Top Louisiana Cooking Classes

Enrich your visit to New Orleans with a half-day cooking class. Learn to prepare authentic Louisiana cuisine with a professional chef and a small group of like-minded foodies. After completing your lesson, sit down to enjoy the meal and receive a complimentary wine and local beer, a souvenir apron, and a collection of recipes included in the cost of the course.

New Orleans’ French Quarter is known for its amazing food, and this Cajun and Creole cooking class centered in the French Quarter provides you with the tips you need to be able to make three dishes in your own kitchen. This intimate, small-group experience means you get quality time with your group as you make gumbo, etouffee, and bananas foster all from scratch.

The Mardi Gras School of Cooking does small, intimate hands-on classes in the French Quarter. Classes are more like a dinner party with friends. Feel welcomed into our kitchens by the Chefs themselves. From the moment you arrive until you roll out the door our Chefs are friendly, personable and entertaining. Not to mention their culinary skills are impecable. Our minimum class size is 2 people. A solo traveler may join an already scheduled class. Call us to hear about the available classes.

The New Orleans Hard Rock Cafe brings classic cuisine to the Big Easy with a prix-fixe menu that highlights the city's musical heritage. Choose a 2- or 3-course menu with your preferred musical theme. No matter what meal you choose, your appetite will be quenched at this transcontinental cultural icon.

Watch a cooking demonstration at New Orleans Cooking school. Learn to make Louisiana favorites with recipes, locally brewed beer, refreshments, and enough food for lunch. A 3-hour walking food tour with Destination Kitchen, enjoy some of the most famous and most visited eateries in the quarter while learning about the history and culture of New Orleans! The 2-hour cooking class will take place after the food walking tour.

Bonjour! Growing up in Cajun Country (Lafayette, LA) my family has utilized the resources from the along the Vermilion and Atchafalaya Rivers' for over two centuries. The first recipe I ever learned was from my grandfather Autoine Leon which resulted in " Big Popoa" homemade buttermilk biscuits! Specializing in Creole cuisine I use the freshest Louisiana seafood and ingredients to create my spectacular dishes and never forget to throw in the "Holy Trinity". With mealtime being the focal point of my upbringing I have fond memories with family and friends of community, togetherness, and celebration. Hospitality and cooking are in my roots and I can't wait to share my family's southern dishes with you! All ingredients are locally sourced and you'll be served the freshest Louisiana seafood! Now come on down and Let's Eat!

Named by Imbibe Magazine as one of the 25 most Influential Cocktail Personalities of the last Century, Chris is the stuff bartending legends are made of, Chris and his wife Laura are founders of The Museum of the American Cocktail located in New Orleans, He is recognized as a global expert on the history and evolution of cocktails and American drink. He has presented at the Smithsonian, The American Museum of Natural History, The National Archives, and many other prestigious venues here in the U.S. and around the world. His Youtube series "New Orleans Best Cocktails" has become the gold standard for classic cocktail technique instruction, Inspiring a whole generation of bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts. Having spent 30 years studying his craft, he has developed his own method of teaching a unified theory of cocktails and drink making