Schools of Cooking for Kids – Southeast U.S.

Cooking for Kids in the Southeast U.S.

Cooking for kids is fun!  It is a great skill to learn to develop confidence in the kitchen and learn how to use their resources.  Consequently, this can be great for learning how to cook while saving money with less reliance on eating out at restaurants.  That said, here are the locations in this guide.

1. Louisiana

2. Mississippi

3. Alabama

4. Georgia

5. Florida

6. North Carolina

7. South Carolina

8. Tennessee

9. Arkansas

Taking a cooking class can be a great way to introduce them to the world of cooking while also having fun.  Incidentally, if you aren’t convinced yet, here are 10 reasons why kids should take cooking classes.

When I started the research for this article, I didn’t realize how many culinary schools had classes that are geared toward kids in the Southeast.  I am excited to find 50+ cooking class locations that have a youth program.

In this article, we’ve compiled a list of cooking schools in the Southeast U.S. that offer classes, camps, and parties for kids. Whether you’re in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, South Carolina, North Carolina, or Tennessee, there’s a cooking school near you!

Cooking for Kids – Louisiana:

• Southern Food and Beverage Museum – Kids in the Kitchen: offers hands-on cooking classes for ages 7-11.
• Culinary Kids – provides cooking classes, summer camps, and birthday parties for ages 5-17.
• Young Chefs Academy of Baton Rouge – offers weekly classes, birthday parties, and camps for ages 4-14.
• Acorn NOLA – hosts cooking classes, birthday parties, and summer camps for ages 7-17.

Kids Cooking Classes – Mississippi:

• Chef Danie Cooks – offers youth cooking classes and birthday parties.
• The Everyday Gourmet – provides cooking classes for ages 6-13.
• The Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center – Kids Kitchen Classics: offers cooking classes for ages 7-12.

Youth Cooking Classes –  Alabama:

• Itty Bitty Bakers – hosts cooking classes and parties for ages 2-12.
• Publix Aprons Cooking School – provides cooking classes and camps for youth of all ages.
• Wildflowers and Fresh Food – offers cooking classes and camps for ages 8-16.
• The Cookery Project – provides cooking classes for ages 5-18.

Cooking for Children – Georgia:

• Young Chefs Academy of Marietta – offers cooking classes, birthday parties, and camps for ages 4-14.
• Flour Power Studios – provides cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 3-17 in Alpharetta, Fort Mill, Columbia, and Rea Farms.
• Chef’s Pantry – offers cooking classes and camps for ages 5-18.
• VegeCooking – provides cooking classes for ages 5-12.
• Kids R Chefs – offers cooking classes and parties for ages 5-12.
• Publix Aprons Cooking School – provides cooking classes and camps for of all ages.

Cooking Classes Kids – Florida:

• Young Chefs Academy of Seminole – provides cooking classes, birthday parties, and camps for ages 4-14.
• Taste Buds Kitchen – offers cooking classes and camps for ages 2-17 in Miami-West.
• Kids Cooking Connection – provides cooking classes and camps for ages 5-14.
• Chef Alice Cooking – offers cooking classes for ages 4-17.
• What’s Cooking? – provides cooking classes and camps for ages 3-15 in Lakeland.
• The Real Food Academy – offers cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 4-17.
• U Can Cook Celebration – provides cooking classes and camps for ages 5-14.
• Jax Cooking Studio – offers cooking classes and camps for ages 6-17.
• Publix Aprons Cooking School – provides cooking classes and camps for youth of all ages.

Kids Cooking Classes – Arkansas:

• Young Chefs Academy of Rogers – provides cooking classes, birthday parties, and camps for ages 4-14.
• Kids Cook Arkansas – offers cooking classes for ages 4-18.
• Cooking in Bloom – provides cooking classes for ages 6-14.

Cooking for Youth and Teens – South Carolina:

• Flour Power Studios – offers cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 3-17 in Columbia, Fort Mill, and Rea Farms.
• Plate 108 – provides cooking classes for ages 8-15.
• Bakers Buzzin – offers cooking classes for ages 6-12.
• Young Chefs Academy Charleston– provides cooking classes, birthday parties, and camps for ages 4-14.
• The Foodie School – offers parties for youth ages 6-18.

Kids Cooking Classes – Tennessee

• The Curious Kitchen – offers cooking classes for children in Brentwood.
• The Cutting Edge Classroom – cooking classes for youth in Shelbyville.
• Sweet and Savory Classroom offers summer cooking camps for kids in Knoxville.
• Flour Power Studios –  offers cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 3-17 in Nashville and Knoxville.
• Eat the Art Please – kids cooking classes with a focus on artistic presentation in Nashville.
• Wildflowers and Fresh Food – cooking classes for youth in Chattanooga.

Cooking Classes Kids – North Carolina

• • Flour Power North Hills – offers cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 3-17 in North Hills.
  • Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen – provides cooking classes for kids and teens in Charlotte.
  • Flour Power Studios – offers cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 3-17 in Cary.
  • Wynton’s World Cooking School – cooking classes for youth in Apex.
  • Flour Power Studios  provides cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 3-17 Raleigh.
  • C’est si Bon! – cooking classes for kid chefs in Chapel Hill.
  • Flour Power Studios – offers cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 3-17 in Holly Springs.
  • Culinary U Triad – cooking lessons and classes for children in Greensboro.
  • Sur La Table (Various locations)- offers kids and teens cooking series.
  • Flour Power Studios  -offers cooking classes, camps, and parties for ages 3-17 in Fort Mill.

Types of Classes

The classes that are geared toward cooking for kids are mainly in-person classes. However, there are many virtual options as well. But let’s face it, an in person experience can provide a lot of value.

Many cooking schools offer cooking classes, cooking camps for summer and holidays, and birthday parties. As a previous owner of a school of culinary entertainment center for kids, I have to say that kids gain so many unique experiences with all cooking exposure. In addition, they learn that cooking can be fun and make friends along the way.

Consequently, if you enjoyed this article but you wish your state was listed, please comment below, so we can know our readers are looking for more of these. 

Finally, we just want to clarify that Cooking Party Mom is not a representative of these linked cooking schools for kids.  Cooking Party Mom does have an affiliate link for Sur La Table but it is not linked to this blog article.  We also have not taken classes in person at these facilities and do not know the condition or the products sold including education knowledge.  Subsequently, we highly recommend that you do the research in reading reviews and contact the facilities that you are interested in attending.