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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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 skewers....
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Chef Michael 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 will...
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Chef Michael 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 tips...
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Chef Michael 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, pleating, and...
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Chef Michael 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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Chef Michael 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 custard...
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Chef Michael 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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Chef Michael 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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Chef Michael 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. 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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Chef Michael or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Easy British Baking
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Take your baking skills to a higher level, mastering some British baked goodness. In this cooking class, you'll learn how to make delicious British-style baked goods. Begin with a light, fluffy Victoria sponge cake covered with cream and strawberry jam, ideal for a teatime treat. Then a magnificent pudding cake,...
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Chef Michael or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Classic Donuts
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Master some donut recipes, and let your creativity run free with taste and fillings. You won't want to miss this hands-on cooking class! Learn how to fry, fill, and glaze one of the world's most popular desserts while an experienced chef instructor teaches you how to prepare donut dough from scratch and then...
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Chef Michael or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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Master Seasoning Techniques
$119
Cooking Class
$119
Learn seasoning skills and take home your own Le Creuset Salt & Pepper Mills. Learn the importance of proper seasoning during this cooking class and discover how salt and pepper can add depth to your dishes. You'll get to cook pepper-crusted steak as well as salted caramel sauce and at the end of the experience take...
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Verified Chef
Chef Michael or Resident Chef
Carlsbad
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