The 8 Best Cooking Classes in Antigua

1.Nicole’s Table – All about Jerk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 217 reviews · from $145Our pick

At Nicole’s Table near St. John’s, Nicole guides a small group through jerk seasoning, Caribbean cooking techniques, and a hands-on meal. You’ll help prepare jerk meat, sides, and dessert, then eat family-style on a veranda above the Caribbean Sea. Recipes and drinks are included.

“We had such a great time at the cooking classes through Nicole's Table! Unfortunately none of the excursions offered by the cruiseline we were traveling on were too compelling, so we branched out and found Nicole's Table on Viator and are so glad we did. We got to meet people from different ships and tourists traveling independently and worked together to prepare a fantastic meal. The food blew us away and was our favorite meal from the entire trip. Nicole and her family are charming, engaging, and will keep you laughing and smiling the whole time. If you have the opportunity to take this class, we absolutely recommend it!”

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2.Nicole’s Table – Cooking with Rum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · from $165

At Nicole’s Table in Antigua, Nicole leads a relaxed, hands-on class covering rum cocktails, a starter, main course, and dessert. Adam adds a regional rum tasting. You cook, eat, hear West Indian food stories, enjoy Caribbean views, and take home the recipes.

“Such an awesome experience! Nicole and her family were so welcoming. Her home is beautiful and creates a perfect backdrop for the class. The class was so much fun and it was great getting to learn some dishes that we can take home Read more”

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3.Nicole’s Table – From the Sea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · from $165

Join Nicole and Adam for a four-hour seafood cooking class at their home on Orchid Hill Drive near St. John’s. You’ll help prepare a menu based on the day’s catch, learn practical recipes, and share cocktails, appetizers, seafood, sides, and dessert with a small group.

“Nicole's Table was a wonderful time! My wife and I booked the seafood class and after a short taxi ride to her home, we were given a booklet of several recipes that us and the others would be creating together. It was really a group effort, as Read more”

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4.Nicole’s Table – Coordinating Curry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $145

Join Nicole and Adam at their Antigua home for a four-hour, small-group cooking class focused on curry, jerk spices, roti, and West Indian food traditions. You will cook curry chicken or tofu, prepare sides and dessert, mix drinks, and eat your meal on a Caribbean Sea-view veranda.

“The camaraderie of cooking together, instructions, and the ultimate meal, at the end of the cooking experience with strangers, who became more like friends”

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5.All About Jerk Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 19 reviews · 4 hours · from $145

Spend four hours with Nicole and Adam at Nicole’s Table in Antigua, learning jerk seasoning, Jamaican food history, and a full Caribbean menu. Prepare jerk chicken or tofu, plantains, rice, salad, and coconut tart, then eat on a veranda above the Caribbean Sea.

“Nicole was very welcoming and it was lovely to cook in her home. We learnt how to cook a full meal and we can’t wait to try it out on our friends and family. Highly recommend Nicole’s class.”

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6.Rum Cooking Class with 6 Rum Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $164

Spend four relaxed hours at Nicole’s Table, a local home above the Caribbean Sea. Nicole leads a hands-on cooking class, while Adam guides six rum tastings from Antigua, Guyana, Martinique, and Cuba. You’ll prepare a three-course lunch, learn rum’s place in Caribbean cooking, and take home the recipes.

“Sehr interessanter Kochkurs in traumhafter Umgebung mit herzlicher Gastgeberin! Klare Empfehlung!”

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7.From the Sea Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $164

At Nicole’s Table, you help turn the day’s catch into a three-course lunch, from garlic shrimp and fish to dessert. Expect English instruction, local stories, rum punch, shared cooking, and a veranda meal high above the Caribbean Sea. Classes begin at 11:00 and need four guests.

“This is a great day and highly recommended. Fun experience , lovely people, lovely location and great food.”

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8.Coordinating Curry Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $145

Spend four informal hours at Nicole’s Table learning West Indian chicken curry, tofu curry, dhal puri roti, sides, and dessert with Nicole. You’ll cook in a Caribbean home, hear stories about Antigua, collect the recipes, and eat lunch on a veranda overlooking the sea.

“It was a really great day that we were able to spend with Nicole in a private atmosphere. We laughed so much, we cooked so delicious food and we learned a lot. It was really great. I can only recommend it to everyone. Do the same and spend the day with Nicole and Adam !!”

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