We focus on recipes with the freshest ingredients while teaching culinary techniques and nutrition tips!
Chef Megan is always creating something fresh and tantalizing in the kitchen
with her insightful and delightful healthy cooking classes!
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"Best Cooking Classes
for the Everyday Chef"
"Best Healthy Chef"
"Best Food Blog"
Upcoming Scheduled Public Classes:
Seasonal Recipes Made Simple with Chef Megan
- The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Edible Garden Chef, Megan McCarthy, will be teaching us how to incorporate highly nutritious superfoods into our diets!
Don’t forget to select an optional glass of wine when registering!
Woodbridge General Store
19 N. Main Street, Jasper, GA
Fall Into Flavor: Healthy Seasonal Cooking with Chef Megan
DEMO STYLE CLASS
Cozy classics made lighter and nutrient-rich with our Edible Garden Chef, Megan McCarthy. Learn how to prepare and incorporate colorful fruits and vegetables and other healthful foods into your everyday diet! Come and experience the wealth of knowledge that Chef Megan brings to our kitchen each time she is here.
Saturdays at the Atlanta Botanical Garden!
2026
Edible Garden Chef Demos
Saturdays
11:30 am and 12:30 pm
Free with Garden Admission
Atlanta Botanical Garden
1345 Piedmont Ave NEAtlanta, GA 30309 United States
**TICKETED EVENT!**
Fall Into Flavor with Plant-Forward Cooking Class
In the Edible Garden
with
Chef Megan McCarthy
Sept 12,
11:00 am-1:00 pm
at the
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Limited Seating
Healthy Happy Vegan
VEGAN COOKING CLASS $109
Click for Calendar Availability
This is the class you’ve been looking for to inspire and expand your vegan lifestyle!
In this hands-on class with Chef Megan, you will experience vegan gastronomy as you learn how to combine whole foods and fresh ingredients to create delicious and gratifying meals to keep your vegan lifestyle on course.
Baba Ghanoush With Toasted Pita Bread
Spiralized Zucchini Noodles With Walnut Basil Pesto
Millet Veggie Burger
Magic Date Bites
Garden Fresh Feast
GARDEN FRESH COOKING CLASS $109
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Learn to take your meals to the next level with a little fresh garden flair.
In this hands-on class with Chef Megan, you will learn how to prepare an impressive four-course feast featuring flavors and ingredients that are fresh from the garden, deeply nourishing, and excellent for entertaining.
Garden Caprese Salad
Lamb Meatballs With Tzatziki Sauce
Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Lime Vinagrette
Non-Dairy Banana “Ice Cream”
Healthy Dinner Party
HEALTHY DINNER PARTY COOKING CLASS $119
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Plan a dinner party hinged on a menu everyone can, and most certainly will, enjoy.
In this hands-on class with Chef Megan, you will learn how to prepare a healthy dinner party menu that will help you stick to your healthy lifestyle goals without sacrificing the fun!
Black Bean Hummus
Seasonal Arugula Salad With Goat Cheese
Roasted Fresh Salmon with Signature Quinoa
Blueberry Delight With Cashew Creme
Healthy Plant-Based Fare
PLANT-BASED COOKING CLASS – $99
Click for Available Dates
Learn how to prepare healthy, flavor-packed plant-based recipes using fresh ingredients.
Chef Megan will share quick and simple ways to craft a healthy eating plan and make smart food choices on any budget.
Begin with colorful and crunchy crudité with Chef Megan’s spinach herb cashew dip. Next is a delicious creamy curried cauliflower soup that is gluten-free, deceivingly dairy-free, and super nutritious! The black bean quinoa veggie burger is a crave-worthy burger that will satisfy nicely.
Spinach Herb Cashew Dip With Crudité
Curried Cauliflower Soup
Black Bean Quinoa Vegetable Burger
Frozen Chocolate Banana Bites
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HANDS-ON or DEMO COOKING CLASSES
Get your team together and we will set the table for a fun and memorable experience!
Healthy Team Building Cooking Classes
Healthy Eating 101
Culinary Experiences
404-692-1015
Plant-Based Date Night
PLANT-BASED COOKING CLASS – $109
Click for Available Dates
Lay the table with impressive vegetarian dishes with a plant-based date night menu.
In this hands-on cooking class, you’ll discover a handful of mouthwatering plant-friendly dishes perfect for date night. These four recipes curated by Chef Megan will show off your culinary prowess while creating delicious vegetable-based fare.
Roasted Tomato and Herb Bruschetta
Strawberry and Arugula Salad
Roasted Veggie Grain Bowl With Farro & Garlicky Green Tahini Sauce
Chocolate Nut Butter Cups
EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
MAY THRU OCTOBER, 2023
STARTING AT NOON, 1:00 PM, AND 2:00 PM
-FREE WITH GARDEN ADMISSION-
Be inspired to learn and taste recipes from all that is growing in the Edible Garden!
Each weekend in the Edible Garden Outdoor Kitchen, the Garden Chef showcases fresh seasonal fruits, vegetables, and herbs in simple and mouthwatering recipes.
Healthy LIFESTYLE Cooking Classes for the Office!
IN-OFFICE WELLNESS WORKSHOPS & COOKING CLASSES
Book your next company “Lunch & Learn”
with a Cooking Class with Chef Megan.
It is essential to keep your employees both healthy and happy. Learning to cook healthier is the best thing you can do to support and maintain highly productive employees while having a fun team-building experience online and in the kitchen.
If you are a super cool boss, there is wine pairing also available upon request. Contact your HR department to schedule your event today!
HEALTHY EATING 101
404-692-1015
BOOK YOUR Custom
Healthy Cooking Class
WITH CHEF MEGAN
Testimonials
I could not have wished for a better birthday dinner for my wife than to have spent it with Chef Megan. The preparation tips and tricks alone were worth it. Add to that a dinner that was absolutely delicious and fun conversation that entertained us all for the evening. Book a visit with Chef Megan and you will not be disappointed. Looking forward to our next lesson!
Ricky
Megan was the best! She led us in the cooking, but gave so many great tips on preparation, tools, and other things that were not even listed in the class menu. I would definitely take another class with her!
Gina
Chef Megan was great! She made us feel super comfortable and shared with us each step of the way how to cook and make delicious hummus, quinoa salad, strawberry walnut salad, salmon, and no bake dessert. We learned a ton of cooking techniques we can now put to good use when we meal prep! She carried the best ingredients, all organic and healthy source of food. We thoroughly enjoyed it!
Tina
Chef Megan is a gracious host, wonderful chef and passionate educator. The healthy dinner party was amazing and the food was incredible. This definitely elevated my dinner knowledge and skills. Thank you Megan!
Ginny
Megan was such a great host and chef! Great conversation and phenomenal food. We learned a lot too! We booked her vegan class – highly recommend!
Jeri
Creating a Healthy Life from What’s Growing Around You
It all begins with knowing what to prepare—and how to prepare it. Once you understand the rhythm of your kitchen and the natural goodness of real ingredients, healthy eating becomes second nature.
Chef Megan believes that food should feel good—to make, to eat, and to share. Her passion is helping you discover the powerhouse nutrition that fresh, whole foods deliver every single day. With her easy, flavorful recipes, you’ll learn how simple it can be to create meals that taste amazing while feeding your body well.
When you’re working with Mother Nature’s best—think juicy blueberries and crisp watermelon, creamy coconut and hearty quinoa, vibrant greens, and crunchy seeds—healthy cooking isn’t a chore, it’s a celebration. Each ingredient is a gift, loaded with the antioxidants and nutrients that bring energy, balance, and a little sparkle to your daily routine.
Chef Megan shows you how effortless it can be to bring these foods into your everyday life. You’ll learn to cook beautifully without breaking the budget, using ingredients you can find at any grocery store. Whether you lean vegetarian, vegan, raw, paleo, Whole30, clean eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, or plant-based, you’ll find your rhythm—and your flavor.
Because when you cook with real food, you’re not just eating well.
You’re creating a lifestyle that helps you feel your best—one delicious meal at a time.
A flavorful lifestyle shift begins right in your kitchen.
