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  • Friday Night Happy Hour
    Great food, wine tasting and a glass of wine for $20 per person! Sample 5 different wines each week. Additional glasses of wine at $6 per glass. Starts at 5pm. Come early for a good seat! (read more)
  • Cake Decorating
    You asked for it! Learn the basics of the art of cake decorating. At the end of this class you will be able to decorate a cake with stunning roses, leaves, floral sprays, grapes, shells, clowns, stars, borders and more. (read more)
  • Wine & Food Pairing: Exploring the Old World
    Part of our Wine & Food Pairing series, this course explores the basic concepts of pairing your favorite foods with great wine with a focus on the classic regional pairings of Western Europe. (read more)


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Italian Style Cooking Classes



italian style cooking meal

Italian style cooking is all about great seasonal ingredients. Join our resident Italian instructor, Joe Marsico, and enjoy the best of our Italian style cooking classes.

Italian Short Ribs

Friday, February 8, 6pm

Menu: Insalata di farro; Italian short ribs; Lemon risotto with arugula; Tiramisu. Price: $90 per person, per class, or $110 with wine pairings.

Leap Year Steak Pizzaiola

Friday, February 29, 6pm

Menu: Stuffed eggplant rounds; Steak Pizzaiola; Tuscan roasted potatoes; Italian apple tart with lime cream. Price: $95 per person, per class, or $110 with wine pairings.

Lasagna Calabrese

Saturday, March 15, 5-9pm

Menu: Caramelized onion & zucchini frittata; Lasagna Calabrese; Sautéed spinach; Lemon ice sorbet. Price: $85 per person, or $110 with wine pairings.



Please Contact Us for more information on our Italian style cooking classes, or any of our other classes. We are located in Laguna Beach, convenient to both Los Angeles and San Diego. We are known throughout California for our Gourmet Cooking Classes and throughout the world for our Culinary Vacations. We even offer Culinary Team Building Classes for our corporate clients. We look forward to meeting you!



Cooking School Locations



California Locations

Laguna Beach Location
845 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
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Orange Location
Le Gourmet Kitchen

541 W. Chapman Ave.
Orange, CA 92868
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Tel: 949-494-0745