14 schools · Updated November 2026
We list 14 places in and around Houston that teach cooking to the public. The classes you'll find most often are baking, French and knife skills.
Of those, 8 host private parties, 4 teach kids and 7 run date-night classes.
A typical class costs $69 to $90 a person, going by the schools that publish prices.
The list is ordered by our quality score, so Well Done Cooking Classes sits near the top with 5.0 stars from 2,383 Google reviews.
Ordered by our quality score. Ratings are from Google, with the review count beside each one.
Cooking school · Houston
Spring Branch cooking school with team stations, BYOB date nights and a certificate track
Kitchen store with classes · Houston
City Centre kitchen store with hands-on classes at shared four-person workstations
Kitchen store with classes · Houston
River Oaks kitchen store classes where you cook in groups of four at shared stations
Cooking school · Houston
Teaches sushi and Mexican, good for date night and birthdays.
Culinary college · Houston
French-founded Houston culinary college with degree programs and Saturday chef clubs
Chef’s studio · Houston
Chef Robbie Rensel's seven-kitchen River Oaks venue for workshops and Iron Chef teams
Cooking school · Houston
The only source is a meta description claiming hands-on classes, live demos, programs, and team-building cooking activities in Houston.
Culinary college · Houston
This is Houston Community College, a public college, and the scraped pages show no recreational cooking or baking classes.
Chef’s studio · Houston
Katy cooking studio mixing European and Asian flavors, much of it cooked over open fire
Kitchen store with classes · Houston
Kitchen store with classes in Houston.
Kitchen store with classes · Houston
Kitchen store with classes in Houston.
Pop-up classes · Houston
Chef Robbie Rensel's private lessons and Iron Chef team challenges, at your place or his
Comes to you · Houston
Chef Brittany comes to your Houston home to teach kids, teens and adults
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 · Houston
Booking platform for 295 chef-led Houston classes, from Creole dinners to kids' sushi
4.8on Google, 134 reviewsBy our quality score (rating, number of reviews and how complete and current the listing is), the top 3 are Well Done Cooking Classes (5.0 stars, 2,383 reviews), Sur La Table (4.9 stars, 1,416 reviews) and Sur La Table (4.8 stars, 1,060 reviews).
How we rank schoolsMost published prices start around $69 a person and go up to about $90. Multi-week courses and private events cost more.
Compare prices across HoustonWell Done Cooking Classes, Sur La Table and Sur La Table run couples’ or date-night classes.
All date-night classes in HoustonYes. Well Done Cooking Classes, urbanCHEF and Flavors on Fire teach kids or teens, and 4 schools in the area do in total.
All kids’ classes in Houston8 schools take private bookings for birthdays, team events and parties, including Well Done Cooking Classes, Sur La Table and Sur La Table.
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