About Chef Ashley
Hi, I'm Ashley. I’m a local mom who started Back 2 Basics Cooking back in 2014 because I love to cook, and I love watching other people fall in love with it too. I wanted Columbia to have classes that help others learn to cook, the kind where you do the cooking, not just watch someone else do it.
Twelve years and a few different kitchens later, I've taught more than a thousand classes to kids, adults, couples, and groups across Columbia and the surrounding area. These days you'll find me at Como Cooks Kitchen on the Business Loop, teaching everything from a three-year-old's first cracked egg to a six-week course that takes a beginner adult from following a recipe to cooking without one.
Every class is built around skills you'll actually use and is hands-on, with the "why" behind each technique so you can learn how to cook, not just how to follow a recipe!
I want you to walk out having cooked something you weren't sure you could and with the ability to go home and do it again and again!
"Cooking is a skill anyone can learn. My job is to make starting feel easy."
— Chef Ashley, Back 2 Basics
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