The 3 Best Cooking Classes in the USA

1.New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,000 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $43Our pick

Learn gumbo, jambalaya, and Creole classics at a lively New Orleans cooking class with generous tastings, drinks, recipes, and local stories.

“Fascinating to watch classic New Orleans dishes prepared right in front of us in real time by an experienced professional chef, with the chef describing the whole process step by step and sending us home with the recipes to try at home. We made a full and delicious meal out of generous portions of each of the four items that had been prepared, along with complimentary beverages. Chef Austin was absolutely terrific, sharing lots of stories, insights, jokes, and answering all of our questions along the way. He kept us entertained and very well fed as we learned. This class is an amazing value for the price. Highly recommended!”

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2.Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 948 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Explore Charleston through Lowcountry food, history, a chef-led walk, cooking demonstration, three-course lunch, wine pairings, and recipes to take home.

“This is the best experience you can do on your trip to Charleston. Chef was great, hilarious quips through the entire time. The food was amazing and your will learn so much from this tour! It was perfectly balanced amount of time and wondering as the food you got to endive in at the end. I would recommend this tour to anyone !!”

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3.Cajun and Creole Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 730 reviews · 2 hours - 150 minutes · from $40Best value

Watch a New Orleans chef prepare gumbo, jambalaya, and pralines, enjoy lunch and local drinks, then take recipes home for $40.

“Very pleasant and enjoyable! I enjoyed the history lesson as well as the food. Thank you so much!”

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