My friends and I decided to take a cooking demo class on one of our last days in NOLA. It was one of the best things we did on the entire trip. We were comfortably seated in a nice air-conditioned room and given our choice of beverages. The instructor was very knowledgeable and funny! He demonstrated how to make bread pudding (bananas foster style), jambalaya, and gumbo. We were able to enjoy very generous portions of everything. During all this, another lady was constantly refilling our drinks and making sure we had everything we needed. The instructor taught us how to cook everything and gave us so much fun historical trivia as well. My sister will be visiting NOLA in a few weeks with her friends and I plan on putting this on her "Must-do" list.

I honestly cannot believe I haven't taken one of these classes on a previous visit. Chef was fantastic, and offers some history of the city and evolution of cooking. No matter the menu while you're visiting, just sign up and take the class. It is entirely worth the time and the food is fantastic!

We liked the experience so much we went twice. The teachers were very knowledgeable and made the demo classes fun and entertaining. I learned a lot about Louisiana cooking. The food was delicious. Even though it wasn't hands on, I feel like I could make the dishes and I will. My favorite was the red beans and rice.