Cooking Class: Passionate Poke

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In this vibrant cooking class, you will learn how to assemble a traditional poke bowl using fresh ingredients. You can choose from either salmon, tuna or watermelon as the base of the poke bowl. From there, you will learn how to pair an assortment of toppings to create the poke bowl that best matches your flavor profile.

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Fresh Fish (or Vegan Option)

With tuna or salmon - watermelon as a vegan option

Assorted Toppings

With cucumber, avocado, seaweed salad, green onion, mango and more

Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be fun, social events. Feel free to purchase wine or beer at the venue to enjoy during the class.

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

Minimum Guests 4
Maximum Guests 25
Event Duration 2 hours
Activity Level
Activity Level
Restrictions Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
LabelsAdult, Vegan, Healthy, Fun, Pescatarian
This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

Reviews Guests Left For This Experience

Lori

16 Mar 2024

Chef Kevin is awesome! So personable, fun, and willing to share his knowledge and helpful tips as we worked together to prepare salmon and tuna poke bowls. Our small group was then able to enjoy one bowl per person, and even take home enough for more bowls the next day - and the poke bowls were delicious! This was a fun night for sure, and we hope to hang out with and learn from Kevin again in the future. 😊

Tom

14 Mar 2024

Chef Kevin was awesome! He has a great personality to go along with his vast culinary skills which really made for an enjoyable evening. Thanks again Kevin!

Renee

12 Jan 2024

Chef Kevin was a lot of fun! Great poke too!

Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences

Lauren

02 Nov 2024

Chef Kevin is not only a great chef, but funny and entertaining as well. This class was very enjoyable, simple, and the food was delicious!

Lauren

16 Oct 2024

So much fun! Although I wasn't a "natural". I learned a lot, and had a blast!

Anthony

24 Sep 2024

Chef Kevin was wonderful and did a great job showing us how to make delicious Paella, but also explaining the reasoning for his steps. He was energetic and uplifting and highly recommended his class!

Victoria

31 Aug 2024

Great experience!

Sherri

16 Aug 2024

Chef Kevin is a blast! The class was so much fun and informative - so glad my husband and I did it!

Viviene

13 Jul 2024

Great class and fun!

Ashley

10 Jul 2024

Chef Kevin was an excellent teacher while also making the class fun and engaging. You will have a blast with him!

Scott

01 Jul 2024

Chef Kevin was an absolute blast to lead our class. My work team laughed, learned, and agreed we had an amazing time. Kevin is professional in his approach but makes sure he engages with his participants in a way that makes us all smile.

Carol

30 Jun 2024

Chef Kevin is very experienced, personable, helpful, humble and encouraging.

Emily

21 Jun 2024

We loved this class and learned so much from Chef Kevin! 10/10, We would recommend taking a class from him.

Amanda

07 Jun 2024

Kevin is awesome!! He made the class so fun and we all want to do another with him!

Dannell

23 May 2024

Chef Kevin was fun, informative, and passionate about making good sushi! I would recommend this class!

Drew

12 Apr 2024

Thanks for making things so much fun despite all the surprises!

Jason

26 Mar 2024

Chef Kevin was a lotta fun and made my date and I's first sushi rolling experience a lotta fun and memorable. Thanks again Chef Kevin!!

Josh

26 Mar 2024

Fun night!

Carolyn

25 Mar 2024

Super fun!! Would absolutely take one of Chef Kevin’s classes again as well as recommend him!! Thank you!! (Tipped in cash during class) Thanks!!

Raven-Syamone

12 Mar 2024

Chief Kevin was very personable with everyone. I enjoyed learning a little history with our meal as well. The directions were quick so we can enjoy making the food and eating. I appreciate him sharing the where he gets the products and the recipes.

Laura

02 Mar 2024

Fun class!

Emily

02 Mar 2024

Great class

Angela

13 Feb 2024

He was very experienced and so fun . My husband and I really loved the class and the way Chef Kevin conducted.

Trish

23 Jan 2024

Chef Kevin was great, but it was really hard to see and hear him due to the location in f the class. Also, some of the ingredients in the traditional rolls were not offered, so the taste of the rolls was lacking. Overall, I would suggest a different location to allow for a better overall experience.

Jess

23 Jan 2024

Great class! Love Kevin’s energy.

Lauren

23 Jan 2024

Really great experience, fun venue, sushi ingredients were all fully cooked but I get why he would do that, lots of fun!

Claire

22 Jan 2024

This was a great class!! Kevin is so much fun, the sushi was great and we had a really fun time. I will be sending the reference to my family and friends!

Andrea

22 Jan 2024

Engaging team competition - Chef Kevin was great!

Abby

16 Jan 2024

Chef Kevin was great. The instruction was wonderful, but the ingredients were skim and the food didn’t taste great.

Ivan

22 Nov 2023

What a great experience my wife and I had!

Andres

20 Nov 2023

The class was super laid back and fun! Highly recommend to switch things up for date night!

Julien

26 Oct 2023

Excellent experience! Kevin is a great teacher and a great chef!

ReShay

15 Oct 2023

What an entertaining experience! Chef Kevin is humorous, knowledgeable and personable. Also, I had a great group of people to work with. Thanks Chef K, I can now show off my sushi rolling skills to my friends :o)

Madalyn

10 Oct 2023

Kevin was awesome! Both entertaining and educational. Perfect for friendly outing or date night !

Stephanie

29 Sep 2023

We had so much fun! Kevin was great and so funny! We laughed, we drank, we rolled sushi. Great night!

Thalia

13 Sep 2023

We had such a great time making dumplings for our work event with Chef Kevin and his assistance! It was a great activity for work colleagues. Perfect balance of cooking, socializing, laughing, and bonding!

Charles

23 May 2023

As an avid home cook this was a fantastic class to learn a new dish. Chef Kevin is a great teacher, along with a good sense of humor to make the evening just plain fun. With Chef Kevin's guidance my paella dish was as good as any restaurant I have eaten in. I look forward to more classes.

Samantha

22 May 2023

The Sushi-Making Class with Chef Kevin was very enjoyable . I would recommend this to anyone!

Roy

22 May 2023

A lot of fun and very patient

Daniel

22 May 2023

Absolutely awesome and will cook with again!

Michelle

18 May 2023

I brought my husband and three boys to this sushi class as a Christmas present but May was the first availability. We arrived and Kevin was super friendly and seemed great. We were very excited. I believe this class was oversold and had too many people in it. We were at the end table with one other couple (so 7 people total at our table but there were two more tables of at least 7). All of the tables were prepared with all of the ingredients. Our table did not have any of the fish, salmon mixture or avocado. I had to get up several times to ask Chef Kevin for the necessary ingredients, but then he proceeded to make me feel small for asking for the ingredients that we needed. He was condescending to me and the other woman at the table, kind of making fun of her for no reason. I am still glad we took the class, I now know how to make a roll, but I think he should not make his lack of planning a reason to make our table feel bad. We love the Cider and staff at Waldschänke ! They were great, thus the 2 stars!

Courtney

17 May 2023

Super fun class! Good basic overview and the teacher made it such an enjoyable experience

Senia

11 May 2023

Amazing class!!!! Super super fun!!!!

Jessica

11 May 2023

Great teacher and super fun experience !! Definitely recommend it!! We had an amazing time and the food was delicious, too!!

Juliet

04 May 2023

I would have liked more instruction about how to make the two sushi rolls.

Kathy

01 May 2023

This event was extremely disorganized. It started with Chef Kevin being 15 minutes late. He spent way too much time talking about himself versus actually any hands on teaching. Materials were passed out, one knife per table of 8 people to share, not enough cutting boards etc, not even paper towels. Our table did not have enough nori and I had to get up and ask for it repeatedly. He did not have enough sushi rollers so he used mine to show the class how to make the rolls. But then he never gave me my roller back and again I had to go ask for the materials. As far as the sushi, the smoked salmon cream cheese paste was gross for the other roll the salmon and tuna was good quality but amounted to about one order of sushi worth $10. He showed up with a squeeze bottle of Wasabi Sauce that was pretty much empty for a class of about 25 people. Basically we thought the whole class was a cluster and clearly cannot recommend this experience to anyone. We gave it one star because the staff at Waldschanke Cider were nice and the product was good.

Madisen

27 Apr 2023

Chef Kevin provided a great class that was fun, low-key, and very informative. He answered everyone's questions and made sure to answer them for the whole class, not just to the person who asked, so everyone could learn. The ingredients he provided were very yummy. We are very excited to test out our new sushi-making skills at home soon!

Alyson

27 Apr 2023

Chef Kevin was great!! It was the right mix of humor and informative chef skills!!! Highly recommend

Natasha

24 Apr 2023

Great energy! Intimate and unique setting. Delicious and super doable meal. Thank you Chef Kevin

Adrian

17 Apr 2023

Chef Kevin was the best! He was funny and made sure everyone was included. Best instructor I’ve had and even gave us some history lessons. 10/10

Thomas

17 Apr 2023

So much fun for all of us!! Great teacher and just a really cool experience!! Definitely recommended!!

Katie

08 Apr 2023

Chef Kevin made the process really fun and you can tell that he is extremely passionate about his craft as well as teaching. I can’t wait to take another class with him!

Tara

02 Apr 2023

He was such a nice guy and was fun to be around but for the price if would never do a class pop again. You eat off paper plates and don’t get water and the fish sat out for 2 hours before we ate it. Makes me nervous I will get sick. This was also a germ nightmare. He had other people in the class hand out all the supplies and essentially touch everyone’s food. Next time I’m going to sushi den and eating like a king for $150!!!!

Mary

02 Apr 2023

It was fun

Jennifer

02 Apr 2023

Fun, skillful and enjoyable ! Join Kevin’s class and learn a lot while having a great time!!

Chelsea

11 Mar 2023

Relaxed and fun!

Rhonda

09 Mar 2023

Chef Kevin made this such a fun experience. He's very entertaining and now we can't wait to have a sushi making evening at home.

Lena

10 Feb 2023

Such a fun class! Chef Kevin was very knowledgeable and it was a joy to attend his class!

Maria

09 Feb 2023

Kevin was great. It was such a fun experience- totally recommend!

Chris

16 Jan 2023

I thought that Kevin brought a lot of energy and love to the class. He tried to make sure everyone followed along and got their questions answered. The main disappointment was simply the quality of the rice. It was undercooked (crunchy). Nobody wants crunchy undercooked rice in their sushi. And it wasn't seasoned much with the rice vinegar/sugar. It was rather bland. This may sound picky to some, but if you're making sushi, and the fundamental ingredient is bad, it kind of ruins all the gastronomic aspects of the experience (though I will say, he did pick out some good fish). Also, there was no wasabi, and we had to pretty much beg for soy sauce. I think he was just overextended. It was a big class, and he seemed to be constantly playing catch up. Don't think I would recommend this, unless you're doing it purely for the experience, and don't care what the sushi tastes like.

Jenna

16 Jan 2023

Great and personal!

Michele

12 Jan 2023

Keven was very helpful in teaching this new skill. He was really good at making sure that all in the group could see his demos. He had a great sense of humor. He made sure that we followed health code protocols and washed out hands. I would have liked to have had some wasabi and other sauces for the rolls. They were a little plain.

Sharon

12 Jan 2023

Great sincere,warm.and friendly personality.

Kayla

12 Jan 2023

Chef Kevin was so much fun and was an amazing teacher!!

Sally

12 Jan 2023

I received an email from Chef Kevin a couple of weeks ago telling me the class was full and I couldn't come, so I didn't go!

Stephanie

11 Jan 2023

Such a fun class! Chef Kevin was hands on with everyone and did a great job!

Laura

11 Jan 2023

Teaching was great. Rice was under cooked.

Jason

03 Jan 2023

Kevin taught us all the tips and tricks to making a delicious Paella!

Whitney

29 Dec 2022

My friend and I had a great time with Chef Kevin. He was personable, funny and knowledgeable. We walked away knowing how to make paella and excited to try more recipes for ourselves. Lots of great tips! Highly recommend!

Sarah

17 Dec 2022

Kevin was a great chef to learn from! I highly recommend his class!

Emily

04 Nov 2022

We had a great time! Kevin made it fun and entertaining but also easy to learn and of course the sushi (and the rice) was delicious!

27 Oct 2022

Absolute great time with Chef Kevin!

Michelle

14 Oct 2022

Kevin was very knowledgeable and fun.

Itzel

12 Oct 2022

Great experience!

Deanna

07 Oct 2022

10/10 would recommend. Kevin had great energy and was very thorough in his instruction to the class. He made the process very easy to understand. Food was delicious too!

Patricia

09 Sep 2022

Chef Kevin was very personable. He made the class fun yet informative. I have this class to my grandson as a birthday present and we had a great time .

Daniel

24 Aug 2022

Kevin was fun and casual. Very informative and took time to make sure everyone was engaged. Already a great time

Beth

13 Aug 2022

The class was good.

Kirsten

12 Aug 2022

Kevin was lots of fun and a good teacher, we had a great time!

Outside Reviews for Chef Kevin

Jack S

20 Jun 2022

Chef Kevin's tasteful preparation of good food and upbeat sense of humor and good cheer have listed the spirits for so many of us!

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Chef Kevin

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With over 15 years of culinary experience, Chef Kevin has built a successful career around his cooking skills. He has worked as a sous chef at various restaurants and organizations, as a leading line cook and as a trusted food service manager. In each role he takes on, he brings a hearty blend of professional methodology and culinary creativity. Passionate about all things culinary, Chef Kevin loves to provide all kinds of instruction to budding chefs, be it recipes, proven methods, unique tips or simply great-tasting food.

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