Neapolitan Pizza Making Class

Learn how to make a classic Neapolitan pizza in this hands-on San Francisco pizza-making class!



3 hours Location Haight-Ashbury Class size 1 to 15 guests   $185
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Food & Drink
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Italian Cooking Experience Gifts
*Please note:* All classes require a minimum of 4 guests to run. Book with friends or colleagues to guarantee your date! If the minimum isn't met, we'll work with you to reschedule or issue a full refund—no stress, no hassle.
Calling all pizza lovers! Join Chef James for an authentic pizza-making class in San Francisco, where you’ll learn the art of crafting a mouth-watering Neapolitan-style Italian pizza.
In this hands-on experience, you’ll create your own pizza dough from scratch, stretch and shape it into perfect rounds, and top it with the classic flavors of Italy. The Neapolitan pizza style is simple yet sophisticated, featuring authentic toppings that will transport your taste buds straight to Italy. However, additional toppings will be available so you can get creative and experiment with different combinations!
At the end of the class, you’ll sit down to enjoy your freshly made pizza, paired with sides and a dessert crafted by Chef James. You’re welcome to bring your own wine or beer to enhance the meal. This class is perfect for a romantic date night or a fun team-building activity in San Francisco!

Please note: Public dates for this class require at least 4 guests to run. In the unlikely event that we don't reach this number, we may cancel the session; if that happens, we'll inform you and let you choose between a refund or reschedule, so please watch your email/SMS one day prior to the class.

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Times are Los Angeles time. Dates and prices as of 14 Nov 2026, 4:44pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

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What you'll get
Your pizza creations to enjoy with sides and a dessert.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly!
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Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or bachelorette party.

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

Location

1373 Masonic Ave, San Francisco, CA 94117

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Recent reviews of Neapolitan Pizza Making Class

  • 5/5 from Abigail Brazil, attended Oct 2026: James was great - made the class fun and informative and we are excited to try to use our newfound pizza making skills at home soon! He had appetizers for us before we started, we learned how to make pizzas and tasted each one with a fresh side salad, and finished it off with a Spanish cheesecake for dessert! Super fun hands on date night!
  • 5/5 from Shivang Trivedi, attended Sep 2026: James is a great host and teacher! The pizza results were amazing with a sweet surprise at the end!!
  • 5/5 from Deborah Levine, attended Sep 2026: This was an amazing class! James did a great job showing us how to make a perfect Neopolitan Pizza, making the process fun and informative. I highly recommend this class!
  • 5/5 from Samantha C Soto, attended Apr 2026: James was an amazing teacher. My family and I really enjoyed ourselves. The food was absolutely delicious. Would recommend this experience to everyone.
  • 5/5 from John Reynolds, attended Apr 2026: Had a great time with my family making pizzas with chef James. Relaxing and fun!
  • 5/5 from Jennifer Ruddock, attended Feb 2026: We learned so much in this class - how to make the best dough (hint it’s the flour choice!) to how to place the mozzarella properly for a margherita pizza and how to cook the pizza just right in an electric pizza oven (normal ovens don’t get to the right temp) and we even discovered a new kind of radicchio lettuce. Chef James spent time in advance before cooking to help us understand the history of this pizza style from Italy…highly recommend!!!
  • 5/5 from Patricia Cespedes, attended Feb 2026: James was an amazing teacher, he created this beautiful enviroment where we felt welcome. We like that we were able to meet people while having fun cooking.
  • 5/5 from Dakota Taylor, attended Feb 2026: James is an amazing host! The food was delish! the event was great value, and the space is lovely! All and all we would 100% recommend!
  • 5/5 from Diana Fieck, attended Feb 2026: We had an amazing experience. Our instructor was very knowledgeable and made us feel right at home in the kitchen. By the end of the evening, we were master pizza makers.
  • 5/5 from Conor Sheridan, attended Sep 2025: Great evening with James! Would recommend to anyone looking for an sf cooking class or dinner party.
  • 5/5 from Gustav Petersen, attended Aug 2025: The Neapolitan pizza making class was a fun and educational experience. James is a very friendly and knowledgeable host. We'll definitely come back for more classes.
  • 5/5 from Lilia Roman, attended Mar 2025: What a fun class! I didn't realize how easy it was to make a Neapolitan pizza, and it was delicious! James has a beautiful personality and it's so much fun to be with. As we arrived, he had a plate of cheese and olives for us. We brought our wine and talked for a bit. Then, we moved on to make our pizza where each one of us participated in something. A few minutes later, we sat at the table and enjoyed our pizza along with a fresh salad James prepared for us, and then he brought a delicious desert! I look forward to another class with James; thank you!
  • 5/5 from Olga Prakapenkava, attended May 2024: We had an absolutely fabulous time at our team outing, all thanks to James! He’s such a blast to be around—super friendly, incredibly fun, and a true professional. His place is gorgeous, and his kitchen? It's a culinary masterpiece! The quality of the ingredients he provided was top-notch, and our pizzas turned out absolutely mouthwatering. What made the experience even better was learning about the technology, recipe, and history of Neapolitan pizza. James made the whole process super engaging and fun. We all left with new skills, full bellies, and huge smiles. We can’t wait to come back and do it all over again! Highly recommend this amazing experience to everyone!
  • 5/5 from Mehmet Ihsan Orgut, attended May 2024: It was great class! James was very helpful and supportive. We learned the tricks of the pizza making thanks to him. House is in a superb location and a great place for this type of an event.
  • 5/5 from Jhanvi Patel, attended Feb 2024: James gave us all a very warm welcome. We all enjoyed making our own style of pizza. Being a bigger group the refreshments that James provided helped keep everybody busy. And the set up was just perfect for us all.
  • 5/5 from Darlene Ordonez, attended Jan 2024: This class was so much fun! james was a warm and welcoming host. Our team learned alot and already want to book another class!
  • 5/5 from Kyle von Seeburg, attended Jan 2024: Fantastic teacher and great guy to spend a night with cooking. Beautiful kitchen, overall fun night.
  • 5/5 from Edmund Yau, attended Jan 2024: James was a great host and teacher! Great communication and lots of knowledge and stories to share. Would highly recommend!
  • 5/5 from Jane Barrett, attended Sep 2023: Chef James is a great host, his home is lovely and the pizza making class is super fun. He was also great with my 14 year old, very patient and encouraging. We had a lovely evening and I highly recommend this class.
  • 5/5 from Linda Guitron, attended Aug 2023: I so enjoyed my pizza-making class with James in his beautiful Edwardian home! We started off with a lovely cheese tray. Then James explained all about how to make a Neapolitan-style pizza and we got to roll out the dough, put on tomato sauce, cheese, and toppings. (He will email the recipe for the dough to us.) Because he has a special pizza oven that quickly bakes the pizzas, we all had our fill of delicious pizza and salad. I really appreciated the friendly atmosphere and beautifully set tables of this class.
  • 5/5 from Tom Phelan, attended Aug 2023: We enjoyed the class. Looking at another class on our next visit to the city.
  • 5/5 from Shanna Keil, attended Jun 2023: James provided a great experience for the ladies of my office. His home is beautifully decorated and he had a delicious charcuterie board prepared when we arrived which interesting and high quality ingredients. He was very welcoming and provided lots of knowledge about cooking and shared interesting travel stories. I appreciated his attention to quality ingredients and we had a great time making and eating delicious pizzas! It was a great and authentic experience and I enjoyed the emphasis on simple, fresh ingredients for a delicious meal. The salad was another delicious addition, and the cheesecake at the end of the night was a perfect way to finish off the meal. He even let us take home some fresh dough balls to make ourselves and any leftover pizza. We left very full and happy! It was overall a great night!
  • 5/5 from Priyanka Patel, attended Feb 2023: My husband and I had a memorable date night at Chef James’ wonderful home! It was fun making pizzas and sharing them with our group over wine/ beer. Chef James is informed and patient. Overall it was a memorable evening!
  • 5/5 from Anna Iurchenko, attended Dec 2022: I invited friends to celebrate my birthday and learn how to make an amazing pizza together with chief James. It was so much more than I have expected! James is such a wonderful host and a chief and his space is amazing! He served us yummy appetizers at the beginning and gave us plenty of time to open presents, to mingle, to chat and just enjoy time together. When we moved to the kitchen he demoed how to make a pizza and shared all the tips on how you can achieve great results at home. All guests got a chance to cook any pizza they want with variety of ingredients and then share it with the rest. James was very attentive to all the guest and also made everyone welcome: one of the guests was allergic to wheat and James found a way to accommodate their needs by finding a wheat-free pizza crust, that was also really yummy! I have very warm memories about this Birthday cooking party with chief James! We just had fun learning how to make pizza and enjoyed wonderful food that we made and chief James made for us!
  • 5/5 from Jon Ezell, attended Sep 2022: Che James was a great teacher and host. Beautiful setting, relaxed atmosphere, great pizza, great fun!
  • 5/5 from Christa Guevarra, attended Aug 2022: Chef James was absolutely amazing! He was so informative about what we were doing and about a lot of other things. Provided little snacks & gave us recommendation of where to find certain ingredients! Great experience & highly recommend him for all your Italian cooking needs!
  • 5/5 from Steven Tran, attended Jul 2022: James was courteous and accommodating for our group. We had an amazing time and enjoyed our workshop making pizza where James provided education as well as an opportunity for everyone to create our shared meals.
  • 5/5 from Chetan Verma, attended May 2022: We went to James' place as a team and make Neapolitan pizzas with them. James is a great host and we loved the time we spent there. He makes sure the vibe is relaxing and fun and is great with engaging in conversations and sometimes letting people chat among themselves if it's a private group. The food was delicious and we learnt many tips and tricks for making pizzas! Definitely worth the time and the money, will recommend strongly!
  • 5/5 from Sarai Gallegos, attended Mar 2022: Delicious, knowledgeable, and such a fun time. This was a great way to celebrate my fiancé’s birthday. Chef James made us feel so welcomed and we learned so much!
  • 5/5 from Michael Poole, attended Jan 2022: thanks Chef James for a super fun evening of pizza making/eating in your lovely home! Learned a lot and looking forward to putting new skills into practice. Highly recommended! MP
  • 5/5 from Lorenzo Calvani, attended Nov 2021: We had a great time making pizza with James. He is extremely knowledgeable and he's an amazing teacher. Love his passion! A+
  • 5/5 from Aileen Appe, attended Nov 2021: The class was fun and Chef James was very personable, knowledgeable, and made everyone feel included. He also prepped a delicious spread for us to start the evening, a really nice touch!
Your teacher

Cook With James
Cook With James

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James grew up on a 50 acre horse farm near the Salinas Valley. His great grandfather emigrated from Yugoslavia into the Central Valley and started an apple farm. His grandfather later moved to the very fertile Salinas Valley and started one of the first produce companies. It was called Sun Harvest. My mother raised us mostly on local fruits and vegetables though there was still the occasional cooking “out of a can” given the generation. Canned beets! The one thing we always had was a bowl of fresh fruit, cut up and put into a bowl for us before we went to bed.
James earned a masters in Spanish literature and linguistics through Middlebury College and lived in Spain for two years. He later entered into the technology business and worked at various advertising agencies in San Francisco over a 12 year period. Along the way he started cooking as "therapy" for his corporate day job. CookWithJames was created 15 years ago as an underground supper club. James would prepare multiple course regional Italian and Spanish dinners in his home for guests and friends. James staged at Quince restaurant after they opened in 2004, and has also lived and cooked in both Italy and Spain. After leaving his day job in advertising in 2009 James launched CookWithJames as a full-time business, offering private sit-down dinners as well as cooking class parties for all occasions.

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