Sur La Table Cooking Class

We hosted a bachelorette party cooking class here and our head chef was Skyler. The event was absolutely perfect and she was a joy to work with. Everything was well organized throughout the whole evening and a beautiful beverage station was set up before I arrived. Of course our main priority was mingling and having fun and the cooking was secondary to us, but the food was excellent too. Skyler was very knowledgeable and included plenty of helpful tips. I highly recommend private events here and would definitely do it again!

*Review is for a Cooking Class*
I signed up with a friend to do a weekend baking class. The class cost $ 69 per person and was a 3 hour class for making French Macaroons.
The good first : — The class was all set up and organized. Ingredients had been measured out, almonds had been ground, stand mixers were hooked up and ready to go, There was coffee for participants and the class was looking promising.
The chef Instructor was able to answer all questions and also did a demo on whipping the egg whites and piping the cookies.
The not so good : — There were 4 participants for one station. Which meant that all of four of the participants would take turns and basically make one batch of macaroons between them. Great for team building, not so great for learning. Participants were of varied backgrounds and had varied baking skills, it was not an environment for optimum learning.
Our batch of almond flour and sugar mix had been ground along with some remains of a paper bag. We found it while sifting the flour. They did however measure out a fresh batch for us to use.
The Chef instructor did not bake a batch of macaroons with the batter she mixed. It would have been nice to see how the macaroons were actually supposed to turn out.
Overall — it was A-​OK.

We went to a cooking class which was a real disappointment. We wished we would’ve gone out to a nice restaurant for the $ 200 a couple we spent. The appetizer was done and ready to eat when we started. Only by asking questions did you find out how it was made. Most if not all the ingredients for the main entrée were already prepared. Some of the food was prepared by Whole Foods. Not what I expected at a cooking class. Then for dessert, we got sorbet and a cookie that was most likely made by Peppinridge Farms. And then to top it off, we stood the entire time, even while we ate. Don’t waste your money or time.

My husband bought me a french cooking class for my birthday, and we were really looking forward to it. But man, what a disaster! This was the most disorganized class I’ve ever taken part in — total chaos, totally stressful. No one knew what to do, there was no orientation beforehand and we just kind of fumbled along. We ate our food at the end and it was not good. Several of the support staff whispered to me, «It’s not usually like this.» So don’t totally rule out classes here based on my review — it could have been a rough night, or things may have improved since October 2012. But it’s certainly $ 180 I wish I could get back, and I won’t be returning.