Vegan and Vegetarian Cooking Classes
Learn how to make delicious and cruelty-free foods with Bay Area Vegetarians
If you're new to vegetarian cooking, want to learn new recipes, or just want a pleasant afternoon enjoying food demonstrations & sampling new recipes, please join us for one of our cooking classes. Our classes are affordable and designed to help you make compassionate and cruelty-free food choices. No previous experience is necessary, and these classes are open to members as well as the general public.
We offer two types of classes:
- General Vegan Cooking Classes: appetizers, entrees, soups, and desserts
- Vegan Baking Classes: cookies, pies, cakes, and more delightful sweets
Upcoming Classes and Special Events
| 3/27 Saturday - Vegan Baking Class - San Mateo The Chocolate Trio: Learn the secrets of baking perfect chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cream-cheese bundt cake, and chocolate hazelnut torte. $25 [ details ] |
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| 4/24 Saturday - Vegan Baking Class - San Mateo Berry Sweets: Learn the secrets of baking delicious strawberry shortcake, raspberry tart, and blueberry muffins. $25 [ details ] |
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Class Prices: If you're wondering why our classes are priced so low compared to classes offered by other instructors, it's because Bay Area Vegetarians is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote compassionate and cruelty-free foods. All labor and any profits are being donated to Bay Area Vegetarians to fund our outreach & education programs.
Note: To keep our overhead low, please register only if you can definitely attend -- no cash refunds for cancellations or no-shows. Cancellations with 72 hours notice will receive a credit towards a future cooking class. Bay Area Vegetarians reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the class if needed, and will subsequently offer refunds or a voucher towards a future class under these circumstances.
Register By Mail
Checks or Money Orders must be received at least 4 business days prior to class. After this time, please use walk-in registration.
Send name, number of people, payment and your email address to
Bay Area Vegetarians
POB 371215
Montara,
CA 94037.
Please include your email address for confirmation of registration. Online bill pay is an easy way to pay by check and your bank pays the postage (please allow extra time for delivery.)
Walk in Registration
Walk-in registration will be accomodated as space permits on the day of the class. To check if class is full, please use the link to the class on the schedule above. If space is available, please arrive early and speak with the instructor prior to beginning of class, and bring exact cash for the cost of the class.
Meet our Instructors
Alex Bury
Alex Bury was trained as a classical chef at the world's premier culinary college, the Culinary Institute of America. Her career as a chef was already taking off in the mid-nineties, when she became painfully aware of the plight of animals. In 2001, she opened the famous all-organic Sparks restaurant in Guerneville, California. Now she works full-time for PETA, and also teaches the art of compassionate cooking for Bay Area Vegetarians. Her column, Heart Smart Cooking: Cooking with Compassion and Good Health, appears in the monthly newsletter for Bay Area Vegetarians.
Christine Dickson
After moving to San Francisco in 2005, Christine began developing recipes for dairy-free and egg-free desserts in her home kitchen. With no formal training as a pastry chef, she created 50 of the most rich and delicious vegan desserts you will ever taste. Unlike most vegan desserts, all of Christine's recipes were rigorously taste tested on non-vegan eaters to ensure that her desserts tasted as close as possible or better than the traditional versions.
Being new to San Francisco, Christine wanted to find like-minded vegan friends to share her delicious treats, so she joined Bay Area Veg. Less than one year later she partnered with Bay Area Veg and her class the Secrets of Vegan Baking was born. To watch video baking demonstrations, download free recipes and learn more about her baking classes, please visit secretsofveganbaking.com
