Hands-on cooking classes in Durham that teach you something you will actually make again at home.

Classes worth booking

Il Laboratorio by Melina's Fresh Pasta ★ 4.4

Italian pasta-making: fettuccine, ravioli, gnocchi, tortellini, aranciniCooking classGroup: Up to 12$76-95

Hands-on Italian pasta-making classes from Melina's Fresh Pasta, run in a dedicated teaching kitchen on Guess Road. Sessions cover fettuccine and ravioli, gnocchi, tortellini, Sicilian specialties (arancini and cannoli), tiramisu and a regional Passport to Italy series. Two hours, booked via Eventbrite.

Durham Tech Culinary Arts ★ 4.0

Professional culinary foundations, baking principles, food safety certificationCooking classGroup: Up to 20$70-860

Durham Tech's continuing education culinary programme runs from the American Tobacco Campus, offering a food safety and sanitation certification at $70, a Principles of Baking course and a 128-hour Principles of Culinary programme. The shorter sanitation class runs Monday evenings and Saturday mornings.

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