This cooking class from Chef Karen is the perfect session for home chefs looking to try their hand at homemade pizza. You'll learn time-honored techniques for preparing your own pies and a tempting array of other Italian dishes!
Begin by creating a refreshing Caprese salad featuring juicy heirloom tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. Then, combine wholesome ingredients to create your own traditional dough before cooking up both red and white sauces and a variety of meats and vegetables to top your pies. For dessert, learn the secrets of no-bake cheesecake in pizza form, adorned with berries and chocolate toppings.
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Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad
With fresh mozzarella, basil and balsamic glaze
Handmade Pizza Dough
With flour, yeast, salt, warm water and sugar
Fresh Pizza Sauce
Tomato with spices and vegetable stock
Alfredo with cream and Parmesan
Pizza Toppings
May include red onions, bell peppers, artichokes, sausage and chicken
No-Bake Cheesecake Pizza
With blackberries, strawberries and/or chocolate
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.
Chef Karen was super knowledgeable and a pleasure to cook with. The pizza turned out delicious!
Shilo
31 Dec 2024
She was great and a lot of fun!
Jessica
13 Nov 2024
Chef Karen was great, we loved her energy and she was so fun to be around! The pizzas turned out delicious! Definitely would recommend this experience.
Veronica
10 Aug 2024
We had a wonderful time in Chef Karen’s pizza making class. The instructions were clear, informative, and we all learned some great cooking tips. The pizza’s turned out delicious! I would highly recommend taking a class with Chef Karen for a fun and yummy experience.
Anna
12 Feb 2024
Chef Karen was wonderful! She was so fun, funny, taught us a lot, and personable. I highly recommend her to anyone thinking about booking with her!
Frank
17 Nov 2023
Excellent experience!
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Toccara
17 Feb 2025
Nice experience
Fiona
20 May 2024
Reserved a dessert class for my parents’ wedding anniversary and they loved it! Karen was so sweet and had great communication, I can’t wait to book her again.
Doug
13 Feb 2024
Chef Karen was delightful, welcoming, and provided fantastic direction. She was warm, friendly, and easy to be around. And the food was delicious!
JoAnn
29 Dec 2023
Karen is an excellent teacher and chef. Our family enjoyed learning how to make tamales and eating the delicious food. (best chips ever!) Would highly recommend this class or any that Chef Karen teaches. Thank you!
Jennifer
12 Sep 2023
Chef Karen was FABULOUS! Highly recommend 😊
Amanda
31 May 2023
Chef Karen was so much fun to work with! She had just the perfect balance of guiding us, while also showing off some of her cooking skills! Her recipes were easy and delicious. Helped elevate our weekday dinner. She was a blast and we had the best time!
Jenna
29 Mar 2023
Chef Karen is so personable and makes the experience fantastic!
Outside Reviews for Chef Karen
Bridget B.
24 Jan 2023
Chef Karen is passionate about sharing her love of food with others. She provided a lot of helpful tips and techniques with us and we had a wonderful time. I highly recommend her classes and private chef experiences!
With over 20 years of kitchen experience, Chef Karen has done it all, from earning culinary degrees in pastry and restaurant management to working with Michelin-star chefs. She began cooking Southern soul food at age seven and now owns and operates her own catering company. She's even prepared gourmet dishes for A-listers and celebrity clients! It's all part of Chef Karen's mission of, "Building a greater community one smile at a time."