Culinary college · St. Helena, CA
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Cooking school · Napa
PLAYTE Kitchen
Napa cooking school taught by CIA veterans in a skylit 2,600-square-foot kitchen
About PLAYTE Kitchen
PLAYTE Kitchen is a cooking school on Solano Avenue in Napa, run by chefs with long Culinary Institute of America backgrounds. Chef Sandy Sauter, the in-house "Pasta Queen," cooked at Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bistro and led CIA public programs. Chef Josh Anderson spent twenty years at the CIA. CEO Chef Matt Dailey is a CIA graduate with a soft spot for seafood and baking.
Public classes run about three hours. You cook in small groups in a skylit kitchen with induction cooktops, then sit down to a full meal of what you made. The calendar leans global: Thai curries with mango sticky rice, Chinese-American takeout favorites, Argentinian empanadas with three sauces, Spanish tapas, filled pasta, and fresh ricotta with gnocchi. The focus is food you can repeat at home with ingredients you can actually find.
The same space hosts private parties, corporate meetings paired with a cooking class, and virtual classes over Zoom. Special evenings include guest chef demonstrations and storytelling events.
Known for
- Handmade Filled Pasta
- Thai Curries and Noodles
- Takeout at Home: Chinese-American Classics
- Gotta Ricotta!
Good to know
- Located at 2931 Solano Avenue, Napa, with onsite parking and free street parking next to the building.