Sur La Table Cooking Class

We came here for a doubled date cooking class, themed A night in Italy. The head chef was really great and the food was delicious. They take you through an entire meal with a class, where you spend time cooking and learning unique techniques and flavors of Italy. Be sure to come into it expecting small portions (like 2 oz. for the chicken). Think of it as a tasting rather than an actual full meal and you’ll be just fine. The whole event is about 2.5 hours. I only wish we could have enjoyed wine through the night but it’s not allowed :/​id recommend it for group events and friends/​couples looking to do something different.

Somewhat disappointed in the cooking class my boyfriend and I attended. The instructor was great, and seemingly very knowledgeable. However, I felt as though $ 80 a person and 2 hours would have warranted more «cooking» on our part. We walked into the class, and the appetizer had already been prepared in its entirety for us. Granted it was very good, but we as students did not have to opportunity to do any of the prep work or assembly for the dish. This was also the case for the side dish, which was green beans and a vinaigrette. We made the dressing, but we did not get to see the process of blanching the green beans. Lastly, the class I signed up for was deemed a «Date Night» class, which led me to believe that it would be my boyfriend and I romantically working through these dishes — not the case. Each cooking station had 2 couples to it, and shared what few tasks there were between 4 people. I don’t mind the occasional fast friend, but it would have been nice to know in advance that it was more of a group project.

I found the cooking class to be very enjoyable. At $ 79 a person, it was not overpriced. the chef is the head chef for the fox theatre in detroit. He made it fun and hands
the end, the meal everyone prepared was delicious. would recommend this fun night out to anyone with evena small interest in coking

I wouldn’t call myself a «chef», I’m far from that level of precision in cooking; I’d call myself more of a food/​cooking enthusiast. Food inspires me and I’m constantly trying to improve the way I prepare it. So the class at Sur La Table was right up my alley. It was affordable $ 68 a person & hands on. That was key for me. I can watch people cook all day long but I learn so much more when I get a chance to go through the motions myself.
The Chef/​Instructor was very nice and informative. The only thing I felt the class was lacking was a bit more explanation as to technique. There wasn’t much along the lines of the why’s and how’s. For instance, the instructor asked who wanted to chop the apple for the apple tart dessert. A few people volunteered and then it wasn’t until after they were done chopping that she explained that the slices were to be evenly chopped and in a shape that is aesthetically pleasing since they will be visible through the caramel. So there were some missed opportunities on her part to elaborate on where then ingredients would be going and why we needed to add them in particular ways.
Overall the class was really helpful and it was a lot of fun learning hands-​on too. I’d definitely come back for more classes. I got a nice meal out of it, lessons and recipes. All for a mere $ 68 bucks! That’s affordable for cooking classes.

I attended a class here last week on a Wednesday night at 6:30pm. They kindly had snacks out for those of us who had come directly from work and several beverages to try. The class started promptly, and the instructor was great about making sure everyone could see. The setup in the kitchen was convenient, with a video camera and a screen so you could watch it. The instructor also had everyone come up and take turns at the cook top working on the foods.
The class was very informative and they give a little break while the assistant does dishes & the foods cook, so you can browse the store.
I really enjoyed this class and will probably take more here. The prices aren’t bad, they are actually cheap for hands-​on cooking classes!

My husband bought me a class as a birthday present before the store even opened, and I was super excited because I’ve never taken a cooking class before. I showed up eager to learn just before the 11am classtime… and learned that the class had been moved to 3pm. Apparently the time had been changed sometime after my husband bought the class but before the store opened, so the teacher was never aware of the 11am time and didn’t call me. I really think that someone from the corporate office or store management would at least send out a confirmation email or something before the class! So that kind of started things off on the wrong foot.
When I came back at 3pm for the CORRECT class time, I was pretty crabby and felt like they better be pretty freakin awesome in order to win me over (and that they should do something to make it up to me). Well, fortunately for all of us, they blew my doors off! The class (Essential Knife Skills) was really informative and fun and the 3 hours really flew by. While we were practicing chopping vegetables, the instructor’s assistant was using our food to make a delicious soup that we got to eat after class. We also got to drink gourmet coffee to our heart’s content throughout the class and test out some incredibly expensive knives — so sharp that I think I cut my finger just staring at the paring knife! I had a blast, and the instructor said I should come back and take another class from her in the future for free, to make up for the inconvenience of the classtime mixup. Hurray!
The store itself is absolutely amazing. I was expecting it to be jaw-​droppingly expensive and fancy, but alongside the bajillion dollar mixers and coffee machines, they also had very affordable fun gadgets of all kinds. There were so many cute things and clever ideas that I could have easily filled 3 shopping carts, but wound up narrowing it down to a few spatulas (shaped like guitars and hearts, no less) and some very cool cookie cutters in shapes I hadn’t seen before. The prices were more than reasonable, plus I got a 10% discount for having taken the class!
Deducted one star for the lack of organization concerning the class time, but other than that I loved the place. That’s really saying a lot considering that I was about ready to punch someone out at the beginning of my class! They had a major mood deficit to overcome and they managed to make me really happy.