Gourmet Cooking Classes in Los Angeles

Chef Francesca shares a selection of hearty dishes from her childhood in Sardinia.The rustic menu in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Francesca represents the best of the region, and all recipes she loved while growing up in southern Italy. An authentic experience of flavor and tradition await you!You’ll prepare a platter of cured meats and cheese chosen by the chef before choosing either an arugula salad with walnuts and figs or a fennel salad with...

Join Chef Daniel on a culinary journey to Italy as he teaches you how to prepare flavorful Italian recipes in this cooking class. You'll learn the traditional techniques for making classic meatballs and risotto from scratch, as well as how to prepare a rich and flavorful tomato sauce. Chef Daniel will also guide you through the process of preparing and infusing custom flavors, like citrus and herbs, into a creamy risotto. The class will end on a sweet note...

Learn the secrets to making the perfect pizza, from a certified master of the trade.Chef Luana is one of the few professional female wood-fire "pizzaiolas" (pizza makers) in Italy. In this special hands-on cooking class, she shares her unparalleled mastery to help you make people-pleasing pizza selections every time. You’ll learn the magic of creating a blistery hand-thrown crust before choosing an array of zesty, savory toppings for an array of authenti...

Chef Pierre brings years of culinary experience to this cooking class. He shares tricks of the trade and expert advice as he teaches you to prepare authentic French recipes. Start with an assortment of amuse bouche hors d'oeuvres as well as ratatouille and garlic roasted potatoes. You'll learn how to perfectly bake and wrap beef Wellington in crispy puff pastry and serve with browned mushrooms and red wine sauce. Dessert is a French favorite, crêpes with...

Explore Mediterranean fare in this hands-on cooking class led by master Chef Jacqueline. Discover the secrets to creating a vegan menu with scrumptious spices and fresh produce. Form herb-stuffed grape leaves by hand with cinnamon, allspice, mint, and rice. Then, prepare smoky Baba Ganoush bruschetta with eggplant and smoked paprika. Learn to make a refreshing orzo and arugula salad bowl with apricots, mint, and pistachios. Complete your repast with a deca...

In this interactive cooking class with Chef Rebecca, you'll learn how to prepare a four-course gourmet French meal. To start, she'll show you how to bake Camembert cheese so that it's creamy, warm and gooey before serving it with crostini, honey, thyme and baked apples. Then, you'll cook a Dijon chicken entrée to serve alongside a classic French ratatouille featuring eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Lastly, your fine French meal will end on a sweet note,...

In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Cregg, you’ll learn the techniques needed to create amazing southern French cuisine. You’ll begin by preparing a beautiful haricots verts salad, followed by deep-fried mashed potatoes with pastry (pommes dauphine). For the entrée, you’ll cook a delicious steak with creamy peppercorn sauce. Finally, Chef Cregg will teach you how to make a classic French dessert, crêpes Suzette, with cream and vanilla beans. Y...

In this cooking class, Chef Jasmin will guide you through a plant-based culinary adventure. Using garden-fresh, organic ingredients, you will master innovative techniques to craft a gourmet meatless meal. Start with flavorful stuffed portobello mushrooms filled with spicy kale and tofu, then learn how to prepare chimichurri cauliflower "steak" topped with a zesty blend of red wine vinegar, shallots and parsley. Next, make charred green beans enhanced with...

Enjoy the flavors of traditional South American cuisine in this engaging cooking class. Chef David will guide you through three courses of South American dishes, teaching you the techniques along the way. To begin the class, make Traditional Tiradito, slice fish flavored with lemon, cilantro and a spicy marinade known as leche de tigre. Next, craft a traditional Peruvian stir fry, lomo saltado, with steak, onions and potatoes. To finish the meal, craft a d...

Join Chef Pierre in this cooking class featuring classic gourmet recipes you can recreate in your own kitchen. You'll start with an assortment of amuse bouche hors d'oeuvres and porcini mushrooms with asparagus and roasted garlic risotto. You'll then prepare herb-roasted free-range chicken with wild mushroom sauce and garlic roasted fingerling potatoes with green beans. Crêpes with chocolate ganache and seasonal fruit end this savory menu on a sweet note....

Chef Francesca has created cooking classes with a menu based on the seafood specialties of the Mediterranean. You'll have the option to pick one recipe from each course. For appetizers, choose from grilled shrimp skewers and a smoked salmon and goat cheese crostini. As an entrée, choose from a grilled sea bass with sun-dried tomatoes, a roasted orata with lemon or a salmon filet with bottarga. Dessert is a choice of chocolate mousse or panna cotta. MENUAp...

Join Chef Cregg for a culinary journey through the flavors of France as you learn how to create a delicious Parisian-inspired feast! This hands-on cooking class will give you the opportunity to master French cooking techniques, refine your knife skills, and learn how to create beautiful dishes from scratch.To begin, you'll prepare a frisée salad with a delicious bacon vinaigrette and a perfectly poached egg — a classic French dish that's both light and...