Whether your resolution is to cook more at home or to learn a new hobby, there’s no better time like the beginning of the year to try something new. This list of Nashville cooking classes ranges from basic to specialized, and focuses on skills you can replicate at home.
🍫 Candy Bars
Some people wouldn’t consider learning to make a candy bar an essential cooking skill. We respectfully disagree. And if you’re going to make one, it should be Nashville’s own, legendary Goo Goo Cluster. The Goo Goo Cluster flagship store offers A Taste of Goo Goo workshops many times each week out of their downtown kitchen. The one-hour classes are appropriate for kids and adults, unless otherwise specified (they do offer some alcohol + chocolate classes!).
🥖 Bread 101
Since Perenn Bakery opened in Nashville last year, it has become a carb-lover’s favorite. Its Bread 101 class is designed as an intimate, dinner-party-style experience for 15 people. It’s an investment at $275 per person, but you’ll get a 3.5-hour hands-on, deep dive into sourdough, led by Perenn co-owner Tyler O’Laskey. Classes take place at the bakery’s Berry Hill location. You’ll take home a 5-pound bag of Perenn’s in-house milled flour, so you have no excuse not to practice.
🍸 Brunch Cocktails
Once you have the bread and chocolate under control, you could make brunch for your friends and family. And a 90-minute brunch cocktail class from Liquor Lab for $65 will help you create the perfect drinks to pair with your meal. Liquor Lab has several other cocktail classes regularly on the schedule.
🍽️ Dinner Parties
Want to expand your repertoire? Dabble Tours & Events offers private cooking classes with a variety of menus for groups of 10 people or larger. Options include pizza making, pimento cheese crostinis, quiche and cheese, and charcuterie board construction. Prices vary by class, but range from $65-$90 per person.
