Chef D.Mart

Cooking lessons · Atlanta Area

A good meal.
A skill to keep.

Private, hands-on cooking experiences in your kitchen. Learn at your pace, ask every question, and share the food you make together.

Chef Dan Martinez in the kitchen
A little time in the kitchen
Sushi at homeBrisket & Big Green EggCooking with friends

Made personal.

Explore sushi techniques, slow-smoked brisket, or another menu we plan together. Lessons can suit a curious beginner, a couple, or a group of friends who want a different kind of night in.

How we plan it.

Tell me what you want to learn and how comfortable you are in the kitchen. We will discuss your equipment, group size, and a menu that makes the lesson practical and enjoyable.

Based in Buford, serving Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Buckhead, Decatur, Roswell, Suwanee, and Cumming. Availability and travel arrangements are confirmed during planning.

Plan your experience

Made by Chef D.Mart

From the first step
to the last bite.

A few moments from my own kitchen and events, to inspire our conversation.

Braided challah baking on the Big Green Egg
Challah for bread pudding
Scored artisan bread loaf with a crisp crust
From scratch, from my kitchen
Smash burger patties sizzling on the griddle
A proper smash on the griddle
Chicken grilling on the Big Green Egg
Flavor from the grill
Onions and green peppers cooking on the grill
Layers of grilled flavor
Slow-smoked meat with a dark bark on the Big Green Egg
Low, slow, and full of flavor
Crispy salmon fish tacos with apple slaw on homemade flour tortillas
Crispy salmon fish tacos with apple slaw on homemade flour tortillas
Dan Martinez in his chef coat in the kitchen

Learn with Dan

Curiosity belongs
in the kitchen.

Tell me what you have always wanted to make. We will plan a private lesson around your interests and experience.

Plan a lesson

From my kitchen & gatherings

Curiosity, heat,
and something delicious.

Explore a technique, a flavor, or a dish you have always wanted to make.

Two racks of meat searing over flames on the Big Green Egg
Flavor from the fire
Seasoned meat on a rotisserie above glowing charcoal
Turning up the flavor
Sushi towers, nigiri and a woven vegetable garnish on a platter
Sushi with a little theater
Taco with egg, cheese, browned filling and green onion
A taco for the breakfast table
Three doughnuts warming on a Big Green Egg grill
Even something sweet can meet the grill
Two browned racks of meat on the grill
The sear, the smoke, the patience