Private Cooking Classes in South Jersey
Hands-On, Chef-Led Classes in Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Moorestown & Beyond
Looking for private cooking classes in South Jersey? Chef Matts brings hands-on, chef-led cooking classes directly into your home — anywhere across Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Moorestown, Marlton, Voorhees, Medford, and the rest of Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester counties. No driving to a culinary school. No watching a demo from across the room. Real cooking, in your kitchen, with your people.
Choose from a Four-Course Dinner Class, a Pasta Making Experience, or a Pizza Making Experience — or work with Chef Matt to design a fully custom South Jersey class around a cuisine, technique, or celebration. Every class ends the way it should: sitting down together to enjoy the food you just cooked.
Part of our broader private cooking classes program. Also serving the Jersey Shore and the Philadelphia Main Line.
Private Cooking Classes — South Jersey, Done Right
A great private cooking class in South Jersey isn't a watered-down version of a restaurant experience — it's better. You and your group are the only people in the kitchen. Everyone gets one-on-one attention. The pace adapts to your skill level. And when you sit down to eat, you're eating something you actually helped make, not something a chef cooked while you watched.
Chef Matt has run cooking classes throughout Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Moorestown, Voorhees, Marlton, Medford, Mount Laurel, Mullica Hill, and Collingswood — for date nights, bachelorette parties, milestone birthdays, corporate team-building events, and families who just wanted to do something together that wasn't another night on the couch.
Choose Your Class Format
Four-Course Dinner Class
Build a complete chef-quality dinner — appetizer, soup or salad, main, dessert. Real technique, real plating, real meal at the end.
Pasta Making Experience
Roll, cut, and shape pasta from scratch. Learn fresh sauces. Sit down to a homemade Italian dinner together. The most popular South Jersey class.
Pizza Making Experience
Hand-stretched dough, house sauces, and an assortment of toppings. Great for families and groups with a wide age range.
Custom Class
A cuisine you've always wanted to learn — Thai, French, Mediterranean, sushi, sauces, knife skills. Built around your group from scratch.
Pricing for South Jersey Cooking Classes
Private cooking classes are $125 per person with a $1,000 minimum (which covers up to 8 guests). Additional guests are $125 each. Groceries are billed separately at cost based on the menu you choose. New Jersey does not charge sales tax on personal chef services, so the price you're quoted is the price you pay.
Need a more formal sit-down format instead? Private dinner parties start at the same per-person rate but with Chef Matt cooking and you hosting.
Cooking Classes
Turn your kitchen into a culinary classroom. Chef Matt will guide you and your guests through a hands-on cooking experience — teaching professional techniques, sharing chef secrets, and finishing with a beautiful meal you'll enjoy together.
How It Works
Pricing
$125/person
$1,000 minimum
Minimum
Covers up to 8 guests
Groceries
Usually 35–50% of total
Varies by menu and ingredients
Billed separately, plus tax
Travel
$75 fee for 25+ miles
outside 08094
Sample event total: 8 guests = $1,000 service + approximately $350–$500 in groceries, plus applicable sales tax.
Groceries are billed separately from the chef service fee. Most cooking classes fall between 35% and 50% of the service total, depending on menu selections, course count, and ingredient level. Premium seafood, filet, and specialty ingredients typically fall on the higher end. Sales tax depends on where the service is performed.
All menus can be adapted for dietary needs, including gluten-free, vegan, Alpha-Gal, allergies, and more.
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Class Experiences • $125/person
Four-Course Dinner Cooking Class
Turn any of Chef Matt's signature four-course private dinner menus into a fully guided in-home cooking class, where your group learns the techniques behind the menu and enjoys the finished meal together.
Pasta Making Experience
A hands-on, multi-course Italian cooking experience where your group learns to make fresh pasta from scratch — from dough to shaping to sauce — and sits down to enjoy the full meal together.
Wood-Fired Pizza Experience
A hands-on, three-course pizza-making experience led by Pizza Chef Pat Pagnotta — featuring a chef-prepared antipasto spread, handcrafted wood-fired pizzas, and a Nutella dessert pizza, all cooked on-site from a custom wood-fired oven truck.
The Result
"An experience that feels equal parts celebration, education, and artistry — where guests don't just eat an incredible meal… they create it."
Ideal For
Date Night Couples
Cook together in your South Jersey kitchen and finish with a chef-quality dinner you made as a pair.
Bachelorette Parties
Hands-on pasta or pizza class for the bridal party — way more memorable than a restaurant.
Corporate Team Building
Camden and Burlington county team building that actually brings people together.
Birthday Celebrations
A hands-on party experience for birthday groups in Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, and beyond.
Families with Teens
Get the whole South Jersey household cooking — screen-free and genuinely fun.
Aspiring Home Chefs
Sharpen your skills with one-on-one professional instruction in your own kitchen.
How It Works
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Pick Your Format
Four-Course Dinner, Pasta, Pizza, or a fully custom South Jersey class — your call.
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Customize the Menu
Chef Matt tailors the class to your group's skill level, dietary needs, and the occasion.
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Chef Sets Up Your Kitchen
He arrives with all ingredients, specialty tools, and prep work done. Your kitchen becomes the studio.
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Cook Together, Learn Together
Hands-on instruction, professional technique, and real coaching — adapted for every skill level in the room.
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Sit Down & Enjoy
Eat what you cooked. Chef Matt cleans the kitchen before he leaves.
What Our Clients Say
"The pasta-making activity was such a fun and interactive experience that everyone loved. Chef Matt engaged with the crowd, kept everyone laughing, and made the class enjoyable for all skill levels."
Gillian Idler
via Google
"We hired Chef Matt for a birthday dinner party, and the entire experience exceeded every expectation."
Heather Rehfuss
via Google
"Every dish was fresh, perfectly prepared and beautifully presented."
Mary B.
via Yelp
Meet Your Personal Chef
- 18+ years professional kitchen experience
- Executive Chef by age 22
- Academy of Culinary Arts graduate
- USPCA member
- Specialized in dietary-aware cooking
Chef Matt brings restaurant-quality dining directly to your home. Every meal is crafted around your preferences, dietary needs, and lifestyle — sourced with intention and cooked with precision.
Learn More About Chef MattWhere We Serve
Chef Matt brings private cooking classes to homes throughout South Jersey — Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Moorestown, Marlton, Voorhees, Medford, Mount Laurel, Collingswood, Mullica Hill, and beyond. Most classes happen in clients' own kitchens; corporate and team building groups occasionally use venue space.
We also host classes at Jersey Shore rentals during summer (a popular bachelorette weekend activity) and across the Philadelphia Main Line in Pennsylvania.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Book Cooking Classes South Jersey With Chef Matts
Bringing a chef into your home should feel calm, considered, and personal — not transactional. Every booking with Chef Matts Culinary Creations starts with a real conversation about your household: how many people you're feeding, the dietary preferences and restrictions involved, the kitchen we'll be working in, and the kind of experience you want to create. From there, Chef Matt builds a custom menu and confirms every detail in writing well before the date.
The service itself is fully turnkey. We handle planning, seasonal sourcing, in-home cooking, plating or portioning, and a complete kitchen cleanup before we leave. With more than eighteen years in professional kitchens — including time as an executive chef by age twenty-two and ongoing membership in the United States Personal Chef Association — Chef Matt brings restaurant-level technique into homes across South Jersey, the Jersey Shore, the Philadelphia Main Line, and South Carolina's Grand Strand.
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