Expand Your Culinary Horizons in Expert-Led Cooking Classes

Beachhouse at the Moana

The Moana Masters cooking series highlights different parts of the culinary experience at the historic Moana Surfrider. A recent class led by pastry chef Carmen Montejo included a demonstration on preparing the blueberry scones and a mixed berry jam that accompanies the hotel’s signature afternoon tea service (also included in the experience) at ​Beachhouse​.

$135, 2365 Kalākaua Ave., ​beachhousewaikiki​.com, @beachhousemoana

Photo: Credit Abe McAulton, Courtesy of Hana Kitchens

Hana Kitchens

Hana Kitchens, a hub for makers and tasters, incubates talent like no other. And sharing knowledge with foodies who enjoy cooking at home is a big part of what it does. Hana Kitchens’ chef-led classes encompass a world of cuisines,​ from Italian street food to sushi and falafel. The hands-on sessions are suitable for both novices and experienced home cooks—and often sell out fast. Sign up for Hana Kitchens’ email newsletter for the scoop on registration.

$120 to $220, 55 Merchant St., hanakitchens.com, @hanakitchens

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Hau Tree

This pasta-making tour of Italy takes place in the comfort of an oceanfront private dining room at Kaimana Beach Hotel’s Hau Tree restaurant. Learn the basics of mixing and rolling fresh pasta from chef John Taube IV, whose experience in Michelin-star kitchens will help you add a gourmet twist to home-cooked meals. The class includes dinner, wine pairings and gifts to bring home. Check out the class in this reel.

$225, 2863 Kalākaua Ave., exploretock.com, kaimana.com, @thehautree

Hawaiian-Style Cooking Classes

Chef Linda Gehring invites attendees to her Kāhala home kitchen to learn how to prepare Hawaiian food or other types of cuisine. The session ends with a communal meal.

$149 to $169, 4078 Kulamanu St., hawaiianstylecookingclass.com, @histylecooking

Culinary Institute of the Pacific

Set in the modern food labs of the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, the ​noncredit​ courses at Kapi‘olani Community College offer one of the best values for classes. This month, learn about local Chinese classics like minute chicken on cake noodle and beef chow fun from chef instructor Grant Sato. Past classes have covered local Japanese dishes, artisanal breads and more.

$130, 4303 Diamond Head Road, ce.uhcc.hawaii.edu, @kccculinary

Wellness Kitchen

Registered dietitian Lisa Matsunaga brings a dash of insight and a huge scoop of health to her intimate cooking classes in her home kitchen in East O‘ahu. Her most popular class covers the basics of a Japanese-style ​teishoku​ lunch, including a daikon salad, misoyaki fish, chawanmushi, soup and brown rice. Other classes cover special occasion meals, gyoza dumplings, vegan dishes and more.

$425 for two people (minimum), wellnesskitchenhi.com, @wellnesskitchenhi

Fishschool

Although you won’t learn how to cook, ceramicist Allison Arakawa’s classes at Fishschool involve baking … in a kiln! From Fridge Friends to Delicious Dishes, many of Arakawa’s ceramics classes revolve around food themes. And they book up fast.

$40 to $60, 307c Kamani St., fishcake.us, @fishschoolhawaii

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