San Diego Reader

• Education | North Park

Hipcooks

• 4048 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92104 | Directions
• 619-269-8844 | Website

The San Diego branch of Hipcooks regularly runs cooking classes for wannabe chefs, foodies, hipsters, and enterprising singles looking for a de facto dinner date. The three-hour, $55 classes include instruction and materials and end with eating what you’ve created — dishes like caldeirada (Portuguese seafood stew), goat cheese tart with berry coulis, and wild salmon stuffed with oyster mushrooms. Topics covered range from knife skills to French sauces and are designed to be accessible to people without the skills and experience of professional cooks.