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— North Carolina Culinary Vacations —
Choose one of our Pre-Packaged Vacations to North Carolina
Asheville Culinary Getaway & Biltmore Tour
Asheville is truly a destination for food, art and history lovers and anyone who appreciates the grandeur of a mountain setting. This culinary getaway centers on the Biltmore Village and includes a gourmet chef's table dinner, tour of the grandiose Biltmore Estate and special reserve wine tasting.
Location: Asheville
Savory Carolina Comfort
Get away for a gourmet experience in a rural setting with the feel of a European village. Stay in luxurious accommodations and unearth your culinary skills with a private cooking course from the chef of five-star restaurant, rated one of the top 50 in the country.
Location: Fearrington
— North Carolina Cooking Schools —
Cooking UptownTM is a specialty retail cookware store providing the best products and unique services for cooks to expand their culinary passion. Our cooking classes offer hands-on opportunities to learn new skills or build upon your existing expertise.
Location: Charlotte
A Southern Season
Chapel Hill - 919-929-7133
Culinary lessons at A Southern Season provides an epicurean education dished up with a heaping serving of expertise and style. Learn from regional notables and internationally renowned celebrity chefs as they share secrets, techniques and recipes in a cooking classroom that redefines the concept.
C’est si Bon Cooking School
Chapel Hill - 919-942-6550
Whether you have just retired from a stressful executive position, are getting married, or are a 10-year-old who watches Alton brown on the food network, we are interested in you being the star, not us…
Capri Flavors
Morrisville - 919-542-2121
Titina, a celebrated chef in her native Capri and author of two wonderful authentic Italian cookbooks, brings her unique culinary talents to Morrisville, North Carolina. Cooking classes are conducted three times weekly in her expansive, professionally equipped, modern kitchen.
Chef in Motion
Asheville - 828-350-8999
Come and enjoy our love of cooking. Watch it all come together while learning some of the industry’s trade secrets. You’ll learn new recipes that you can take back to your own kitchen, while enjoying the fruits of your labor along the way.
Chef Mario’s
Raleigh - 919-781-4141
Forget all you know about cooking classes and welcome to our version of “Hell’s Kitchen.” There will be mistakes, there may be tears, and you will eat what you cook.
Chez Bay Gourmet
Durham - 919-477-7878
Chez Bay Gourmet Cooking School has pioneered culinary education in the Greater Research Triangle are of North Carolina. Since its inception, Chez Bay Gourmet has conducted over 1,000 cooking classes.
Culinary Concepts
Charlotte - 704-567-7000
Whatever your culinary heart desires, Chef Robert will create a class to suit you. Grab a couple of friends, decide what you'd like to learn to cook, and let Chef Robert do the rest!
Discover Italian
Asheville - 828-658-8928
Wally Maria Mazzucco cooking classes in her home in Weaverville reflect her Northern Italian heritage, bringing together her family's traditional dishes and her own updated versions. In her classes she passes along what real Italian food is about, recipes, hands-on instructions, variations for diet requirements, shopping tips and Italian table customs, and at the end a sumptuous sit-down dinner.
Fearrington House Cooking School
Pittsboro - 919-542-2121
Explore your culinary talents with one of our hands-on cooking classes at The Fearrington House. Executive Chef Graham Fox shares his culinary knowledge on topics including cooking with herbs, meats, soups and stocks.
Fuquay Mineral Spring Inn & Garden
Fuquay-Varina - 919-552-3782
Food is more than just a way to power our bodies, it is a way to show love and respect for those special to us. Come and share Chef Warren Slate’s love of food at the Fuquay Mineral Spring Inn for a unique culinary experience.
Gourmand Guru Group
Little Rock - 501-353-8378
G3 offers culinary classes through local programs and in-home classes.These classes are filled with interactive ways to learn about a wide range of culinary techniques and ethnic foods.Chef Leonardis is also available to bring the restaurant into your home.Call G3 for your next dinner party or event!
Lenore’s Natural Cuisine
Weaverville - 828-645-1412
When you take a class at Lenore’s, you will learn how to prepare traditional and fermented foods, grains and conscious protein choices. Recognize how foods affect your moods, appeal to the senses and how to use them to achieve greater balance.
Lizzitudes, Personal Chef Service
Winston Salem - 336-978-0124
Want something different to do at your next get together? Why not have fun and learn at the same time with an informal cooking class party? We'll gather in your kitchen with 5-10 of your friends and learn some tips and recipes for making dinnertime easy and exciting!
Log Cabin Cooking & Music
Asheville - 828-298-2270
You’ll think you’re in granny’s kitchen as you tie on a vintage feed-sack apron and bake up pies, biscuits, garden veggies, and more using retro kitchen gadgets, mixers, bowls, and a 1928 Home Comfort wood cook stove.
Madelyn’s in the Grove
Union Grove - 800-948-4473
Come join the fun. Experience Madelyn's expert skills, knowledgeable hints and tasty treats at her “Cooking in the Grove” cooking classes. Classes include instruction, food tastings and a gift.
Monkey Beans
Raleigh - 919-846-3544
Cooking classes are a great way to spend time with family and friends, while learning skills that will dazzle your guests. We also offer private classes for parties and corporate events.
My Cooking Party
New York City - 888-435-CHEF
NYC Loft Classes are uniquely designed for both the experienced and the novice cook. Chefs lead you through a Hands-On Lesson before you sit down to enjoy the delicious meal you’ve prepared. Complimentary Wine, Hors D’oeuvres and Music turn your average cooking lesson, into a hip and energetic Cooking Party.
Nana’s
Durham - 919-493-8545
Once a month, Scott Howell will do a cooking class at Nana’s. The classes will be a mix of instructional lecture and hands-on participation. At the end of each class, we’ll sit down to enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Oak Ridge Bed & Breakfast
Oak Ridge - 336-643-9600
This year we will host a visiting chefs program. Cooking classes will vary depending on the specialty and interest of the visiting chef. Check dates at our website for upcoming events.
Outer Banks Epicurean
Southern Shores - 252-305-0952
Cookin' Outer Banks Style will feature cooking tips, techniques and tastes of the Outer Banks. Learn how to prepare local watermen's freshest catches. Classes emphasize the Slow Food philosophy and use the best seasonal, local produce.
Premiere Catering & Entertainment
Raleigh - 919-388-9875
My cooking classes are about eating in a healthy way and enjoying yourself in the kitchen. Pure and simple, I love to cook. I love the flavors and gifts of natural ingredients, and the magical experience of tastes created when they are combined in innovative and imaginative ways.
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte - 704-337-2537
Our popular cooking classes are taught in a fun and relaxed atmosphere and you will come away with great ideas and recipes for your own special meals and parties. Generous food samples are also served.
Reid’s Fine Food
Charlotte - 704-377-1312
Saturday classes take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sunday classes from 1 to 4 p.m. All Demonstration Classes are $35, Hands-On Classes are $90, unless otherwise noted. We look forward to seeing you at one of this summer’s Cooking Classes soon.
Rocky Top Hospitality
Raleigh - 919-829-3771
Attend one of our popular cooking classes and get in touch with your inner chef. Each class will center around a themed menu. You’ll watch one of our executive chefs prepare it as you observe and take notes on how to make it yourself at home.
Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium
Brandon - 813-653-2418
Learn to cook or expand your culinary expertise with cooking classes at Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium. Our innovative curriculum offers hands-on, demonstration, and skill building type classes that are ideal for all talent levels. Our Retail Kitchen Store stocks 18,000+ kitchen items. Your Culinary Adventures start at the Rolling Pin!
Swannanoa School of Culinary Arts
Asheville - 828-771-3018
The Swannanoa School of Culinary Arts offers week-long hands-on immersion in a variety of culinary experiences designed to awaken and broaden the palate, and lead you closer to the source of the food you prepare.
The Irregardless Café
Raleigh - 919-833-8898
An Intimate Evening Cooking with Chef Arthur. Join Arthur Gordon in the Irregardless kitchen and experience the Irregardless philosophy, learn cooking techniques and be nourished in many ways.
The Ivy Bed & Breakfast
Warrenton - 252-257-9300
Learn the secrets of making successful dishes of Traditional Southern or Cajun Cuisine. Learn to Deep Fry a Turkey, make Gumbo, Jambalaya, Creole Red Beans and Rice, and Shrimp Creole.
The Tiny Chef
Charlotte - 704-241-1944
The Tiny Chef specializes in private dinners, cooking classes, and chef demonstrations in the comfort of your own home! Please call 704-241-1944 if you would like more detail on our programs, or wish to receive a quote.
Thyme2Dine
Morrisville - 802-888-2946
Don't know how to cook? No Problem! I will design a lesson plan based on your personal cooking interests then plan your special menu and a shopping list. I'll bring the groceries and equipment necessary to teach you how to cook in the comfort and privacy of your own home.
