You don't need to know how to cook.
You don't need to bring anything except yourself, a little curiosity, and maybe a good appetite.
Because when you step into a Momma Cherri cooking experience, the first thing she wants you to feel is welcome. Not impressed. Not intimidated. Just — welcome.
That's the thing about Momma's kitchen. It isn't a classroom. It's a gathering place.
What Is a Momma Cherri Cooking Experience?
If you've been searching for something a little different to do in Brighton — something that leaves you full, happy, and genuinely glad you showed up — a cooking experience with Momma Cherri might be exactly what you're looking for.
This isn't a TV cooking show moment. There are no performance nerves, no polished techniques to master, and no wrong answers. What there is? Real soul food. Hands-on cooking. Warmth that's hard to describe until you've sat at that table and experienced it yourself.
Momma Cherri guides you through her cooking — the kind rooted in family, in the American South, in generations of feeding people with love. Think big, generous flavours. Jambalaya, BBQ, cornbread, succotash, slow-cooked comfort food that makes sense the moment it hits your plate.
But the cooking is only part of it.
You'll hear stories. You'll laugh. You'll learn something that stays with you long after the dishes are cleared.
Who Is It For?
The honest answer is: most people.
Momma's cooking experiences work beautifully for all sorts of occasions and all sorts of people:
- •Hen parties and birthday celebrations — a warm, memorable way to mark something special together
- •Family gatherings and reunions — something to do that brings people around a table, not just in the same room
- •Team events and workplace get-togethers — cooking together is one of the best ways to actually enjoy each other's company
- •Private dinners — if you want an evening that feels truly special, this is it
- •Brighton visitors — tourists and locals alike who want to experience something genuinely different about this city
You don't need a special occasion to make a booking. You just need to want something a little more meaningful than dinner out.
What Can You Expect on the Day?
You'll arrive, and Momma will make sure you feel at home — because that's simply who she is.
From there, it's hands-on. You won't be watching from a distance — you'll be in it, surrounded by good smells, real ingredients, and the kind of cooking that makes sense even when you've never made it before.
No culinary experience is required. Momma has taught people who have never so much as made rice from scratch. The experience is designed to meet you wherever you are.
By the time you're done, you'll sit down to eat what you've made together. And that moment — when the food you've cooked lands in front of you, warm and generous and real — is the one people tend to talk about long afterwards.
Ready to plan something memorable?
Book a cooking experience or enquire about an event.
A Note on Group Sizes and Private Bookings
Each experience can be shaped around your group. Whether you're coming with a group of close friends, a bigger celebration, or a work team, Momma can work with you to make sure it fits.
Not quite sure what you want yet? That's completely fine. An enquiry doesn't commit you to anything — it just starts the conversation. Momma's team will help you figure out what makes sense for your group, your date, and your reason for coming together.
There's no need to have it all figured out before you reach out.
Why Brighton?
Brighton & Hove is one of those cities that values the independent, the personal, and the genuinely good. Momma Cherri has been part of this city's food story for years — not as a celebrity feature, but as someone who cooked, fed, and welcomed her community here.
Choosing a cooking experience in Brighton means doing something locally grown. Something with history. Something that gives back to a person who has poured themselves into the food they make.
If you're looking for a cooking class in Brighton, this is more than that. It's an experience built around connection, culture, and the kind of cooking that doesn't come from a recipe book alone.
Bring Momma's Flavours Home
Can't make it in person? Momma's kitchen still has a place for you.
- •Momma's Love Dust — her signature seasoning blend, ready for your kitchen at home
- •The Cookbook — soul food recipes written with the same warmth she brings to every experience
- •Recipe Cards — pick your favourites and cook at your own pace
And for anyone who wants to build real cooking confidence from scratch, the Spin It Kitchen App is Momma's way of bringing the teaching to you — step by step, without the pressure.
Come and Cook with Momma
If you've been looking for a cooking experience in Brighton that actually leaves you with something — a skill, a memory, a feeling — Momma Cherri's kitchen is ready for you.
No experience needed. Just turn up hungry and open.