4 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Handcrafted Comfort Cuisine 5 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Handcrafted Comfort Cuisine 6 slide
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Great for Groups of 12-20

Handcrafted Comfort Cuisine

$105
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$105
Gather your team for a food-focused experience they will connect over. Team building goes gourmet with this hands-on cooking class focused on culinary fundamentals. Your group will learn to communicate and bond as they practice useful kitchen skills like how to season and cook meat, various knife skills and how to...
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Chef Michael or Resident Chef
4.7
32 Reviews
Carlsbad
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San Diego Team Building Activity: Decadent Culinary Creations San Diego Team Building Activity: Decadent Culinary Creations 2 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Decadent Culinary Creations 3 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Decadent Culinary Creations 4 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Decadent Culinary Creations 5 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Decadent Culinary Creations 6 slide
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Decadent Culinary Creations

$115
Team Building Activity
$115
Take team building to the kitchen with this hearty meal to share. Foster a special environment where your team can bond and learn something new together. This cooking class focuses on culinary skills for comforting dishes like homemade stuffed pasta or fluffy, fried hushpuppies. Practice knife skills to prepare side...
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4.7
32 Reviews
Carlsbad
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San Diego Team Building Activity: Special Steakhouse Recipes San Diego Team Building Activity: Special Steakhouse Recipes 2 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Special Steakhouse Recipes 3 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Special Steakhouse Recipes 4 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Special Steakhouse Recipes 5 slide San Diego Team Building Activity: Special Steakhouse Recipes 6 slide
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Special Steakhouse Recipes

$125
Team Building Activity
$125
A team effort fills the table with rich, chophouse favorites. Craft flavorful steakhouse favorites in this team building cooking class. A chef instructor will guide your team through a multi-course menu, teaching recipes and essential culinary techniques. Your team will work together to craft flavorful dishes while...
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4.7
32 Reviews
Carlsbad
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Chef Michael or Resident Chef's Overall Rating

4.7 / 5

Based on 32 reviews

Reviews guests left for Chef Michael or Resident Chef

SARAH C.

SARAH

08/04/24
It was so great!! The chef was so kind and professional.
08/04/24
Linda E.

Linda

07/10/24
It was very great, but sometimes he ran thru the instructions too fast to comprehend.
07/10/24
Roberto F.

Roberto

07/09/24
The Pie baking experience didn’t really live up to my, very beginner, pie making expectations. Chef Mike was a nice guy but he was very open about the fact that he was a savory chef not a pastry chef. He didn’t have much to add to the process of baking other than to say he wasn’t into measuring very much. This was evident in the prep for the class. We made one full size pie of peaches and blueberries. After getting things mixed, we pored the filling into the crust and it was about 1/3 the amount it should have been. Not a huge deal but it doesn’t show any attention to basic prep. When doing the lattice on the pie the sous chef (who claimed to be a pastry chef) didn’t know the process for weaving the lattice. She instructed us one way and was corrected by, I’m guessing, the manager of (the store where the class held. The kicker was that the ovens apparently weren’t baking our pies as fast as they should have been. So, our pie came out almost baked by the end of the class. The chef instructed the sous chef to take it out of the pie tin and put it in a cake box, for us to take home and finish baking. Well this assumes we have a pie tin at home and also assumes that we’ll be able to get a fully loaded pie, sitting in just the crust, off of a cardboard box and into a pie tin. Not easy for an experienced chef I’m sure, let alone a couple of novices. I would have guessed working ovens or better prep with timing would be a basic feature of a class like this. There was so much down time waiting for the pie to slowly bake that the chef started teaching us how to cut onions and mince garlic. Nothing wrong with that, just a lot of standing and waiting that seemingly shouldn’t have happened. The one thing everyone on staff seemed prepared to do was push sign-ups for their other classes and products in the store (for which we were given a 10% off coupon). All in all, I was disappointed. This was supposed to be a nice gift for my wife’s birthday but it turned out to be a big let down. I would not recommend the Cozy Meal classes.
07/09/24
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