Cooking Classes in San Francisco
Best Cooking Classes in San Francisco for your next culinary journey
Although the Golden Gate City is known for its rich sunsets, rolling hills and, of course, the Golden Gate Bridge, cooking classes in San Francisco prove that the city’s wealth goes far beyond mere geography. Whether you’re in Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf or North Beach, there are countless culinary classes in San Francisco to choose from, led by esteemed chefs who are just waiting to teach you their trade. Themes range from vegan French cuisine to custom pizzas and everything in between. As the culinary capital of California, the influences on the city’s food scene are truly global, making it the ultimate destination for those hoping to hone their kitchen skills. Sound like you? Then book a cooking class in San Francisco today!
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CHEF’S PLACE OR YOUR PLACE
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Sophisticated French Feast
$125
Cooking Class
$125
Enjoy creating an elegant French feast with Chef Dirk as your guide. In this hands-on class, Chef Dirk will teach you everything you need to know to create a sophisticated and impressive four-course French feast. You'll even learn how to classically set a spectacular dinner table in the fashion of a gourmet French...
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Chef Dirk
San Francisco
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Traditional Pork Dumpling Essentials
$135
Cooking Class
$135
Join Chef Edmund for a cooking class and dinner party celebrating the art of dumpling making. Immerse yourself in the art of crafting dumplings from scratch in this cooking class with Chef Edmund. He will guide you as you prepare wrappers with a succulent pork filling from scratch and practice a variety of folding...
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Chef Edmund
San Francisco (Hayes Valley)
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Handcrafted Italian Meal
$119
Cooking Class
$119
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 San Francisco area
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Ultimate Vegetarian Dumplings
$135
Cooking Class
$135
Join Chef Edmund for a meatless cooking class and culinary party celebrating the dumpling. In this hands-on cooking class, you'll be guided in preparing classic dumplings and more from start to finish. Begin by exploring the essential element of umami with a selection of soy sauces from Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and...
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Chef Edmund
San Francisco (Hayes Valley)
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Neapolitan-Style Pizza
$145
Cooking Class
$145
Join Chef James for an authentic pizza-making class using fresh ingredients. In this hands-on pizza-making class, Chef James will teach you how to make classic Neapolitan pizza completely from scratch.
You'll learn how to make homemade pizza dough, and stretch and shape it into rounds, then top it with the flavors...
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Chef James
San Francisco (Haight-Ashbury)
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Signature Dumpling Techniques
$135
Cooking Class
$135
Master the art of crafting dumplings in this immersive lesson with Chef Edmund. In this hands-on cooking class, you'll learn how to prepare dumplings by hand from wrappers and fillings to a variety of folding techniques. Begin with a blind tasting of soy sauces from across Asia to explore the essential element of...
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Chef Edmund
San Francisco (Hayes Valley)
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4-Course Seasonal Lunch
$175
Cooking Class + Market Tour
$175
Accompany Chef James on a farmers' market tour, then prepare and enjoy a four-course lunch in his home. Are you curious to learn about how a chef goes about choosing their ingredients? This is a great opportunity to shop with Chef James at the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market, plan your meal and ultimately prepare a...
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Chef James
San Francisco (Haight-Ashbury)
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Rustic Vegetarian Italian
$145
Cooking Class
$145
Create a delectable vegetarian Italian meal with Chef James. Learn how to make a rustic, vegetarian four-course Italian meal in this dynamic hands-on cooking class.
The class begins with an antipasti course comprised of a seasonal appetizer such as “pimientos del Padron” (seasonal May through October),...
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Chef James
San Francisco (Haight-Ashbury)
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Artisan Pasta Creation
$149
Market Tour + Cooking Class
$149
Tour an artisan grocer then create brilliant dishes inspired by the season's best produce. Chef James will utilize his impressive culinary expertise to provide a fun and enlightening tour of an artisan grocer followed by an incredible cooking experience that is sure to wow your senses.
After selecting the best...
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Chef James
San Francisco (Haight-Ashbury)
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Classic Italian With Modern Influences
$125
Cooking Class
$125
Enjoy creating a gourmet Italian feast with Chef Dirk. In this hands-on class, Chef Dirk will teach you everything you need to know to create an elegant, gourmet Italian four-course feast that fuses classic and modern gastronomy. You'll even learn how to classically set a spectacular dinner table in the fashion of a...
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Chef Dirk
San Francisco
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Sardinian Gnocchi
$145
Cooking Class
$145
Create a signature gnocchi recipe from Sardinia with Chef James. If you are already familiar with Italian gnocchi, then you will love Chef James’ gnocchetti sardi. Unlike conventional gnocchi, Sardinian gnocchetti contains no potato, and is made with semolina flour. Chef James’ passion for cooking is...
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Chef James
San Francisco (Haight-Ashbury)
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Journey Through Germany
$125
Cooking Class
$125
Join Chef Dirk for a culinary tour of his home country, Germany, and its neighbors. In this hands-on class, Chef Dirk invites you to join him for a spectacular culinary experience.
Chef Dirk will share with you the skills and techniques to prepare a menu featuring authentic German, Swiss, and Austrian cuisine, as...
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Chef Dirk
San Francisco
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WHAT CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THESE Cooking Classes in San Francisco
06/15/2024
What a terrific experience this was. Eddie was outstanding. I'm a school leader, and I know a good teacher when I see one - Eddie is top notch. He gave clear, kind instructions. Everyone got better in a hurry, and we had fun along the way. He was so thoughtful in the construction of the experience over the course of the evening. Couldn't recommend this experience more highly!
06/14/2024
10/10 this was an amazing class, and I strongly recommend it!
Chef Eddie taught us how to prepare the dumpling dough from scratch. This consisted the kneading, the resting, the breaking off pieces, rolling them out, how to stuff and cook them.
What I really appreciated what how creative he was in his teaching methods. For demonstration and practice, he had a rough practice dough for us to practice with while our dough was resting. He even had us practice pleating with Playdo, which I thought was brilliant! There was even a little camera to project what his fingers were doing onto a large TV, so that watch either the finesse of the fingers or the larger view. Chef Eddie also made sure to check in on how we were doing, and provided regular and frequent feedback so that we learned how to do everything correctly. And it worked - all the dumplings in our class survived!
In addition, he also demonstrated how to braise pork belly (which was delicious), and how to prepare Tang Yuan as a rice-flour dessert variant of the dumpling. Chef Eddie had us try various soy sauces so that we could experience how they vary in flavor an quality, and also explained to us the stories and cultural significance of these dishes.
I absolutely loved this class, and if any of my friends express curiosity in how to make dumplings I will immediately direct them to Chef Eddie. If I could take it again, I would!
04/25/2024
It was good !
03/16/2024
What an awesome experience, Chef Mike is a great teacher and we learned a lot about cooking Asian food. It was a really fun environment and we would absolutely do it again! Thank you, Chef Mike!
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