Hands-on, private cooking classes taught by Chef Meredith — right in your own kitchen. From approachable weeknight fundamentals to a full masterclass in advanced technique, choose the experience that fits your goals and your guest list.
Every class is private, hands-on, and taught entirely in your home — up to 4 guests, with additional guests welcome for a per-person fee.
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$400
Up to 4 guests · Approximately 2 hours
Approachable, hands-on instruction focused on practical cooking skills, proper techniques, seasoning, timing, and preparation methods that clients can confidently recreate at home. Guests prepare an entrée and accompanying side while learning proper preparation, cooking techniques, seasoning, timing, and presentation.
A more elevated experience focused on preparing a complete chef-designed meal with multiple complementary preparations while developing more sophisticated cooking techniques. Everyone sits down to enjoy what they've prepared at the end.
2–3 complementary preparations
Detailed instruction on technique, timing & flavor development
Additional guests: $90 each
Especially popular for date nights, couples, birthdays, girls' nights and small dinner parties.
An immersive, hands-on culinary masterclass that goes beyond individual recipes to focus on advanced techniques, precision, timing, professional methods, complex preparations, and restaurant-style presentation.
Pre-class menu consultation & detailed shopping list
Up to 2 hours · 1–2 approachable recipes · fundamental techniques
Signature — Cook the Meal
Up to 3 hours · 2–3 complementary preparations · elevated techniques · complete meal
Premium — Master the Craft
Up to 3½ hours · advanced culinary techniques · complex preparations · masterclass-level instruction
For All Classes
What to Have Ready at Home
Every class runs in your kitchen, so a little preparation makes the experience seamless.
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You Provide the Ingredients
Clients provide all food and ingredients. Meals By Meredith sends a detailed shopping list in advance so everything is ready before the chef arrives.
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Your Kitchen, Ready to Cook
Your kitchen should have standard cookware, utensils, appliances, and serving pieces on hand — the everyday tools already in your home.
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Specialty Equipment Provided
Any specialty culinary equipment needed specifically for your selected class is provided by the chef, at no extra hassle to you.
Booking: A $100 nonrefundable booking deposit is applied toward your class balance. The remaining class fee is due before the day of the event. Book Here!
Pricing includes travel within 15 miles of Alpharetta; additional travel fees may apply.
Essential · $400
Essential Cooking Classes
Approachable, technique-driven classes built around one great entrée and side.
Fresh Pasta 101
Fresh fettuccine and homemade marinara; learn pasta dough, kneading, rolling and cutting techniques.
Perfect Steak
Pan-seared steak with roasted potatoes; learn seasoning, searing, temperature control and proper resting.
Chicken Piccata
Chicken piccata with roasted vegetables; learn sautéing and how to create a lemon-caper pan sauce.
Asian Stir-Fry
Chicken or beef stir-fry with fried rice; learn knife skills, high-heat cooking and sauce building.
Taco Night
Chicken or steak tacos with fresh salsa and guacamole; learn marinades, seasoning, knife skills and flavor balancing.
Salmon 101
Pan-seared salmon with a seasonal vegetable; learn fish preparation, searing and determining perfect doneness.
Risotto Made Easy
Parmesan risotto with seasonal vegetables; learn the techniques for achieving properly cooked, creamy risotto.
Chicken Parmesan
Crispy Chicken Parmesan with pasta; learn breading, sautéing and homemade tomato sauce techniques.
Chicken & Pan Sauces
Pan-seared chicken with a choice of complementary pan sauce and seasonal vegetable; learn searing, deglazing, reductions and how to create restaurant-quality pan sauces.
Brunch Favorites
French toast, omelets and breakfast potatoes; learn egg cookery, griddle techniques and timing multiple dishes.
Pasta Sauces 101
Prepare classic homemade sauces while learning proper pasta cooking, sauce consistency, seasoning and finishing techniques.
Choose Your Own Cooking Class
Have something specific you'd love to learn how to cook? Choose a favorite dish or technique and we'll build a personalized Essential class around your interests — up to 2 hours of hands-on instruction featuring 1–2 recipes appropriate for the Essential format.
Signature · $550
Signature Cooking Experiences
A complete, chef-designed meal with multiple courses — tap any experience to see what you'll learn.
You'll LearnHow to properly season and sear filet mignon, determine steak temperatures, prepare lobster tails, make garlic-herb butter, roast potatoes and coordinate multiple components so the entire meal is ready together.
You'll LearnSautéing, proper chicken preparation, creating a flavorful pan sauce, traditional risotto technique, vegetable cookery and timing a complete Italian-inspired meal.
You'll LearnSteak preparation, searing and temperature control, deglazing a pan, creating a reduction sauce, making creamy mashed potatoes and coordinating steakhouse-style sides.
You'll LearnHow to properly prepare and sear scallops, cook salmon to the correct temperature, prepare creamy risotto and confidently work with multiple types of seafood.
You'll LearnClassic sautéing techniques, building a mushroom and wine pan sauce, creating smooth potato purée, proper vegetable cookery and French-inspired presentation.
You'll LearnMarinades, lamb temperature control, proper couscous preparation, roasting vegetables and creating a fresh Mediterranean sauce from scratch.
You'll LearnMarinades, knife skills, high-heat cooking, properly preparing rice, balancing fresh salsa flavors and coordinating a complete Mexican-inspired meal.
You'll LearnHigh-heat cooking, preparing a homemade teriyaki-style glaze, proper fried-rice technique, vegetable preparation and balancing sweet, savory and acidic flavors.
You'll LearnRoasting and temperature control, making gravy from pan drippings, preparing smooth mashed potatoes, vegetable roasting and timing a traditional comfort-food dinner.
You'll LearnSteak cookery, pan sauces, layering and baking a classic gratin, vegetable preparation and plating an elegant dinner for two.
You'll LearnFresh pasta preparation, rolling and cutting fettuccine, sautéing chicken, creating a Marsala pan sauce and coordinating fresh pasta with an entrée.
Have a particular meal you've always wanted to learn? Work with the chef to create a personalized Signature Cooking Experience featuring 2–3 complementary dishes based on your favorite cuisine, restaurant-style meal or cooking interests — while remaining appropriate for the Signature class format.
Premium · $750
Premium Culinary Masterclasses
Multi-course, restaurant-caliber menus and advanced technique — tap any masterclass to see what you'll learn.
You'll LearnCrostini preparation, sautéing, pan reduction, proper risotto technique, assembling a classic tiramisu, flavor balancing, and coordinating the timing and presentation of a multi-course Italian meal.
You'll LearnBéchamel preparation, poaching eggs, making an emulsified hollandaise, classic potato cookery, crêpe preparation, and coordinating multiple brunch dishes.
You'll LearnPhyllo dough handling, proper lamb preparation and temperature control, building Mediterranean flavors with fresh herbs and aromatics, preparing flavorful orzo, roasting vegetables, and layering phyllo with nuts and honey syrup for traditional baklava.
You'll LearnEmulsification, reductions, deglazing, mounting sauces with butter, temperature control, and how to select and pair classic sauces with different proteins.
You'll LearnSavory tart preparation, roasting and temperature control, working with seasonal produce, proper grain preparation, building a crisp crumble topping, and making fresh vanilla bean whipped cream.
You'll LearnTrussing and roasting, pounding and rolling a roulade, sautéing, temperature control, deglazing, sauce preparation, and classic gratin technique.
You'll LearnHow to plan and execute an elegant dinner party from start to finish — preparing baked Brie in puff pastry, trimming and tying beef tenderloin, achieving proper roasting temperatures, preparing a red wine reduction, layering a classic potato gratin, roasting and finishing vegetables, and making chocolate mousse from scratch. You'll also learn to build a make-ahead timeline, decide which dishes can be prepared the day before, organize mise en place, coordinate oven space and temperatures, hold foods properly, time each course, and plate and serve efficiently.
You'll LearnProper risotto technique, preparing fresh pasta dough from scratch, rolling and cutting pappardelle, developing a rich Bolognese sauce, working with ricotta in baking, and coordinating multiple Italian preparations.
You'll LearnDough handling, marinades, frying techniques, sauce preparation, meatball preparation, working with flavors from different cuisines, and creative small-plate presentation.
You'll LearnCrab cake preparation, perfectly poached eggs, emulsified hollandaise, gratin technique, working with custard-soaked breads, preparing fruit compotes, and coordinating multiple brunch dishes.
Work directly with the chef to create a personalized multi-course cooking class based on the dishes, cuisines, and culinary techniques you'd most like to learn. The menu and instruction are customized specifically for your interests and skill level.