Lynda and Ted have an amazing place in the mountains of Vermont and were instrumental in helping to…read morecreate a lovely wedding ceremony for some clients of ours.

From the owner: For decades the founders of Odyssey Events have planned and executed numerous events and weddings…read more From private estates to farm and art venues they have successfully produced affairs to remember in restaurants, tents, and barns. They've also been involved with food for just as long, escorting clients on food odysseys (think culinary tours) abroad. Now they incorporate their food knowledge and event planning experience as Odyssey Events. Ted's focus is on cooking classes at his home or yours (think interactive dinner party!) and Linda 's focus is on the details and design of weddings and parties.

Happened upon this little gem when I was venturing in the Schroon Lake area. Sandy and Terry…read moreprovided a lovely spread while teaching us how to prepare these seemingly complex, yet easy to prepare dishes. We had puttanesca, salmon, and apple bacon salad-all of these for an extremely reasonable price-who'd want to go out to dinner when you can get 4 courses for less. They provide the wine and the entertainment in their home and we sat back and enjoyed learning, conversing, and eating!!! I'd recommend this to anyone who is interested in learning how to prepare a new dish or just wants someone else to cook for the night! Thanks for all the fun!

Easy, fun and delicious! Sandy and Terry have created a relaxed evening by freshly preparing a…read morefine dinner as they show and tell you how. Their home is lovely and welcoming. Treat yourself and a friend to an evening of tasty courses from an interesting menu.

Great place to have an adult birthday party. We were educated on how to make pasta, sauce and…read moremeatballs. They provided a delicious dessert and we did BYOB! What a fun night, we look forward to going back again.

Celebrated birthdays with friends! A great experience!!! What a fun way to spend time with…read morefriends!!! Chef was great, food was great, overall a wonderful experience!

Amazing!!!! Best stocked kitchen goodies shop in the Capital District!!!…read more We have seen the "kitchenware" sign on the Rt 9 side of the building for a couple of years but had never been in. Well, we went in last weekend and were soooo super impressed! We plan to remodel our home and build a new and much larger kitchen in the near future and I saw at least a half dozen items that we will NEED!!

Spoon and Whisk is an independent store with quality high end kitchen supplies. I came today…read morebecause they offer a Knife Sharpening Service. I have three knives that need sharpening. I have been satisfied with the results in the past. I also checked out the sourdough baking supplies. I purchased a beeswax bag made in Vermont to store a loaf of bread. It keeps it fresh. I am amazed at the large amount of stock in this store ranging from lots of metal cookie cutters to Lodge pans to a large assortment of timers to a variety of baking pans to kitchen utensils. The owner or staff person was very helpful. He was available if needed. You can browse if you like.

Susan came to our house to give a private cooking class and it was so fun! She made the planning…read morevery easy by answering quickly and working around my requests / allergies. Best of all she was a ton of fun to have lead the family through the class and then cleaned up the kitchen after. Highly recommend!

We were looking for a private chef and were able to find Susan 2 days before our event. She was…read moreable to execute our vision and was extremely kind and patient. Her food is delicious especially her tomato basil crostini. Everyone raved about her chicken meatball. We will book Susan again when we are in the area again.

The food is fresh, healthy, and beautiful. The serving sizes are very generous. A must for…read moreanyone looking for a place to pick up lunch.

This is a wonderful little space with a bakery feel during the day, and a perfect, intimate spot…read morefor catered private parties at night. Their Thursday community dinners are my new favorite event to look forward to. I love the long table that dominates the space that offers family style eating and getting to know your neighbors. I've only been once thus far but the Indian food offered at the last dinner was on point! The menu and theme of the food offered at these community dinners changes every week so there is always something new and exciting to look forward to! I love the décor as well. So homey, and classy.

My wife and I first attended a Capital Cooks class back in late 2023. It was so casual,…read morecomfortable, and educational that we decided to sign up for another class. Since then, we've learned how to make our own sushi, sour dough, pastries, street foods, pasta, stuffed grape leaves, chocolate mousse, Mexican foods, Mediterranean foods, baklava, paella, and so much more! We rarely eat out anymore since we now know how to confidently make it ourselves, and our own cooking now tastes so much better than at a restaurant. We've even lost weight - bonus! And the tips for where to find ingredients and make our own vanilla extract for just pennies have been amazing! I needed to leave this review because for the second Christmas in a row I've made paella as I was taught at Capital Cooks by Caroline and it turned out so amazingly perfect! The family non-stop kept complimenting how great it tasted, and it got devoured. Thank you, Caroline, for what has become our new Christmas tradition meal, and it's actually fun to cook it! You're amazing. Your husband Paul is awesome! Thank you both for the education you've given my wife and me. We are already signed up for a couple more classes in the coming months!

If I could give this place 10 stars I would! We booked for a team holiday activity and we had so…read moremuch fun. Everybody is a chef here. Even if you don't normally cook, they will teach you. We chose dumplings around the world we made sweet potato pierogies, we made chicken and cheese and mushroom and garlic dumplings. So good! You make your own dough! Theresa was amazing. So friendly and funny. We had a blast. We brought our own chef hats too! Aprons provided. You are going to need one!

My partner and I enjoyed scrumptious Pescatore--tender pasta, Gulf shrimp, and melt in your mouth…read morescallops in a well balanced garlic butter sauce, with cherry tomatoes (his was prepared without garlic, because of a sensitivity). I had a tasty Margarita and he ordered a Vermont lager. Both worked well with the pasta. We'll be back!

We have had consistently good food. The new ownership has remained consistent with the former…read moreowners' and we will continue to be customers at Leslie'sTavern.

What a great experience! The food was absolutely delicious and for such an amazing price!!…read more We were impressed with each and every course. The service was wonderful. Our server was a bit nervous but did a fabulous job. She was very attentive. We talked to one of the coordinators after dinner and she showed us around to their other facilities and we were just so impressed. Theme night: Spain App: Tapas plate (fried goat cheese with honey, peppers, crispy potatoes with a yummy sauce, mussels, and an unbelievable rib) Dinner: Steak entree with amazing sauces. Steak with a blue cheese sauce, a green sauce with the tomatoes and a semi spicy/cream sauce with the crispy potatoes. Dessert: My boyfriend and I chose separate desserts. Chocolate and vanilla burnt cheesecake with a chocolate sauce. Dulce de Leche ice cream. The only two things I didn't care much for was the crispy wafer that went with the ice cream (that was just preference) and the peppers in the tapas (because they were just boring ). Ps- bring a wine bottle! They charge a $5 corking fee but it is byob. :)

It was a pleasure to dine at the Casola Dining Room. It's a lovely room with great ambiance with…read morehope in the air. The students are friendly and make more of an effort than some of those who are toiling away in some area restaurants. Having been a student (many moons ago) in the same culinary classes at SCCC, it was wonderful to try their offerings. Tonights menu selections of appetizers, entrees and desserts were from Provence. It started with a choice of Vegetable Soup with Pistou (basil and garlic like pesto without pine nuts), Nicoise Salad or a Provencal Vegetable Tart. I chose the Vegetable Tart. I will tell you that the tart filling of diced vegetables (tomatoes, zucchini and onions) only complimented the delicious flaky and light tart. Kudos! I selected for dinner the trio of lamb chops which also had a medley of diced vegetables. (Other selections available were the Chicken Provencale, Bouillabaisse, and Grilled Ratatouille with Israeli Cous Cous.) Being a fan of both lamb and seafood, the decision of what to have for dinner was difficult. I went with the landlubbers lamb. It was delicious, a wonderful dark pink (not totally rare and cold, but lovely warm and juicy) and tasty chops. Last but not least were 3 choices of desserts: Petite Four Assortment with Raspberry Sorbet, Chocolate Pot de Creme and a Pear Almond Tart. Again, difficult to decide but when with the Chocolate Pot de Creme. Very delicious smooth dark chocolate topped with whipped cream and a lovely decorative chocolate swirl with a small spoon shaped cookie! All in all, a wonderful meal from the future chefs in the industry. My only comment would be the students could have a little more tutoring on proper pronunciations and ingredients of dishes being served.