How much does a class cost?

Classes start at $500 per class, and a class can include up to 10 people.

Can we choose what we cook?

Yes. Each class is personalized. You can pick one of the signature classes (Fundamentals, Spice Studio or Dietary Specific) or choose your own topic.

All equipment and kitchen supplies, a chef-quality meal that you cook yourself, and recipe cards to take home.

Can classes work around allergies or special diets?

Yes. The Dietary Specific class is built around a special dietary need and helps you find new go-to recipes that fit it.

A reviewer describes a kids' class where Chef Maya taught children to make a salad and set it up so they could safely chop vegetables themselves.

Chef’s studio · Jacksonville

Five Spice Chef LLC

Private, nutrition-minded cooking classes from a Jacksonville personal chef team

4.822 Google reviewsRanked #4 of 12 cooking schools in Jacksonville

About Five Spice Chef LLC

Five Spice Chef is a Jacksonville personal chef business run by Maya Sutherland, its executive chef and owner, who studied nutrition and culinary arts. Its cooking classes sit alongside in-home meal service and catering, and they all share one focus: healthy food with plenty of flavor and smart use of spice. Classes are private or group bookings in Jacksonville and St. Augustine.

There are three signature classes. Fundamentals covers knife skills and basics like julienning vegetables. Spice Studio looks at global spices, spice blends and their health benefits. Dietary Specific helps people with allergies or restrictions find go-to recipes they can eat. You can also pick your own topic. Reviewers describe a workout group learning knife hand placement and a kids' salad class where the children chopped vegetables themselves.

All equipment is provided. You eat the meal you made and take home recipe cards. Classes hold up to 10 people and start at $500. The team also leads cooking demos for older adults in partnership with VIPCare. Google reviewers give it 4.8 stars from 22 reviews.