Cooking Classes and Culinary Camps

The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head and the Office of Continuing Education and Training have teamed up to offer the best quality cooking classes in the best cooking facility in the Pacific.

If the kitchen has always been your favorite room in your home, then you should up your skills with a cooking class.  Our class instructors are committed to delivering world-class instruction in all types of cuisine.

Check out the video below from the Cooking Local Japanese Favorites course with Chef Grant Sato.

If you have any questions about the culinary courses, please contact us at kccocet@hawaii.edu.

Quick Breads (CULN3072)

Quick breads are light and flaky delights, usually served with morning coffee or tea. Chef Dan will teach you the basic biscuit and muffin mixing methods to produce a variety of muffins, loaf breads, scones, and biscuits. SOLD OUT. Register to join wait list.

 

October 7 • Saturday • 8:00 am – 1:00 pm • Instructor: Chef Dan Wetter • Location: Kapiʻolani Community College, ʻŌhelo Building, Classroom 202 (Bakeshop) • $130.00

 

Register for this course

Baked Holiday Treats (CULN3103)

Get an early start on planning for the upcoming holiday potlucks. Chef Grant will teach you how to make an easy pumpkin custard pie, pumpkin and cranberry scones, and curried corn biscuit.

 

October 7 • Saturday • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm • Instructor: Chef Grant Sato • Location: Kapi’olani Community College, Culinary Institute of the Pacific (CIP) 200, 4500 Diamond Head Road • $130.00

 

Register for this course

6 Course Kaiseki Meal (CULN3105) ✯ New Course ✯

Chef Grant will guide you through the prep and finishing of the basic 6 courses in a Kaiseki Meal- “sakizuke” appetizer to be served with sake, “nimono” simmered dish, “mukozuke” sashimi dish, “hassun” expression of the season, “yakimono” grilled dish, and “hanmomo/shokuji” rice course. SOLD OUT. Register to join wait list.

 

October 21 • Saturday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm • Instructor: Chef Grant Sato • Location: Kapiʻolani Community College, Culinary Institute of the Pacific (CIP), Room 200, 4500 Diamond Head Road • $200.00

 

Register for this course

Rich Bread Doughs (CULN3085)

Your next step in exploration of bakery goods, you will learn how to make rich doughs, i.e., lots of butter, sugar, and yeast to make things fluffy and tasty. In this class you learn how to make cinnamon rolls, sweet bread, and sticky buns. SOLD OUT. Register to join wait list.

 

October 28 • Saturday • 8:00 am – 1:00 pm • Instructor: Chef Dan Wetter • Location: Kapiʻolani Community College, ʻŌhelo Building, Room 202 (Bakeshop) • $130.00

 

Register for this course

Artisan Breads (CULN3086)

The first step in any good artisan bread is making a preferment, the mixture of flour, water, and yeast that will be the kick started to give your dough its shape and provide more complex flavor. This class will teach you how to make any array of artisan breads and pan breads using a variety of flours. SOLD OUT. Register to join the wait list.

 

November 11 • Saturday • 8:00 am – 1:00 pm • Instructor: Chef Dan Wetter • Location: Kapiʻolani Community College, ʻŌhelo Building, Room 202 (Bakeshop) • $130.00

 

Register for this course
Image of artisan bread.

Cooking with Fish (CULN3107)

In this exciting course, Chef Grant will teach you how to fillet a whole fish, turn the head and bones into a hearty soup with vegetables, sauce 1 filet and present it with a quick pan sauce, create a mousseline from the scraps of the fish, to add to the second filet to turn into a poached roulade with a white wine butter sauce.

November 18 • Saturday • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm • Instructor: Chef Grant Sato • Location: Kapiʻolani Community College, Culinary Institute of the Pacific, Room 200, 4500 Diamond Head Road • $150.00

Register for this course

Preserves and more (CULN3106)

Chef Grant continues his series of classes focusing on preservation. In this class you will learn how to make Mango chutney, bread and butter pickles, classic dill pickles, and strawberry balsamic jam.

 

December 2 • Saturday • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm • Instructor: Chef Grant Sato • Location: Kapiʻolani Community College, Culinary Institute of the Pacific (CIP), 4500 Diamond Head Road, Room 200 • $130.00

 

Register for this course
Image of artisan bread.

Traditional Holiday Breads (CULN3070)

With the holidays approaching, you want to be merry and bright! What brightens the holiday better than the gift of delicious traditional baked goods? You will learn to make some classic European holiday breads – Swiss Stollen (rich buttery bread filled with marzipan, nuts, and candied fruits) and Italian Panettone (rich, buttery bread filled with raisins and nuts), and French, Au Levain de Panettone using a sourdough starter.

December 9 • Saturday • 8:00 am – 1:00 pm • Instructor: Chef Dan Wetter • Location: Kapiʻolani Community College, ‘Ōhelo Building, Room 202 (Bakeshop) • $130.00

 

Register for this course

Laminated Doughs (ENR3083)

If you’ve taken classes with Chef Wetter before, you know that he’s the bread master. Anything made of dough, he’s your man. Chef Wetter will teach you how to make laminated doughs, i.e. flakey doughs made with layers and layers of butter. For this two-day baking class on December 15 and 16, 2023 you will learn to make puff pastry, croissants, Danishes, brioche, snails, and palmiers.

 

December 15 – 16 • Friday & Saturday • 8:00 am – 1:00 pm • Instructor: Chef Dan Wetter • Location: Kapiʻolani Community College, Ōhelo Building, Room 202 (Bakeshop) • $260.00

 

Register for this course

Know a student of high school age (13-18 years old) who is interested in cooking? Whether it is learning to keep the kitchen safe, caring about good food sanitation practices, basic knife skills, and sustainable cooking practices, this week-long class will have something for young people at all skill levels. Our chef will be teaching students fundamental cooking principles and techniques. Students will also visit a farm and learn ancient Hawaiian techniques for making Pa’i’ai. You will learn how to prepare it as a versatile and sustainable food source. The chef will assist in arranging a special menu that students will help prepare, and a special dessert at the end. Kitchen tools will be provided.

The Culinary Camps for Teens is offered during the summer months. 

Know a kid between the ages of 8 and 12 years old who loves to bake? Then send them to this four-day baking series at Kapi’olani Community College. Our chef have created a special program for young kids to learn to bake and decorate lots of wonderful yummy goodies that are easy for them to do at home.  Give your keiki the gift of culinary knowledge that can last a lifetime.

The Baking Camp for Kids is offered during the summer months.

Want to keep up to date on the latest culinary courses that are being offered? Subscribe to our e-newsletter below to receive the latest on our culinary course offerings.

Subscribe to our list



The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head

Welcome to the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, the University of Hawai’i Community College System’s pathway to excellent professional culinary education that offers associate degrees and certificates in culinary arts, baking, and pastry arts, as well as a third-year professional certificate in culinary arts.

In partnership with the University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu, a new four-year bachelor of applied science degree in culinary arts with a concentration in culinary management will be offered at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head upon completion of this new facility located across from the Culinary Institute of the Pacific flagship campus and the Diamond Head facility administrator, Kapi’olani Community College.