New Orleans School of Cooking Tours

Highly recommended! The instruction was excellent and informative The service was professional and courteous

The Chef was wonderful humorous, and answered all our questions. The food tasted wonderful and we were able to even have seconds.

Great experience. Great date night activity. Not only learned about the food we made and how to cook it, but learned a lot about New Orleans history and culture. Chef Lynn was a great host and teacher.

Cooking experience was awesome

It was awesome! Lynn was a great chef and she was very knowledgeable about what she was cooking and the history behind it.

I live in the French Quarter and anytime company comes we do this experience! I’ve had 4 different chefs and they each bring a different feel, take and outlook on the cooking and history here and their technique. It’s a fun, yummy, educational and great experience! You cannot go wrong with this! Great price too!!

If you are looking for a fun way to connect with food, DO THIS!!! We went to the evening hands on demonstration and were there for 3 hours and it was amazing. Chef Austin was not only knowledgeable but he was funny and engaging and we can’t wait for more of our family members to do this! We are locals (anlmost everyone else were tourists) but the size of the class was perfect and everyone was so nice. The meal and wine were DELICIOUS!!! You won’t be disappointed! My daughter in law gifted this and it was the PERFECT gift for Christmas, birthday, etc.

The class was great. Chef Erick did a good job. We have done quite a few similar classes and this was as good or better than any others. The meal that we prepared was fantastic- can’t wait to get home and try the recipes.

We had an amazing time. Chef Tom is amazing!!! We are going home to make this amazing food so we can get our diploma!

This was my second time at the N.O. School of Cooking. Very informative, so friendly, and the demonstration by Philippe was just wonderful. The food was amazing. I'll be back for another one!

Chef Eric was humorous, personal, and informative. There were 6 of us in this class. We made bbq shrimp with cheese grits, chicken and andouille gumbo, and banana foster with crepes and fire and ice cream. Lots of fun with chef, the cleanup staff, and other participants. Total time was over three hours to prep and cook the entrees, then eat our efforts, cook the banana foster and crepes. The chef provided the ice cream, rum and fire. All 6 of us had an enjoyable time. My wife and are including another class there when we return to New Orleans.

Enjoyed this demonstration class today. Our chef is brand new to the Cooking school but clearly a very experienced chef. Once he gets used to this new gig some of the kinks will be worked out and the class will be a bit better. Still enjoyed it a lot and the food was remarkable and plentiful. We all left very full! Highly recommend this class for the history of what is New Orleans cooking and a chance to taste some food and pick the brain of a foodie local. All of the staff were amazing as well.

Chef Lynn made the experience educational and fun. She provided great history while cooking delicous food! She has a wonderful sense of humor and made everyone feel welcome!

It was a great experience. We learned a lot about New Orleans history while eating delicious food... I kid you not!

I thought I submitted this review long ago but I guess I didn't! Couldn't pass up the opportunity to share the positive experience from our cooking demo in August 2025. The food was delicious and the instructor was fantastic! You can shop in the store before or after the class to pick up items that will give your meals that authentic NOLA flavor. We received the recipes and, if/when you try them at home, send an email to receive an official certificate. We left full and happy!

We took the Hands-On: Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Gulf Fish with Brown Butter Amandine, Gulf Crab, served with Pecan Rice. Bananas foster with chef Renee. The chef was engaging, sharing local history related to each dish and fun personal stories. He divided his time between each group and facilitated our getting to know everyone. We had fun and learned a lot both about how to best prepare each dish and local restaurants to try and sites to see. Most important: our dinner tasted amazing and we have the recipes and tips to replicate it at home.