Cooking classes in Milwaukee
12 schools · Updated November 2026
We list 12 places in and around Milwaukee that teach cooking to the public. The classes you'll find most often are knife skills, Italian and cocktails.
Of those, 8 host private parties, 1 teach kids and 4 run date-night classes.
A typical class costs $68 to $89 a person, going by the schools that publish prices.
The list is ordered by our quality score, so Milwaukee Public Market Classes sits near the top with 4.7 stars from 12,566 Google reviews.
The 12 best schools, ranked
Ordered by our quality score. Ratings are from Google, with the review count beside each one.
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Milwaukee Public Market Classes
Community kitchen · Milwaukee
Demo-style classes in a public market kitchen, taught by vendors and local chefs
4.7on Google, 12,566 reviewsKnife skills & basics · Cocktails & wine · Baking & pastryFrom $45Private groups - 2
The Chef's Table
Chef’s studio · Milwaukee
Hands-on classes in a hidden Fifth Ward warehouse, ending in a wine-paired dinner
4.8on Google, 169 reviewsItalian & pasta · Knife skills & basicsFrom $139Private groups - 3
Semolina MKE | Handcrafted Pasta & Pantry
Kitchen store with classes · Milwaukee
Bay View pasta shop where the owner teaches six-person classes in her Sicilian family's way
4.9on Google, 55 reviewsItalian & pastaFrom $65 - 4
Braise Restaurant
Cooking school · Milwaukee
Milwaukee local-food restaurant where the chef/owner teaches classes and a 10-week boot camp
4.5on Google, 242 reviewsKnife skills & basicsPrivate groups - 5
Troquet
Chef’s studio · Wauwatosa, WI
Chef demonstration dinners with four courses and pairings in Wauwatosa Village
5.0on Google, 11 reviewsFrenchFrom $110 - 6
Chef Michael Feker School of Culinary Arts
Chef’s studio · Wauwatosa, WI
Chef Michael Feker's demo kitchen beside IL MITO, built for private dinners and groups
5.0on Google, 3 reviewsCocktails & wine · Knife skills & basicsPrivate groups - 7
Sage Harvest LLC
Chef’s studio · Milwaukee
Chef Michael's custom hands-on classes, mostly taught in Milwaukee home kitchens
5.0on Google, 4 reviewsItalian & pasta · Sushi & Asian · Knife skills & basicsPrivate groups - 8
Cuisine | MATC Culinary Arts
Culinary college · Milwaukee
Cuisine is a student-run restaurant and training lab for MATC's Culinary Arts program in Milwaukee, serving reservation-only lunches on set dates each semester.
4.7on Google, 18 reviews - 9
Sur La Table
Kitchen store with classes · Glendale, WI
Kitchen store at Bayshore with hands-on classes cooked in teams of four
4.1on Google, 77 reviewsBaking & pastry · Italian & pasta · FrenchFrom $49Private groups - 10
Flour Girl & Flame
Chef’s studio · Milwaukee
Group-only wood-fired pizza workshops at a farm-sourced pizzeria in West Allis
No ratings yetItalian & pastaFrom $68Private groups - 11
Williams-Sonoma
Kitchen store with classes · Wauwatosa, WI
The scraped page is a region-blocked Williams-Sonoma multi-brand homepage with only phone numbers and no store details.
3.7on Google, 103 reviews - 12
Dinners with CJ
Home kitchen · Bay View, WI
Two-pasta dinner parties for six in a Bay View home, with aperitivo and limoncello
5.0on Google, 32 reviewsItalian & pastaFrom $80Private groups
Cooking classes in Milwaukee: common questions
What are the best cooking classes in Milwaukee?
By our quality score (rating, number of reviews and how complete and current the listing is), the top 3 are Milwaukee Public Market Classes (4.7 stars, 12,566 reviews), The Chef's Table (4.8 stars, 169 reviews) and Semolina MKE | Handcrafted Pasta & Pantry (4.9 stars, 55 reviews).
How we rank schoolsHow much does a cooking class cost in Milwaukee?
Most published prices start around $68 a person and go up to about $89. Multi-week courses and private events cost more.
Compare prices across MilwaukeeWhere can couples take a cooking class in Milwaukee?
The Chef's Table, Chef Michael Feker School of Culinary Arts and Sur La Table run couples’ or date-night classes.
All date-night classes in MilwaukeeAre there cooking classes for kids in Milwaukee?
Yes. Milwaukee Public Market Classes teaches kids or teens, and 1 schools in the area do in total.
Can I book a private cooking class for a group in Milwaukee?
8 schools take private bookings for birthdays, team events and parties, including Milwaukee Public Market Classes, The Chef's Table and Braise Restaurant.
Group and birthday classes in MilwaukeeMissing a school, or run one of these? Tell us and we’ll add or fix it, usually within a week.