Cooking Techniques Classes in San Francisco, CA

Toward the end of summer chile bins around the country are brimming. Those that aren't sold fresh are dried and sold whole or in powder form. Today's Lunch & Learn class features all three variations. Dine on crispy chile rellenos, cheese enchiladas with chile gravy and chile-chocolate chip cookies. This is a demonstration class lasting between...

Cooking is far easier if you learn or bone up on how to select, use and maintain the most important tool in your kitchen--the knife! After a thorough review of knife fundamentals about how knives are made, how to select, store and maintain your knives, you'll learn various cutting techniques essential for building the confidence needed to slice, dice...

Hey ravioli, you’re beautiful inside and out.  Learn to make pasta dough from scratch, then fill your ravioli and finish it off with a quick brown butter sage sauce. We source the freshest ingredients to let the flavors shine through in this simple yet impressive dish. We'll also go over our favorite resources in Bay Area to find the ingredients...

Service is much more than proficiently performing, it is an attitude. Learn the roles and conduct of the sommelier, mis en place for service shifts, responsible alcohol service and the mechanics. Standard wine service, Champagne, decanting and tray service will be demonstrated by the instructor and performed by each student. Tools, service temperatures,...

In this workshop, our Industry Leading Instructors guide students to work the deductive tasting grid against the clock. Students will continue to practice their improved blind tasting skills and develop discipline to analyze every wine in the same manner every time. Students will also learn exam preparation and test-taking strategies to help students...

In this workshop, Master Sommelier David Glancy guides students to be fast, fluid tasters. Students will continue to practice their improved blind tasting skills using various techniques and drills to sharpen their focus and improve their timing. Master Glancy will also teach students exam preparation and test-taking strategies to help students work...

With all the bountiful fresh produce available and almost-too-hot to cook evenings, you just want to have a nice, light meal. Let our Chef's Table inspire and satisfy your cravings for a delicious, easy to prepare dinner. We will prepare for you a Thai-inspired crunchy vegetable noodle salad with spicy (not too spicy) peanut butter dressing and papaya-lime...

Been dreaming how to make those fancy french macarons you tasted but seem too intimidating for you to make? It's about time you challenge yourself to overcome this tiny, gluten-free delicacy. The class will teach you how to make french macarons from making the perfect shell to filling it with melt in your mouth ganache. Recipes, as well as tips, secrets...

So how do you evaluate a glass of wine? Wine education begins with this fundamental question.  In this foundational class, you'll learn deductive blind tasting technique and wine analysis vocabulary that will aid your ability to communicate and understand wine descriptors and more easily understand wines of the world for years to come. Major...

Do you know the difference between viticulture and enology? Learn the species and varieties of grapes used in winemaking and the difference between clones, crosses, hybrids and grafting. Study the physical structure of the vine, the annual lifecycle and the metabolic processes.  Learn about terroir and sustainable farming. Next our studies take...

This fast-paced, comprehensive 2-day intensive focuses on important foundational areas for personal and professional success including global wine theory, blind wine tasting analysis, food & wine pairing, and professional wine service techniques.  Taught by Master Sommelier David Glancy, this class is perfect for...

This fun and hands-on class is all about the creation of some of the most delicious cookies you will ever make.  Guests will learn to make two types of cookies from scratch (chocolate chip cookie and a shortbread cookie) with our very own recipes. Guests will take home some freshly baked cookies and cookie dough as well so you get to enjoy...

Discover the multi-faceted nature of Beaujolais as expressed through its different soil types and vinification techniques. Learn how carbonic maceration and traditional fermentation changes the flavors in the glass. Find out how the granitic soils of the Crus Beaujolais create wines of different character and age-ability from the rest ofBeaujolais....