Best Cooking Classes Charlotte Near Me

4worldlovers:
We help people enjoy delicious food in a bunch of ways. Our hands-on classes teach cooks at every age how to make seasonal, flavorful meals at home. Our private events are designed for interaction and lots of foodie fun. Our corporate catering service moves lunchtime beyond the basics. Plus, we offer prepared meals for the family, and products that make healthy cooking a breeze. Your next great meal is waiting at Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen.


Parent + Child/Teen classes are back in monthly session. 2023 Summer Camps for Culinary and Baking are online now!


Our kitchen or yours. Either way, you’ll find fresh inspiration for the table.


Our summer camps have been helping kids gain skills that they can enjoy for the rest of their lives. Now, we’ve expanded our programming for younger cooks to include special classes year-round, even some that can be taken together with a parent. 2023 Summer Culinary Camp are posted now! Teen 3-Day Baking camps available online in early February. Our schedule is open again for Parent/Child and Parent/Teen classes to take together throughout the year.

4worldlovers: Sweet Spot Studio opened in Fall 2018 to satisfy the cravings of curious and aspiring bakers of Charlotte and surrounding areas. We offer pastry and baking classes to all levels of bakers, as well as intensive workshops for industry professionals.

Our classes are fun, educational, and delicious — perfect for a girls’ night out, date night, mother-daughter time, and anyone looking for an enlightening outing!

Here at Sweet Spot Studio, we believe in providing accessible, affordable, and quality education to anyone wanting to dive deeper into the world of Baking & Pastry Arts. We hear from students all the time that they have been looking for a school that offers a wide range of classes, with no long-term commitment required.

Many of our students work in other fields and baking is their creative outlet. Some are looking to switch careers, finesse their existing skills, or just learn something new. We design our standard classes to satisfy the needs of each of these student groups. In all of our classes we find out why our students are in here, and make sure they leave ready to tackle their goals. We hope to demystify baking, and empower students to want to continue their practice outside of the classroom.

For more advanced students, we have Level 2 and Professional Level classes. All advanced classes have prerequisites listed in the descriptions. With boot camp style classes, 2-day classes, and our 12 Week Professional Training Program we are a premier destination for advanced baking and pastry education.

Chef Jossie & Alyssa both have a passion for teaching. At Sweet Spot Studio, once you are our student, you are always our student. We have an ability to make students feel comfortable while being vulnerable in front of us and our other students. So much of what we do is not even teaching skills as much as setting realistic expectations for growth, and increasing confidence to set students up for success. Everything learned in one class will be applied towards the next time they practice the skill. This mindset not only makes the learning process less stressful and more enjoyable, but it makes students who may have otherwise quit, want to keep getting better.

Although we are not an accredited pastry school, we teach the applicable skills that allowed us to run pastry programs at fine dining restaurants, a hotel, and a large bakery. Our classes are high quality educational experiences that no other recreational cooking school in Charlotte offers at our level for baking and pastry.

Jossie Lukacik is the Owner and Head Cake Decorating and Professional Level Instructor at Sweet Spot Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. She founded Sweet Spot Studio in 2018 after seeing a void in Charlotte for people wanting to learn baking basics and perfect their pastry technique. Sweet Spot Studio offers pastry and baking classes to all levels of bakers, whether you’ve never measured a cup of flour or you’ve already mastered macaron, as well as intensive workshops for industry professionals.

Born and raised in the D.C. metro area, Jossie graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in entrepreneurship. After years of testing out gourmet cupcake recipes on friends and family, Jossie followed her passion to France where she received formal pastry training at the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Patisserie in Yssingeaux.

Upon returning from France, Jossie worked in the pastry department for Clyde’s Restaurant Group in Rockville, MD. She moved to Charlotte, NC in 2013 to launch the pastry program at Heirloom Restaurant, and went on to develop the pastry programs at The Dunhill Hotel and Block & Grinder. Jossie founded Sweet Affairs, an artisanal wedding cake and dessert catering company in 2015, bringing the Charlotte community a truly unique dessert experience. In 2017, Jossie was named Pastry Chef of the Year by the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association, and in 2021 was named one of the 50 Most Influential Women by the Mecklenburg Times.

Jossie also runs Sweet Spot Kitchen, an incubator for small scale entrepreneurial baking businesses. Since 2017, 32 businesses have rented kitchen space, with three growing enough to move into their own store fronts. She is passionate about supporting small businesses, and promoting community over competition.

4worldlovers:
Befriend Cooking is all about instilling a love for cooking. You will learn how to really enjoy cooking through classes taught by an experienced Chef, Sheera Karmi in her lovely South Charlotte kitchen. Our hands-on classes will simplify and break down complicated cooking techniques, you'll be able to prepare exotic Mediterranean dishes, and other amazing dishes from around the world, using nutritious ingredients. Come explore special spice mixes, where to obtain them in Charlotte, and how to combine them for perfect flavor, which will surely take your taste buds to a whole new level. Check out our upcoming classes each month as there's always something new. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BefriendCooking


Currently specializing in cooking classes for private events/parties and cooking demonstrations for corporate team building activities.


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Preschool to Teens! Our themed weekly classes are a fun way for your Lil' Chef to focus on hands-on kids cooking class sessions while learning recipes to try at home. Your Lil' Chef will gain skills that are designed to appeal to the abilities of most children. Tuition includes recipe handouts to take home, and all supplies. We look forward to seeing you at a Flour Power studio near you soon!

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Bring your Lil' Chef over and you'll pick up a newly self-confident child who will beg to cook dinner for you! Your Lil' Chef will create his or her own snacks and lunch and we'll supply everything that he or she will need for an amazing week or day filled with newly developed life-long skills including math, science, reading and chemistry!

What's included: All supplies, a take home booklet at the end of the week of recipes made during camp, snacks and lunches! Just bring your lil' chef!

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Respect for self and others influences the choices children make at home, at school, at play or at work. A foundation of good manners gives young people an opportunity to learn and practice leadership skills. Good manners make you likeable and happier!

Can't come to weekly classes? Need some "you" time or a date night? These classes are perfect for your schedule! We stir up a ton of fun in our popular Friday night "Kids Night Out" program which provides the perfect amount of time for adult time! With fun, interactive themes, we keep the fun and learning rolling all night long! We hope to see you soon!

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Celebrate with a sizzlin' celebration! We do the work so you can enjoy your Lil' Chefs big smile! Ages 3 to Teens! Is there a special birthday or occasion coming up? Want to enjoy your child's spectacular day and see their amazing smile instead of doing all of the work yourself? A sizzlin' cooking party at Flour Power Kids Cooking Studios will make your child's birthday or special event extra fun without creating extra work or stress for you. Starting at age 3 ... and we have Teen Chef parties too!

Come on over for some much needed "YOU" time! Bring a friend or come make new ones!

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Help the teen in your life DEVELOP THE POWER OF ‘OUR’

We know teens have BIG appetites and many love working with younger kids. They may be a perfect candidate for the FLOUR emPOWER Leadership Development program.

Our Flour emPOWER Leadership Development Program equips teens with the tenets of servant leadership skills by apprenticing and serving others in the kitchen. Here’s what they will learn:

The power of 'our'. By working together as a team and leveraging combined strengths, participants will utilize their unique skillsets, share knowledge with others, and build a stronger unit that ultimately achieves more than any one person could alone.

The power of service. These leaders will also learn the rewarding act of serving younger children who will be attending the program as campers.

The power of potential. Empowering teens is about helping build confidence, enabling them to take on challenges and lead others.

Fun! Fun and teamwork! We work with you to design a menu and event that accomplishes your goals for your team. From Iron Chef Challenges to Throwdowns to instructor led classes, we offer flexibility and will happily design a program that works best for you. Just call us and tell us your goals and we'll design the perfect event just for you! Team-building activities are a way to provide high-impact learning, increase team skills and communications, and improve morale and productivity.

4worldlovers: Customized cooking classes - You can choose the date, time and menu for your class based on your need. You can also pick the spice level for your dishes.

Hands on experience - You will learn to fold the perfect Samosas, knead the dough for Rotis (flat wheat bread ) , skewer the veggies & meat and make delicious curry sauce all by yourself.