Hear What our Students Have to Say About their Culinary Experience!
This is a Must Do Thing When Visiting New Orleans!
“This is a must do thing when visitng New Orleans! You get to sit in a air conditioned room and get served with ice tea, beer or water. The Chef is definitely the star of the show and Wow! Did he put on a show! He made Gumbo, Jambalaya and Prailines. It was very easy to follow what he was doing and the food…I mean Wow! It was so good and the portions were generous and you can even get seconds. You will be entertained and you will be fed very well! Highly recommend it!”
The Whole Experience Was Fun and Engaging
“This place is awesome!! Instructor Tom was so pleasant and helpful. I came here with my work group for a corporate event. We learned how to make: Shrimp Remoulade, Jambalaya, Gumbo, Banana foster crepes. It involved lots of hands on activities. We got to keep our recipes, and apron as our souvenirs. After cooking all the dishes we had a chance to sit down all together and enjoyed our lunch. All the staff are so nice and helpful. Definitely recommend this place. The whole experience was fun and engaging! – Paige, Canada”
A New Orleans Must!
“A New Orleans MUST. Especially as a couple it was nice to interact with others while visiting with good food and wine. My husband and I did the “hands on” cooking class. SO fun to cook local recipes, drink wine and eat the wonderful dinner we made with others and Chef Kevin. He is an entertaining and wonderful personality and true local. We got to keep our aprons and recipes and take the pralines! A memory we will always have! – Katie, Pennsylvania”
Loads of Fun-don’t Miss This!
“My 2 dear friends and I recently visited NOLA for a birthday celebration. Seeking out fun things to do we saw New Orleans School of Cooking listed on Trip Advisor and decided to try it. It turned out to be highlight of our trip!! Toya, our adorable and fun-loving chef, gave a great cooking demonstration of delicious foods that would be easy to cook at home and that we sampled. Would do this again in a heartbeat. Also, New Orleans School of Cooking has a great cooking supplies store with lots of gift and home cooking items. – Sandra, Illinois”
We Had a Great Time! And Had a Fantastic Meal
“We’ve discovered that taking classes while on vacation is a great way to have lasting memories. On our trip to New Orleans, we took a glass blowing class, and also decided to attend a cooking demonstration/class. Julie our instructor was great! Easy to understand. Didn’t rush through. Explained the why as well as the what. And the resulting food was fantastic! Oh, and a picture of beer magically appeared on our table! Who could ask for more”
If You Are a Foodie, This is the Way to Go!
“We had a great time learning to cook New Orleans style cuisine during our three hour hands-on lesson. The chef was fun and informative. Starting the class with beer or wine was an excellent way to get people in the mood. If you are a foodie looking for a fun way to experience new cuisine while traveling, this is the way to go! – Cheryl, California”
Very Fun!
“This was probably some of the best food of our trip, and learning how to cook it at the same time is even better! We did the demo in which the chef made corn and crab bisque, chicken etouffe, and pralines. Super yummy! I’m excited to try the recipes at home. Our class was rather small, which was great because more food! Everyone could go up for seconds. The chef answered all our questions and told some great stories along the way. We ended up buying the Joe’s seasoning and the garlic sauce which holy cow, is that stuff good! You must try it while you’re there. We had done 3 walking tours around the city throughout our trip, and the cooking school is a fun and different way to learn some more about NOLA history and it’s food. Definitely make time for this if you can!”
Ok, This Was Really Fun
“We took a hands-on cooking class with Chef Toya Boudy. She seemed to have almost as much fun teaching the eight of us as we had learning to make gumbo, barbecue shrimp and grits, bananas foster and pralines. I am a good amateur cook but learned some things in this class, including some really valuable information about how to make a perfect roux (which is the basis of SO much good food!) from blonde to very dark without burning it. I also enjoyed learning how she believes grits should be cooked and her method yielded excellent results which were better than my own.”
The Perfect Team Building Event
“Chef Kevin and his staff led us through the event with a small history lesson, then comedy, then FANTASTIC cooking. We had 5 teams that made gumbo, crawfish etouffee, spinach and artichoke mushrooms, veggie pasta and of course, bread pudding. The teams had a great time and the food was AWESOME! Each team competed with each other and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams won neat prizes which a New Orleans flair. We also had an open bar with New Orlean’s local “Abita” beer, which was a nice touch.I would HIGHLY recommend this event for business events or just a personal culinary adventure of cajun/creole cooking. It was the highlight of my trip to the Big Easy!”
Serious Fun and a Great Experience
“The best part of the course was the spontaneous and very funny running patter of Chef Kevin as each dish was prepared. I have been on a lot of tours and classes and most guides have a good presentation although it is often pre-scripted with the same joke time after time. Chef Kevin is a natural comedian and played off the people in the class in an improvisational way . It has been along time since I laughed that hard and had so much fun. He is a real star. One couple at our table had been to his presentations four times and told us the presentation was different each time. I know we will be back in NOLA again and i will be sure to book another class with Chef Kevin. Thank you Kevin and your excellent staff for our best experience in New Orleans
ps I just used your recipe handout and one of your cookbooks to host a NOLA themed dinner party and it was a roaring success.”
Great Experience
“This is a really fun thing to do when visiting New Orleans. I don’t particularly like to cook but I really enjoyed this. Tom was our chef. He not only showed us how to make each dish, but he gave us many history lessons on New Orleans and its people. The day we went he made gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and bananas Foster. As he finishes each dish, it is served to everybody. There was plenty, enough for anyone who wanted seconds. Everything was really tasty and we left feeling quite full, not needing to get lunch at all. The school is behind a really nice shop that sells all kinds of local spices, etc.”
Always a Stop When We Visit the French Quarter
“We did not get to attend a cooking demonstration although we could see into the room that the class was a full house. Some of the scents wafted into the gift shop and I really need to book us a class! Eclectic selection of spices, food items and nifty tools for cooking! Always a great place to pick up a few last minute gits items other than the usual t-shirt or mardi gras mask!”
Cooking Creole
“Today I had a wonderful experience at the New Orleans School of Cooking. I did the hands on class. There were only 10 in the class. We made pralines, gumbo, shrimp and grits, banana foster. Our instructor was Mark. He was wonderful. The class was a nice group of people. We all enjoyed the cooking and the food tasted delicious! Highlight of our trip to New Orleans.”