Hands-on cooking classes in Rochester that teach you something you will actually make again at home.

Classes worth booking

Rochester Brainery - Cooking Classes ★ 4.3

Cooking School downtown

Rochester Brainery at 176 Anderson Ave runs rotating hands-on cooking classes for adults in the same building complex as Good Luck, covering cuisines from pasta to Thai to pastry techniques.

Directions

Wegmans Amore Cooking School ★ 4.1

Culinary School pittsford

Wegmans Amore Cooking School at the Monroe Ave Wegmans runs professional-quality instruction by Wegmans culinary staff, covering Italian, seafood, holiday baking, and knife-skills sessions.

Directions

New York Kitchen - Canandaigua ★ 4.4

Culinary Center and School pittsford

New York Kitchen in Canandaigua, 35 minutes from Rochester, is a state-backed culinary center combining hands-on cooking classes with a wine bar poured from Finger Lakes producers.

Directions

Restaurant Fiorella - Culinary Events ★ 4.2

Italian Cooking public-market

Restaurant Fiorella at the Rochester Public Market runs occasional hands-on pasta and Italian cooking events, led by the kitchen team in the historic market building.

Directions

Lento - Chef Table and Cooking Events ★ 4.3

Farm-to-Table Cooking nota

Lento on Goodman St occasionally runs chef-table dinners and hands-on events focused on local sourcing and seasonal cooking, run by the award-winning kitchen team in a Village Gate space.

Directions

Book cooking classes in Rochester

See all 20 bookable experiences in Rochester

← Back to Rochester food guide