Chef Alyssa's Kitchen on Yancey Road in South End runs hands-on adult cooking classes plus kids' camps, team building and parent-and-child events. The menu spans Thai, comfort food, grilling and southwest.
Tip: Adult classes are 21+. The summer culinary and baking camps for kids book out in March; sign up to the mailing list for early access.
Johnson and Wales Charlotte's Kitchen Academy on West Trade is the chef-led recreational cooking school, with hands-on classes from knife skills to world.
Tip: Schedules post in August and December for September-May runs. Custom classes open in Spring 2026.