The food overall was good! However it wasn't amazing. The experience was super fun and the couple…read morewho runs it was enjoyable. I would take a class from here again on my next visit.

A friend invited me to a bread baking class with Natalina; a Southern Italian cook who runs…read more"Natalina's Kitchen" school from her home. The basement is set up as a commercial type kitchen with plenty of room for a class of 10 people. Natalina is a very welcoming, friendly lady with lots of great tips (even for seasoned cooks!) and stories stories of her travels etc. She shared 3 recipes for focaccia, no knead ciabatta and a sweet no knead ciabatta with dried figs and cinnamon. The whole class got involved and we also had a lovely salad and we made pannini's with grilled chicken, basil pesto and provolone...lovely!!! We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and each other's company. Make sure you bring an LCBO paper bag to take home the hot bread! Classes sell out very quickly so you'd best get on her email list. Www.italiancookingschoolguelph.com Enjoy!!!!

From the owner: We are a small,private, Italian Cooking School that specializes in Italian Classics and Southern…read moreItalian Specialties. We are located on a beautiful rural property with fruit trees,vegetable,flower and herb gardens. Some of our services include 4 week, 1x per week classes,1 day workshops,kid's classes and camps, corporate team building and interactive dinner parties.

My husband and I usually love to come here for fresh produce and meats, but this time we decided to…read moretry something new. I came across a promotion for Longo's cooking classes and decided to give this a try. You can book the classes through the Longo's app, and they regularly have sales like $10 off per person or BOGO 50% off. The classes are sorted by age groups (kids, teens, parents and child, or adults) and offered as an interactive class (hands on cooking) vs. Demonstration (watching and taking notes). You will be very well fed during these classes so remember come hungry!

What a great evening we had with Adamo and Vita!! We had a team building work event here and the…read moreexperience was so fun and very conducive to building greater connection amongst our group. Fabulous food, too, and we made it ourselves! Amazing! Thank you guys so much!!

I'd gone to a Chef Upstairs event a few years ago, and always kept them in mind as it was a great…read moreexperience. They offer various services and events, and I recalled as well that they also do kids camps. Over the past couple years, my daughter has taken a big interest in cooking. And not just a fleeting interest, but consistently enjoys watching cooking shows and wanting to participate in cooking at home. As we were planning summer camps this year, I thought we should try to finally give her a chance to live her dream a bit and attend a week here. She's gone to a city-run one before. Though she quite enjoyed it, it was fairly simple. At The Chef Upstairs, they are in a full commercial kitchen with gas stoves, deep fryers and a whole bunch of other things you'd expect from a real kitchen. They have a firm belief that kids can learn safely - in fact, the safest thing is to expose them and provide proper technique. And they're not just making things like a deli meat roll up wrap, but full-on multi-course meals (they make breakfast and lunch) and from recipes from all around the world. You should look at the menus they post on their site for the kids camps. It was a bit of a sacrifice for us as we do not live nearby. That said, they have two locations, so a number of people are well-situated if near Vaughan and midtown Toronto. It's also a bit more money than many other kids camps - though its apparent with the food costs and the high staffing ratio that it's still good value. Ultimately, it was well worth it. My daughter loved it and truly lived out a dream and learned a lot. The highlight for her was the week long prep leading up to the Iron Chef-esque competition where they planned their own full menu. I'm thrilled that The Chef Upstairs lived up and even exceeded our already high expectations and truly made a lifetime memory for our daughter.

Practice your best Julia Child imitation and head on over to the The Loft at Longo's Weston. It is…read morean interactive training kitchen located inside the Longo's at Weston Rd/Rutherford. Our group of 4 friends (2 males, 2 females) decided to take a class called "Cookie Basket' as a prelude to the upcoming holidays. This course is designed to teach individuals how to make various types of treats (cookies) using the tried and true "hands on" approach. They provide aprons and disposable gloves and you get right in there..mixing ingredients, cutting cookies, decorating, etc. The facilitator of this particular class - Pastry Chef Jennifer McConnell was fantastic..she certainly kept the group entertained for the 3 hours we were there. The class was fairly large (there were 17 of us.....and no, we weren't the only guys) and this presented the only issue. Sometimes seeing things up close was problematic, however, they have installed a large tv that shows a live feed of the island the chef worked at, plus they have installed various work stations throughout the room (that our chef worked at) Prices vary per class - this particular one was $40 per person and lasted just under 3 hours. They even conduct fun classes for children and will rent the room out for private functions (birthday parties, work team building events, etc). Upcoming classes include Szechuan, Szechuan; Hot and Spicy (Thai) and more holiday themed events. Will I go back...definitely. It was a great way to spend a rainy afternoon and meet a cross section of people, plus learn some new skills in a fun way.

Amber at Pretend You Cooked was great! Amber was the first vendor to respond to my emails and had…read morethe most reasonable price to quality to quantity. Food arrived hot and on time. Serving utensils were included, which was a huge bonus. We used the suggested menu and everyone was happy with the variety provided.

From the owner: We are a modern catering company designed with the modern host in mind. Our services range from…read more catering, prepared meal plans and cooking lessons, so you can remove the stress of being in the kitchen all day and "Pretend You Cooked."

What a wonderful experience I had hosting my daughters birthday party at the new longos on east…read moreGwillimbury. Monica was so helpful and professional and made my entire experience stress free and enjoyable. I have hosted many children parties and this has been one if my favorites. Thank you Monica and the wonderful girls that helped run the party. We will be back

What a treat to be learning how to barbecue at the Webber Academy…read more From the moment you walk in you can smell the excitement from the Burntwood and the Flames going in all the barbecues. As part of the chorus we were greeted by the Chef & The Chef's Team and they were a cool bunch of people. After washing up we were told what we were making for the day and we got into it. From baking a cake to prepping our meat everything was shown in full detail. So for an average amateur this was great. Even someone who is experienced will enjoy the knowledge. The best part was to get the hands-on experience actually barbecuing the meat and dishes alike. After a few hours of preparing and cooking the fun begins when we all got to plate our dinners and enjoy them over some drinks. As a wrap up to the event and course you're all pleasantly presented a certificate of completion to get us off into becoming future Pitmasters. This was a tremendous amounts of fun. I hope that everyone can experience it at least once. I know I'm looking forward to coming back to Future training courses.

Don't miss this place! Outstanding trainers, lots of fun, lots of grilling tricks and amazing meal…read moreat the end! This guys know tons about grilling and helped me to bring my skills to the next level. Great experience!