Knife Skills Workshop

Sharpen your knife skills like a chef with this beginner-friendly masterclass in Sherman Oaks!



4 hours Location Sherman Oaks Class size 4 to 12 guests   $150
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Take your kitchen confidence to the next level in this hands-on knife skills masterclass and knife sharpening workshop in Sherman Oaks, designed for home cooks of all experience levels. In this practical and interactive class, you’ll bring one of your own kitchen knives, and our team will professionally sharpen it for you during the session so you can immediately experience the difference a properly sharpened knife makes.
Using your freshly sharpened knife, an experienced instructor will teach you essential chef techniques that make meal prep faster, safer, and more enjoyable. You’ll discover how to tell if a knife is truly sharp, the difference between honing and sharpening, proper knife care and storage, safe handling fundamentals, and professional grip and body positioning used in real kitchens.
Guests will practice hands-on techniques using ingredients like herbs, onions, carrots, and peppers in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment where safety is emphasized throughout.
Knife Skills Practiced
Guests will work hands-on with a variety of ingredients while practicing:
  • Proper chef’s grip
  • Guiding hand/claw technique
  • Slicing
  • Julienne
  • Batonnet
  • Fine and medium dice
  • Rough chop
  • Chiffonade
  • Precision mincing
  • Bias cuts
  • Rock chopping
  • Trimming and shaping
Optional Add-On
Additional knife sharpening may be added during booking for guests who’d like to bring a second knife.
Please Note
  • This is a highly interactive specialty workshop intentionally capped at 12 guests to preserve personalized coaching, safety, and hands-on engagement.
  • Minimum age: 16+
What you'll get
  • Sharpening of one personal kitchen knife
  • Hands-on knife skills instruction
  • Practice ingredients and training materials
  • Personalized coaching and technique feedback
  • Safety instruction throughout the session
  • A professionally refreshed knife to take home
  • Greater confidence, speed, and control in your own kitchen
  • Beverages and light refreshments throughout the experience
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly to advanced, all are welcome!
What to bring
  • One kitchen knife you'd like sharpened (Standard straight-edge kitchen knives only. Serrated knives and heavily damaged blades may not be eligible for sharpening).
  • Please transport your knife safely in a sheath, blade guard, towel wrap, or secure container. For safety reasons, guests who arrive without safe transport materials will be required to purchase a protective knife sleeve from us before leaving with their sharpened knife.
  • Closed-toe shoes
  • Comfortable clothing suitable for a hands-on kitchen environment
Suitable for

This class is great for a team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or bachelorette party.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 16 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids (the adult may observe for free).

This experience would also be a cool gift for her, gift for mom or Xmas gift.

Location

Sherman Oaks Galleria Campus - 15301 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA

Our campus is in the Sherman Oaks Galleria, on the main floor in the rotunda. We’re located right beside the Paul Mitchell School, which is next to The Cheesecake Factory. The 24 Hour Fitness is above us.

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Life Plus - The School for the Curious
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Life Plus is a cooking school in Sherman Oaks, inside the Sherman Oaks Galleria (15301 Ventura Blvd). Since 2023 we've taught more than a thousand guests to cook, one hands-on class at a time.
Every class works the same way: you do the cooking yourself, with a Life Plus instructor guiding you through real techniques. Then you sit down and eat what you made. No demos to watch from the back, no watered-down recipes.
What we teach
Six-course sushi, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino and Korean BBQ, fresh handmade pasta and Italian, pastry and baking, and weekend brunch. New seasonal classes join the calendar through the year.
Side by Side: parent-and-kid classes
One grown-up and one kid cook together as a team, each team at its own station, from breakfast diner to dumplings, pasta and donuts. Best for kids 9 and up.
Private classes and team events
Any class can be booked privately for 4 to 30 guests: birthdays, team building, showers and celebrations. We provide everything.
Dietary needs
Tell us when you book. Our chefs adapt recipes for allergies, vegetarian and plant-based diets, and health needs such as diabetes or blood pressure.
Beginners are always welcome. Bring your appetite; we provide the rest.

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