My sister lives in Raleigh and my mom and I want to get her some advanced cooking classes (I don't live in Raleigh, so other than online reviews, it's kind of hard to research this topic).

Anybody have any experience with anything like this in Raleigh?? My sister is a decent cook already. She's a great baker and can follow recipes pretty well (which would explain why she's so good at baking). But she's recently become pretty passionate (buying cookbooks, trying new recipes, etc.) in the kitchen and would just like to take that next step without having to actually sign up for culinary school.

11/11/2010 2:04:40 PM

http://www.waketech.edu

11/11/2010 2:18:31 PM

i know one person who has done them at a southern season (chapel hill). i don't know if they are considered "good" or "advanced" or not...but it looks kinda neat

http://www.southernseason.com/class/default.asp

11/11/2010 2:23:08 PM

At my old job in NC, we reported on a few of the local cooking programs. There are a few fun options:

Southern Season (my personal fav just due to accessibility/number of options/price): http://www.southernseason.com/class/default.asp

C'est Si Bon: http://www.cestsibon.net/

Fearrington House (a bit pricey, but their retreats are supposed to be pretty awesome): http://www.fearrington.com/house/cookingschool.asp

La Farm Bakery: http://www.lafarmbakery.com/custom.aspx?id=3


^ We're on the same wavelength. Southern Season makes for a decent gift. You can pair a cooking class gift certificate with a nice wine basket arrangement.

[Edited on November 11, 2010 at 2:29 PM. Reason : Forgot one]

11/11/2010 2:25:21 PM

I hadn't even thought of this, but this is brilliant and would be perfect for my sister as well.

11/11/2010 5:08:20 PM

I really want to do one of those La Farm Bakery lessons

I got my mom lessons here once and she really enjoyed it: http://www.capriflavors.com/

She used to be a catering chef so I'd say they were good for an advanced level person.

11/11/2010 5:14:38 PM

I did a sushi class at A Southern Season and it was pretty fun. The owner and executive chef of Waraji taught it. I feel like I learned a lot and had a good time.

11/14/2010 2:57:24 PM

^^Titina's class is lots of fun. It's better if you bring someone or even a whole group. You can cook as much or as little as you want, and people bring wine to share with the meal at the end.

11/14/2010 8:53:16 PM

ahh this looks cool. Is the price per group/couple or per person? Does everyone have like their own little stove in front of them with the ingredients on the side, or do you just watch the chef cook and talk and eat what he makes himself? It mentioned people bring their own wine, is that the usual, or just that one place?

11/14/2010 10:58:52 PM

^

11/24/2010 12:56:58 PM