The Cookery

Name: The Cookery
Address: 1101 W Chapel Hill St, Durham, NC, 27701, US
Telephone: +19199088974
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.8

Downtown Durham Event Venue and Culinary Incubator

12/27/2025

From one ring to another 💍🌿 This couple started with an engagement that turned into a wedding surrounded by friends, family, and jasmine in bloom. Durham love stories start here.

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12/24/2025

Happy Holidays from all of us at The Cookery! 🎄✨ Thank you to every couple, family, and company who celebrated with us this year in our historic downtown Durham event space. Here’s to more weddings, corporate events, and holiday parties in the year ahead—cheers to 2026! 🥂
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12/22/2025

This baby’s breath has taken our breath away! From bridesmaids' bouquets in the garden to the reception tables in the ballroom, these white blooms looked like snowflakes in this emerald wintry wedding. 🤍💚

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12/17/2025

She said yes, and months later, they said “I do” right here in our downtown Durham wedding venue 🥂✨ Engagement season is where it all begins. Congratulations to the couples who make The Cookery part of their story!

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12/08/2025

No winter blues here, just warm “I do’s!” 💍☀️ Jennifer and Ellis tied the knot in the garden before heading inside the venue for an evergreen reception. Head to our Real Weddings blog to see more of their dazzling wedding! 💚

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12/05/2025

News flash! 💥📰 The Cookery is the perfect downtown Durham wedding venue year-round. From winter ceremonies to summer receptions, our industrial venue with a private garden is the perfect backdrop for celebrations any time of year. Don’t believe us? Check out Jennifer and Ellis’s timeless winter wedding on our blog! ✨

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12/01/2025

Add one last celebration to 2025 ✨ Book The Cookery for your event and take advantage of our Date Deals, valid on all dates through the end of December! Our industrial downtown Durham wedding venue and private event space is ready for receptions, birthdays, and holiday gatherings. 🎉
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11/29/2025

Changing leaves, cooler air, and gatherings that glow a little warmer—fall is always worth celebrating. The Cookery is where industrial charm meets the season’s magic. 🍷🍁

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11/25/2025

There’s entertainment, and then there’s a fox with a typewriter crafting custom poems on the spot 🦊💌 brought his typewriter magic to The Cookery, giving every guest a verse to take home.
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11/20/2025

We love the way fall transforms our venue 🍂 From golden light in the garden to rich autumn colors inside our industrial event space, The Cookery is made for weddings and private celebrations this time of year. ✨

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11/17/2025

Behind every great fall celebration is a bartender who knows just how you like it 🥃🍂 From whiskey cocktails to espresso martinis and a perfect glass of wine, our bar team keeps every event at The Cookery warm, lively, and perfectly poured.

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11/15/2025

Who says fall weddings have to be orange? 🍃 This celebration at The Cookery proved that deep greens and evergreen tones bring just as much warmth and drama to the season!

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Address

1101 W Chapel Hill St
Durham, NC
27701

Telephone

+19199088974

Website

http://www.DurhamCookery.com/

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About The Cookery

The Cookery features a state of the art commercial food production facility and incubation program, in addition to beautiful event grounds that include a ballroom, the Front Room, outdoor garden, bridal suite and courtyard.