Cooking classes for beginners in Scottsdale
12 schools · Updated November 2026
No experience needed: friendly, hands-on classes that start with the basics. We found 12 schools in and around Scottsdale for this, with classes from about $65 a person.
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Spilled Batter
Kids’ cooking school · Scottsdale
Drop-off kids cooking classes for ages 3 to 13, run by a former teacher in Scottsdale
5.0on Google, 155 reviewsKnife skills & basicsFrom $50Private groups - 2
L'Academie Baking and Cooking School
Cooking school · Gilbert, AZ
Chef Paul's Gilbert school for hand-rolled pasta dinners, croissants and sourdough
4.9on Google, 137 reviewsItalian & pasta · Baking & pastry · Knife skills & basicsFrom $45Private groups - 3
Chef Leo's Food Lab
Chef’s studio · Mesa, AZ
One-chef Mesa studio where small groups cook a five-course menu and share it family style
5.0on Google, 64 reviewsFrom $75Private groups - 4
Taste Buds Kitchen - Phoenix - Paradise Valley
Chef’s studio · Phoenix, AZ
Nut-free Phoenix kitchen studio for adult date nights, kids camps and cooking parties
5.0on Google, 29 reviewsBaking & pastryPrivate groups - 5
SWEET MOMENTS CO.
Chef’s studio · Phoenix, AZ
Live Zoom cooking events for companies, with fresh kits shipped from a Phoenix studio
5.0on Google, 29 reviews - 6
Whisked Away Cooking School
Cooking school · Phoenix, AZ
Small Phoenix home cooking school run by Maggie Norris, a Food Network alum
5.0on Google, 9 reviewsPrivate groups - 7
Sur La Table Scottsdale
Kitchen store with classes · Scottsdale
Hands-on classes in the Kierland Commons Sur La Table store, cooking at four-person stations
No ratings yetItalian & pasta · Baking & pastry · Knife skills & basicsFrom $69Private groups - 8
Sweet Basil Gourmetware & Cooking School
Kitchen store with classes · Scottsdale
Scottsdale cookware store with a teaching kitchen since 1993 and a six-week skills series
No ratings yetItalian & pasta · Sushi & Asian · MediterraneanFrom $50Private groups - 9
Classic Cooking Academy
Cooking school · Scottsdale
Scottsdale school built around a 24-week Practical Series, founded by a French chef
No ratings yetKnife skills & basics · Baking & pastry · Sushi & AsianPrivate groups - 10
For the Love of Sourdough: A Desert Organic Sourdough House
Home kitchen · Mesa, AZ
Beginner sourdough classes at a family microbakery's 1968 home kitchen in East Mesa
5.0on Google, 145 reviewsBaking & pastryPrivate groups - 11
Meraki Cooking School
Home kitchen · Gilbert, AZ
Meraki Cooking School in Gilbert, AZ runs cooking classes for children and teens, plus birthday parties and neurodiverse-friendly classes.
5.0on Google, 61 reviewsBaking & pastry · Knife skills & basicsFrom $65Private groups - 12
Scottsdale Cooking Classes
Comes to you · Scottsdale
Chef Sarah Daulton's in-home classes, planned with care for allergies and celiac
5.0on Google, 8 reviewsItalian & pasta · Sushi & Asian · MediterraneanPrivate groups
Common questions
Where can I take a beginners class in Scottsdale?
Our top picks are Spilled Batter, L'Academie Baking and Cooking School and Chef Leo's Food Lab. All 12 are listed above, best first.
How much does it cost?
Published prices at these schools start from $45 a person. Check each school’s page for its current classes.
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