Hands-on Cooking Classes for Tweens (10 to 12)

Week of July 30, 2022

David offers hands-on cooking classes, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing your own lunch along with your fellow cooks. Classes take place at La Cocina Que Canta, our culinary center.

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 9 am – 12:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 9 am – 12:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

Thursday Hands-On Cooking Class 9 am – 12:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

 

 

David Cohen was born in Philadelphia and learned to cook on the kitchen counter at a young age.  After graduating from Cornell University, he moved to the Island of Santorini to work at the Michelin starred restaurant Selene. Upon returning to the US David assumed the responsibilities of Executive Chef at Kansas City Prime Steak House where he was awarded 3 ½ stars from the Philadelphia Inquirer.  After receiving his culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu, he moved to San Francisco and assisted in the opening of Gourmet magazine´s best newcomer restaurant, and SF magazine’s Best New Restaurant, Azie.  He spent numerous years as both the Executive Sous Chef at Auberge Du Soleil in Napa Valley & Executive Chef of Scala’s bistro in San Francisco. He has been awarded 3 stars from both the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News; and was named one of the Bay Area’s Top 100 Chefs two years in a row.  In 2008 David joined Oren Dobronsky to open Oren’s Hummus Shop in Palo Alto.  Today Oren’s Hummus has 5 restaurants throughout the Bay Area. David also owns a hospitality consulting firm that assists individuals in bringing their restaurant visions to life and achieving their highest potential as operators.  He lives in San Jose with his son Noah, who will be the chef’s assistant.