Cooking Classes
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Chef Danes
or directly to the local http://www.chefdanessantaclara.com/. Awesome - highly recommend to everyone.
Draeger's
- Draeger's (yes, the supermarket in Menlo Park and San Mateo!) has a cooking school attached to it. I've never taken a class there, but I've heard good things about it from some of my friends. If you check the guest chef list, there are a few interesting ones including Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa lady). Here's the page on the pastry and bakery chefs that are giving courses: http://www.draegers.com/DCS/Classes/BakingPastry/bp001.html
- One word of caution about Draeger's from my experience is that taking a class there can just mean you're an audience member watching the chef prepare something (which is not much better than watching it on TV except for the samples). Make sure to note whether the courses you're interested in are "demo" vs "hands-on".
Sur La Table
Sur La Table does good classes, too.
California Culinary Academy
The California Culinary Academy is a professional cooking school that has series as well as individual classes open to anyone. I've taken a few and highly recommend them; they're very hands-on and taught by cooking school instructors. Many are held Saturday mornings, and after class all participants gather and eat what all the other classes produced as well (and the food is amazing). Call 415-354-9198 and they'll send you a class schedule. Because CCA is affiliated with Le Cordon Bleu, they're not allowed to post the non-professional classes online (yet).
Tante Marie's
I've had friends who've taken classes at Tante Marie's in San Francisco, so I'd recommend that too.
