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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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....
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Chef Luana
Los Angeles (Central LA)
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Sweet Macaron Moments
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Enjoy a sweet treat-making endeavor! Indulge in the art of macaron-making with this fun cooking class. Learn from professionals how to create decadent chocolate-dipped strawberry macarons with rich ganache filling and smoked sea salt caramel macarons for the perfect balance of sweet and salty. You’ll master...
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Chef Anthony or Resident Chef
Woodland 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...
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Chef Jackie
Marina del Rey
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CHEF TRAVELS TO YOU
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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Great for Groups of 15-40
Gourmet Charcuterie Challenge
$99
Team Building Activity
$99
Elevate your teams' culinary skills with an interactive charcuterie class. This team building activity invites guests on a delectable journey, learning the art of the perfect charcuterie board. Through interactive demonstrations and a lively team challenge led by Chef David, participants will discover the secrets of...
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Chef David S.
Serving the Los Angeles area
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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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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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Bubbly Recipes With Sparkle
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Resist saving bubbly just for birthdays and ball drops and instead enjoy cooking with it throughout dinner! In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Hannah, you will learn how to prepare an elegant and effervescent three-course menu incorporating Champagne, Prosecco wine, sparkling rosé and more! Learn to elevate...
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Chef Hannah
North Hills
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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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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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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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Great for Groups of 13-30
French Feast
$149
Team Building Activity
$149
Discover the secrets of preparing classic French favorites alongside your team. Collaboration is key in this team building cooking class with Chef Rebecca where you'll work together to craft a feast inspired by the rich and rustic flavors of France.
Begin by topping toast with a mix of white beans, herbs and brown...
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Chef Rebecca
Los Angeles (Culver City)
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