Cook a gluten-free Indian feast without sacrificing flavor in this private cooking class team bonding experience in San Francisco. Your group learns alternatives that work with gluten-free diets, cooks a full meal by hand and then sits down to enjoy it together.
The class runs three and a half hours and is priced at $250 per guest for private groups of 4 to 10 guests. It is beginner-friendly and all you need to bring is yourself. Your experienced teacher shares knowledge about each ingredient and the cuisine behind it, so guests understand why the dishes taste the way they do and how to keep them gluten-free at home.
What's Included
- Three and a half hours of hands-on Indian cooking instruction in a home kitchen
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Cook a gluten-free Indian feast without sacrificing flavor in this private cooking class team bonding experience in San Francisco. Your group learns alternatives that work with gluten-free diets, cooks a full meal by hand and then sits down to enjoy it together.
The class runs three and a half hours and is priced at $250 per guest for private groups of 4 to 10 guests. It is beginner-friendly and all you need to bring is yourself. Your experienced teacher shares knowledge about each ingredient and the cuisine behind it, so guests understand why the dishes taste the way they do and how to keep them gluten-free at home.
What's Included
- Three and a half hours of hands-on Indian cooking instruction in a home kitchen
- All supplies and ingredients you need to make every dish
- A light, traditional snack to start the class
- Plenty of beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages
- Naans and a traditional Indian dessert to go with your meal
- A sit-down meal of the gluten-free dishes your group cooked
Sample Menu
- Ground chicken kebab
- Chatpate Cholley: a tangy chickpea curry
- Paneer Makhani: Indian cheese in a creamy tomato sauce
- Spinach Raita: a refreshing yogurt side dish
- Pulao: a traditional rice dish flavored with whole spices sauteed in ghee
The class takes place in an everyday home kitchen that makes you feel at home. You sizzle, stir and season your way through the menu, learning how whole spices, ground spices and slow-cooked sauces build depth without relying on flour. Guests describe a well organized class where everyone is actively involved in the cooking.
Why It Works for Groups
Many group outings leave guests with dietary needs picking at the edges of a menu. Here the whole meal is planned gluten-free, so everyone cooks and eats the same food, which makes it a considerate choice among team building cooking events. With 4 to 10 guests per private class, it is one of the most inclusive team building activities for small groups.
It also works well for a date, a birthday party, a bachelorette party or a Christmas party, and it makes a creative gift for a friend who eats gluten-free. Among holiday team building activities, a shared Indian meal built around dietary needs is a thoughtful way to bring a team together.
About Your Host
The host is a women-owned Indian cooking school run by a home cook and teacher who grew up between two food traditions. Her father's side comes from Lucknow, a city whose cooking is refined and layered, and her mother's side from Bihar, where the food is earthy and bold. After moving to the United States she started cooking for friends, then for their friends, and those shared meals around her kitchen table grew into the school. She has taught as a guest instructor at several respected Bay Area culinary schools and also caters private events on special request.
Classes take place in her home kitchen in San Francisco and are intimate by design, never more than 12 people. The menus draw on dishes from across India's thirty states, and the stories behind each dish are as much a part of the class as the cooking. Guests regularly mention a beautiful, well-appointed kitchen, a warm and knowledgeable host and how much they learned about spices.
How the Class Runs
- Arrive and enjoy a light, traditional snack
- Learn about each ingredient and the regional dishes on the menu
- Watch a demonstration, then cook each dish hands-on as a group
- Sit down together to enjoy your gluten-free feast
- Leave with ideas for keeping Indian favorites gluten-free at home
Good to Know
- Beginner-friendly; complete beginners and seasoned home cooks are both welcome
- Classes are held in the host's home kitchen in San Francisco; street parking is available nearby
- The space is wheelchair accessible
- The meal is gluten-free, but the host's kitchen is not gluten-free, so it is not suited to guests who need a celiac-safe kitchen
- The menu includes chicken and paneer; share any other dietary needs before the class
Plan Your Cooking Class
Share your preferred date and group size to check availability. At $250 per guest with ingredients, drinks and dessert included, this is a welcoming, hands-on example of cooking team building that keeps everyone at the same table.
