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.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The demo classes are the cheaper and more entertaining option; hands-on classes run smaller and cost more.
Address: 524 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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.
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.
