New Orleans Demonstration Cooking Class with Meal

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10am Demo Thursday

2 Adults x $47.00

$94.00

Approx Total

$94.00

10am Demo Thursday: Corn & Crab Bisque, Shrimp Creole, Bananas Foster & Pralines

2pm Demo Thursday

2 Adults x $42.00

$84.00

Approx Total

$84.00

2pm Thursday: Gumbo, Jambalaya and Pralines

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Full Meal with a Generous Sampling of All Items Prepared
Coffee, Iced Tea, Water and One Local Beer
Receive a Diploma by Submitting Photos from Cooking Recipes at Home
Copy of Class Recipes
New Orleans Cooking Demonstration Class with a Fun & Knowledgable Chef

Dietary Restrictions: $5 fee payable on site for soup & entree substitutions for dietary restriction
Gratuities (15-20% recommended)

Overview

Take an entertaining and informative cooking class at the New Orleans School of Cooking! Located in a renovated molasses warehouse built in the early 1800s, this cooking class brings you to the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter. Learn the basics of Louisiana cooking from professional chefs and learn how to make classic New Orleans specialties such as gumbo, jambalaya and pralines. Enjoy the finished delectable dishes accompanied by complimentary beer, iced tea and coffee, and take the recipes home with you!

Meeting points

524 St. Louis St. New Orleans, LA 70130

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Food is considered one of the defining elements of Louisiana’s culture, and there's no better way to experience New Orleans than to taste it! During your New Orleans cooking demonstration class, embark on a sensory journey in the kitchen to discover Louisiana's rich tapestry of culinary influences -- French, Spanish, Native American, African and Indian -- as they blend into modern- day Cajun and Creole cuisine. Your cooking experts will demonstrate how to prepare classic New Orleans specialties such as gumbo, jambalaya and pralines, and will season them with history, trivia and tall tales. Learn the basics of Louisiana cooking and discover the array of spices used in this unique cuisine. Enjoy generous samplings of the demonstrated items, as well as complimentary coffee, iced tea and beer. At the end of the class, take home the recipes to show off your new skills to your friends and family!

Sample Menu

STARTER

Corn and Crab Bisque

MAIN

Gumbo

MAIN

Jambalaya

MAIN

Shrimp or Chicken Creole

MAIN

Crawfish Etoufee

DESSERT

Bread Pudding

DESSERT

Bananas Foster

DESSERT

Pralines

DESSERT

Pecan Pie

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Please note: This is a demonstration class only; there is no hands-on training
Dietary Restrictions: We can accomodate dietary restrictions. Please call our reservations line after booking. For a $5 up charge payable at check-in, you will receive our gumbo z'herbes (soup) and creole z'herbes (entree) as substituions, which are vegan, gluten-free and nut-free. Please note these meals are not demonstrated, but are discussed and you will receive a copy of them. Due to the nature of the class, we cannot make substituions to the recipes that are being prepared during the demonstration; based on your dietary restrictions maybe you can have the soup, but not the entree, you are welcome to do so. We ask that you inform the stewards upon check-in.

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund

February 06No refund

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Great experience

Published on Feb, 2025

Fantastic and well worth the cost. The food was delicious and Cindy's knowledge of the culture and history of creole and cajun food made this our favorite New Orleans experience.

Wonderful experience!

Published on Jan, 2025

We had a wonderful time. Harriet our chef made it very entertaining and educational at the same time. And the food that she prepared was great!

Amazing, wonderful, can't say enough good things!

Published on Jan, 2025

Michael was amazingly entertaining and shared a mountain of information about the history of Nola, we had such a great time while enjoying one of the best meals we had in the city! I highly recommend taking a cooking class here. Sadly, we enjoyed the event so much, we forgot to take pictures!

Great experience, food...

Published on Jan, 2025

Great experience, food was so delicious. Our chef, I’m sorry I don’t remember her name was very professional, interactive with the crowd and cooked some really good jambalaya, gumbo and pralines!

Food & fun! Plan to do it again.

Published on Jan, 2025

WOW. The experience was so much more than I expected. Rene (Chef/Presenter) provided more than you mix X with Y etc. He gave in depth explanation of why combining ingredients in a certain manner yields the results. Best was how to prevent okra from being slimy. Rene explained the origins & difference between Creole and Cajun. After preparing the gumbo & jambalaya, we got to taste test. So delicious. While we were chowing down, Rene started making the pralines & telling their history. Good food, good information and stories and good company. What more could you ask for?

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