San Francisco Cooking School

Nisha Zemlin

I took the pasta, cookie and knives skills class and all were helpful and taught me amazing recipes that I cook at home now.

Meredith B.

My boyfriend and I took Matthew Dolan's "Simply Fish" class last week. From the description, it seems the class will teach one how to cook the fish based on several flavour profiles and what's in season. This ended up being more of a "really fun activity class". Chef Dolan definitely told us where to buy good fish in SF, and taught us what to ask for from Whole Foods in terms of preparation, but it was almost a bit too casual. I would have preferred taking away a few fundamental skills. Great overall activity to do with a friend or significant other, and food was very fresh and contained clean ingredients!

Dan Dion

I took David Groff's 3-night class in "Fish and Shellfish Fundamentals". I thought I would come out of it with several great seafood recipes that I could feed my family. How wrong I was! This class teaches you all of the TECHNIQUES and manner of cooking fish and shellfish- poaching, smoking, frying, etc. I thought I'd be able to go to a fish counter and always find a fish I could cook. Instead I now look at the fish counter and know a couple of different ways I could cook EVERY fish and shellfish. I feel like an entire section of the grocery store has now opened up to me to create restaurant-quality meals. David is a knowledgeable, humorous, skillful teacher, and the classes are 80% hands-on. The fish we worked with were of the highest quality. A bit of wine at the end lubricates the group and everyone sits down for a seafood feast each night. I highly recommend this class.

Sebastian Fiedler

The SF Cooking School offers a wide range of classes, targeting mostly the beginner/hobby cook enthusiast. You can start off with a knife lesson - they'll teach you everything about knives, how to cut, and how to be fast without cutting your hand off. Or, try the Paella class - 4 hours after work (start at 6pm sharp) full of prepping, cooking, drinking self-made Sangria, and, finally, EATING. There's more... Ramen class, sushi courses, Chinese cooking... plenty of choices. Great for singles, couples, friends, or team building events. Our instructor Jessica was amazing and very knowledgeable - not sure if I can make Paella now on my own but I'm certainly willing to try.