This cooking class team building experience is a two-hour, hands-on custom cooking or baking class at the chef's private dining room in San Francisco, where the menu, theme and format are built around your group with a chef instructor. Instead of a fixed menu, the chef works with you to create something uniquely yours, from cooking from scratch to creative baking and cake decorating.
The custom cooking or baking class at the chef's own location suits companies, teams and groups of friends who want to show up and take part without arranging a kitchen. The room is set up with everything the class needs before guests arrive, and the session is taught start to finish by a chef instructor with 15 years of teaching
This cooking class team building experience is a two-hour, hands-on custom cooking or baking class at the chef's private dining room in San Francisco, where the menu, theme and format are built around your group with a chef instructor. Instead of a fixed menu, the chef works with you to create something uniquely yours, from cooking from scratch to creative baking and cake decorating.
The custom cooking or baking class at the chef's own location suits companies, teams and groups of friends who want to show up and take part without arranging a kitchen. The room is set up with everything the class needs before guests arrive, and the session is taught start to finish by a chef instructor with 15 years of teaching experience. Ingredients, recipes and menus are fully customizable to suit your preferences, dietary needs and event theme. Guests enjoy the food they prepare together throughout the session instead of waiting until the end, and every class includes online recipes.
What's Included
- A hands-on cooking or baking experience tailored to your group
- A theme chosen together with the chef
- Cooking from scratch, creative baking or cake decorating
- Ingredients and recipes matched to preferences and dietary needs
- Online recipes for every guest to keep after the class
- Help choosing a theme if you are not sure what fits
How the Custom Cooking or Baking Class Works
The custom class starts before the event. You share your ideas, and the chef brainstorms with you to settle on a theme that suits the group, whether that means cooking from scratch, creative baking or cake decorating. The chef then plans the recipes around your preferences, dietary needs and event theme. On the day, the class runs like the chef's other sessions: a short demonstration, then guests cook or bake with their own hands while the chef guides each table. It is a way to build a fun and memorable culinary experience around your group instead of choosing from a fixed list.
How Many People Can Join?
The custom cooking or baking class at the chef's San Francisco location takes 10 to 60 guests. Ten guests is the minimum, which suits a single team or a small celebration, and the room holds up to 60 for a department or a larger company group. The class is priced per guest, so the total follows your guest count. Groups larger than 60 can book the version where the chef travels to your office or business venue, which takes up to 120 guests.
Where It Happens
This version of the custom cooking or baking class takes place at the chef's own location in San Francisco, a private dining room that is set up with everything needed for the cooking class before the group walks in. There is no travel charge, and the host does not need to supply tables, tools or a kitchen. Teams that would rather stay at the office can choose the version of this class where the chef travels to them instead.
Good Fit For
Companies comparing corporate team building cooking classes get a fixed two-hour format with one chef leading the whole session. As cooking team building, the custom cooking or baking class gives every guest a station, a task and a shared result.
- Team building events with a theme of your choice
- Anniversary celebrations with a menu that means something to the couple
- Birthday celebrations for adults
- Holiday parties with a seasonal menu
- Fun gatherings with friends and family
About the Chef Instructor
The class is taught by the owner and chef instructor, who grew up cooking with a mother who served as an embassy head chef. She spent years refining Southeast Asian cuisine abroad, where she also owned a custom cake bakery and taught cooking and baking classes for children and adults, and she later added Italian cuisine, pastry arts and cake decorating. She has 15 years of experience as a culinary instructor and has hosted more than 400 cooking and baking classes for over 12,000 students over the past eight years. Past guests describe her as fabulous, funny, experienced and knowledgeable.
Can the Menu Work for Dietary Needs?
Yes. Ingredients, recipes and menus for the custom cooking or baking class are fully customizable to suit preferences, dietary needs and the event theme. Allergies and dietary needs are confirmed at least seven days before class, which gives the chef time to plan substitutions for the whole group.
Planning Notes
Plan to book at least seven days ahead, since allergies and dietary needs are confirmed seven or more days before the class and reschedule requests also need seven days. The custom cooking or baking class runs two hours, which fits a long lunch, an afternoon block or an evening event. Classes may involve sharp tools and hot surfaces, and photos or videos may be taken during the class.
How to Book
Pick a date and guest count on this page to see the price for your group, then send a request to book. The chef confirms the date and the menu details, including any dietary adjustments.
