Well Done Cooking Classes in Houston is the Spring Branch hands-on cooking school on Long Point Road, with themed classes (Italian, Mexican, French) and a 12-to-18-person studio kitchen.
Tip: Book on the website. The Italian pasta hands-on is the popular intro. Couples' Date Night classes book up two weeks ahead.
Address: 8207 Long Point Rd, Houston, TX 77055
Sur La Table at River Oaks Shopping Center in Houston is the West Gray cookware-store cooking school, with knife skills, baking and regional-cuisine classes in a stocked kitchen.
Tip: Take the knife skills class first. The classes include a wine pour, ingredients and recipe handouts to take home.
Central Market Cooking School in Houston is the Westheimer grocer's in-house cooking school on the second floor, with hands-on and demo classes covering Texas, Asian and French menus.
Tip: Demo classes are more accessible than hands-on. The wine-pairing dinners are the best-value evenings; reserve a month ahead.
