Cooking Classes for adults
We're looking for a reasonably priced cooking class that would be comfortable for a man who wants to learn some basic cooking skills.
Aug 3, 2025
We're looking for a reasonably priced cooking class that would be comfortable for a man who wants to learn some basic cooking skills.
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If you like East Asian cuisines, I've had good experiences taking classes at Piedmont Adult School. It looks like Chat Mingkwan has a lot of 3-hour Saturday classes that are $90 each (each class is a one and done, you just go for one Saturday). His recipes are great - things like healthy stir fry, dim sum, various apps and curries, etc. The dishes for that class are listed in the course description. It's been a while, but I think you basically work through a few recipes with Chat's guidance so you come home comfortable making those recipes at home. I still cook dishes that I learned to make 10+ years ago! He also has a basic knife skills workshop one of the Saturdays.
The Fall Options start in September. They may have additional teachers/courses in the winter, etc.
The City of Albany (near El Cerrito + Berkeley) has cooking classes in their community center. I took a class on Asian Vegetarian cooking and enjoyed it:
https://www.albanyca.gov/Departments/Recreation-Community-Services/Activity-Guide
click 'register online' and then go to 'adult classes' - https://caalbanyweb.myvscloud.com/webtrac/web/search.html?module=AR&cat…
It was like $65 plus maybe $20 for materials, and you had to bring some stuff.
Kitchen on Fire offers a number of cooking classes of various lengths, but they are a bit pricy. https://www.kitchenonfire.com/
Albany's rec. department is offering a basic knife skills class (one session) in September. They have some other cooking classes, too, but focused on particular cuisine. (See page 20 of theActivity Guide) https://www.albanyca.gov/Departments/Recreation-Community-Services/Acti…
Kitchen on Fire 12 weeks Basics series starts later this month:
https://www.kitchenonfire.com/all-cooking-classes/
+ 1 for the City of Albany options, I have taken Indian cooking there and enjoyed it. I believe West Contra Costa Adult Ed also has some basic cooking classes.