Fresh Pasta in Color: San Francisco

A two-hour hands-on pasta workshop held at The Hotel Majestic in San Francisco, where participants make fresh pasta in pairs and then eat the meal they prepared.

Participants work side by side with a partner in this cooking class. You mix a plain dough next to a second one colored with beets, then roll both out and cut tagliatelle by hand. The instruction covers the full process, from kneading to shaping, and the class is designed so that the two pasta preparations are finished during the session.

The ingredients and equipment are shared among the pairs and provided as part of the activity, and a meal closes the session. It is built on the two pastas you made: a beet tagliatelle dressed with citrus, feta, herbs and walnuts, followed by a wider ribbon pasta served with butternut squash, brown butter and sage. Drinks are not included, and outside beverages are not allowed.

No prior cooking experience is required, which makes the workshop suitable for beginners and anyone curious about making pasta at home. It is aimed at adults. The hands-on format suits people who want to learn a technique rather than watch a demonstration, and the venue is The Hotel Majestic on Sutter Street.