Our Teachers
We are so fortunate to work with such a diverse and talented group of teachers. They have years of experience spanning different cuisines and techniques and they are ready to help you become a better home cook.
Nichole Accettola
Nichole Accettola is the chef/owner of Kantine, a Scandinavian-inspired cafe and bakery in San Francisco, and author of the 2023 baking book, Scandinavian from Scratch. She’s long been inspired by ... READ MORE
Meghna Agarwal
MEGHNA AGARWAL teaches Indian cooking classes, caters parties, runs her private chef business, and occasionally feeds the hungry souls of San Francisco’s numerous startups. When asked about her ... READ MORE
Jackie Apple
JACKIE APPLE has loved hanging out in the family kitchen since she was a youngster sitting on the counter watching her mother prepare classic Argentine food. Jackie spent long stretches of her youth ... READ MORE
Peri Avari
PERI AVARI is a Mumbai native and chef, culinary instructor, and food writer with over two decades of experience in the professional food and hospitality industry. She is passionate about elevating ... READ MORE
Shveta Berry
SHVETA BERRY was born in Delhi, India and moved to the U.S. as a toddler. She grew up on a steady diet of delicious, vegetarian North Indian cooking made fresh daily by her mother. When she craved ... READ MORE
Bebe Black Carminito
BEBE BLACK CARMINITO is a food stylist, recipe developer, content creator, and professional makeup artist. Her debut cookbook, The Curated Board: Inspired Platters & Spreads for Any Occasion, ... READ MORE
Viola Buitoni
VIOLA BUITONI, chef instructor and food writer, was born in Rome and raised in Perugia, Italy. The stories and knowledge from six generations cross with the best of California agriculture and the ... READ MORE
Deirdre Davis
DEIRDRE DAVIS has worked as a culinary instructor and pastry chef for over 25 years in the Bay Area. Originally from the east coast, she moved to California to attend the ... READ MORE
Naz Deravian
NAZ DERAVIAN is a writer, home cook, and actor born in Iran. She grew up in Italy and Canada and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children. ... READ MORE
Anita Di Pietro
ANITA DI PIETRO is a fourth-generation chef and co-owner of the award-winning Antica Trattoria Di Pietro in Melito Irpino, Irpinia, where she cooks alongside her mother, preserving and evolving her ... READ MORE
Kitiya Ditpare
KITTY DITPARE is the owner and chef of KITIYA THAI EATS in San Francisco. She grew up immersed in her family's restaurant business in Bangkok, Thailand and fondly ... READ MORE
Greg Dunmore
GREG DUNMORE is a San Francisco chef and co-founder of The Japanese Pantry, a company dedicated to bringing artisanal Japanese ingredients to cooks in the United ... READ MORE
Linda Tay Esposito
LINDA TAY ESPOSITO is a teaching chef whose food represents a tribute and commitment to the authentic cuisines of the Pacific Rim. Since 2004, Linda has shared her passion and knowledge of Southeast ... READ MORE
Amelia Eudailey
AMELIA EUDAILEY has been hosting friends and sharing Swedish food traditions with those around her since she can remember. While she grew up in the States, she has traveled frequently to Sweden ... READ MORE
Maria Finn
MARIA FINN is an author, chef, teacher and storyteller who creates food and art experiences inspired by wild places. ... READ MORE
David Groff
DAVID GROFF is a San Francisco-based cooking instructor with decades of experience in Bay Area kitchens. ... READ MORE
Amisha Gurbani
AMISHA DODHIA GURBANI, author of Mumbai Modern: Vegetarian Recipes Inspired by Indian Roots and California Cuisine, is a recipe developer, photographer, and the creator of The Jam Lab, where ... READ MORE
Brian Hogan Stewart
BRIAN HOGAN STEWART is the host and creator of Salt + Spine. He is a once-budding chef who passed on a culinary school degree to pursue journalism. He's not a professional cook nor a cookbook ... READ MORE
Dianne Jacob
DIANNE JACOB is the author of the multiple award-winning book, Will Write for Food: Pursue Your Passion and Bring Home the Dough Writing Recipes, Cookbooks, Blogs, and More, now in its Fourth ... READ MORE
Jeremy Jarman
Meet JEREMY JARMAN, a pastry chef, cooking teacher and recipe developer hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area. He firmly believes no meal is complete unless it ends with something sweet! ... READ MORE
Michael Kalanty
MICHAEL KALANTY is a professional bread baking instructor and writer. His curricula and baking talents have built baking programs at many of the country's most prestigious institutions, including the ... READ MORE
Clare Langan
CLARE LANGAN's mission is to inspire people to find joy through cooking. Professionally trained in classic culinary technique, she has led myriad cooking classes as resident chef and cooking ... READ MORE
Beth Lee
BETH A. LEE's cooking reflects her family’s Jewish/Hawaiian/Korean heritage, with a love of Middle Eastern ingredients thrown in for good measure. Her recipes and classes range from challah and ... READ MORE
Selina Lee
Selina Lee was born in Seoul, Korea, and moved to the U.S. with her family as a teenager. With an interest in art, she pursued studies in graphic design and worked as an advertising designer for Korea ... READ MORE
Camila Loew
CAMILA LOEW has spent her life among three cultures: Argentina, the US, and Spain, yet she swears she was Japanese in a past life. She is the founder of Sobremesa and Sobremesa Culinary Tours, ... READ MORE
Rosemary Mark
ROSEMARY MARK remembers the day her kindergarten teacher said, “Rosemary, today you need to play somewhere other than the kitchen or the grocery store”. But she didn’t know where else to play! ... READ MORE
Kara Nielsen
KARA NIELSEN, The Sweets Professor, is a baking instructor, pastry chef, food writer and trendologist based in the San Francisco bay area. ... READ MORE
Jen Nurse
JEN NURSE, co-founder of The Civic Kitchen, has a passion for helping home cooks develop the skills and confidence to create great meals and have fun in their own kitchens. She relishes seeing joyful ... READ MORE
Nisha Panchal Patel
NISHA PANCHAL PATEL is a chef, recipe developer, and culinary instructor with a deep connection to her Gujarati (Indian) roots. She believes every meal can be a celebration of tradition and flavor! ... READ MORE
Sarah Pompei
SARAH POMPEI is the founder of The Authentic Irpinia, offering bespoke travel, food and wine experiences in the heart of one of southern Italy's most enticing regions. ... READ MORE
Sonoko Sakai
SONOKO SAKAI is a writer, teacher and cook based in California. She has been featured in publications such as New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Saveur, and many ... READ MORE
Pierre Thiam
PIERRE THIAM is a celebrated chef, restaurateur, author, entrepreneur, and environmental activist. Born and raised in Senegal, he is known for his innovative cooking style, at once modern and eclectic ... READ MORE
David Upchurch
David Upchurch is a chocolatier and chocolate educator based in San Francisco, California. He offers explorations into chocolate via tastings, pairings, technique demonstrations, and micro-batch ... READ MORE
Anna Voloshyna
ANNA VOLOSHYNA was born in southern Ukraine and relocated to the United States in 2011. She is a chef, blogger, and culinary instructor who translates Eastern European cuisine into approachable dishes ... READ MORE
Karen Wang Diggs
KAREN WANG DIGGS (Chief Fermentation Officer) is a classically trained chef and instructor, inventor, fermentation expert, author, and Certified Nutrition Consultant. She teaches in San Francisco and ... READ MORE
Frances Wilson
FRANCES WILSON can’t remember a time when her life has not revolved around food, from an early age cooking with her mother and then professionally as a chef and teacher. There are some that will say ... READ MORE
Lorraine Witte
LORRAINE “The Chinese Lady” WITTE was born in Hawaii to Chinese immigrants and first became aware of her multicultural heritage through food. Her father showed her how to cook with his hands over ... READ MORE
