Napa Valley Cooking Classes

Cooking With Cakebread

For decades, the culinary program has been at the heart of Cakebread Cellars. Our hands-on cooking classes invite you into the winery kitchen and garden, where our Estate Chefs share seasonal, wine-friendly recipes you can recreate at home, each one designed around the flavors of Napa Valley.

Can’t join us in person? Explore our collection of Cakebread recipes for wine pairings and dishes to enjoy any time of year.

Assorted canapés with cheese, herbs, and spices on a wooden serving platter for cooking with Cakebread: World of Spices.

World of Spices

Tired of the old, faithful flavors in your pantry? Join us and learn to add a pinch of depth and dimension to your home cooking through the global flavors of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. These rich, fragrant seasonings breathe new life to everyday ingredients, packing on the flavors that are sure to satisfy your craving for variety – it’s the spice of life, after all!

Roasted chicken thighs with beans and green herbs, served in a white bowl, highlighting a hearty cassoulet dish.

Cassoulet and Cabernet

Learn to create and enjoy our version of this sumptuous union of white beans, duck, sausage and pork all slowly cooked in an earthenware vessel. This perfect-for-cold-weather, stick-to-your-ribs dish will be expertly paired with a special selection of Cakebread Cellars estate Cabernets to enhance the flavors of your creations.

Seafood Cioppino with mussels, shrimp, and crab in a savory tomato broth, served with crusty bread, on a white plate.

Dungeness Crab and Chardonnay

With the grape harvest wrapped up and the wines safely aging in the cellar, our thoughts turn to our next favorite harvest: fresh Dungeness crab hauled from the cold waters off the northern California coast. Chefs Brian and Josh will give you the scoop on buying, cleaning and cooking these beauties, then build an amazing…

Couple walking through a grape vineyard at Cakebread Cellars, holding glasses of wine.

Cook with Those you Love

At Cakebread Cellars, we believe that those who cook together, stay together. After all, we’ve been cooking together for over 50 years, and we’re more in love than ever! Chefs Brian Streeter and Josh Anderson invite you and that special someone to join them in the Winery House Kitchen to prepare a decadent selection of…

Shrimp and Andouille Sausage over creamy grits on a white plate, garnished with green onions, with a bottle of Cakebread Cell.

Big Easy Cuisine

New Orleans is known the world over for its rich culture, soulful music and flavorful cuisine. Join us as we celebrate our love for the Big Easy as Chefs Brian Streeter and Josh Anderson guide you through preparation of some succulent Southern recipes. Laissez les bon temps rouler! Menu To Start At The Table Unless…

A bread baker using a pasta machine to make dough at Cakebread Cellars.

Handmade Pasta

The origins of pasta are unclear, but it has roots in many countries, including China, Italy, and Greece. In present day, it’s more popular than ever the world over. Join our Estate Chefs as they show you what makes this special combination of flour, water, and eggs so special. Menu To Start At The Table…