Nancy

Silverton

Teaches her

California
Cuisine

5.5+ hours  ●  13 lessons  ●  36 recipes
Join Nancy on a culinary journey to explore her simple, seasonal, and delicious Californian-Italian cooking style.
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Discover the secrets to making the world's most delicious food at home. Access exclusive recipes, each broken down into digestible lessons.
Go on Journeys
Go on culinary adventures with the world’s greatest chefs, and learn about the culture, history and personal story behind their food, before getting cooking.
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Made for all skill levels.
Every chef teaches a lifetime of knowledge, signature dishes, and techniques that will elevate your cooking.
Travel to California and Italy and make the most delicious food possible

Bring Nancy’s flavors home and learn the tricks and techniques for creating family meals, seasonal recipes, and dazzling dinner parties.

Get to know Nancy

Stream over 5 hours of video, including a documentary that takes you to Nancy’s homes in Italy and California to discover her food inspirations, alongside 12 lessons that immerse you in her food.

Learn her secrets

Learn from one of the most influential culinary figures in the world, celebrated for her food, flavors, and hospitality. Master the foundations of cooking and the building blocks of flavor and cuisine.

Cook her food

Become a better cook. Get into the kitchen with a whole new repertoire of dishes that will elevate your cooking to new heights. Recreate over 30 delicious seasonal recipes to make your family happy.

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Become The Host With The Most

Learn how to cook for a crowd the most simple, seasonal, and delicious food possible.

Crowd-Pleasing Recipes
Make simple dishes that are easy-to-follow.
Host the Perfect Stress-Free Dinner Party
Master the art of throwing a dinner party that is both stress-free and delicious. Make dishes for small gatherings and big feasts alike.
Cooking Fundamentals
Learn to master one of life’s greatest pleasures and become not only a good cook, but an excellent one.
All Levels Welcome
Nancy teaches over 30 recipes for all levels of cooks, in step-by-step, easy-to- follow fashion.
Presentation & Cooking with Color
Color is flavor. Eat with your eyes and make the table look appetizing for all the senses.
Making Restaurant-Quality Dishes At Home
Whether it's with meat, seafood, fish, legumes, or vegetables, make fantastic restaurant-quality food for your family.
Balancing Flavor Profiles
Master how to balance all types of complex flavor profiles in a simple and approachable way.
Cook with Joy and Intuition
Cooking isn't only a skill; it’s a mindset, and Nancy helps you get there.
Recipe Inspiration
Cook any meal of the day, any time of the year. Follow Nancy's recipes to a T, or modify them to make them your own.
Comfort and Confidence At Home
Nancy’s no-fuss cooking philosophy will help you gain a new sense of freedom and confidence in your own kitchen, empowering you to cook without fear.
Developing Your Cooking Style
Learn the skills that form the backbone of your cooking. Acquire the knowledge to become a better cook, like intuitive improvisation and developing your own culinary style.
Nourishing Loved Ones
Gain a deeper understanding of the importance of nourishing yourself and wholesomely feeding the people you love with simple and delicious ingredients.
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Californian-Italian Cuisine
Learn from Nancy Silverton, and other world-renowned chefs, and cook the most delicious dishes at home.
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Nancy’s class

Nancy Silverton’s pitch-perfect palate leads her on an endless quest to make the most delicious food possible. Join the celebrated chef, author, and restaurateur, on a tasty adventure inside her inspiring kitchens in Panicale, Italy, and Los Angeles, California. Learn a lifetime of knowledge as Nancy teaches over 40 signature dishes and techniques, including her Caesar and other salads, Chi Spacca Pepper Steak, roasted veggies, and Mom’s Apple Pie.

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Transport Osteria Mozza's legendary mozzarella bar to your next dinner party and pair fresh mozzarella di bufala with four delicious condiments: Salsa Romesco, Basil Pesto, Caper Relish, and Black Olive Tapenade, and served with Fett’unta — grilled bread drowning in olive oil.

Caperberries are great in relish and sauce. This pickled condiment that’s super easy to make is briny and bright. It tastes great on grilled bread, too.

The charred red peppers make the Romesco sauce smoky and savory while the toasted almonds and hazelnuts bring an excellent nutty complexity. This easy sauce to make is also great on sandwiches or pastas.

Every home cook needs a great pesto recipe on hand. Have lots of basil in the garden? Make this pesto ideal for pastas or sandwiches.

A tapenade packed with savory umami flavors, your mozzarella bar would be incomplete without it.

Make this Tuscan staple, a delicious crusty bread drenched in quality olive oil.

Join Nancy with Chi Spacca’s executive chef, Ryan, as they both share the techniques, secrets, and inspiration behind their dramatic and famous Chi Spacca Pepper Steak: a special pepper-crusted steak served with bacon and charred scallions.

Join Nancy with Chi Spacca’s executive chef, Ryan, as they both share the techniques, secrets, and inspiration behind their dramatic and famous Chi Spacca Pepper Steak: a special pepper-crusted steak served with bacon and charred scallions.

Learn how to sear steak to perfection and make Nancy’s famous Chi Spacca pepper steak.

Nancy approaches salads with the same depth and layers as any of her signature dishes. Nancy's Caesar has evolved in complexity as she continues to layer in unexpected components over the years. From fried parsley and orange zest to shaved cauliflower and bagna cauda croutons, this Chi Spacca creation is bursting with texture, flavor and originality.

Pick the perfect bread for homemade croutons (hint: save the fresh stuff for the table).

Embrace the anchovy and learn how to make the most delicious restaurant-quality Caesar dressing.

Have you ever tried fried parsley? It brings excellent herby flavor to a classic Caesar.

Join Nancy inside her favorite kitchen in Panicale, Italy where she learns to make traditional tagliatelle from the world's foremost pasta authorities: two Italian nonnas!

Nancy puts her own creative spin on this Italian stewed sweet pepper classic by roasting it in the oven to achieve a richer, more deeply caramelized flavor profile. These peppers are going to totally steal the show at your next party.

Learn how to make this easy to make multipurpose tomato sauce which you can use for pasta sauces or on pizza. Added bonus: this sauce may also be stored in a sterilized airtight container in the refrigerator for a week or frozen for several months.

Nancy puts her own creative spin on this Italian stewed sweet pepper classic by roasting it in the oven to achieve a richer, more deeply caramelized flavor profile. These peppers are going to totally steal the show at your next party.

Ever wonder how a chef conceives a new dish? Watch Nancy’s creative process from the farm truck to first bite in pursuit of a seasonal and delectable dish. Learn how to compose a plate to account for color, texture, moisture, depth and of course, flavor.

Make a fresh and peppery salad accompaniment to any main.

Your new go-to vinaigrette you’ll want to memorize. The roasted garlic gives it a delicious and robust flavor.

Learn how to properly season and sear a piece of fish. Even better, Nancy will show you precisely when to flip the fish for that perfectly crispy skin.

A citrus vinaigrette that will pep up your greens.

Learn how to coax the best texture and flavor out of earthy butter potatoes by first confit-ing them in oil, butter, garlic cloves, fresh rosemary and sage.

Learn how to coax the best texture and flavor out of earthy butter potatoes by first confit-ing them in oil, butter, garlic cloves, fresh rosemary and sage.

Bagna Cauda, traditionally served as a crudite dip, makes a reoccurring appearance in a few of Nancy's recipes, so learn it now and learn it well.

This traditional Iranian recipe is taught with the help of chef Deb Mikhail, and adds an unexpected dimension. The recipe was inspired by Nancy’s celery and burrata dish at Mozza Bar, a plate that Deb said proved to her that “celery can actually be cool.” Doctored up with turmeric, crushed Persian lime and fresh mint, this dish is bright and vibrant.

Luscious globe eggplants are roasted with aromatics and spices to create an unforgettable side for your next dinner party. Learn the eggplant essentials, like how to score, salt and sweat them to release any bitter juices. Caramelize onions, “candy” your garlic, and top with whey to take this dish to another level.

We’re back in Nancy’s home kitchen where she’s preparing Spiced Lamb Ribs for a dinner party. Learn fun hacks like how to double wrap your meat in plastic and aluminum before it goes in the oven, and get a glimpse into Nancy’s quirky culinary world when she busts out a flea market coffee grinder to make her spice rub.

Get a glimpse into Nancy’s quirky culinary world when she busts out a flea market coffee grinder to make her spice rub.

Nancy serves dinner in her Italian garden with a cascade of contorni that highlight the season’s best: roasted tomatoes with thyme & black olives; roasted cauliflower with caraway seeds; baked cabbage with olive oil; and baked onions with sage and vinegar. Nancy party preps for most of the day, creating checklists, setting deadlines, and building in plenty of time for wine breaks and rests. She’s the host with the most and she’s teaching you all her tricks.

Learn how to coax the best texture and flavor out of earthy butter potatoes by first confit-ing them in oil, butter, garlic cloves, fresh rosemary and sage.

Simple and sublime, all you need are fresh herbs, olive oil, and a healthy blast of heat to make Nancy’s roasted tomatoes with thyme.

Oven-roasted grapes are an elegant addition to any cheese plate. Transform grapes into an eye-catching accompaniment. Roasting the grapes in the oven will also bring a rich depth of sweetness.

Bring some flavor and texture to cauliflower with this roasted recipe topped with creme fraiche. Roasting the cauliflower will bring out its sweetness.

Give cabbage more credit. The texture, the sweetness, roasted flavors makes it a win on the table.

Chop up an onion, roast it in the oven with herbs until the edges begin to brown, drizzle with olive oil and apple balsamic vinegar, and you have an incredible accompaniment. Alternatively, you can roast in the same oven with your cabbage.

Elevate yogurt with lemon zest, garlic, mint, and dill and you have an incredible sauce or dressing.

Learn the eggplant essentials, like how to score, salt and sweat them to release any bitter juices. Caramelize onions, “candy” your garlic, and top with whey to take this dish to another level.

Feel at home with this comforting apple pie recipe. Each pie bursts with a heaping cupful of sautéed apples. Nancy loves to top each pie with a big mound of vanilla gelato, and so should you.

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Nancy Silverton

Nancy Silverton is one of the most influential chefs in the United States. She is the founder of La Brea Bakery and the co-owner of Pizzeria Mozza, chi SPACCA, and the Michelin-starred Osteria Mozza, all located in Los Angeles. The multiple James Beard Award-winning chef and best-selling cookbook author is widely celebrated for her unwavering determination to make the most delicious food imaginable. Nancy finds particular pleasure in cooking for family and friends, which is why she is known for crowd-pleasing recipes and a relaxed style of entertaining.

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Learn how to cook the foods that made Nancy Silverton the chef she is today. Discover signature dishes, favorite recipes, and dinner party hosting tips. You’ll leave Nancy’s class inspired and with a new set of culinary skills.

Nancy's Story
Documentary | Inspirational | Italy & California
Nancy Silverton’s Documentary Film
59 min

Chef Nancy Silverton gives us a delicious taste of her world, starting in her summer home in Umbria, Italy, before taking us into her home and restaurants in Los Angeles, California.

Get into Nancy'S kitchen and learn her incredible recipes
12 lessons
Chi Spacca Pepper Steak
24 min
Nancy's Caesar Salad
24 min
Tagliatelle
9 min
Peperonata with Passata di Pomodoro
17 min
Ocean Trout with Castelfranco & Wild Arugula
15 min
Roasted Potatoes with Bagna Cauda
16 min
Stewed Celery with Herbs & Persian Lime
14 min
Roasted Eggplant
17 min
Spiced Lamb Riblets
12 min
Contorni
25 min
Mom's Apple Pie
40 min
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