Langlois: Culinary Crossroads is a cooking class in New Orleans.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The class includes the dinner you cook; pair with a bottle of wine, the school doesn't have a corkage policy.
Address: 1710 Pauger St, New Orleans, LA 70116
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.
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.
Tip: Take 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.
Tip: The demo classes are the cheaper and more entertaining option; hands-on classes run smaller and cost more.
