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🖐


March 2025:
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Knife Skills Class/ Tuesday, March 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!


The Ultimate Dessert Class! Mediterranean Style! Saturday, March 8th/ 11am to 2pm/ Chef's Pick! (125.) per person/ sold out

In this class, we will take a scrumptious plunge into the realm of these mouthwateringly delicious Mediterranean dessert favorites! Featuring: Kataifi (Finely shredded, phyllo dough bundles rolled up with chopped walnut-pistachio-almond-cinnamon filling and draped in a honey-orange syrup), Cardamom Fig Jam Thumbprint Cookies, Greek Lemon Revani Cake, Sesame Tahini Cookies (GF) and Fresh Berry-Zabaglione Gratins. YUM!


The Spanish Tapas Bar/ -A sojourn to Seville- Tuesday, March 11th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Popular Pick! (125.) per person/ sold out/ please email if you'd like to be put on waitlist

A savory, mouthwateringly delicious bounty of delectable Spanish tapas, featuring: Albóndigas, Pimientos Rojos Asados, Mejillones al Vapor and Manchego Buñuelos.

The Paella Festival! Thursday, March 13th/ 6pm to 9pm (135.) per person/ Gluten Free/ sold out/ please email if you'd like to be put on waitlist

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!
The Fisherman’s Wharf/ Wednesday, March 19th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Customer Favorite! (135.) per person/ 4 openings available
Enjoy a cozy evening creating these tantalizingly delicious San Francisco favorites! Classic Caesar Salad, Fresh Seafood Cioppino, Char-Grilled Asparagus and Chocolate Molten Lava Cake.

New Orleans Brunch Class/ Saturday, March 22nd/ 11am to 2pm/ Popular Pick! (125.) per person/ 3 openings available

A tantalizingly delicious homage to New Orleans’ famous Commander’s Palace, Brennan’s, Café Du Monde, and Antoine’s Restaurant where a bountiful brunch and friends take center stage! Spicy Grilled Cajun Shrimp w/ Cheesy Cheddar Grits, Eggs Sardou (poached eggs over creamed spinach, artichoke bottoms, hollandaise sauce and English muffins), Grapefruit-Orange-Mint Salad and French Press Coffee (both Regular and Decaf) with accoutrements.


 

April 2025:
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Knife Skills Class/ Tuesday, April 1st/ 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!


Everyday French Cooking/ Saturday, April 5th/ 11am to 2pm/ Chef’s Pick (125.) per person/ open

Simple, rustic, and delicious! Everyday French cooking at its finest! Salade Verte with (Tarragon-Dijon vinaigrette), Poulet Rôti (Whole roasted free-range chicken with bundles of fresh herbs and lemon), Pommes de Terre au four (Roasted potatoes in duck fat with rosemary) Tomates Provençales and Tarte aux Pommes/ Apple-Frangipane Tart


The Road to Marrakesh/ Moroccan Cuisine Menu/ Wednesday, April 9th/ 6pm to 9pm/ Popular Pick! (135.) per person/ sold out/ please email if you'd like to be put on waitlist
 Embark upon an amazing culinary adventure creating this sumptuous Moroccan Feast! Chicken Tagine (Braised chicken with aromatic vegetables, saffron, turmeric, garlic, dried apricots, and almonds served over couscous), Pumpkin, Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew (Butternut squash, sweet potato, garbanzo bean, saffron-ginger stew), Cucumber-Olive Za'atar Salad (Cucumbers, za'atar spices, and olives w/ grilled flatbread) Moroccan Lemon-Yogurt Cake (Zesty lemon yogurt cake drenched in orange blossom water-honey syrup)


The Pizza Party Class! Saturday, April 12th/ 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, and more!

Gourmet Fish Cookery Class/ Thursday, April 24th / 6pm to 9pm/ Popular Pick! (135.) per person/ open
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.


May 2025:
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Saturday Morning Bake Shop/ Saturday, May 3rd /11am to 2pm/ Customer Favorite! (125.) per person/ open
 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!