For You Fest

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2026 For You Fest Culinary Workshops

All Ages
at Great Park
8000 Great Park Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618
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The Culinary Workshops are an add-on to your GA, Pit Viewing, VIP or Besties Ticket to unlock an interactive culinary experience with your favorite chefs and food creators. Follow along as you re-create delicious recipes, learn new techniques and enjoy your finished dish or drink. Your Workshop Add-On includes:

  • One reserved seat and culinary station at the selected workshop.
  • Hands-on instruction from leading chefs and culinary creators.
  • All ingredients and workshop materials provided.
  • Live Q&A and expert cooking tips.
  • Enjoy your finished creation and take home recipes, specialty ingredients or custom keepsakes depending on your selected workshop.

Workshop offerings and take-home items vary by session. Please review each individual workshop description for specific details. This add-on does not include a festival ticket! You must also purchase a festival admission ticket to attend a Workshop.

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Susi Vidal: Fresh Pesto Workshop - SATURDAY 1-1:45 PM

Call us crazy, but we’ve never liked store bought pesto. Skip the jar—you're making pesto from scratch. Join Susi Vidal for a hands-on workshop inspired by her viral pesto moment and learn how to create fresh, flavorful pesto at home, then enjoy it with delicious pairings.

  • Step-by-step fresh pesto demonstration
  • Hands-on pesto making with your own ingredients 
  • Tips for balancing flavor and creating the perfect texture
  • Live Q&A with Susi
  • Enjoy your pesto with curated snacks and/or fresh pasta salad
$125.00
Hrna Eatz: Guacamole & Agua Fresca - SATURDAY 2:45-3:30 PM

Cook along with your favorite First Gen Mexican American Baddie in this hands-on culinary workshop celebrating fresh flavors and family traditions. Learn how to make authentic guacamole using a traditional molcajete, then blend a refreshing agua fresca that's perfect for sipping alongside your creation.

  • Step-by-step guacamole demonstration using a traditional molcajete
  • Learn how to make a fresh, viral-worthy agua fresca
  • Tips for balancing flavors and using authentic ingredients
  • Live Q&A with your host
  • Enjoy your handmade guacamole with tortilla chips and your freshly blended agua fresca

C'mon Babe! Come hungry and ready to cook, sip and snack.

$125.00
Chef K: Ube Rice Pudding Workshop - SATURDAY 4:30-5:15 PM

Create a creamy, vibrant ube rice pudding alongside Chef K in this interactive culinary workshop. Learn all about this Filipino foundational ingredient and ube’s versatility as well as techniques for balancing flavor and texture while building a delicious dessert.

  • Step-by-step cooking demonstration from Chef K
  • Hands-on layering of flavors for Ube Rice Pudding
  • Live Q&A with Chef K
  • Enjoy your finished dessert and take home the recipe

 

$125.00
Halle Burns: Onigirazu Workshop - SUNDAY 1-1:45 PM

Learn how to make colorful, flavor-packed Japanese sushi sandwiches with Halle Burns in this hands-on culinary workshop. Follow along step-by-step as you create your own vegan Onigirazu while picking up techniques you can recreate at home.

  • Guided Onigirazu demonstration and hands-on assembly
  • Learn tips for layering, wrapping and presentation
  • Live Q&A with Halle
  • Enjoy your handmade sushi sandwich during the workshop

 

$125.00
Carissa Stanton: Butter Boards & Finishing Salt Workshop- SUNDAY 2:45-3:30 PM

Learn the art of effortless entertaining with Carissa Stanton in this hands-on culinary workshop, from building a beautiful Butter Board by elevating everyday ingredients to take for holiday hosting to the next level.

Discover how to style a beautiful Butter Board and create a custom finishing salt blends and unique garnishes that are perfect for gifting or your own kitchen.

  • Guided Butter Board styling demonstration
  • Hands-on custom finishing salt blending
  • Holiday hosting tips, recipe ideas and entertaining inspiration
  • Live Q&A with Carissa
  • Take home your personalized finishing salt blend and recipe card
$125.00
Faith Boyer: Date Samoas Workshop - SUNDAY 4:30-5:15 PM

Reimagine a childhood favorite with Faith Boyer in this hands-on culinary workshop. Learn how to make her gluten-free and dairy-free Date Samoas from scratch as you mix, shape and assemble this nostalgic no-bake treat that's perfect for holiday gatherings and cookie swaps.

  • Step-by-step demonstration of Faith's Date Samoas recipe
  • Hands-on mixing, shaping and assembling your own treats
  • Tips for creating delicious gluten-free and dairy-free desserts
  • Live Q&A with Faith
  • Enjoy your finished treats and take home the recipe to recreate them at home 
$125.00
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