Casa Pelican Cooking School is a cooking class in New Orleans.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Take the Algiers Ferry across the river; the class includes wine and a four-course dinner you cook.
Address: 712 Pelican Ave, New Orleans, LA 70114
New Orleans School of Cooking on St Louis Street in the French Quarter is the canonical city demo school, with daily gumbo and jambalaya lessons.
Tip: The demo classes are the cheaper and more entertaining option; hands-on classes run smaller and cost more.
Langlois Culinary Crossroads in New Orleans is the Marigny hands-on cooking school on Pauger Street, with intimate dinner classes covering Creole etouffee.
Tip: The class includes the dinner you cook; pair with a bottle of wine, the school doesn't have a corkage policy.
Cookin' Cajun in New Orleans is the daily demo school inside Riverwalk Outlets on Poydras Street, with chef-led Cajun gumbo, jambalaya and pralines.
Tip: Daily 11:00 demo class includes lunch portions; cheapest formal class in the city and walks to the streetcar.
Mardi Gras School of Cooking in New Orleans runs hands-on Creole classics in a private kitchen near St Charles Avenue in the Lower Garden District.
Tip: Books in small groups so reservations need 2 to 4 weeks lead time on weekends; weeknights have more space.
The New Orleans Cooking Experience is the Esplanade Ridge cooking school on Bayou Road inside the House on Bayou Road B&B, with intimate classes from chefs.
Tip: The Great Chefs summer series brings James Beard winners through the kitchen; book several months ahead.
