Berkeley Cooking Schools

Good Classes

1. Kitchen on Fire

Neighborhood: Gourmet Ghetto

without having to pay lots of money.  This class is especially good for home chefs, culinary students, and pros looking to "HONE" their skills some more.  p.s. - If you really want to learn how...

2. The Art of Thai…

"The Art of Thai Cooking ". Kasma (teacher) is very understanding and has good knowledge of all Thai dishes. He told us in detail about various curry pastes, garlic, galanga, lemon grass, Thai basil, etc...

3. Paulding & Company

on instruction plus you get to eat what you make as a group. A friend took a $$$ class in napa and said this was definitely more bang for the buck overall. I've made good friends and had a great time...

4. Spun Sugar

interaction from the adults in the back which didn't make me too keen on taking one of their classes.  As far as I know it's the only store of it's kind in the Bay Area so I'm giving it three stars...

5. June Taylor Company

for retail sales on Fridays, and on select weekend days for classes.     The classes are pricey -- $125 -- but you go home with a good understanding of how to create your own preserves, plus a jar...

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Knowledgeable Teachers

1. The Art of Thai…

"The Art of Thai Cooking ". Kasma (teacher) is very understanding and has good knowledge of all Thai dishes. He told us in detail about various curry pastes, garlic, galanga, lemon grass, Thai basil, etc...

2. Kitchen on Fire

Neighborhood: Gourmet Ghetto

when you think of that, you think of Hell's Angels.  By no way is he gruff or super intimidating.  He is kind, super knowledgeable, and efficient with his class. He's almost like Guy Fieri without...

3. Ruta's Indian…

knowledge, technique and teaching style.  She peppers her classes with personal anecdotes, food history (learn about the digestibility of various dals, for example; or the Ayurvedic medicinal uses...

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