Cooking Classes in Downtown San Diego

Social Cooking Classes with top-rated chefs in Downtown San Diego.

If you're seeking to enhance your cooking abilities, plan a memorable date night or simply indulge in an exciting culinary experience, cooking classes in Downtown San Diego are the perfect choice. A knowledgeable chef will guide you through making a plethora of delicious recipes, including dumplings, cakes and more. These cooking classes will leave you inspired and hungry for more. Reserve your spot today and begin your culinary journey!

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Make Better-Than-New-York Pizza

$119

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Learn how to make pan bar pizza with Chef Nicholas in this hands-on cooking class. This style of pizza is known for its thin crust that is both crispy and chewy at the same time. Create a bite to remember by first assembling an heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad with basil, arugula and fennel drizzled in a balsamic reduction. Next, form homemade pizza dough before customizing your base with a variety of sauces and toppings. And since you can’t have piz...

Chef Nicholas, Travels to guests within San Diego area

1 review

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Stunning Chocolate Cake

$85

Cooking Class

In this fun, hands-on cooking class with Chef Cheryl, you’ll learn how to handcraft an eight-inch, tiered chocolate cake, from the batter to the frosting. She’ll teach you her secret chocolate cake recipe, explain cake-making fundamentals and demonstrate professional baking techniques. This unique and spectacularly delicious cake is a combination of devil’s food cake and bittersweet chocolate mousse — all smothered in a lush, handcrafted chocolate...

Chef Cheryl, San Diego

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West Coast Mediterranean Cuisine

$95

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Immerse yourself in a culinary journey with Chef Delano in this engaging cooking class. Discover the art of crafting a sophisticated menu blending Californian and Mediterranean flavors with vibrant fusion twists. Learn to create fennel-toasted crab cakes, pepper-crusted sirloin steak and traditional French beans with chard. Perfect your culinary skills as you prepare a delightful berry lemon curd tart, ideal for impressing guests at future dinner parties....

Chef Delano, Travels to guests within San Diego area

1 review

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Simple and Sustainable Seafood Menu

$125

Cooking Class

Join a special seafood cooking class and make classic favorites with delicious and fresh ingredients. Chef Sergio will show you how to prepare a delicious tamarind-enriched tuna ceviche. Then, you will taste the aromatic salmon with onion and white truffle glaze. To the side, you will feast on light and steamed rice or directly jump to a simple and classic chocolate moist cake. Book your spot and join the class!MENUBluefin Tuna Ceviche With tamarind ponzu...

Chef Sergio, Travels to guests within San Diego area

1 review

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Master Chef Sushi and Knife Skills

$95

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Become the sushi chef you've always dreamed of being in this hands-on class cooking with Chef Zach!You'll learn a range of traditional techniques used by sushi professionals for selecting and safely handing raw fish, using your sushi knife and crafting impressive garnishes for your dishes. Then, create a selection of classic recipes: uramaki inside-out rolls, nigiri and sashimi, all crafted using fresh fish, perfectly prepared sushi rice and sauces and sea...

Chef Zach, San Diego - College West

2 reviews

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Cooking Across the Mediterranean

$129

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In this hands-on cooking class, Chef Nicholas will guide you through a culinary adventure across the Mediterranean where you will learn to create traditional recipes from Greece, France, Spain and Italy. Begin by making a traditional Greek lettuce salad smothered in a lemon vinaigrette. Next, utilize time-honored techniques of French cooking to make white wine infused chicken Provençal paired with patatas bravas, a Spanish delicacy. Finally, take a note f...

Chef Nicholas, Travels to guests within San Diego area

1 review

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Dazzling French Pastries

$95

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You’ll create an eclectic variety of sublime French pastries in this exciting cooking class. Chef Cheryl will teach you how to use classic French techniques to make several different doughs. You’ll kick off the class by preparing a classic pastry dough (pâte à choux) and a delectable pastry cream. Next, you’ll form a sweet tart dough (pâte sucrée), which you’ll use as the base for a creamy, eight-inch fruit tart. You’ll leave the class with a...

Chef Cheryl, San Diego

1 review

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Gourmet Fusion Creations

$95

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Elevate your cooking skills during this hands-on cooking class led by Chef Delano. Perfect for those eager to impress dinner guests with a lamb-centric menu, you'll enhance your culinary skills in chopping, slicing and dicing. Learn to prepare lollipop lamb chops paired with a goat cheese baby spinach salad drizzled with homemade raspberry vinaigrette. Master the art of crafting a refreshing cucumber mint tzatziki to complement the roasted lamb. Conclude o...

Chef Delano, Travels to guests within San Diego area

1 review

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Discover Italy

$95

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Hone your knife skills as you chop and dice fresh produce during this interactive cooking class where you'll explore the delightful flavors native to Italy with Chef Sergio. Begin your journey by combining chopped tomatoes and onions to form a bright panzanella salad with Tuscan bread drizzled with olive oil and vinegar. Discern the perfect preparation for a wild mushroom risotto with Parmesan cheese, rice, mushrooms and butter. Complete your lesson by lea...

Chef Sergio, Travels to guests within San Diego area

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