Radical Cooks absolutely exceeded my expectations! The class was fun, creative, and surprisingly…read moreeasy to follow -- even for recipes I'd never tried before. One of the highlights was learning how to make mini cheesecakes using walnuts and tofu. I never imagined something so simple and wholesome could taste that good. They came out creamy, perfectly sweet, and honestly better than most dairy versions I've had. The instructor was so sweet, warm, patient, and really knowledgeable. They explained the why behind each technique, which made the whole experience feel empowering instead of intimidating. I walked out feeling inspired and excited to try more plant-based dishes at home. If you're looking for a class that's approachable, delicious, and actually teaches you skills you'll use, Radical Cooks is the place. Highly recommend! I'm not even vegan/vegetarian and I loved it!!

Honestly, what an amazing time. Radical cooks posted 14 friends and we cooked the most delicious…read morepasta I've ever had. The Ragu was amazing. The instruction was simple, hands-on and provided everything we needed. The chefs were kind and insightful, even with a large group of 14. They were super patient and really wanted us to learn. After we were done, we had the pasta that we made and dessert and salad I couldn't have asked for a better Sunday! I cannot wait to do this again! Definitely going to go to more of these!! thank you so much!!

host was really nice, I enjoyed the experience learning how to become home cooks. It was a fun and…read morerelaxing experience filled with people that are at different skill levels. Host gave us minimal guidance as needed making it feel like a more interactive class. The food tasted great and the people there were even greater

This review is long overdue- I have taken 5 classes with Hipcooks so far and have loved each one! I…read morealways walk away with not only the recipes that they teach us but also bits of information and techniques that I always incorporate into my cooking knowledge moving forward. I've taken the following classes so far and highly recommend them: Don't Cry for Me, Argentina Ragin' Cajun Let's go to Thailand Crowd Pleasers J'aime, Paris There's always 1 instructor, 1 assistant, and up to 12 "students" per class, and times/prices vary. Everyone will get involved in cooking an entire meal, from appetizer to main entree to dessert, and you definitely leave feeling full and excited to make the menu for your loved ones.

Our organization recently attended an event in this beautiful location. The ambiance was inviting,…read morethe staff was responsive and helpful, and the food was delicious! I highly recommend this team-building opportunity.

This year our company contacted LA Food Works and did a team building event. LA Food Works…read morespecializes in group cooking classes and the entire event lasted about 3~4 hours. Rose is the event organizer and everyone met at her house at 10 AM. After a warm reception and a quick introduction, we quickly split into different teams and I was assigned to the Creamy White Bean and Fennel Casserole station. The staff was very helpful and I just simply followed staff's instructions. Everyone pretty much finished the cooking by 12 PM and we were able to enjoy fruits of our labor! *** Menu *** * Roasted Beef Tenderloin and Chicken Stuffed with Mixed Herb Pesto * Arugula Salad with Candied Pine Nuts and Parmesan Dressing * Roasted Broccoli with Pumpkin Seeds, Pecorino and Gremolata * Creamy White Bean and Fennel Casserole * Lemon Souffle Cake with Macerated Mixed Berries Personally I liked arugula salad the best and my least favorite dish was lemon souffle cake (too sweet). Rose even emailed a digital copy of the recipe to everyone the following week! Overall it was a great team building experience and we also did a murder mystery right after our lunch (different company - not related to LA Food Works).

Happened upon this hidden oasis today at the Eagle Rock Block Party. Hubby and I didn't know what…read moreto expect. Was it a restaurant, a store? From what we read on the Eagle Rock event we just knew they were serving drinks an appetizers. Since we were hungry and done shopping we made this our final pit stop. We had trouble finding the place, hidden and off set from the road we discovered we walked by it twice. Luckily the Yelp table was out front and I reasoned we must be near the restaurant. We just sort of showed up expecting to stay 15 minutes and ended up staying 3 hours! We were immediately greeted by a lady who got us drinks and welcomed by a chef, whom we learned was an owner. The atmosphere was very zen and chill. The private area looked exactly how I would want my backyard kitchen to look. With a big wood fire oven, a big bar with bar stools and a lot of friendly people to talk to. It took us a while to figure out what this place was, but after tasting sample after sample of delicious food we discovered it was a test kitchen. The owner/ chef sells ovens, bbqs, caters, teaches classes and is just a round about cool, chill guy, who shows his passion for cooking in his big smile. We were lucky to try (for free) eagle rock brew beer, ice tea, and a ton of wood fire food such as sausages, asparagus, all kinds of pizza slices, mozzarella bread, and the tastiest pulled pork sandwich! The food was heavenly. We meet a ton of great people sitting on the bar stools. Hubby and I have always wanted to build a wildfire oven in our backyard and here we stumble upon a place where that is there specialty. When we get around to it we will definitely be calling this place up as their hospitality during the block party was awesome!

While you may not be on the hunt for a wood-fired oven for your quaint Silver Lake studio, you most…read morecertainly are always on the prowl for unique, interesting places to keep in mind for those times when someone (or you) needs a suggestion for a place to host their special occasion. And Wildwood, my dear seeker of all things cool, is just that place. They specialize in custom-built wood fired ovens for the ballahs out there with disposable incomes to spend on items that increase property value instead of luxury soaps or clothes or protecting endangered species. They also have a very small selection of grilling accessories that are, as of this review, currently on sale (pizza stones, portable grills for camping, panini grillers, etc.). But, what really makes this place a 5-starer is the swank patio setup they have, complete with outdoor fireplace, bar, grill, and seating. They host private events from time to time and bang out some pretty stellar eats (I had a pulled pork sandwich and flatbread on my particular visit). It's a great way to spend a gorgeous fall day - just chillin' and grillin'. You can also contact them to host your private event which would pretty much make you the most remarkable and genius host ever. I don't know the costs involved or what's included, but I am pretty sure that whatever it does cost, it's totally worth it in the "that was the best get together I've ever been to." comments from guests.

I learned how to make whole grain sourdough bread on Roe's on-line class. It was so great because I…read morecan keep going back to the video in case I forget something. My bread is made with hard white wheat and it is so delicious. I'm very thankful for this class as there is too much information out there on the internet highway and I have made so many mistakes in the past and didn't know why.

This class was amazing and taught me so much that I did not previously know about wheat bread!…read moreThink history and science class and then hands on! On arrival the parking is on the surrounding streets and since it was the weekend I found parking easily but I can imagine it's harder during a weekday. The building has a large sign so you know which door to go into for The King's Roost. I am still an amateur at making sourdough with my regular sourdough starter and when I saw this offered through Renaissance club who signed me up I was excited to learn what I'm doing wrong. Well, this class didn't teach me about how to make my current breads better, but instead taught me about the world of wheat that I've never really understood and how to make a good wheat bread which actually seems easier to do than my regular starter bread. If you take the class you'll understand the whole gluten thing and reason for needing to knead more with one versus only gentle folds with the other! I follow a girl on Instagram who used a countertop mill to mill einkorn and I always thought that's too much work and I didn't think it's something I could do. In this class I got to see the countertop mills first hand and how easy they are to use, I got to see the differences between the white or red grains and I got to taste the different bread examples fresh out of the oven! Not only that, but we were all given a portion of wheat starter to take home! I am really excited about this because as I'm getting older, proper nutrition without added chemicals and additives is becoming more important to me. Right now the dough we made in class is sitting in a bowl rising and I am just so excited to put it in the oven later and see how my very first wheat bread will come out! I'm also converted and probably will be getting my own countertop mill soon!

I am from New York and met Tommaso on a trip to Tuscany a few years ago! His infectious personality…read moreand cooking talents is what specifically convinced me to return to Tuscany for a special birthday with my friends last year. Tomasso came to our Villa and created the most magical night. From amazing food, poetry reading and of course blessing the Tuscan steak!! I cannot recommend him more!!!

From the owner: Tuscany at Home, offer clients a truly immersive Tuscan dining experience from the comfort of…read moretheir own homes. Guests watch Tommaso as he prepares food in a traditional Tuscan grill setting, exchanging anecdotes by the fire and sipping sun-kissed wine from the hills of Chianti.

I selected Taste of Pace for my husband's 40th surprise birthday party due to some great reviews on…read moreYelp. I threw a hail mary and booked without having tried the food myself before and prayed that the experience would be wonderful. To say i was satisfied with them would be an understatement. Though i booked them last minute (literally 2 days before the event), Brooke was more than accommodating and helped decrease the stress! Communication was clear via phone and email and in the course of a couple of hours, she had given me customized menu options within my budget as well as vegan restrictions -- all while i multitasked at work! On the day of the event, her staff arrived promptly at the discussed time and had the food prepared and set up nicely. Everything was beyond expectations and i was complimented all night at how good the food was. Bonus: they are a zero waste company and also used biodegradable eco-friendly utensils! a company after my own heart. I will definitely book them for future events and recommend them to anyone looking for amazing food and great service with a sustainable mindset!

We got married at the Hudson Loft in DTLA and food is a very important aspect for us, so we knew we…read morewanted fresh, delicious food for our wedding. A criteria we had when searching for a caterer was having a family style option so that our guests had a chance to eat multiple items/dishes. We knew we didn't want each person to just get one plate of food with a single protein choice; we wanted a feast! After finding Taste of Pace through some online research, we scheduled a tasting, which completely blew us away! Pace had us come to a loft where she cooked all of the dishes as we sat, ate, drank, listened to lovely Italian dinner music, and chatted with Brooke to go over the menu options. We instantly booked with them after. They also helped with the open bars we had at the wedding, so the food, the alcohol, the staff were seamless and amazing. We keep getting comments on how delicious the cocktail hour appetizers and dinner platters were. For cocktail hour, we had a charcuterie station, hamachi crudo, risotto cakes, and hangar steak. For dinner, we had an heirloom lettuce salad, braised short ribs, salmon, fingerling potatoes, and seasonal veggies w/ burrata. I was definitely not one of those brides that don't get to eat a bite of their food at their wedding. Oh, I sat and ate my ENTIRE plate of food! My favorite thing about Taste of Pace is that they are a zero waste catering company and they use every part of their ingredients. It's so amazing!

This was such a great learning experience and fun afternoon. I've been Vegan for 2 years and I…read morelearned a lot of new tips & techniques. Heather and Jenny are such great teachers. The Masterminds behind Thug Kitchen where guest chefs that day so it made the experience even that much more fun & f'n educational. We learned how to prepare 3 different dishes and this delicious dessert! I also found out where I could purchase hard to find items at local stores for cheaper than I ever thought, I learned how to properly squeeze the water out of my tofu, types of knives to buy types, different types of herbs to use to create specific flavors & all about lemongrass. I learned so much in just one class, it was crazy. Thank you!

These ladies came all the way to Virginia to teach a class for PETA. They were absolutely…read morehilarious. I was learning the entire time. Not only were they teaching cooking techniques, but they are armed with facts about foods and nutrition. Best of all, the food was delicious. They demonstrated how to make vegan black bean sliders with cashew cheese and chili. They also love to support local and family run businesses! Everyone was raving about how amazing the presentation was afterwards!

I've known Melissa for maybe 8 years now…read more And let me tell you she is passionate about what she does and this business She wants to bring joy to kids and teach them how to bake and also wants to make it fun and give everyone a happy experience that they will remember All her events are fantastic and her crew that she has when she needs help are amazing too Trust me if you want a fun idea and experience hire her for your next party

We had an absolutely amazing experience with Melissa at our daughter's 10th birthday party. She led…read morea super fun cupcake challenge that was customized based on my daughter's interests. Everyone declared it the best party ever! She was super easy to work with and fast to respond to e-mails. A super sweet day. Highly, highly recommend!

This is not the place for you if you're looking for supportive teachers who want you to learn. Pay…read moreattention to the other 1-2 star reviews; they all have to do with how unwelcoming the staff is here. I've taken nine classes here and John Fisher has been rude and condescending at every one of his classes - consisting talking down to students and creating a negative learning environment. He may be an expert and good at his craft, but an expert does not make a good teacher. Would not recommend this place to others.

Community Woodshop LA has solid equipment and the physical space itself is fine. But my experience…read morewith Scott Stevens completely ruined it. I constantly felt pressured to take extra classes that I didn't need. It felt less like guidance and more like being pushed to spend more money which is something a scamming business would do. The communication was uncomfortable, and interactions often felt confrontational because of his attitude instead of being supportive. Instead of feeling encouraged to grow, I felt like I was walking on eggshells.