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Welcome to the Fun, Food & Folklore of the New Orleans School of Cooking! Since 1980, we have introduced countless visitors from around the world to the wonderful food and rich culture of New Orleans and Louisiana as a whole. Our entertaining cooking classes and Louisiana General Store are located in a renovated molasses warehouse built in the early 1800s in the heart of the French Quarter, 524 St. Louis Street.

We teach the basics of Louisiana Cooking in a way you’ll never forget. Fun is a primary ingredient in our kitchen! Our Cajun / Creole experts teach New Orleans specialties such as Gumbo, Jambalaya and Pralines, seasoning them with history, trivia and tall tales! We accommodate individuals, private group classes, special events and off-site events. Please see our calendar for a list of daily menus.

The Louisiana General Store is a thoughtful collection of the best locally sourced products, used and loved by our family of New Orleans School of Cooking chefs. We carry a full line of Cajun and Creole products, cookbooks, spices, gift baskets, cookware, and our famous seasoning - Joe’s Stuff™. The store is open for business 9am - 6pm Monday-Saturday and 9am - 4 pm on Sundays. If you’re out of town and can’t stop by, please shop our online store!

Whether you take a class with us, shop our store, or use our products at home – visit the New Orleans School of Cooking as a guest, and leave as family.

Join over a thousand participants including marching bands, dance troupes and walking krewes. Toss throws to tens of thousands of people along the three mile parade route through the picturesque French Quarter. New Orleans celebrates Halloween like no other city in the world!​

Celebrate Jazz and the Jazz Age, an era known as the Roaring Twenties, by donning your best flapper dress and swing attire, get out your gaudy beads and fedoras to join us at The Axeman's Ball.

Overlooking the Mississippi River on the Spanish Plaza at Riverwalk, the Halfway to Halloween Dance Off is presented by Krewe of BOO! and fueled by Monster Energy. Featuring celebrity judges, live DJ music, giveaways, and dance routines performed by the costumed dancing krewes of Carnival and Krewe of BOO!, the Dance Off is family-friendly and free to the public.​

The Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts is a theater located in Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was named after gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who was born in New Orleans. The theater reopened in January 2009, after being closed since the landfall of Hurricane Katrina.

The biggest Halloween parade afterparty happens just as the parade rolls through the Warehouse District. Dress in your best costume and join the krewe members in the annual Monster Mash!​

The New Orleans Opera Association's mission is to enrich the lives of all people by producing opera of the highest artistic quality and providing educational opportunities through traditional and innovative approaches.

The New Orleans Zombie Run kicks-off the parade morning with the costumed runners being chased by the Zombie Killers, a.k.a. Big Easy Rollergirls.

Register early and get perks!

If you can dream it, we can do it. Our creative team works with the top entertainers and venues in New Orleans to create stunning, authentic, unique experiences for any budget.

Best known for our glamorous burlesque beauties, we have an ever-growing team of exceptional performers in every genre of entertainment. We pride ourselves on making your vision a reality to awe and inspire your guests. Trixie Minx Productions is the extra sparkle that makes your special occasion an extraordinary one!

The Saenger is here to recreate the luxury and grandeur from a time gone by. Originally built in 1927 for a historic $2.5 million (roughly $34 million today), the atmospheric theatre has housed performances of all kinds from silent films, to movie showings to the top Broadway hits of today.

Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Saenger reopened in 2013 after a $53 million revitalization project. The theatre has been restored to its 1927 beauty, featuring the original color scheme as well as carpeting, lighting fixtures and marquees replicated from the originals. Elevating the experiences of our patrons beyond the nostalgic memories of the recent past is the magic of the Saenger Theatre.