Learn to Prepare Florida Keys Fish Like a Local

You’ve spent the day on the water. Maybe you landed your first mahi-mahi, or perhaps you simply enjoyed one at your favorite local restaurant. Ever wondered how the locals prepare fresh Florida Keys seafood?

Sign Up Fish Prep and Tasting Class

Now you can learn firsthand.

Senator Style

Our new Florida Keys Fish Preparation Experience, created in partnership with the iconic Shrimp Shack in Islamorada, is much more than a cooking class. It’s a hands-on culinary experience where you’ll learn local cooking techniques, hear the stories behind the Florida Keys fishing culture, enjoy outstanding food and drinks, and discover why fresh seafood is at the heart of island living.

At just $99 per person, you’ll enjoy an unforgettable afternoon filled with great food, local stories, and culinary skills and recipes you can take home.

Start with a Taste of the Florida Keys

Every great Florida Keys gathering starts with delicious food and good company.

Famous Shrimp Fritter

Your experience begins with the Shrimp Shack’s famous Shrimp Fritter appetizer paired with your choice of a refreshing beverage. As one of the signature stops on the Orifginal Islamorada Florida Keys Food Tour for more than ten years, it’s an iconic local favorite that every visitor should experience.

While everyone settles in, your Florida Keys Food Tour guide will share the history of the Shrimp Shack, stories from Islamorada, and tales from the Sport Fishing Capital of the World. You’ll also learn about the surrounding waters, seasonal fishing, and the local species being caught throughout the year.

Fresh Fish, Local Flavors

Depending on the season and the day’s catch, you’ll prepare fresh local fish such as mahi-mahi or another premium Florida Keys species.

With nearly ten different seasonings, sauces, and preparation styles available, the class will help decide which recipes to create. Guests rotate into the kitchen throughout the experience, working alongside the chef while everyone has an opportunity to watch, ask questions, take photos, and capture videos.

Whether you’ve always wanted to master perfectly blackened fish, learn a buttery island-style preparation, or recreate one of the famous dishes featured by Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, you’ll discover techniques you can easily recreate at home.

Best of all, everyone samples every preparation, not just the one they helped create.

More Tasting Than Cooking

This isn’t a class where you’ll spend two hours standing over a stove.

Instead, you’ll spend more time tasting, learning, and discussing what makes each preparation unique.

As every dish is completed, everyone gathers to compare flavors, cooking methods, seasoning combinations, and the best fish for each style. Along the way, your Florida Keys Food Tour guide will also introduce a few simple wine pairing suggestions, helping you discover which wines best complement fresh local seafood.

It’s educational, interactive, and, most importantly, delicious.

Will You Leave Hungry?

enjoy multiple fish preparations in every class

One of the questions we hear on all our Florida Keys Food tours, “Will I get enough to eat?”

The answer is an enthusiastic yes! 

Like every Florida Keys Food Tour experience, you’ll enjoy generous portions throughout the class. Between the famous Shrimp Fritter appetizer, multiple fresh fish tastings, and all the different preparations you’ll sample, you’ll leave satisfied along with new recipes, and a greater appreciation for Florida Keys seafood.

One of Islamorada’s Most Unique Culinary Experiences

Whether you’re a seafood lover, an avid angler, an aspiring home chef, or simply looking for one of the most unique things to do in Islamorada, our Florida Keys Fish Preparation Experience is an unforgettable addition to your vacation.

Come hungry. Bring your curiosity. Leave with new skills, wonderful memories, and the confidence to prepare fresh Florida Keys seafood like a local.

Reserve your seat today for just $99 per person. 

Join us and sign up for the first “Keys Fish Preparation Experience“ is set for Friday August 7th.