We signed my son up for a week long baking/culinary class during the summer and it was amazing!read more

We received a gift certificate as a wedding present and decided to book the "I Beg your Garden"…read moredate night class. We're mostly vegetarian so it was nice that they offered this class. We came in a Friday night and made some arancini, lasagna, salad, and Pizzelles. Chef Wynton is also the owner and super friendly. It was a fun way to spend a Friday night. My favorite part was making pasta from scratch and of course eating what you make! It would be fun to visit again. Chef Wynton also teaches cooking classes for children and I'd definitely consider sending my step children-they would love it.

A great spot for trying a variety of wines. You can get a card and use it to pay at automated…read morepouring stations. Each wine has a different price for tasting $2+. It's not a cheap option, but certainly a good way to spend an afternoon. There is some outdoor seating as well, if the weather is nice. The variety of wines is moderate, but they do have some interesting, non-mainstream options.

I thoroughly enjoyed a spot. They are reasonably priced…read more Everything is categorized so it's easy to find things. 2 days a week they have wine tastings, it looks like it's Tuesdays and Saturdays for now. So make sure you get there when you can. When you do the wine tastings you get to sit down (a very very small bar) and the bartender tells you all bout the wines. I had better conversations with the other patrons though! We had a good time! They have wine and cheese to go along with it so you can shop for that too. Super nice and super friendly, got greeted immediately and asked what could we do to help you, I thought that was really nice. Customer service, top tier. Along with the cheese app charcuterie and other type of meats. Not a grand section but enough. The have everything you need to be paired with the wine. They also have a bunch of beer in a front of the store so you can do beer if you don't feel like going wine. There are a few coolers, so you have options. They have people that are very knowledgeable and they told history on the different types of lines that really match what goes on on the walls because they have maps of different areas of wine regions on the walls. It's really educational too. If I lived in the area, this could be my go to for wine!

This wine store has a great selection of wines. On Saturday's from 2-5PM they have a wine tasting…read morefor $10 (there are other flight options available too). My mom and I both chose to do the flight which consisted of 4 wine samples and my husband ordered a glass of white wine. The staff members that we interacted with were friendly and knowledgeable. We had a fun time. Seaboard Wine Warehouse is definitely worth checking out.

Who doesn't like Wine down Wednesdays?! I stumbled upon this fabulous wine shop nestled in Highpark…read moreVillage after work and I am so happy I did. They have an amazing selection of wines and wine accessories. You can grab a bottle off of the shelf and relax in the outside seating available. Don't worry if you don't finish, you can take it with you as they have corkage (with a fee ofc). There are also wine flights available which is what I opted for. The staff were so sweet and informative while providing excellent service. This is such a cute space to unWINE (hehe)!

A good Total Wine location! I don't usually come to this store and I was only in the area for…read morelunch. The staff was friendly and helped me find the beer section and explained how it was organized too. Checkout was easy and painless. I've visited this this store a few years ago for a beer tasting class, and I'll probably be back again for another class at some point since the Total Wine closest to me does not offer classes.

I had one purpose coming here -- to find infused drinks. And guess what? Mission accomplished. I…read moregrabbed a few to try and love that there were so many options!

The Chocolate Boutique is a European-themed gourmet chocolate shop located in Lafayette Village in…read moreNorth Raleigh. The shop is located on the side of the shopping center from Falls of the Neuse Rd. There is plenty of parking close to the shop. The shop sells Swiss and Belgian chocolates, other candies, and some fun merchandise too. They also have ice cream, which is nice on these hot summer days. They sell some items that they already prepacked, or you can buy them from the case. Besides just selling chocolate, they have chocolate parties where you and a group can learn about chocolate and make some of your own to take home. I am working on getting a group together to take one of these fun classes.

We were walking through Lafayette Village and stumbled on the Chocolate Boutique. Store smells…read moreheavenly. We were confused by their pricing but went ahead and picked quite a few prepackaged chocolates. Wanted to buy a gift certificate but the sales person did not know how to do it. We later found that none of the bags were labeled with the type of chocolate inside! We had about 8 different bags. The real disappointment is that many of the chocolates were stale. I'm embarrassed because i gifted a couple of the bags. Honestly not worth buying from this store. I really wanted to love our purchases.

This used to be a wonderful place to take my daughter for summer camps and teacher workday camps…read more She started at Flour Power when she was about 2-1/2 in the classes they had for littles, then started going there for camps when she started school and she's 13 now. This year things have really changed there for the worse...there are WAY too many kids in the space and almost the entire staff turned over. I've been debating about no longer going there after this summer is over, and this morning was the last straw. I dropped my daughter off and there were 2-3 staff people in the front kitchen and NO ONE acknowledged us or greeted my daughter. This is really sad and insulting. I realize the staff were busy but nothing should stand in the way of greeting a customer and making them feel welcomed if you want them to return. If they don't realize someone is coming in because there is too much chaos, maybe they need to tie bells on the door.

This business is located in north hills so make sure that you arrive a little early in case it is…read morehard to find parking. The studio is very colorful with lots of decor and several tables and chairs in the front of the business. Aprons are also provided. I heard about the adult chef series from the owner Debbie at the north hills block party. She was really nice and excited about this event. At the chef series event she told us that they had just started the adult cooking classes about 6 months ago and that they are so much fun. For today's event they had a special food and wine pairing with Total Wine. The Wine Steward, Nathaniel, recommended certain wines that would go well with the items that we prepared this evening. He was very knowledgeable and funny. He also gave us coupons for future purchases at Total Wine. This was my first times at a cooking studio so I thought that each person or group that came together would prepare all of the recipes but each table ended up making one of the 3 recipes. This ended up working out well because the two hours would not have been long enough for everyone to do all of the recipes. Our table ended up making the southern cornbread but since it was a quick recipe we also assisted with the Butternut Squash/Apple & Pear Soup. The last table made the Spicy White Bean Chicken Chili. The food was really good and filling. I thought that the chili was going to be really spicy because it had green chili peppers but it had the perfect amount of heat. I didn't know what to expect from the soup but it had great flavor. The cornbread was not bad but our table thought that it was missing something. The butter that was provided helped. The wine tasting occurred while our food was cooking. It started off well but then when a few of us left to finish the soup we never really got back on track with it. I enjoyed hearing Debbie tell us about the past and future adult chef series classes and the children's classes. We also enjoyed being able to meet and interact with so many cool people at our table. Debbie and her staff were very helpful providing us with utensils, drinks, directions, etc. We had a great time!

Amazing collection of imported Italian foods, spices, and beverages. They also prepare fresh…read moresandwiches (paninis). The only negative is that they lack indoor seating. If you wish to eat a panini, you may sit outside, or take it home.

Everything was amazing here including the service. Lots of…read moreproducts from Italy wide assortment of homemade items,but the pinnacle was the bread that comes Par baked from Long Island. I'm just visiting but I will be thinking about this bread long after I return Ro cali. From jersey originally. Fantastic sandwich and we loaded up on baccala,cannoli etc that we can't find easily elsewhere. Small market loaded with Italian goods