Best Cooking Classes in Seattle

Focusing on a farm to table philosophy, Blue Ribbon is a Seattle-based company founded in 1995 with the goal of bringing the family back to the table with homemade meals meant to be enjoyed together. Classes focus on hands-on experience to further that aim, but they also offer larger classes for corporate team building and events, as weel as family-style catering services. Cooking classes typically last three hours and are hands-on and include appetizers on arrival and a selection of microbrews or Northwest wines and signature non-alcoholic beverages. Reservations are required and must be prepaid. They hold awards that include Best of Weddings in 2014, 2015, and 2016 by The Knot and the Loves Me Award in 2015 by Bride & Groom Seattle.

Combining her passion for wine and food, Diane’s Market Kitchen is owned and founded by Diane LaVonne and focuses on helping others create a balance for a life of well-being and health. The company was established in 2006 after her entire life changed and left her without a home, her children, her job, and her neighborhood. Opening the kitchen with donations from local dealers and manufacturers, the space is now an intimate and state-of-the-art “home kitchen” that is used to share Diane’s culinary skills and passion for cooking. Menus are based on in-season and locally fresh items from friends at the Pike Place Market.

Founded by Renee Press, a self-taught chef, Fire and Earth Kitchen specializes in bringing gluten-free and vegan cooking to life since 2011. Renee and her husband Nicholas focus on bringing her passion for creating vegan meals and simplified recipes during cooking classes and as a personal chef to the Seattle area. Both originally from the East Coast, Nick and Renee are also artists that love traveling the world and are inspired by international flavors based on their adventures abroad. Their recipes are developed with a broad range of people in mind that include seasoned chefs, newbies, people with food allergies, seasoned vegans, passionate meat eaters, and more. Classes can be held for public groups, private lessons, and for corporate client groups.

Honest to Goodness Personal Chef Services serves clients across Seattle and the surrounding areas. It provides individual and virtual cooking classes for clients wanting to learn how to cook, including simple techniques for preparing healthy food, such as plant-based alternatives, seafood, and instant pot recipes. It also has an in-home group cooking class for clients wanting to learn helpful cooking tips, ingredients, and techniques with their friends. Its chefs are also available to conduct group demonstrations for a company's health and wellness programs.

An in-home chef service, LesaCooks specializes in teaching cooking classes, cooking services for parties, and prepared meals, and regular meal services. A professionally trained chef, Lesa Sullivan specializes in blending international cuisine with Northwest seasonal cuisine and offers over 15 years of experience in the food industry as a culinary instructor and chef. She sources her food locally from farmers markets, producers that use sustainable practices, and Community Supported Agriculture subscriptions. Cooking classes vary widely in topic and are held in-home, at PCC Natural Markets, at another approved facility, and ChefShop.com.

Made famous for the French macarons classes, Paris Eastside is owned and founded by Muriel-Marguerite, a native of France that grew up in Paris. Originally established in Paris in 2003, the company is located in Seattle since 2009 and holds classes in Woodinville or Bellevue. Other classes include team building activities, elegant French fare, group classes, and private cooking classes, main courses, starters, and more.

Based in Seattle and founded in 2011, Seductive Specialty Foods Inc. is owned by Head Chef Traci Post and specializes in cooking lessons at Pike Place Market’s Atrium Kitchen, private dinner parties, catering, and personal chef services. Traci is well-known for her genuine passion for teaching and recently launched the Seductive Dinner Pop-Up at Pike Place Market’s Goodwin Library which explores the sensual side of individual recipes and the potential of artful presentation with simple preparation. They also own a growing line of specialty foods

A mobile company designed to come to each customer in the Seattle area, {thyme to Nourish} is a food cooking educator and chef services company. Founded by lead chef and instructor Rachel Duboff, the focus of each class is to bring joy and health into people’s lives through food. Rachel is trained in nutrition and culinary arts and is an instructor for PCC Cooks throughout the Puget Sound area. She is a member of the Personal Chefs Cooperative, the President of the Puget Sound Personal Chefs Association, and a member of Slow Food International.

An independent retailer that is also a venue for featured classes, Whisk offers classes taught by talented chefs with a diverse culinary background for cooks of all skill levels. Owned and operated by a husband and wife team, Ann and Don Perinchief, they focus on teaching all aspects of cooking and hosting with a hands-on approach for each student. Classes offered include topics that include soufflés, classic French desserts, winemaker dinners, pasta workshops, private classes, and more.