Mama What’s Cooking

Welcome to Taste Buds Kitchen, where cooking meets fun! Perfect for all ages, 2 to 99, we specialize in hands-on cooking experiences that create unforgettable memories. Whether you're visiting for a weekend or staying for months, our beautiful nut-free Kitchen is the ideal setting to try a family class, date night, or private birthday party!

Take world-class cooking courses in the heart of Rhode Island! Travel the culinary world from the comfort of our kitchens with our endless selection of hands-on cooking classes taught by Master Chef Walter Potenza. Choose from cooking classes that range in focus and discipline, like 'cooking for couples' or 'culinary essentials'. From the perfect regional Italian cookery, to farmer's market favorites and cooking comfort food classics from Europe and the Mediterranean basin, you'll find flavor and fun at Chef Walters Cooking School. Enjoy the freshest of ingredients in the same state-of-the-art kitchens used by the pros, taught by the pros - and never leave hungry for more! The CWCS is home to the largest program of hands-on recreational cooking classes, baking classes and wine classes in Rhode Island. Our students can choose from a deep variety of classes, learning techniques, skills and experiencing flavors from every corner of the culinary world.