PRIVATE CULINARY
INSTRUCTION

ONE-ON-ONE LESSONS

  • Tailored to your goals, pace, and skill level

  • Focus on refining techniques, mastering signature dishes, and building kitchen confidence

  • Fully customized sessions designed by Leslie

  • Held in your home or in Leslie’s own Fort Lauderdale kitchen

  • Relaxed, private setting with dedicated personal attention

  • Concierge-level, white-glove experience centered on you and your culinary aspirations

  • You may include one additional guest at no extra cost.

FAQ

  • Private instruction is ideal for people with busy schedules who want flexibility, personalized attention, and a white-glove learning experience.

    It’s perfect for beginners, home cooks looking to sharpen their skills, students, newlyweds, growing families, or anyone ready to cook confidently and eat well.

    Each lesson builds on the last, helping you develop essential techniques, understand flavors, and gain real confidence in your own kitchen.

  • We work with everyone from very beginners to advanced home cooks seeking refinement and mastery.

  • Private lessons can take place in Chef Leslie’s kitchen in Ft. Lauderdale or in the comfort of your own home throughout Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

    Each session is thoughtfully customized to your goals and skill level. You’ll cook side-by-side in a relaxed, hands-on environment while Chef Leslie guides you through professional techniques, practical kitchen skills, and the “why” behind great cooking—so you leave with knowledge you can use for the rest of your life.

    Scheduling is flexible—you select the dates and times based on your 2-, 4-, or 6-week program.

    Dietary restrictions are collected at registration through a dietary form, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

  • Because private instruction is fully customized, you decide what you want to learn. We focus on the skills, techniques, and dishes that matter most to you.

  • Private instruction begins at $1,150 for a two-week program, with preferred pricing available for 4- and 6-week packages.

    Sessions are 3 hours each, held once per week, and can take place in Chef Leslie’s Ft. Lauderdale kitchen or in your home throughout Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

    Because every lesson is completely personalized, you’ll gain skills and techniques you can use for the rest of your life.

Testimonials

  • “Leslie brings patience, warmth, and deep knowledge into every lesson she teaches my young adults with special needs. She thoughtfully adapts each class, shares practical nutrition guidance, and sends them home with simple, achievable recipes that build real independence.”

    — Anonymous

  • ★★★★★ simple, achievable recipes

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