Newport has plenty of amazing restaurants where you can order up a great meal using farm-fresh ingredients and locally caught seafood. Newport, being surrounded by farms and located on the coast, provides the perfect ingredients for talented chefs to produce delectable meals. For foodies that like to cook, attending a cooking class in Newport is a fun way to get in on the action, learning to prepare a delicious meal and then enjoying it with wine pairings. Next time you're on a lark to one of our boutique Newport hotels, consider taking a cooking class in Newport for a unique vacation experience.
Newport Cooks is our favorite cooking class in Newport. Started by Mary Weaver and a partner in 2008 after a career of innkeeping and event management, Newport Cooks offers 2-hour classes where the expert chef helps you to master a cuisine or a particular dish. Class topics range from making pasta, sauce, and pesto to baking French macarons. Classes focusing on global cuisine like Indian curries, Spanish tapas, and Eastern European baking are offered, while Chef Mary focuses on farmers' market finds, teaching you to cook dishes that use fresh, locally-grown seasonal ingredients like mushrooms, strawberries, beets, and herbs. Mary is also a wine connoisseur and carefully chooses each classes' wine pairings.
Newport Cooks classes are held in a private kitchen with plenty of workspace, sharp knives, and gas stoves for the best and most delicious results. Classes are offered for kids, as well as private classes, which are great for bachelorette parties, birthdays, and corporate events. We love this cooking class in Newport and highly recommend it to any of our guests who enjoy the process of cooking a delicious meal as much as they enjoy eating it.
