The Stocked Pot

The stocked pot is awesome! All I can say. Sign up for some of Chef Don’s classes. You’ll learn new skills that will last a lifetime, and you’ll get a great meal prepared by a real chef. I personally love the hands-​on classes.
Dinner and a movie… pfft… how worn out is that. Instead, take your sweetie-​pie out for a cooking class, a meal, and a night much more memorable than a stinkin’ movie. She’ll think you are romantic, she’ll brag to her friends.

The Stocked Pot is a perfect way to spend a evening. The food is excellent and the instructor or chef’s are very helpful. Some classes are hands on and others you just get to sit back relax and learn. If you like sushi you have to attend the class they offer. You won’t be disappointed.

I’ve read a few reviews stating they sat in folding chairs while a class was going on. Yes, I remember those days when I took classes there, but now there are nice tables and comfortable chairs. The owner has done a great job re-​doing the inside. I just took a few classes there, and now there is bottled water, bread, olive oil, and individual salads at every table. Everyone needs to give them a second chance and take a class. You’ll be impressed with the chefs and interior. Then write another review.

Chef Don is world class and his passion for teaching people about food and cooking is unmatched. I’ve been to classes for Greek and Asian cuisine, as well as cooking in cast iron. After attending these demo classes, dishes that used to be so intimidating are now staples in my recipe collection. Chef Don highlights classes with great tips and techniques, and fun stories and anecdotes from his extensive career and world travels.
I’ll keep going back and would recommend The Stocked Pot to anyone looking to expand their culinary repertoire.

I completed Semester 101 back in 2011 and wish I could have completed the other three semesters. I enjoyed the fellowship amongst my classmates, the professional instruction, being surrounded by kitchen gadgets galore and of course the delicious food we created that we had the pleasure or eating at the end of each class. I would definitely recommend The Stocked Pot Cooking School to friends, family and associates for personal enrichment and employee group building.

I read all of the reviews posted for The Stocked Pot and would love to add my observation. I have been attending cooking classes here for over two years. You may attend a «demo» as some reviewers have described, you may enroll in a hands-​on class, you may attend a «quick» class that teaches preparation of one dish. .. The Stocked Pot provides multiple choices. What I can tell you is this. .. every friend I have brought with me has thoroughly enjoyed the class and the food!!! You will not find tastier food in this area, and the benefit is that you will receive the recipes and be able to reproduce it in your own home. Not only are you shown how to duplicate great recipes, you are taught technique – and if you want to enhance your cooking skills, this is definitely your resource. The classes are interactive, fun, fun, fun, relaxed, and informative. These chefs impart to you practical information and experience from their own culinary interests and experience, and they are all top-​notch, first-​class. Friends who have visited me from other areas in the country are jealous of this wonderful «gem» we have here in W-​S. And don’t even get me started about how many (very smart) gentlemen have brought their dates to a Stocked Pot class. In every class I attend, I see long-​time «repeat» participants, now to include myself. This is a treat I give to myself and, ultimately, those I cook meals for. If you love to eat, try a class. If you love to cook, try a class. From «demo» to «hands-​on,» The Stocked Pot really offers the best for foodies. AND they are always adding classes and looking at innovative ways to serve the cooking public. So glad I found The Stocked Pot.

I attended a cooking class here as a birthday gift. They have several styles of classes and I chose the pasta making boot camp. The boot camps are all hands on and last 6 hours. If you love to cook and want to learn some new skills I would highly recommend them. Do not let the 199 price tag scare you they have so many deals that you would not have to pay full price. Chef Don is fabulous. He went through everything step by step and gave lots of tips and advice. Lisa the assistant was friendly and helpful. She was also telling the class things she had learned from Don. The boot camps are limited to 12 people so you can get a lot of attention from the chef. Our class just had 6. He also has 2 monitors that show what he is doing so you do not miss a step. We made so much food. Everyone was stuffed and we still got to take a bunch home. They do sell their products but they were not pushy about it. When you get there they have drinks for you, an apron, and a clip bard with the days recipes. It was a great way to take notes. We made several kinds of fresh pasta, different sauces, and dessert. When we ate they set up a buffet with our creations plus salad. I would do a boot camp again. I had such a fun time.

We’d bought a Living Social deal to take a cooking class here. The evening of the class (about 4 pm) we received an email saying the class at 6:30 was cancelled and had been rescheduled to July 1^st. I called for clarification and the person I spoke to said that if July 1^st didn’t work for us, we could look at their calender and choose a different date. Something came up for July 1^st and today I called to reschedule or get a refund. The man I spoke to said that our request could not be accommodated and said several times that they would have to cancel the class for everyone due to us not being able to make it. He said they require 7 – 10 days cancellation notice. I reminded him that our original class was cancelled by them the evening of the class. He said I could take it up with Living Social.

This is NOT a traditional cooking school setup — it’s essentially a demo kitchen, with one cook station at the front of the room with down-​facing cameras and viewing screens and an «audience» section of folding chairs set up.
My husband and I snagged a Groupon for this place, thinking that we’d be — you know, actually cooking — and that was not the case. We were expected to sit in the folding chairs and watch the chef cook, despite all the language in the Groupon ad indicating we’d be hands-​on in the kitchen at our own workstations. You get samples of what the chef makes, which you have to eat in your lap off of napkins and paper plates because it’s literally just a folding chair — no table or anything.
Maybe people like the food, maybe the guy is a fantastic cook, maybe the recipes are skilled — I don’t know, because we walked out when we realized that it wasn’t a class but a demo — but if you’re expecting to actually get your hands on a pot or pan, this place is a huge let-​down, at least for those of you that are looking at Groupon/​Living Social like we did.
I wish you nothing but luck, Stocked Pot, but you guys should really either adjust your Groupon text or stop marketing yourself as a «school» — you’re a demo station attached to a cluttered shop of culinary tools and such.

Love, Love, LOVE this place !!
Chef Don is fantastic! But… I just don’t think he uses ENOUGH alcohol in his recipes.
I’m NY Italian. I could be wrong.
NOT!!!

Love this place!
Just wish Chef Don used more liquor in his food ;)