There’s a reason it’s the heart of the home: some of the best things happen in the kitchen. From baking to fermentation, preservation to cooking in season, find some great ideas from instructors near and far.
Local Resources
Root
Root is fueled by founder and director Julia’s passion for fermentation and food history. Root’s goal is to create a dynamic space that strengthens our connections to our food and to each other.
Julia achieves these aims through fermentation workshops, private classes, events, custom recipes, food waste reduction coaching, and so much more. Find out more about all the wonderful programming being offered.
Currently offering online programming
The Cooking School at Irwin Street
Get cozy and comfortable at this local teaching kitchen. The folks at The Cooking School at Irwin Street go out of their way to make you feel as welcome there as you do in your own kitchen.
Join them for a class - there is something for everybody to learn. From cuisines from around the world to knife skills, find the perfect workshop for you.
The Cook’s Warehouse
The Cook's Warehouse provides the ultimate culinary class experience in Atlanta, featuring state-of-the-art Sub-Zero Wolf kitchens to meet all of your cooking needs. They offer hands-on and demonstration-based cooking classes that cover a wide range of topics and are geared to cooks of all skill levels.
A chain local to the Atlanta area, The Cook's Warehouse proudly presents world class chef-led classes and culinary events that provide you with every excuse to cook!
Pine Street Market
Pine Street Market practices the art of Whole Animal Butchery, which teaches us how to honor the life of the animal by skillfully utilizing every cut. Using age-old techniques such as curing, aging, smoking, and processing the lesser-known parts allows Pine Street Market to create delicacies that delight their customers while minimizing food waste.
They are also committed to sharing this knowledge with informative butchery workshops in everything from smoking meat to breaking down whole animals.
Other Local Resources
& Organizations
Online Education
Wild Fermentation: In addition to offering his own fermentation workshops, Sandor Katz’s website also features other workshops as well as a wonderful resource library.
League of Kitchens: The League of Kitchens is a culinary dream-team of women from around the world who will virtually welcome you into their homes and teach you their family recipes.
Online Canning Classes: This list of online canning education resources can help you find the know-how you need to put food by for future seasons.
America’s Test Kitchen Cooking School: You can find just about anything you’re interested in learning related to the kitchen here. It has a monthly fee, but a 2-week free trial will give you a chance to see what you think.
Homestead Favorites
BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ voices have historically been under-represented in the craft and homestead movements despite being leaders in them. Check out some magical folks bringing the goodness - and let us know if there’s someone you’d like to see included!
ATL:
King’s Apron: Chef Zu is one talented man: Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Certified Herbalist, Vegan Chef, Food Historian, Raw Food Specialist, Recipe Developer, and Added Value Provider. Check out all he’s bringing to ATL.
Nourish in Black: Quianah invites us to imagine a black-owned space with Caribbean vibes and the welcoming feeling of the South, plant-based eats, good music, and beautiful houseplants & flowers for sale. Nourish Botanica is slated to open in 2021, but you can follow the project’s progress here.
Chicomecóatl: Chicomecóatl researches, lovingly creates, and nourishes with modern regenerative Mexican cuisine. Named after the ancient Aztec goddess of maíz, Chicomecóatl is a fitting tribute to founder Maricela Vega's forebearers, maíz farmers from Guanajuato, Mexico and producers of nixtamal.
Elsewhere:
Food Talks N Color: FoodTalksNColor is a media platform placing the lens on agriculture, gardening, and food justice and how activists and entrepreneurs are laying the groundwork in their communities. FTNC is also home to the Edible Activist podcast.
Indigenous Food Lab: This project run by @natifs_org + @siouxchef is focused on Indigenous Food Education and Access. Discover indigenous foodways, important events, and critical conversations.
Artisan Bryan: If you love a good loaf, Bryan is the guy for you. From biscuits and bread to pastries and pizza, Bryan masters them all and has a New World Sourdough Video Companion to check out if you’re getting serious about your sourdough.