New Orleans Cooking Class and Cocktail Walking Tour
Overview
Rich flavors and vibrant culture define this tour that combines a cooking class with a cocktail exploration in the French Quarter. Learn about Louisiana cuisine from a professional chef and indulge in classic dishes like jambalaya, gumbo, and pralines.
- 👩🍳 A professional chef will lead an entertaining cooking demonstration on Louisiana cuisine.
- 🍹 After the cooking class, enjoy a stroll through the French Quarter while admiring its architecture.
- 🏛️ Historic bars will be visited, where you can sip on the Big Easy’s celebrated cocktails.
- 🛍️ You will have time to shop in the General Store before the cocktail tour begins.
- ❗ Your cocktail tour guide will meet you outside of the cooking school by 4:15pm; three drinks are included in the price.
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- Drink Special Coupon
- Generous food samplings, coffee, iced tea and beer at the Cooking School
- 2 classic cocktails, including taxes and service gratuities
- Guided Cocktail Walking Tour
- Recipes, custom spice packet, and a discount at the General Store
- New Orleans cooking demonstration class
- Additional alcoholic beverages are available for purchase
- Gratuities
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Start your food and cocktail tour with a 2-hour cooking demo at the New Orleans School of Cooking. A professional chef prepares classic specialties such as jambalaya, gumbo and pralines while you watch and learn. The class is served with a side of local history that goes into the spices that are essential to Cajun and Creole flavors. The modern-day cuisine of New Orleans opens a window onto the city’s rich cultural history, with its roots in the traditions of French, Spanish, Native American and African cooking. When the class demonstration finishes, snack on generous samples of the dishes, accompanied by complimentary coffee, iced tea and beer. Be sure to take the provided recipe booklet to try making the dishes at home! Please note: Participants do not cook during the culinary demo.
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French QuarterAfter your introduction to Cajun and Creole cuisine, stroll through the historic streets of the French Quarter on a cocktail tour with an expert guide. Learn about the origins of Southern Comfort, invented in New Orleans in 1874. The classic Sazerac cocktail goes back even further to 1850! Examine the Spanish and French-inspired colonial architecture as your guide shares fascinating stories about the world-famous neighborhood, including the bars and cocktails created here. After a fun and fascinating 4-hour cooking class and cocktail tour, return to your starting point in the early evening to end your tour.
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Enter the Court of Two Sisters’ Carriageway Bar through the charm gates, wrought in Spain and blessed by Queen Isabella. Now a restaurant world-famous for its jazz brunch and courtyard canopied by a 130-year-old wisteria vine, the block has maintained a lively history since 1726.
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Peychaud'sRelax in the former residence of Antoine Peychaud, the Creole apothecary who prescribed and dispensed his patented herbal Peychaud’s Bitters, which would later become the key ingredient in the Sazerac, America’s first cocktail and the official cocktail of New Orleans.
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St. Louis CathedralAt the intersection of two cobblestone alleys in the shadows of the St. Louis Cathedral, is a legendary pirate hangout. There you’ll meet the “green fairy” known as Absinthe, the mystical herbal elixir that induced intoxicating creativity in many authors, artists, poets and musicians.
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Fritzel's European Jazz BarThere’s nothing like soul-stirring jazz to raise your spirits. Your tour ends on a high note at Fritzel's, not your typical dive bar. This jazz pub features the who’s who of New Orleans jazz, drawing jazz aficionados from around the world. You're welcome to stay for the show, then walk to dinner at one of many fine French Quarter restaurants nearby.