“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

PREP Cooking Classes is a cooking school and retail store located in lovely Seal Beach, California. Our small, family-owned, community-oriented business thrives on culinary education, human connection, and the love of everything food.

We carry high-quality kitchenwares and offer a wide range of top-rated, hands-on cooking classes for novice and experienced cooks alike. Our classes and events are hands-on and 100% participatory.

Classes are only as good as their instructors and curricula. Our incomparable chefs provide dynamic, classic, yet innovative instruction covering a wide range of subjects from time-honored baking to burgeoning cultural cuisines.