Kitchen on Fire at 1509 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto has been one of the most respected community cooking schools in the Bay Area since 2005, rated 4.5 stars on Yelp across 243 reviews and offering hands-on public classes in an open teaching kitchen where each participant cooks at their own station. Classes cover a wide range of cuisines and skills, from beginner knife work and pasta to international menus led by classically trained and Michelin-starred guest chefs. The Berkeley location is walkable from North Berkeley BART and has a second teaching kitchen in Oakland on San Pablo Avenue.
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