I've been wanting to cook Chinese food since my early teens. Knowing this my girlfriend decided to…read moreget me one of the most thoughtful Birthday gifts I have ever recieved. Knowing how picky I am about Won Ton soup she really put some time in researching who she could get to teach me. She contacted lorraine and set up a time and date. Lorraine invited us into her beautiful home and went over what we would be doing that day with our chosen dishes. Her easy going way of explaining the steps of the recipes made us feel confident and relaxed. The Wor Won Ton soup and Long Life noodles are to die for. Thank you Jaelee and Lorraine for the best Birthday gift ever. I've already made the Long Life noodles and they came out perfect. I'm working on the Wor Won ton soup as we speak and it's looking good. I really recomend Lorraine's class to anybody looking to make that dish on their bucket list.

This is a long review, but I mean every word and Lorraine Witte deserves a great review!…read moreI wanted to get my boyfriend Eric a memorable birthday gift, and one he could continue to enjoy, so I did some research & chose to arrange lessons with Lorraine Witte. I wanted us to be able to learn how to make Wor Won Ton Soup, one of his favorite dishes. He also wanted to learn how to make Long Life Noodles. I reached out to Lorraine through e-mail, she replied very quickly, and we corresponded several times before the day of the lesson. She asked what dishes (we) wanted to make, we agreed on the soup, noodles & the cost of the lesson. She did all of the shopping, we just had to show up & were taught how to do everything, every step of the way. She was so nice, sweet, funny and such a great teacher. She invited us into her home for the lesson. We had an unforgettable experience, taught us so much and made it fun! She taught us how to be more confident when cooking and how not to be intimidated. It was worth every penny and delicious!! We were so excited learning from her, and she motivated us to continue cooking after the lesson. We have made the Long Life Noodles & War Won Ton Soup since then, & Eric has gotten great at making won tons with all kinds of filling! Taking her cooking class is worth it and worth every penny!

We booked this as a team night out for a small startup crew, a mix of confident cooks and people…read morewho cook on special occasions. The mother sauces are a smart format for a group like that, since the techniques build on each other and nobody ends up standing around watching. Real hands-on instruction, a well set up kitchen, and enough room in the pace to talk. Would book again. :)

Came here for a tofu and tempeh cooking class, and got to meet some amazing, new people. The…read morebuilding itself was spacious with a great view of the horizon at sunset from the 4th floor. Chef Cassandra was very knowledgeable about showing us the five different recipes. It was fun cooking the food together, and then enjoying what we had made. Highly recommend a class here if you're interested.

Cooking with Sara has been such a fun and helpful experience! I love that you don't learn how to do…read morecomplicated, fancy recipes that you wouldn't have the time or ingredients to do in a normal day. While I love to cook, I've lacked comfort in the kitchen and scrambled to time properly. I feel much more comfortable cooking and familiarizing myself with new ingredients. You get three sessions you pay for plus cost of groceries, which Sara kindly gets for you & checks whether you have certain things. Session 1: Sara went through our kitchen to give tips on key pieces of cookware that might be missing. We put together two meals for our next two sessions. Session 2: The menu was puttanesca pasta, seared scallops, salad, and berry cobbler. The meal was amazing!!! Before our 3rd session, I made the puttanesca twice from memory. My dad and boyfriend were blown away even though the recipe was super simple. I brought leftover cobbler to work, and my coworkers were convinced it was the best thing ever and also soo easy to make. Session 3: We made seared steak with pan sauce, crispy potatoes, and oven broccoli. Super easy meal I could whip together, and I learned to use new equipment like a cast iron skillet and how important a baking sheet is (not the same as a glass dish). Sara is so easy going and great to work with. Looking forward to future sessions to come!

I bought this for my girlfriend for Christmas. It was absolutely what we needed. We wanted to be…read moreable to cook more, but leverage what we already had in the kitchen. Sara did a great job of being realistic based on what would work for us as well as what we could add that would give us the biggest bang for the buck. She did exactly the same with the cooking instructions. She was great at giving us a lot of basic information and small tips that made me much more comfortable being able to experiment. Sara is incredibly comfortable in the kitchen and she has a memory like a steel trap. I would highly recommend.

In an effort to eat healthier and lose weight, I went looking for a personal chef in San Francisco…read more Actually, this being SF, I went to all those on-demand startups like Sprig and Thistle, but I found they didn't really fit well for me: if you don't like the food, tough luck! Then I found Brigitte and White Apron. Brigitte's sent me a great intake questionnaire that went through what I liked, what I didn't--down to specific foods and ingredients. Brigitte and Collin then created meals catered to my tastes and calorie goals (paleo, ~700 calories/meal). Every week, I'd send in feedback on that week's food and we'd tweak things further (eg, cook asparagus in a certain way, no on specific spices, etc). Such a far cry from the on-demand food startups! The thing I loved the most about White Apron is the personal attention I got from the chefs about my likes, dislikes, and suggestions. They're extremely receptive to everything and crafted meals just for my tastes. If you're looking for a personal chef in San Francisco, I highly recommend White Apron.

I was recently invited to a dinner Brigitte was putting on for a friend of mine. She had recently…read moremoved to the area from New York and I was looking forward to a professionally home cooked meal. I was certainly not disappointed. Brigitte made a simple but well seasoned salad of fresh organic veggies and mixed herbs. This was complimented by a hearty, soul-warming lamb curry. I was delighted by her take on the curry. The meat was fork-tender and the spices were complex and savory but not overwhelming. We finished up with a playful make-your-own sundae and relaxed with happy full bellies. I'd have Brigitte over to cook for me any time!

This was everything I could have asked for in a cooking class…read more The Mama Thai experience was a birthday present from my family for the four of us to do together. I have a decent amount of Thai cooking experience, while the rest of my family had none. Still, we all learned quite a bit, and had fun doing it! Jirayu has a beautiful home, and we immediately felt welcome and at ease. She's been doing this for more than 20 years. She and her daughter Saorise had stations set up for us, each with their own propane burner, tools, wok, and ingredients. We chose to make green papaya salad, red curry fried rice, and green curry eggplant with bamboo and rice noodles. After settling in, we started on the first of our dishes. We worked at a good pace, and Jirayu kept an eye on how we were doing, providing feedback where necessary. We made and ate each dish one at a time. It is an understatement to say that they turned out absolutely delicious! By the end of the first dish, we knew that we wanted to come back and do a few more menu items. Through each menu item, Jirayu talked about the brands she uses that have a more authentic Thai flavor. We talked about coconut milk, fish sauce, bamboo shoots, and palm sugar to name a few, and surprisingly some of the best brands were not Thai! She has also done her research on more healthy cooking, finding ways to omit MSG and unnecessary additives, and to make recipes more vegetarian-friendly. She herself is a pescatarian like me! One really neat trick that we learned is to use a juicer to make curry paste from scratch! If you've ever tried to make curry paste, it can be a long process with a mortar and pestle. I've take around 45 minutes to do it myself, and it makes for sore arm and hand muscles, for sure. For green curry paste, we spent probably five minutes using the juicer technique, and the results were amazing! We had plenty of extras to take home. Jirayu was also very generous with her time and answered so many of our questions. We even got to play with her dog, Ziggy!

When I heard we were doing another cooking class for a team activity in my mind I wanted to say not…read moreagain. But, Jirayu proved me wrong. Not only was her cooking class engaging, but she was knowledgeable, friendly, well prepared, had an awesome Chef's kitchen, and cleanliness was as important to her as it was to us. We came here for an off-site to do some team building like cooking. This is not my first cooking class, nor will it be my last, but this is definitely the best cooking class I've ever taken. And I've taken them all. I've taken Italian food cooking classes, dessert cooking classes, and your good old-fashioned American Cooking Class, but this one blew me away. I'm not going to lie, we had a busy group that had to take business calls and work inbetween cooking, and Jirayu took it all in stride. She even had a sense of humor saying we were the only group should have ordered three entrees without any dessert or appetizers LOL. Our first dish was spicy crab which was prepared fresh by us, but was chopped up and cleaned by her. Our next dish was the pad thai. Our third dish was chicken Pumpkin Curry. We were broken out in two teams of two, and each team would prepare its own meal. Not to brag or anything but we had the best Pad Thai, even the instructor said that. I also liked how the instructor accommodated a vegetarian in our class, and was able to accommodate people who liked Spicy Thai food on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 being wild and 10 being flaming hot. For those who wanted flaming hot our instructor was nice enough to take out some Chili's to make the dish extra extra spicy. She told us she does this as her full-time job, and I support her 100%. She's an awesome cook and a great instructor. Take her class you won't regret it!

My boyfriend and I took the curry part Indian class as a birthday celebration and we had so much…read morefun. Chef Joe embodies San Francisco energy and is a hoot and a holler! We had so much fun learning from him and cooking a dish that we never would have usually. We learned some new knife skills and chef Joe was very educational about the food we were cooking and ingredients we were using. I left the class with a full belly and a lot of energy. The atmosphere is very lively and friendly, I can tell he really responds and reciprocates the energy that's brought to him. I'm excited to come back here again, and I'll definitely be recommending this place to all my friends. This is such a great experience and we are so lucky to have it in our neighborhood!!

Chef Joe is a delight. Had the best time learning knife skills from him. The three hour flew by.read more

What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than taking a cooking class with Tiny Kitchen Club! It…read morewas really fun and food we made was good. Anja Lee hosts all the classes on Zoom and I had a blast! Anja regularly hosts cooking classes a couple times a week. We made carnitas/chicken, mushroom tacos and spicy margaritas and they were delicious. Anja provided us with the ingredient list and directions ahead of time. It was easy to shop for the ingredients and it was easy to hop onto Zoom. The directions she provided was also very easy to follow. I also loved her personality, she was so friendly and outgoing!

Anja and her team created really unique virtual experiences for my company's recent virtual Summer…read moreappreciation day. The particular one I was in involved wine tasting, 3 small bottles sent to the home ahead of the date, and I learned a lot, had fun, and tasted some great unique wines. Anja herself has a great personality and she was good at dialogue and interacting with a diverse group of people and with varying experiences with wine.

From first phone call to final clean up, Alejandra was simply fantastic…read more She and her crew made my wedding at the Oakland Zoo a truly wonderful event. Alejandra was responsive to our menu needs, but she also made helpful suggestions so that we weren't making an overwhelming number of decisions (which any bride-to-be will appreciate!). She stayed in regular email contact, checking in with me and making sure I was on track, and she was so on top of things that she is the one who let me know when there was an open day to visit the venue, and arranged for us to meet. Alejandra's calm, friendly demeanor combined with her passion for food and her efficient planning made me feel so well cared for. To say that she went above and beyond is certainly an understatement. In addition to an incredible meal that our guests are still talking about, she organized the linens, centerpieces, bar, and even transportation for the rented items so that we wouldn't have to pay an early pick-up fee to the rental company. The ceremony was a dream come true, I'm madly in love with my now-husband, my family and friends showered me with kindness, and I danced myself silly. But when I think back to my special day, the first things that come to mind are the juiciest hangar steak I've ever eaten, and Bailey's tres leches dessert bites! :) I recommend Alejandra and Ground Kitchen 100% to anyone who wants to combine stand-out food with winning service.

These women are beautiful in every way! I used them for my friend's bachelorette party and my…read morecousin's engagement party. Their decor is classy, their food is impeccable, and their warm attitude emanates through the entire event. I'd seriously recommend Ground Kitchen for any experience that you want to savor and make memorable. Alejandra is classically trained and it shows.