13 schools · Updated November 2026
We list 13 places in and around Baltimore that teach cooking to the public. The classes you'll find most often are Italian, knife skills and sushi.
Of those, 8 host private parties, 7 teach kids and 3 run date-night classes.
A typical class costs $73 to $110 a person, going by the schools that publish prices.
The list is ordered by our quality score, so Culinary Craft Workshop sits near the top with 4.9 stars from 423 Google reviews.
Ordered by our quality score. Ratings are from Google, with the review count beside each one.
Cooking school · Catonsville, MD
BYOB cooking school in downtown Catonsville with a deep lineup of parent and child classes
Chef’s studio · Columbia, MD
A chef's townhouse kitchen in Columbia with six-course private classes for up to six
Cooking school · Baltimore
BYOB hands-on classes in a Canton waterfront kitchen, strong on pasta and date nights
Chef’s studio · Baltimore
Fells Point crab cake restaurant where Chef Nancy Longo teaches kids and private groups
Cooking school · Baltimore
Hampden teaching kitchen with technique series, BYOB classes and a deep baking lineup
Community kitchen · Baltimore
Baltimore incubator kitchen for minority-owned food businesses, with occasional classes
Culinary college · Glen Burnie, MD
Community college culinary institute with hobby classes and ACF-accredited degrees
Community kitchen · Baltimore
Italian-rooted Waverly nonprofit where kids and families cook with real chefs
Community kitchen · Baltimore
Low-cost Italian cooking sessions at a long-running adult learning center in Little Italy
Kitchen store with classes · Baltimore
Kitchen store with classes in Baltimore.
Kids’ cooking school · Bel Air, MD
Weekly themed cooking classes for kids and teens, grouped by age and skill level
Baking school · Baltimore
Cake and cupcake decorating classes at Duff Goldman's Ace of Cakes bakery in Baltimore
Cooking school · Bel Air, MD
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These platforms book independent chefs into restaurants, wineries and rented kitchens around town. Handy for choice, but the chef and the venue change from class to class, so we list them apart from the schools above.
Pop-up class marketplace · Baltimore
Marketplace of Baltimore chefs teaching at their venues, local bars or your home
4.7on Google, 31 reviewsBy our quality score (rating, number of reviews and how complete and current the listing is), the top 3 are Culinary Craft Workshop (4.9 stars, 423 reviews), Cook With Ben (4.9 stars, 59 reviews) and Schola (4.6 stars, 93 reviews).
How we rank schoolsMost published prices start around $73 a person and go up to about $110. Multi-week courses and private events cost more.
Compare prices across BaltimoreCook With Ben, Schola and Baltimore Chef Shop run couples’ or date-night classes.
All date-night classes in BaltimoreYes. Culinary Craft Workshop, Schola and Pierpoint Restaurant teach kids or teens, and 7 schools in the area do in total.
All kids’ classes in Baltimore8 schools take private bookings for birthdays, team events and parties, including Culinary Craft Workshop, Cook With Ben and Schola.
Group and birthday classes in BaltimoreMissing a school, or run one of these? Tell us and we’ll add or fix it, usually within a week.