Top North America Food & Drink Classes - page 39

Immerse yourself in a unique culinary experience at Smruti's home in Pleasanton, just outside San Francisco. This hands-on cooking class combines the vibrant spices of Indian cuisine with the fresh ingredients of California. Begin your journey with a welcome drink, then engage in the preparation of three flavorful dishes using seasonal produce. Learn essential cooking techniques and enjoy your creations paired with local wine in a relaxed setting. The menu can be tailored to accommodate dietary preferences, ensuring an inclusive experience that highlights the rich culinary diversity of the region. Optional: Choose a market tour on Saturdays and Smruti, your warm and knowledgeable host, will guide you through the bustling stalls just steps from her home. Together, you'll explore the seasonal bounty of California, hand-picking fresh produce, sampling local cheeses, and selecting ingredients that will inspire the meal to come.

This immersive cooking class offers a rare opportunity to explore history through food. Hosted by Andrew, a food writer and educator whose work has appeared in Gastro Obscura and Eaten, the experience blends hands-on cooking with storytelling, archaeology, and cultural insight. Drawing from historical sources, Andrew recreates authentic Ancient Roman recipes and explains the origins of the spices, ingredients, and techniques used thousands of years ago. Set in Quincy, just outside Boston, you’ll begin with a traditional Roman drink or snack before cooking 2–3 dishes inspired by ancient texts. As you prepare and share the meal together, you’ll discover how food connects us across centuries, making this class both a culinary experience and a living history lesson.

Just minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, this cooking class with Chef Luna, a globally recognized chef offers a fun, hands-on culinary experience in a real local home. Trained in international culinary arts, Chef Luna has been cooking for over 2 decades and brings her passion for food, travel, and connection into every class. Guests learn authentic Mexican or Italian recipes while enjoying a relaxed, interactive atmosphere, with vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and lactose-free options available upon request. This experience stands out for its personal touch, engaging instruction, and convenient location near major casinos like the Bellagio.

Discover an authentic Montreal cooking class in a local home with a professionally trained chef with 15+ years of experience in Southeast Asian and Canadian cuisine. Learn to cook a hands-on three-course Cambodian and Thai-inspired meal while exploring the bold flavors, sauces, and techniques that define Southeast Asian cooking. This private culinary experience in Montreal offers a rare opportunity to connect through food, culture, and storytelling in an intimate local setting perfect for couples, families, and food lovers seeking an authentic cultural experience. Chef Sokun currently hosts only on weekends.

Step into Alison's home in Astoria, Queens, for an intimate introduction to regional Chinese home cooking rarely found in restaurants. Inspired by her upbringing in southwest China, Alison shares family recipes, cultural traditions, and practical cooking techniques while guiding you through a private, hands-on cooking experience. Depending on the season, you may even harvest fresh herbs from her garden before enjoying your meal indoors or beneath a mulberry tree in the backyard. This authentic cooking class experience offers a unique opportunity to connect with local culture and discover a side of New York City beyond the typical tourist trail.

More than a cooking class, this is an opportunity to experience Vietnamese culture through food, storytelling, and personal connection. Join Liem in his Boston home as he shares family traditions, culinary techniques, and the fascinating history behind beloved Vietnamese dishes such as phở, crispy eggrolls, and banana blossom salad. As you cook together, you'll learn not only how to recreate authentic recipes but also the cultural significance of the ingredients and flavors that define Vietnamese cuisine. Enjoy the meal you've prepared in a welcoming home setting, creating memories and connections that extend far beyond the kitchen. Choose the optional market trip and discover Vietnamese ingredients and pantry staples at a local supermarket while learning about Vietnamese food culture.

In the heart of Chicago, near Wrigley Field, a culinary adventure awaits. Led by Rakhi, a professionally trained chef and Le Cordon Bleu graduate with experience working with Bobby Flay, this private cooking class immerses you in the rich flavors of Italian-American cuisine. Over 2.5 hours, you'll learn to prepare iconic dishes such as Chicken Vesuvio, hot fried chicken, and homemade desserts, all while enjoying a relaxed and interactive atmosphere. With the chance to tailor your menu, every class becomes a unique experience that celebrates Chicago's vibrant food culture. Gather your friends or family for a memorable evening of cooking and dining together.

Discover the art of Italian cooking in a cozy, welcoming environment at Ann and Rick's beautiful home near Laguna Beach. This small-group class begins with a refreshing welcome cocktail, setting the tone for an engaging afternoon. Together, you'll create a multi-course meal inspired by Ann's culinary travels and extensive training. Learn authentic recipes using fresh, seasonal ingredients, and enjoy your delicious creations paired with Italian wines. Each participant leaves with printed recipes and a keepsake, ensuring the flavors of Italy linger long after your visit.

Your experience begins with a warm welcome at the meeting point, where your host will guide you to the restaurant. There, you will be greeted with a delicious drink to start this unforgettable culinary adventure. After a brief introduction, you will be assigned your mandrel to enter the fascinating world of Poblano cuisine. With the guidance of an expert chef, you will learn step by step how to make the traditional mole poblano, mixing its unique ingredients and discovering the secrets of its preparation. During the season, you can also prepare the emblematic chile en nogada. In the end, you will enjoy the dish you created yourself, accompanied by a welcoming atmosphere that will make this experience unique and memorable. A feast for your senses!

The special thing about this activity is that you will not only observe the tradition of the Day of the Dead, you will live it! This tour combines history, art, culture and gastronomy in one experience. You will walk through the streets of the historic center of Puebla discovering authentic altars inside colonial houses and museums, with explanations full of symbolism and emotion. But what really makes it unique is that at the end of the tour, you can put your hands in the dough and make your own puffed dead bread, a traditional recipe from Poblano, in a real bakery. It is an immersive, emotional and delicious activity that connects with the deepest of our roots. Ideal for travelers who want more than just a visit: a complete cultural experience.

Get into the fascinating world of Mexican gastronomy with the Workshop on Nixtamalization and Handmade Tortilla Making. Learn about corn varieties and the ancestral process of nixtamalization while grinding corn into a metate, a technique that has been part of Mexican culture for centuries. Each participant will make their own artisan tortilla, enjoying at the end a refreshing corn water and a delicious ice cream tasting. This practical and educational experience highlights the importance of maize in Mexican identity, perfect for those who seek to connect with the country’s rich culinary heritage.

Get to have fun preparing a delicious Gucamole and a fresh Margarita. I get to love sharing my knowledge about this beautiful island and the good time!!

Join us aboard the Malolo for drinks and appetizers as we cruise gently along the Maui coastline. Sit back, relax, socialize with friends and family and take in the spectacular Maui sunset on this sunset cocktail catamaran cruise.

Discover the techniques behind classic dumplings in this hands-on cooking class in Charlotte. This experience is hosted at a trendy local venue in Charlotte and is designed for all skill levels. Start by mixing a balanced filling with ground pork, Napa cabbage, scallions, ginger and sesame oil, with a vegetarian option available. Next, learn how to wrap and fold dumplings so they hold their shape and cook evenly. You’ll then cook your dumplings until golden and enjoy them fresh while gaining techniques you can confidently recreate at home.

This isn’t your average cocktail class — it’s a haunted cultural ritual under the stars in Waikīkī’s most historic park. Led by a lifelong Hawai‘i local with deep ties to the culture and legends of these lands, Spirits with the Spirits blends hands-on mixology with ancient ghost stories and sacred moʻolelo (oral history). You’ll mix a ceremonial kava drink and a signature lilikoi foam “Haunted Mai Tai,” all while learning about the warriors, spirits, and forgotten histories of Waikīkī. No bars, no gimmicks — just real stories, real ingredients, and a night you’ll talk about long after your tan fades. You'll even leave with a self-guided dive bar crawl map, if the spirits call you to continue...

During Fiesta, Florvino's winemakers leave the cellars to spend time with you, share their story and the basics of how flower wine is crafted. The Fiesta Flower Wine event is presented by our winemakers and is inspirational, motivational, entertaining and educational. During the 90 minute journey you get to taste 6 different flower wines and discover how our winemakers learned their craft. We will take you via video and animation into the fields, where we harvest flower nectar and flower petals, and into the wine cellar where we craft our delicious flower wines. Let us bring the winery to you. Get ready to sip, laugh, learn and be truly inspired. After the show, linger at the Florvino Wine Bar, enjoy some delicious cocktails, wine floats or the best charcuterie board in San Antonio. Every Fri & Sat evening you can also enjoy the live tunes of some of the best singer songwriters of the region.

Turn a viral dessert into a skill you can recreate anytime. In this interactive class booked through Classpop!, Chef Rajeswari walks you step by step through making Dubai-style chocolate bars from scratch. Start by tempering chocolate, learning how temperature control creates a smooth, glossy finish and clean snap. Then mix pistachio cream with crispy kataifi to build a filling that combines creamy and crunchy textures. Assemble and mold your bars with guidance from Chef Rajeswari, picking up practical tips on structure, flavor balance and presentation. Set in a lively Bay Area venue, this experience is perfect for anyone looking to try something creative and delicious. Leave with your handcrafted chocolate bars and the confidence to make them again at home.

If regular pasta feels a little too predictable, this gnocchi-making class with Chef Ben is your delicious plot twist. Hosted at a stylish local venue in San Diego, this interactive experience turns potatoes into pillowy Italian comfort food with plenty of laughs along the way. Start by making simple gnocchi dough with potato, flour, egg and salt, then learn how to roll, cut and shape each piece by hand. Chef Ben will share tips for getting that light, tender texture instead of dense little potato bricks. While the gnocchi cooks, you’ll make a creamy vodka sauce with tomato paste, heavy cream, garlic and Parmesan. Expect a cozy, hands-on class, plenty of tasting and a final dish that might permanently ruin store-bought gnocchi for you.

Our company is known for their delicious homemade marshmallows. Learn to make this delicious confection and take the recipe to make later. Enjoy a fun cocktail demo and a delicious drink during the class. Perfect for a girl's night out, date night or any fun evening.

Ninety minutes. One pizza. Entirely yours. That is the deal and it is a pretty good one. In this fun, beginner-friendly class Chef Hamzeh walks you through everything you need to know about making pizza from scratch, from handling the dough to building toppings that actually work together. The best part is that you get to choose your own style, New York, Neapolitan, balloon pizza or calzone, and pile on whatever toppings you like from a spread of tomato sauce, mozzarella, fresh vegetables and basil. No two pizzas ever come out the same and that is entirely the point. The final 30 minutes are all about sitting down, eating what you made and enjoying the company of whoever you came with. Vancouver has a lot of great pizza. After this class you will be making some of it.

Savor the rich flavors of local craft beers during a guided tasting experience at Brighton Beach Park. This experience features a selection of beers showcasing various styles, complemented by delicious snacks. Unwind as you take in stunning views of the West coast, making for a perfect blend of taste and scenery. Ideal for beer enthusiasts and casual drinkers alike. - Guided tasting of local craft beers representing diverse styles - Enjoy tasty snacks while you sip your drinks - Relax with beautiful West coast views at Brighton Beach Park - Perfect for both craft beer lovers and casual drinkers

Do as the locals do! Let a BC wine ambassador and certified sommelier guide you through a flight of BC wines in a relaxed and easy going way while enjoying our beautiful Vancouver parks and beaches!

If comfort food had a master class, this would be it. Set in a welcoming local venue, you'll learn how to prepare Gnocchi alla Romana completely from scratch using simple ingredients that transform into something seriously satisfying. You'll cook semolina with milk and salt, then stir in butter, eggs and Parmesan to create a silky dough before spreading, cooling and cutting it into perfectly shaped rounds. Learn how to layer the gnocchi in the traditional scalloped style, top everything with melted butter and a generous shower of Parmesan, then bake until bubbling with crispy golden edges and a creamy, tender center. Every step builds practical kitchen skills you can easily recreate at home, whether you're brand new to cooking or already love spending time in the kitchen. You'll leave with a comforting Roman recipe, new techniques and a dish you'll want to make again and again.