Want to learn to cook? 10 classes that’ll make you feel like an expert, sorted by price
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Maybe you need to step up your cooking game to impress the person you’re cooking dinner for next week or maybe you need to step up your cooking game so you can finally stop avoiding the grocery store and, in turn, your refrigerator and actually use your stove for the first time. Here are nine places to start.
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The Secret Chocolatier
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What: Classes focusing on all things chocolate. Future classes haven’t been scheduled, but past classes include Technique: Truffle Making and The Twists & Turns that Lead to Delight. Keep up with the events calendar here.
Where: Locations vary
Price: Classes start at $17.50, but package pricing is available
Connect: Web
Sur La Table
What: Hands-on cooking classes on things like Thai Restaurant Favorites (10/25, 6:30 p.mm., $69), Thanksgiving 101 (10/27, 6:30 p.m., $33.96) and Fall Risotto Workshop (10/31, 6:30 p.m., $33.96). I went to one of Sur La Table’s cooking classes late last year and would recommend them to anyone. Beautiful kitchen, excellent equipment, better food. See the full class schedule here.
Where: Sur La Table, SouthPark Mall
Price: Classes start at $28.96
Connect: Web
Harper’s Restaurant Group Cooking Classes
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What: Chefs from Mimosa Grill, Upstream and Harper’s are all letting you in on their secrets to create delicious dishes. Upcoming classes include Tribute to Southern Chefs at Mimosa Grill (11/5, 10 a.m., $40) and Night of the Seven Fish at Upstream (12/10, 10 a.m., $40). See the full schedule through the rest of the year here.
Where: Mimosa Grill (327 South Tryon Street), Upstream (6902 Phillips Place), Harper’s Carolina Place (11059 Carolina Place Road)
Price: $30 at Harper’s, $40 at Upstream and Mimosa Grill
Connect: Web
Salud! Cooking School
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What: A mix of demonstration, hands-on and wine classes on the 3rd floor of the South Park Whole Foods. Each class includes recipes or a lecture packet as well as a serving of each recipe and a couple of drinks. Upcoming classes include Build More Skills: Intermediate Culinary Course (10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 11/28, 6 p.m., $200), Vegan Tricky Treats (10/26, 6:30 p.m., $45) and Snazzed-Up Sushi (11/2, 6 p.m., $60). See the full schedule here.
Where: Whole Foods, 6610 Fairview Road
Price: Classes start at $30
Connect: Web
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen
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What: Classes rotate, but with five different skill levels, there’s something for everyone. Upcoming classes include Cooking with Beer ft. Lenny Boy Brewery (10/21, 6:30 p.m., $65) and Wild Game Workshop (10/26, 6:30 p.m., $70).
Where: 2104 South Boulevard (inside Atherton Market)
Price: Classes start at $55
Connect: Web, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Charlotte Cooks
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What: In-depth, hands-on cooking classes focused on everything from Advanced French Cooking to Seafood 101. See the offerings here.
Where: CPCC Central Campus, 1201 Elizabeth Avenue
Price: Individual classes start at $68, but boot camps and themed packages can be purchased
Connect: Web
Cooking Classes with Heidi Billotto
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What: Hands-on classes in which students make four to five recipes in each session as well as wine chosen for each specific dish. Students will also receive a packet of recipes and coupons for locally-sourced products.
Price: Classes start at $75
Connect: Web, Facebook
Food Love
What: What might be the most personal class in Charlotte – an in-home session taught in your own kitchen with a menu that you’ve created. Each class takes 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Price: Classes start at $80 plus the cost of food
Connect: Web, Facebook
Chef’s Choice at Johnson & Wales University
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What: Hands-on baking, decorating and wine and spirits classes. Upcoming sessions include Emulsions 101 (10/29, 9 a.m., $115), Tour of the Middle East (12/10, 9 a.m., $150) and Level 3: WSET Advanced Award in Wine & Spirits (1/25/2017, 6 p.m., $1,350). Seats for the small classes (class size hovers around 12-16) sell out quickly, so act fast. See the full schedule for the Charlotte campus here.
Where: Johnson and Wales University, 801 West Trade Street
Price: Classes start at $85
Connect: Web
Cocoa Lab
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What: A hands-on class taught by the Ritz-Carlton’s award-winning chefs focused on all things chocolate and dessert. Upcoming classes include Halloween (10/29, 8:30 a.m.) and Thanksgiving Preparation (11/12, 8:30 a.m.)The class price includes complimentary parking, a recipe book and apron.
Where: The Cocoa Lab at the Ritz-Carlton, 201 East Trade Street
Price: $125
Connect: Web
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