Knife Skills Cooking Class

Learn how to slice, dice, and chop like a pro in this essential knife skills cooking class in San Francisco!



3 hours Location Potrero Hill Class size 8 to 12 guests   $149

In this hands-on cooking class in San Francisco, you’ll focus on essential knife techniques, learning how to slice, dice, and chop with precision and control. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to refine your skills, we’ll cover everything from basic knife handling to more advanced techniques that can improve both your cooking efficiency and safety.
Skills You’ll Learn:
  • Proper knife grip and safety basics.
  • Maintaining sharpness and how to hone your knife.
  • Slicing, dicing, julienning, and chopping with consistency.
  • Techniques for peeling, seeding, and finely dicing.
  • Chopping and working with fresh herbs to enhance your dishes.
  • Mastering the perfect cuts for a mirepoix, sauce bases, and more.
Foods We Will Be Using:
  • Onions: Learn how to properly dice and slice onions for different culinary applications.
  • Bell Peppers: Learn how to seed bell peppers and remove the ribs easily, along with slicing and dicing them.
  • Tomatoes: Learn how to peel, seed, and dice them for concassĂ©.
  • Carrots, Celery: Practice dicing for a perfect mirepoix.
  • Zucchini, Eggplant: Focus on slicing and dicing for uniform vegetable preparation.
  • Potatoes: You’ll learn to dice them into medium-sized cubes and also slice them thinly for different applications.
  • Apples: Master slicing apples thinly and uniformly, perfect for creating a stunning dessert.
  • Herbs: Learn how to chop and handle delicate herbs to bring out their flavors and enhance your dishes.
Dishes You’ll Make:
  • Ratatouille: A vibrant vegetable dish that requires consistent slicing and dicing for balanced cooking and flavor, complemented with fresh herbs.
  • Potato Salad: Diced potatoes turned into a flavorful salad.
  • French Apple Tart: Finish the meal by creating a beautifully arranged French Apple Tart, showcasing your knife skills with perfectly sliced apples. NOTE: we will not be learning to make the crust during this class. We are concentrating on developing the proper knife skills to slice the apples and how to arrange them beautifully on the tart, then cooking and enjoying it.
Learn the knife techniques used by professionals every day while preparing a range of delicious dishes you can recreate in your own kitchen, including a stunning dessert! It’s the ideal class for those looking to boost their cooking techniques in a fun, supportive environment in San Francisco!
What you'll get
We will eat a delicious dinner consisting of the dishes we cooked together.
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly!
What to bring
The event is BYOB, so please feel free to bring your own alcoholic beverages. We provide everything else.
Suitable for
Location

1001 Mariposa Street #208, San Francisco, CA

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  • 5/5 from Marinette Chen, attended Feb 2026: Super fun class & the food was so yummy! Thank you Chef Daniel for being so accommodating of our large party.
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The Foodery
The Foodery

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Food prepared with extraordinary care
The Foodery is the brainchild of Chef Daniel Morduchowicz. We offer events centered around food, including cooking classes, private dinners, catering and team building events. Events can take place in our beautiful loft in Potrero Hill in San Francisco or at your location. Originally from Argentina, with its own special mix of cultures, Chef Daniel Morduchowicz has lived in California for the past 39 years where he has been exposed to its rich diversity of cuisines. This wide range of experiences influences and informs his food on a daily basis, enabling him to borrow ingredients and techniques from one another. He is passionate about cooking and sharing his knowledge. He aims to teach fundamentals to his students so they need not rely on recipes.

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