ATLANTA COOKING CLASS FIELD GUIDE
Hands-On Southern Essentials: Biscuits, Pimiento Cheese & Sweet Tea in 90 Minutes
A concise, interactive class that teaches flaky biscuits, classic pimento cheese and sweet iced tea—useful for anyone who wants to take a taste of Atlanta home.
Hands-On Southern Essentials: Biscuits, Pimiento Cheese & Sweet Tea in 90 Minutes.
Set inside the beating heart of Atlanta’s food scene, this 1.5-hour, hands-on Southern Essentials class walks you through three cornerstones of Southern comfort cooking: flaky biscuits, homemade pimento cheese and sweet iced tea. Expect to roll, mix, stir and sip as you learn simple techniques and local stories that make these dishes central to Atlanta kitchens.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
A focused, hands-on kitchen session
This is not a demonstration: participants actively roll, mix and stir their way through the lesson, practicing the basic techniques that produce flaky, buttery biscuits and classic pimento cheese.
Three Southern essentials on the menu
Over the course of the class you make and taste three defining items of Atlanta flavor—biscuits, pimento cheese and sweet iced tea—learning why they endure in Southern kitchens.
Festive variations when the calendar calls for it
During December classes the lesson includes a seasonal flourish—snowman-shaped biscuits—offering a playful take on the biscuit recipe taught in the session.
What the day feels like
What the session feels like
In a compact 90 minutes you move from raw ingredients to a plate of Southern staples: pressing and cutting biscuit dough, folding and seasoning pimento cheese, and stirring up a perfectly sweet iced tea. The pace is brisk and interactive, guided by instructors who pair technique with local food stories so you leave with both recipes and context.
THE CLASSROOM
A focused, hands-on kitchen session
This is not a demonstration: participants actively roll, mix and stir their way through the lesson, practicing the basic techniques that produce flaky, buttery biscuits and classic pimento cheese.
THE FOOD
Three Southern essentials on the menu
Over the course of the class you make and taste three defining items of Atlanta flavor—biscuits, pimento cheese and sweet iced tea—learning why they endure in Southern kitchens.
THE SEASONAL TWIST
Festive variations when the calendar calls for it
During December classes the lesson includes a seasonal flourish—snowman-shaped biscuits—offering a playful take on the biscuit recipe taught in the session.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this class suits—and who should look elsewhere.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Average duration is 1.5 hours.
Come hungry—expect to make and taste biscuits, pimento cheese and sweet iced tea.
Assembly is at Sweet Auburn Curb Market / Municipal Market, 209 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the class?
The class runs for an average of 1.5 hours.
What dishes will I learn to make?
The session covers flaky biscuits, classic pimento (pimiento) cheese and sweet iced tea.
Where do we meet?
Meeting location is the Sweet Auburn Curb Market / Municipal Market at 209 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Is this a hands-on class?
Yes—participants roll, mix, stir and sip; it is an interactive, hands-on cooking experience.
Is the class suitable for children?
The experience is listed as all ages, making it appropriate for families and younger participants.
Are there seasonal variations to the class?
During December classes participants make snowman-shaped biscuits as a festive variation.