La Cuisine 尋味廚房

Cooking Classes in Asheville, NC
Guided Culinary Trips to France

Empowering the home chef & world traveler
through community oriented, educational, and cross-cultural experiences

Announcement:

Due to Hurricane Helene, cooking classes at our North Asheville kitchen are suspended.

From February 2025, we will be accepting bookings for
mobile cooking classes at your home or location.

More information to come after the holidays. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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Cooking Class Offerings

Holistic private group classes inspired by
Chinese, French, and Macrobiotic food cultures

Private Group
Cooking Classes

  • Celebrations, birthdays, bachelorettes

  • Asheville tourists and locals hosting visitors, families

  • Couples, date night, girls night

  • Gift Certificates

Team Building
Cooking Classes

  • Local and visiting companies & small businesses

  • Collaboration and connection at work

  • Staff bonding & retreats

Teenagers
Cooking Classes

  • Group of friends, birthdays

  • Learn foundational skills

  • Kitchen orientation

  • Flavors, chopping, materials

  • Cleaning

Travel to France
like a local

Guided tours to France in a small group with an emphasis on
food & cooking, nature, and music.

Provence

Dordogne

Alsace

Testimonials

  • Yummy + Educational + Communal

    “My lineage is from China, while I grew up in California. I’ve been missing Asian food since moving to AVL, and wanted inspo for meal prep, so went to two of Kimberly’s classes, Chinese Family Style and Chinese Celebration. I’ve since made stir fry noodles at home, sweet and sour stir fry, and learned dumplings! Even got inspired to mochi just from talking about it! Love Kimberly’s company and preparing food in a group — was a social reprieve from my usual food routine.”

    — Rye Lee

  • Kimberly offers simple, accessible and easy recipes in a supportive environment.

    She brings a grounded energy and intentionality and knowledge. She only uses the highest quality ingredients and just has a wealth of food knowledge that is delivered in an easily digestible manner. Would highly recommend this class with La Cuisine

    — Esther D.

  • We had such a fabulous time learning from Kimberly!!

    She is a gracious host and knowledgable teacher who puts you at ease in her kitchen!  We will be taking many more classes with her!

    — Maria M.

  • This was phenomenal.

    What a great class to share with my family. La Cuisine creates such a relaxing and professional experience. I would highly recommend signing up for a class. ​​

    — Dennis D.

  • My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this cooking class!

    Kim was terrific in explaining the history behind the dish we were making and guided us through the recipe in a way that made me feel confident I can make the dish again on my own at home. I would highly recommend them!

    — Elizabeth B.

OUR VALUES

  • We value high quality throughout every part of the cooking cycle, in addition to how we teach. This includes sourcing ingredients first from local and organic farms in our community, and supplementing at organic stores. We are not rigid and enjoy exotic foods for special occasions. We take pride in continually improving the art of transmission and how we share our knowledge.

  • To commune over food is a basic human activity that cultivates togetherness. Culture is alive and we are the creators, largely in how we choose to eat every day. We choose local farmers and sources of food, and we choose to slow down and be present with the joy of eating. This also feeds our health.

  • This word has inundated our world and therefore its meaning has become confusing with all the information available. We carefully share our version of what “healthy” means to us. It is related to quality, and also includes a holistic view of the cooking cycle, from sourcing to chewing to cleaning. And maintaining fun throughout!