City Editor Kyle here 👋. The only thing I love more than eating pizza? Making it. I took a hands-on pizza-making class at Greenville Tech’s Truist Culinary & Hospitality Innovation Center (CHI), where we got our hands dirty, learned a lot, and feasted on our creations.

Read on to see how the class went + to learn how you can Try This yourself.

These ingredients + some magic = mouthwatering pizza. | GIF by GVLtoday

What we tried (with pricing):

Perfecting our sauces. | Photo by the GVLtoday team

I joined nine classmates for a three-hour class in CHI’s commercial kitchen. We each received an apron and a course packet with recipes + ingredients to make dough and sauce. Different spices and toppings were at our disposal to personalize our two Neapolitan pizzas and one additional style ‘za (Sicilian or Detroit) — all to be cooked in CHI’s woodfire ovens — and, of course, to be eaten afterward.

Hands-on classes like this are $89, and demonstrations + tastings are $39.

They call this “The Steering Wheel.” | GIF by GVLtoday

What not to miss:

All of Chef Jay’s steps were shown on a TV screen as well. | Photo by the GVLtoday team

Our course instructor, Chef Jay, is an experienced culinary educator. He thoroughly walked us through each step of the pizza-making process and explained different techniques + best practices, like what flours yield different types of crust andhow to spot overworked dough.

He even had a dad joke or two to keep the class laughing. You could say Chef Jay had a-pizza all our hearts.

The more cheese, the merrier. | GIF by GVLtoday

What we’re still talking about:

Grade A student in pizza. | Photo by the GVLtoday team

Did you know that when you sign up for a cooking class at CHI, you’re officially enrolled as a Greenville Tech continuing education student? Once you wrap your class, you’ll receive a certificate of completion showing fulfillment of continuing education hours. I now have .3 CE credits and pizza leftovers for days.

How you can experience this:

Check out CHI’s class schedules and sign up for a class. Up next?

Hands-On:

CHI Cuisines: Southern Table — News Year's Dinner on Fri., Dec. 2

Demonstration + Tasting:

Bakeshop 201: Beyond the Basics — Yule Log on Thurs., Dec. 1
CHI Favorites: Holiday Traditions on Thurs., Dec. 8

Things to know if you go:

Experience: Take a culinary course at Greenville Tech
Price: $39-89
Website: https://chigreenville.com/recreational-classes.html
Address: 556 Perry Ave., Ste. B114, Greenville, SC 29611
Hours: Hours vary by class
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