18 schools · Updated November 2026
We list 18 places in and around Scottsdale that teach cooking to the public. The classes you'll find most often are baking, knife skills and Italian.
Of those, 12 host private parties, 8 teach kids and 6 run date-night classes.
A typical class costs $69 to $109 a person, going by the schools that publish prices.
The list is ordered by our quality score, so Spilled Batter sits near the top with 5.0 stars from 155 Google reviews.
Ordered by our quality score. Ratings are from Google, with the review count beside each one.
Kids’ cooking school · Scottsdale
Drop-off kids cooking classes for ages 3 to 13, run by a former teacher in Scottsdale
Cooking school · Gilbert, AZ
Chef Paul's Gilbert school for hand-rolled pasta dinners, croissants and sourdough
Chef’s studio · Mesa, AZ
One-chef Mesa studio where small groups cook a five-course menu and share it family style
Chef’s studio · Phoenix, AZ
Nut-free Phoenix kitchen studio for adult date nights, kids camps and cooking parties
Culinary college · Scottsdale
Scottsdale career school with five pro kitchens and an 8-month culinary diploma
Chef’s studio · Phoenix, AZ
Chef Druw creates luxury private dining, catering, corporate retreat, and meal-prep experiences throughout Phoenix and beyond.
Chef’s studio · Phoenix, AZ
Live Zoom cooking events for companies, with fresh kits shipped from a Phoenix studio
Cooking school · Mesa, AZ
Cooking school in Mesa, AZ.
Cooking school · Phoenix, AZ
Small Phoenix home cooking school run by Maggie Norris, a Food Network alum
Cooking school · Mesa, AZ
Mesa BBQ school since 1998 running 6 hour smoker and grill classes in the cooler months
Kitchen store with classes · Scottsdale
Hands-on classes in the Kierland Commons Sur La Table store, cooking at four-person stations
Kitchen store with classes · Scottsdale
Scottsdale cookware store with a teaching kitchen since 1993 and a six-week skills series
Baking school · Scottsdale
Scottsdale pastry shop where Chef Jenna Leurquin teaches sourdough, croissants and macarons
Cooking school · Scottsdale
Scottsdale school built around a 24-week Practical Series, founded by a French chef
Cooking school · Chandler, AZ
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Home kitchen · Mesa, AZ
Beginner sourdough classes at a family microbakery's 1968 home kitchen in East Mesa
Home kitchen · Gilbert, AZ
Meraki Cooking School in Gilbert, AZ runs cooking classes for children and teens, plus birthday parties and neurodiverse-friendly classes.
Comes to you · Scottsdale
Chef Sarah Daulton's in-home classes, planned with care for allergies and celiac
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 · Phoenix, AZ
Booking platform listing 112 Phoenix-area classes taught by independent local chefs
4.6on Google, 25 reviewsBy our quality score (rating, number of reviews and how complete and current the listing is), the top 3 are Spilled Batter (5.0 stars, 155 reviews), L'Academie Baking and Cooking School (4.9 stars, 137 reviews) and Chef Leo's Food Lab (5.0 stars, 64 reviews).
How we rank schoolsMost published prices start around $69 a person and go up to about $109. Multi-week courses and private events cost more.
Compare prices across ScottsdaleL'Academie Baking and Cooking School, Chef Leo's Food Lab and Taste Buds Kitchen - Phoenix - Paradise Valley run couples’ or date-night classes.
All date-night classes in ScottsdaleYes. Spilled Batter, L'Academie Baking and Cooking School and Taste Buds Kitchen - Phoenix - Paradise Valley teach kids or teens, and 8 schools in the area do in total.
All kids’ classes in Scottsdale12 schools take private bookings for birthdays, team events and parties, including Spilled Batter, L'Academie Baking and Cooking School and Chef Leo's Food Lab.
Group and birthday classes in ScottsdaleMissing a school, or run one of these? Tell us and we’ll add or fix it, usually within a week.