Make your mouth happy! Enjoy fun, entertaining classes and learn the basics of Louisiana cooking. Creole/Cajun experts will teach the class New Orleans specialties like gumbo, jambalaya, shrimp Creole, and pralines.
Fun is the primary ingredient in this kitchen! The entertaining classes are located in a renovated molasses warehouse, built in the early 1800s, which also houses the Louisiana General Store. The basics of Louisiana cooking are taught in a fun and easy-to-remember manner. Creole/Cajun experts will teach the class New Orleans specialties like gumbo, jambalaya, shrimp Creole, and pralines. The recipes are seasoned with local history, tall tales, and trivia.
Sample menu:
10 AM
Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday:
Gumbo
Jambalaya
Bread Pudding
Pralines
Monday:
Red Beans and Rice
Corn Bread
Pecan Pie
Palines
Thursday:
Corn and Crab Bisque
Shrimp Creole
Bread Pudding
Pralines
Friday:
Shrimp and Artichoke Soup
Crawfish Etouffee
Bread Pudding
Pralines
2 PM
Wednesday:
Corn and Crab Bisque
Shrimp Creole
Pralines
Thursday:
Gumbo
Chicken Creole
Pralines
Friday:
Gumbo
Jambalaya
Pralines
Saturday:
Shrimp and Artichoke Soup
Crawfish Etouffee
Pralines

Inclusions :

• Cooking demonstration
• Recipes for demonstrated items
• Lunch
• Water, iced tea, and Abita bottled beer

Duration:
Approximately 2 hours and 30
Available:
Daily; classes are not offered on Easter, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day or Mardi Gras Day
Start time:
10 AM or 2 PM
Finish time:
Approximately 12:30 PM or 4 PM
Note:
Reservation confirmation is required. The Louisiana General Store sells and ships cookbooks and ingredients from the region, as well as a line of spices, mixes, sauces, candy, and snacks produced by the cooking school. Unique gifts, baskets, and other amenities are also available for purchase.