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🖐


November 2024:
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Chicken Cookery Class/ La Cuisine du Poulet Thursday, November 7th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Customer Favorite/ Essentials (125.) per person/ 3 openings available
 A stress-free approach to the essential methods and techniques of chicken cookery (braising, roasting and sautéing). In this class, you will learn to create these amazing chicken cookery dishes with an air of confidence and the most delicious, palate pleasing results! Coq au Vin (Chicken fricassee braised in a red wine sauce of mushrooms, onions and bacon lardons), Poulet Rôti (The perfect, whole roasted chicken w/ fresh herbs, lemons, and aromatics), Sauté de Poulet au Citron et aux Câpres (Sautéed boneless, skinless chicken breast paillards w/ lemon, caper, parsley, and butter sauce) Accompanied with tomato Provençal, roasted creamer rosemary potatoes and a seasonal vegetable.

Pasta Sauces Class/ Saturday, November 9th / 11am to 2pm/ Featured Spotlight Class (125.) per person/ 4 openings available
In this intensive class we will create 4 incredibly delicious, savory, homemade pasta sauces that will sure to be your go to favorites. All these delicious sauces will be paired with cooked to order, “al dente” durum wheat-semolina pasta. Gluten free pasta can be available upon advance request. Spaghetti Carbonara, Penne alla Puttanesca, Gemelli Pasta w/ Basil-Spinach-Arugula-Almond-Garlic-Pesto and Rigatoni Rigate w/ Rich and Meaty Bolognese Sauce. Plenty of good eats in this class!

Handmade Pasta Making Workshop/ Tuesday, November 12th/ 6pm to 9pm/ private group class/ (115.) per person/ sold out/ New Date Added Dec 7th!
 Learn to make fresh, scratch made egg pasta dough, rolled out into sheets, and fashioned into stuffed, handcrafted ravioli as well as mountains of fresh cut fettuccine all with a combination of savory sauces: Fettuccine with Basil-Arugula-Spinach Pesto (Fresh cut, homemade egg fettuccine with basil-arugula-spinach-garlic-almond pesto)
 Ravioli al Formaggio con Sugo di Pomodoro (Cheese Ravioli with Tomato-Basil-Oregano Sauce)
 Fresh, handmade Ravioli stuffed with ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses finished with a tomato-basil-oregano sauce.

Splendors of India/ Vegetarian Cooking/ Thursday, November 14th / 6pm to 9pm *Special* (125.) per person/ *VEGAN/ sold out
 Fresh, exotic, healthy and flavorful Vegetarian/Vegan Indian Cooking with a myriad of spices! Handmade Phulkas (Homemade, Griddled, Indian style Flatbreads), Gobhi Sarson (Cauliflower, Mustard Greens, Garbanzo Beans, Chilies, Ginger, and Spices) Kachumber Salad (North Indian Cucumber Salad) Dal Saag (Simmered Lentils w/ Spinach and Spices) and Mint Raita (Yogurt-Mint Sauce) This menu is all *VEGAN except the yogurt sauce which is served on the side.

Soufflé Class/ Sweet and Savory! Saturday, November 16th/ 11am to 2pm/ Customer 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'll make them all!

Thanksgiving Italiano Style! Flavors of Lombardy/ Wednesday, November 20th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Chef's Pick! (135.) per person/ open
Celebrate the fall and holiday seasons with this sumptuous-mouth-watering Northern Italian-Lombardian feast! In this class we'll create an amazing menu featuring: Polenta Casseruola al Forno (Layered Polenta Casserole w/ Fontina, Taleggio and Parmesan Cheeses), Carciofi Bolliti con Vinaigrette (Boiled Globe Artichokes w/ Caper-Sun-Dried Tomato dressing) Tacchino Brasato ai Funghi e Rosmarino (Braised Turkey Thighs in a Luscious Red Wine Sauce with Porcini Mushrooms, Pancetta, Onions and Rosemary) and Granita di Melograno (Refreshing, Icy Pomegranate-Rose Water and Lime Juice Granita) Buon Appetito!

December 2024:
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Anti-Pasti Class/ Thursday, December 5th / 2pm to 5pm (125.) per person/ Private Group Class/ sold out

A sumptuous and savory array of delicious, fun to make Italian appetizers. Suppli di Telefono (Deep fried risotto fritters stuffed with Mozzarella and minced prosciutto), Antipasto Misto Platter (An arrangement of fresh crudité, charcuterie, provolone, pepperoncini, olives, crusty bread, and aioli sauce), Gamberi all’ Aglio (Prawns sizzling in garlic butter, red chili flakes, parsley, and lemon juice), Bruschetta (Grilled baguette slices with tomato-basil topping and mushroom ragout topping).


Handmade Pasta Making Workshop/ Saturday, December 7th/ 11am to 2pm/ Essential/ Popular Pick! (125.) per person/ open

Learn to make fresh, scratch made egg pasta dough, rolled out into sheets, and fashioned into stuffed, handcrafted ravioli as well as mountains of fresh cut fettuccine all with a combination of savory sauces: Ravioli di Zucca con Salsa di Salvia (handmade ravioli with a roast butternut squash-parmesan cheese filling, finished in a brown butter-lemon-sage sauce)

Fettuccine con salsa di Pomodoro e Basilico (handmade egg fettuccine with a tomato sauce, parmesan cheese and fresh basil) also included Insalata Mista


From Munich to Vienna with Love/ Wednesday, December 11th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Popular Pick! (135.) per person/ open

“All aboard” as we take this amazing culinary journey from Munich to Vienna and create this scrumptiously delicious Bavarian-Viennese Feast! Celery Root-Carrot-Apple Rémoulade, Pork Tenderloin Roast (Schweinefilet braten) with Port Wine, Shallot and Plum Sauce, Spätzle, Rotkraut, and Linzer Torte.


The Scrummy Holiday Dessert Class/ Saturday, December 14th/ Holiday Pick! 11am to 2pm/ 125. per person/ open

What fun we will have creating these heartwarming, delectable, festive holiday goodies! Gingerbread Spice Cake w/ warm Caramel Sauce, Apple-Frangipane Tarts, Chocolate Crinkle Top Cookies, and Austrian Linzer Cookies


Knife Skills Class/ Tuesday, December 17th/ 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!


English Christmas Dinner/ Thursday, December 19th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Customer Favorite! (135.) per person/ open

Come celebrate the holidays as we create this incredible English Christmas Feast! Hearts of Romaine with Stilton Blue Cheese Dressing, Herb Crusted Beef Cross Rib Roast w/ Brown Gravy, Roasted Root Vegetables, Yorkshire Pudding and Layered Berry-Custard-Sherry Trifle.


January 2025:
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Knife Skills Class/ Tuesday, January 7th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Essentials (115.) per person/ open
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!