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.
Meghna Agarwal
Through her company, Crimson Kitchen, Meghna teaches Indian cooking classes, caters parties, runs her private chef business, and occasionally feeds the hungry souls of San Francisco’s numerous ... READ MORE
Jackie Apple
As a youngster, Jackie Apple loved hanging out in the kitchen. She learned to make many dishes by just sitting on the counter and watching her mother prepare classic Argentine dishes for her family. ... READ MORE
Viola Buitoni
Viola Buitoni, a direct descendant of the famed pasta and chocolate family, hails from Perugia, in the heart of Umbria. She came to the US in 1985 for a business degree, but soon found herself drawn ... READ MORE
Sasha Crehan
Sasha attended the Professional Pastry program at Tante Marie’s Cooking School. After years of working as a pastry chef at Bay Area restaurants and bakeries such as Bay Wolf, Garibaldi’s, Café ... READ MORE
Deirdre Davis
Deirdre Davis has worked as a culinary instructor and pastry chef for over 20 years in the Bay Area. Originally from the East Coast, Deirdre moved to California to attend the California Culinary ... READ MORE
Karen Diggs
Karen is a classically-trained chef, certified nutritionist, culinary instructor, and author of Happy Foods: Over 100 Mood-Boosting Recipes. She studied at the California Culinary Academy ... READ MORE
Greg Dunmore
Greg is an accomplished San Francisco chef with twenty plus years of experience. Throughout his career he has run critically acclaimed restaurants and earned Michelin Stars. Greg’s passion for ... READ MORE
Agustín Gaytán
Agustín Gaytán is a chef, teacher, consultant and culinary researcher. Born in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, in central Mexico, he learned to cook at an early age in his mother's kitchen, and ... READ MORE
Dianne Jacob
Dianne Jacob is the author of the multiple award-winning book, Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs, Memoir, Recipes and More. She also co-wrote two cookbooks ... READ MORE
Camila Loew
Camila Loew is the founder of Sobremesa and Sobremesa Culinary Tours. After receiving her Ph.D. in Humanities and an academic career, she shifted her focus to food, ... READ MORE
Jen Nurse
As The Civic Kitchen’s co-founder and lead instructor, Chef Jen Nurse's passion is teaching home cooks the skills they need to gain confidence in their own kitchens. She finds gratification in ... READ MORE
Jill Silverman Hough
Jill Silverman Hough is a cookbook author, food and wine writer, recipe developer, cooking teacher, and food photographer. She’s been published in magazines including Bon Appétit, Cooking ... READ MORE
Cameron Stauch
Cameron Stauch is a chef currently based in Bangkok, Thailand. He has cooked and lived in Vietnam, India, and China (Hong Kong) and has travelled extensively in other parts of Asia. He is the author ... READ MORE
Lindsay West
Lindsay West is a professionally trained chef with over 15 years of San Francisco Bay Area restaurant experience. After getting her degree from Cal Poly in Nutritional Science she moved up to San ... READ MORE
Frances Wilson
Chef 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 both a chef and teacher. There are some ... 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
