This private vegetarian Indian cooking class is a warm, hands-on cooking class team building option in San Francisco where your group cooks a full meat-free feast from scratch, learns how Indian spices work together and then sits down to share every dish you made.
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. The menu is built for vegetarians and for anyone curious about how much flavor vegetables can carry, with a few simple recipes you can easily recreate again at home.
What's Included
- Three and a half hours of hands-on Indian cooking instruction in a home kitchen
- All supplies and
This private vegetarian Indian cooking class is a warm, hands-on cooking class team building option in San Francisco where your group cooks a full meat-free feast from scratch, learns how Indian spices work together and then sits down to share every dish you made.
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. The menu is built for vegetarians and for anyone curious about how much flavor vegetables can carry, with a few simple recipes you can easily recreate again 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 kick off the class
- Plenty of beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages
- Naans and a traditional Indian dessert to go with your meal
- A sit-down feast of everything your group cooked
Sample Menu
- Paneer Tikka: Indian cheese marinated in spices and yogurt
- Navrattan Korma: a medley of vegetables in an almond-based curry
- Green beans with coconut, sauteed with spices
- Pineapple Raita: a sweet and savory yogurt side dish
- Pulao: a traditional rice dish flavored with whole spices sauteed in ghee
Your experienced teacher guides the group through a demonstration before everyone jumps in and gets cooking. Along the way you brush up on kitchen skills, learn which whole and ground spices matter most and see how a rich curry can be built without any meat at all. By the end of the class you have a mouthwatering meal made by your own hands and a load of new information under your belt.
Why It Works for Groups
A shared meal gives everyone a job, a conversation starter and a reward at the end, which is why team building through cooking works so well for colleagues who rarely sit at the same table. Guests chop, stir and season side by side, trade tips and then share the meal they made together. With 4 to 10 guests per private class, it is one of the most relaxed team building activities for small groups.
The class is also a natural fit for a Christmas party, a birthday or a bachelorette party, and it makes a thoughtful gift for a food-loving friend or parent. As holiday team building activities go, a vegetarian feast suits mixed dietary needs without anyone feeling like they are missing out.
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, settle in and enjoy a light, traditional snack
- Get an introduction to the spices used in the menu
- Watch a demonstration, then cook each dish hands-on as a group
- Sit down together to enjoy your feast with naans and dessert
- Head home knowing simple recipes you can easily recreate
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
- Just bring yourself; every ingredient and tool is provided
Plan Your Cooking Class
Share your preferred date and group size to check availability. At $250 per guest with ingredients, drinks, naans and dessert included, this is a flavorful pick among corporate team building cooking classes and a memorable evening out for friends or family.
