Chef's Collective in West Ashley Charleston runs hands-on cooking classes from a fully equipped teaching kitchen on Orleans Road. Local chefs rotate; classes vary week by week.
Tip: Private cooking lessons and team-building events available. Check the classes calendar on thechefscollective.com for current dates.
Address: 874 Orleans Rd Unit 2, Charleston, SC 29407
Charleston Culinary Tours runs the Charleston Kitchen Experience in a 19th-century French Quarter kitchen. Hands-on biscuits, pimento cheese, Huguenot torte; PM swaps in red rice and cornbread.
Tip: AM class is $75 with biscuits and torte; PM class is $95 with red rice and seasonal cobbler. Book on the operator's site.
Chef Bob Waggoner runs hands-on classes from a 1,600-square-foot show kitchen on Market Street in Charleston. Seasonal Lowcountry tasting menu cooked alongside the chef, then eaten as a dinner party.
Tip: Wine is included and the dishwashing is on Chef Bob. Book months ahead on chefbobwaggoner.com.
Callie's Hot Little Biscuit runs hands-on biscuit classes in North Charleston from the production bakery. The award-winning Buttermilk Biscuit recipe taught by the bakers who make them daily.
Tip: Classes run every other Saturday at 10:00 and 12:30. Take-home biscuit mix and jam included; minimum 5 students per class.
Carolina Cookery in Charleston runs hands-on Gullah-Geechee cooking classes from a James Island studio under chef Rashaunda Grant. Two-hour class, dishes rotate by season and market.
Tip: Classes run Thursday to Saturday. Note allergies at booking; Chef Grant adjusts each menu accordingly.
The Cooking Schools: Lowcountry runs hands-on classes from a Mount Pleasant studio on Highway 17 north of Charleston. Each class builds a family-style meal then sits the group down to eat together.
Tip: Children's rate is roughly $10 less per child for groups of 6 or more. Call (843) 494-1005 to confirm scheduling.
