Chef Joe's Culinary Salon

The Best Little Cooking Classes In San Francisco!
16 -B Sanchez Street, 94114

Celebrating 17 Amazing Years!

Awarded Best Cooking School in San Francisco!

🖐All Classes Are Hands-On🖐


January 2025:
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Knife Skills Class/ Tuesday, January 7th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Essentials (115.) per person/ sold out
Bone up for the holidays! Knife Skills Class is an essential for home cooks, chefs, novices, and culinary wizards alike. Learn to hone, sharpen, position, slice, dice, chiffonade, mince, and julienne just like a pro! Plus, a whole chicken breakdown demonstration at the end of class. Also included, free noshes, such as delicious veggie and cheese flatbreads and our class made mushroom, and tomato-basil. bruschetta!

Saturday Morning Bake Shop/ Saturday, January 11th /11am to 2pm/ *Special* 125.00 per person/ sold out
 Learn to make this amazing array of tantalizingly delicious morning bake shop goodies. Flaky Scones w/ Orange Zest and Currants, New York-Streusel Crumb Cake, Gougères w/ Gruyère and diced Ham, Lemon Curd-Raspberry Puff Pastry Tarts and *Bonus Recipe* Palmiers aka French Hearts or Elephant Ears. Perfect as stand-alone morning bake goods or awesome embellishments to a sumptuous breakfast or brunch buffet!


Little Italy Favorites/ Tuesday, January 14h / 6pm to 9pm/ Chef's Pick! (135.) per person/

A sumptuous symphony of mouthwateringly delicious Italian American favorites. In this class, we will create the most amazing Chicken Marsala, Garlic-Herb Bread, Broccoli Florets with Chili Flakes, Italian Wedge Salad w/ Gorgonzola Dressing and Crisp Cannoli Siciliani with Creamy Ricotta Filling!


Gourmet Fish Cookery Class/ Gluten Free! Thursday, January 16th / 6pm to 9pm/ Popular Pick! (135.) per person/ sold out
An uncomplicated approach to the methods of Fish Cookery, implementing a variety of cooking techniques (baking, steaming, pan-fry and poaching) all with delicious sauces, accompaniments, and the most amazing results! Wild Cod Baked in Parchment w/ julienne vegetables and herbed compound butter. Perfectly Poached Salmon w/ Sauce Ravigote (caper-lemon-sun dried tomato-herb dressing), Red Snapper Amandine/ pan-fried with a brown butter-lemon-almond-parsley sauce, tomato Provençal and fingerling potatoes.

The Curry Kart/ Gluten Free! Wednesday, January 22nd/ 6pm to 9pm/ Customer Favorite! (135.) per person/ sold out 

What a palate pleasing adventure we will have creating these exotic and enticingly delicious curry dishes- featuring: Curried Lentil Dal, Chicken Coconut Curry, and luscious Lamb Madras Curry. Also Included a bevy of tantalizing accompaniments: Steamed basmati rice, crisp papadums, chutney, yogurt sauce, crushed peanuts, raisins, shaved toasted coconut and cilantro.

Soufflé Class/ Sweet and Savory! Saturday, January 25th/ 11am to 2pm/ Popular Pick/ Favorite! (125.) per person/ 1 opening available
Master the artistry and sublime elegance in creating these amazing, light, and airy sweet and savory soufflés! These mouthwatering delicious soufflés are fun and easy to make once you know the techniques and tricks of the trade! Soufflé Tomate Basilic (Tomato-Basil and Cheddar Cheese Souffle) Grand Marnier Soufflés (Light and airy soufflés with orange-cognac liqueur) Soufflé au Fromage avec Herbes (Gruyère cheese-fines herbes soufflés) and Bittersweet Chocolate Soufflés with Crème Anglaise... We will make them all!

February 2025:
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Cucina di Pollo/ Chicken Cookery Class/ Saturday, February 1, 2025/ 5pm to 8pm/ (125.) per person/ private group class/ sold out

A wealth of tantalizingly delicious Italian-American Chicken Classics featuring: Piccata al Limone (Sautéed chicken scaloppini with a white wine, lemon- caper- parsley-butter sauce) Chicken Marsala (Pan fried chicken filets with a sauce of Marsala wine, mushrooms, pancetta, and shallots) Chicken Parmesan (Parmesan and bread crumb crusted chicken cutlets pan-fried and baked with tomato sauce topped with melting mozzarella cheese)


Knife Skills Class/ Tuesday, February 4th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Essentials (115.) per person/ sold out
Bone up for the holidays! Knife Skills Class is an essential for home cooks, chefs, novices, and culinary wizards alike. Learn to hone, sharpen, position, slice, dice, chiffonade, mince, and julienne just like a pro! Plus, a whole chicken breakdown demonstration at the end of class. Also included, free noshes, such as delicious veggie and cheese flatbreads and our class made mushroom, and tomato-basil. bruschetta!


Gourmet Fish Cookery Class/ Gluten Free! Thursday, February 6th / 6pm to 9pm/ Popular Pick! (135.) per person/ sold out
An uncomplicated approach to the methods of Fish Cookery, implementing a variety of cooking techniques (baking, steaming, pan-fry and poaching) all with delicious sauces, accompaniments, and the most amazing results! Wild Cod Baked in Parchment w/ julienne vegetables and herbed compound butter. Perfectly Poached Salmon w/ Sauce Ravigote (caper-lemon-sun dried tomato-herb dressing), Red Snapper Amandine/ pan-fried with a brown butter-lemon-almond-parsley sauce, tomato Provençal and fingerling potatoes.

The Ultimate Stir Fry Class! Tuesday, February, 11th/ 6pm to 9pm *special* (125.) per person/ open
Your stress-free path to delicious, quick, fresh, and healthy stir fries! In this class prep and mise en place are key, from there it is just minutes away from completing the most amazing and flavorful stir fry dishes! Portobello-Veggie-Ginger Stir Fry, Hot and Sour Stir-Fried Shrimp with Snow Peas & Red Bell Pepper, Chicken-Green Bean-Thai Basil Stir Fry. All served with Jasmine rice.

♥♥A Special French Valentine's Evening ♥♥ Friday, February 14th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Popular Pick! (145.) per person/ Inclusive/ 4 openings available
 Join us for an enchanting evening creating this very special French Valentine’s menu. Featuring: Tartine de Chèvre au Miel, Smashed Potatoes au Saumon Fumé, Pissaladière, Champignons Sautés au Beurre à l’ail, Truffes au Chocolat, Champagne Kir Royale and Sauvignon Blanc Kir with Crème de Cassis.


The Uptown Gourmet/ Tuesday, February 18th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Chef's Pick! (135.) per person/ open

Turn market fresh ingredients into the extraordinary by implementing classic French cooking techniques and methods of cooking! In this class we will make this extraordinary menu and learn within the insights to a classic béchamel sauce, red wine sauce, building en croûte, flambé, the perfect vinaigrette and more! Salade de Cresson, Poulet en Croûte, Tomates farcies au Four, Bananes Flambées au Rhum.

The Pizza Party Class! Saturday, February 22nd/ 11am to 2pm/ Customer Favorite! (125.) per person/ open.

In this class, we will create the most delicious, artisanal, handcrafted, scratch made pizza doughs, fashioned into beautiful thin crust style pizzas w/ tomato and white sauces and an endless variety of tasty toppings: Margherita Pizza, Potato-Apple-Rosemary, Roast Veggie, Cured Meats, Cheeses the Kitchen Sink and more!

March 2025:
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Knife Skills Class/ Tuesday, March 4th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Essentials (115.) per person/ 4 openings available
Bone up for the holidays! Knife Skills Class is an essential for home cooks, chefs, novices, and culinary wizards alike. Learn to hone, sharpen, position, slice, dice, chiffonade, mince, and julienne just like a pro! Plus, a whole chicken breakdown demonstration at the end of class. Also included, free noshes, such as delicious veggie and cheese flatbreads and our class made mushroom, and tomato-basil. bruschetta!


The Paella Festival! Thursday, March 13th/ 6pm to 9pm (135.) per person/ Gluten Free/ 2 openings available

Festive, Delicious and Fun to make! Learn the art and finesse in creating these amazing Spanish Paella dishes! Paella Marinara (w/ calamari, shrimp, and mussels), Paella con Pollo y Linguiça (chicken and linguiça sausage) and Paella Vegetariana (vegetarian w/ artichokes, edamame, zucchini, olives). Also included: pitchers of Chef Joe’s deliciously refreshing, homemade Sangria...¡Buen Provecho!