
3 hours
New Orleans: Hands-on Cajun Roux Cooking Class
Dive into Cajun and Creole cuisine in New Orleans. Learn to cook gumbo, etouffee, and bananas foster with professional techniques and local secrets.
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.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

3 hours
Dive into Cajun and Creole cuisine in New Orleans. Learn to cook gumbo, etouffee, and bananas foster with professional techniques and local secrets.

Guided tour · 5.5 hours
Experience the flavors of New Orleans on this engaging food walking tour followed by a cooking demonstration class. Learn about local cuisine, culture, and history as ...

Guided tour · 4 hours
Explore the rich culinary history of New Orleans on a tour that combines a cooking class with a French Quarter cocktail tour.
Tip: Books in small groups so reservations need 2 to 4 weeks lead time on weekends; weeknights have more space.
Address: 2220 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
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.
TipThe Great Chefs summer series brings James Beard winners through the kitchen; book several months ahead.
Casa Pelican Cooking School in New Orleans is the Algiers Point B&B and culinary studio on Pelican Avenue across the river, with hands-on Cajun and Creole.
TipTake the Algiers Ferry across the river; the class includes wine and a four-course dinner you cook.
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.
TipThe 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.
TipThe 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.
TipDaily 11:00 demo class includes lunch portions; cheapest formal class in the city and walks to the streetcar.