Highly recommend! Booked the Kitchen Workshop as a team building event while colleagues were in for a Leadership Team Off-Site. Art and his team were informative and fun! There were some last minute dietary restrictions for half of the group and Art rolled with it and was sure to not only accommodate them, but make something they LOVED! One colleague said it was his FAVORITE event of the week - and one he will remember for a lifetime. Thank you, Art!! read more

Received the class for two as a Christmas gift and attended the Pasta From Scratch Class on 12/27/23 and the experience was amazing. The instructor was knowledgeable, personable and funny. The final products of Tomato and Basil Sauce, homemade Egg Pasta, Patches and Peas, and Tagliatelle with Fresh Lemon, Parsley, and Pine Nuts were FIVE STAR restaurant quality and incredible, An awesome evening of great food, some laughs, and, although somewhat experienced in the kitchen, learned something new. A great experience that is highly recommended and will look forward to doing it again. Thanks Kitchen Workshop Team for an awesome experience! read more

I think the instructor must have gotten broken up with right before the class started because he was nothing but rude and belittling. He spent half the time during the class putting down the professions of those who attended the class. Called an individual who works in the trades "dumb" repeatedly and asked this individual multiple times if he had the ability to count. I would not recommend this place to anyone. Hopefully this is an one-off instance because I am concerned that this man runs children's workshops. read more

Update: The owner called me to further inquire about my experience. When I told him that I didn't think that the class being cancelled was a realistic possibility, he said "It's called life. Shit happens. Just think about it, and that will do you well," and then hung up on me. I was expecting maybe an apology and a discount on a future class, but he decided to burn a bridge with a potential customer instead. Not sure if he knows how to run a business. Oh well. Took away another star for that. I tried booking a baking class for my wife's birthday, and I received a message the night before saying that the class was cancelled due to lack of participants. It says in the waiver during registration that this is a possibility, but I just want to caution people of this potential outcome if you're depending on it for a special occasion. You would be better off booking a class with another school/business that won't cancel on you. read more

I booked a class for myself and a friend. The day before the class, Art canceled due to Covid. Fine. I get it. In his email he stated that he would refund my money. Weeks passed and I noticed on my credit card statement there was no credit. I reached out to Art via email. He asked what class. I responded. Then nothing. Another member of the class reached out stating she never got a refund either. More days passed. Still nothing from Art. I ended up having to open up a dispute with my credit card company to get my money back. I don't know if the class would have been worth the money or not, but if Art cancels your class for whatever reason, be prepared for quite the hassle to get your money back. I would not recommend. read more

The Kitchen Workshop is a great place to take a cooking class. All the classes are hands-on;no watching someone else prepare the food. They are offered daily and last 3 hours. For $49, you learn something new, get the recipes, get a beverage (including wine), and get to eat and take home all the food you make. If you subscribe to the newsletter, you sometimes get classes offered for around $25. Art, the owner and instructor, is a quirky person, but he makes learning fun in a no stress atmosphere. I've taken a variety of classes here. I pulled out 2 class lessons to share: Sugar and Spice Fall Baking: Pumpkin pecan roll, cinnamon raisin biscotti, spiced apple cake with walnuts and currants, pumpkin chocolate chip bread, cranberry walnut upside down cake, and old fashioned apple pie. Cooking With beer: Beer Battered Asparagus, Steamers in Beer, Beer Battered Cod with Smoked Paprika Mayonnaise, Grilled Chicken with Beer and Molasses BBQ Sauce, Beer Marinated Grilled New York Strip Steaks with Pepper Sauce, and Chocolate stout cake with stout creme anglaise. Check out their website for a listing of classes: http://www.kitchen-workshop.com. The only downside to the website is sometimes it's not updated with recipes but you can always email him. If you do take the class, remember to bring in some Tupperware containers for left overs! read more

Sometimes you find a place that can help you cook like a restaurant, even thought you may not be a gourmet chef. For those with a group or just a fun couples night out, The Kitchen Workshop is a great fit for you. Atmosphere - Interior is setup like a spacious kitchen. The head chef (more on him later), leads a team cook approach with a variety of unique and inspired meals based on the many classes they offer. A handy glass of wine or tea while you're cooking offers a spectacular way to ingratiate yourself into the modern cuisine you'll be making. Waitstaff - Art, the head chef of Kitchen Workshop, is like your own personal Food Network cook. 1/3 teacher, 1/3 comedian, and 1/3 fun, Art's sense of humor and cooking style seamlessly transition between engaging and comedy. He offers great tips for those just starting out or seasoned pros alike, and takes the time and patience to describe everything for cutting methods to preparing meals. Food - Quality of the food you make is amazing. During my class, we made everything from Beef w/Broccoli, to Whitefish with a Tarragon Tomato Sauce, to a hearty Winter Minnestrone soup. Everything was out of this world, and is included in the cost of your course. You get to take home leftovers (and you will have some), plus recipes, and cookbooks of others Art sells for $5.00 each. Intangibles - Classes are available on their website and have some unique and seasonal offerings. Can accommodate group sizes from anywhere to four to twelve people, and is very easy to get to right off of Lancaster Avenue. You DO NOT need to have cooking experience to enjoy this class, my wife and I are both novice cooks, but we still had a fantastic time. Overall - The Kitchen Workshop is an experience in cuisine that you prepare while enjoying with old friends and new alike. Art's delivery as a teacher felt more like an engaged, active learning session from a favorite professor or high school teacher. You will learn a lot, and not just about cooking, but about having a great time while bonding with those classmates over food. read more

This is a great way to have some fun with friends, old or new. Art's sense of humor makes learning how to cook for all experience levels fun and entertaining. Go hungry, as everything that is made during the class is sampled as well. I highly recommend these classes! read more

My wife and daughter took Mr. Roman's session on making gingerbread houses, right before Christmas. They had a great time. read more

This was the worst experience of my life. I signed my children up for summer cooking class and they came home to tell me how the owner frequently teased my younger son for having ADHD issues. He even referred to my son as, "the kid with problems'. this was done in front of the entire class on more than one occasion..... the first day! When we challenged the owner about these incidences, we were told, 'how am I supposed to remember everything I say throughout the entire day'. So, he was not horrified by his own actions .... even blamed us for putting a kid with 'mental problems' in his class. I had to put my kid back into weekly therapy after this incident. It's taken me months to write this because it's sad.Cidviv-settuk-8dubhe read more

My friend and I have taken cooking classes, at the Kitchen Workshop, for the last 11 years. It is such a fun experience! My friend and I love to cook and bake, but always learn something. Art, the owner and instructor, is incredibly fun and knowledgeable. We are now scheduling our next class, and are greatly looking forward to this fun learning experience. Linda D.M. read more

What a fun experience! I went with a group of other women in their 20s/30s, some of whom had been there before. They were all more experienced with cooking than I was (which is to say, pretty much not at all), but it didn't prove to be a problem. Our class was global street foods, and the food was fantastic. It was a collaborative process, with each of us chopping, stirring, pouring, etc. simultaneously. I can see how this would be a great mixer or team building exercise. From the beginning, wine was flowing, and we had intermittent breaks to enjoy the dishes we had made. Art is quite the character and has a very dry sense of humor--he'll make fun of everyone a little bit, but it's all in good fun. His assistants are helpful and manage to clean everything up really nicely so that it never gets too messy. We made empanadas (my favorite), chicken satay with peanut sauce (OMG, that sauce!), carne asada tacos (not my favorite, but still good), and felafel (delicious!) Everyone gets a copy of the recipes, and Art had some really interesting tips and hacks for cooking. He was flexible about adjusting spice levels, and we actually made two empanadas (one with and without olives) to account for different tastes. It seems like classes tend to fill quickly, but I'm hoping to return for one of the date night classes. Highly recommended and worth the schlep out to Paoli if you're not already in that area. read more

Art was really great. He is funny and caustic at the same time. He handles the diverse personalities in a class with ease. We had a few "personalities" in the class I took and he was top notch with his people skills. If you take yourself to seriously you may have an issue. The food was fantastic and easy to replicate. If you chose to listen and ask questions you could learn a lot. He is a college educated, culinary expert who owned his own restaurant for many years. ( If you ask, he will share his background). He shared a wealth of knowledge not only about recipes but the chemistry of food. Really cool!! read more

Our group had a super fun time but there was not good time management for our group. We did not make or get to have dessert. Having paid for it , I wanted it. My friend even said "Don't we need to make the biscotti dough first?" read more

PARENTS BEWARE -- the summer camp was an epic disappointment!! After signing up both my daughters and convincing their friends to join us, the "head chef" canceled the first day of camp at the 11th hour, due to a "sprained ankle." He had the nerve to cancel again the next morning (Tuesday) but promised to extend the camp hours for the remaining sessions...then we got his 6:30 a.m. "wake-up" call the following day. He canceled the rest of the week and now I'm waiting for a full refund. Imagine the disappointment of my kids when I had to break the news that camp was not happening. It's nothing short of pathetic that a cooking workshop -- which advertises itself as a place to "learn, have fun and meet others who are passionate in learning about food" -- isn't even passionate enough to perform a day's work. read more

I held a team building event here and everyone had a fantastic team. As previous reviewers have mentioned, Art makes the experience enjoyable for all participants and for all levels of culinary experience. I enjoyed the large table that allowed everyone to sit down and eat together. Everyone helped with each part of the meal. I highly recommend this for a team building event or with a group of friends! read more

The Kitchen Workshop is my favorite cooking class. The price is reasonable and you have fun working with friends and learning from Art. The price includes your meal and all the invaluable things you learn during the class. I have been many times over the past 10 years and I always learn at least 2 or 3 things from Art. He is amazing!!! I have used his recipes many times over the year and always get compliments on them. Art's recipes are delicious and most of them are actually easy to make. Will go back again and again. Thanks, Art, for all the fun!! read more

Art Roman has a terrific opportunity for people to cook and eat together at The Kitchen Workshop! He puts together the best menus and provides a great atmosphere to work with your group (our cooking group has gone several times over the years, including once in November and once in December 2016). We have many experienced cooks in our group, but everyone still manages to learn a new tip or two with Art and we all seem to have a recipe that we will make again. He is fun, generous and can handle many types of personalities concurrently! There's always wine and sharing the meal together is always special! Thanks, Art! read more

What a great idea . The chef ,Art is funny and entertaining. Art also donates his time to work with individuals with special needs on his day off . Great recipes and ideas.and the food taste great. Highly recommended it read more

What a fantastic way to spend an evening! Art is a fabulous cook and a wonderful teacher... and a whole lot of fun, too. You'll leave confident that you can cook the many dishes that you will learn how to prepare in a private class. Great for birthday parties, a night out with the family, or with some friends! My family, friends, and I have been many times, and it's always a great experience. Thanks for the memories, Art! read more

My wife and I have gone here on multiple occasions and always enjoyed it. Art provides both the cooking expertise and the comedy. No matter your culinary skill, you can expect to cook a great meal and have a great time doing it. Trust me, you will not leave here hungry. One of my favorite aspects of this place is Art uses ordinary ingredients to make truly great dishes. Just make sure to bring containers for leftovers! read more

Any business owner would brace business but not Art. He was extremely rude and argued with me on the number of people I had attending his cooking class and could not give me a straight as to whether or not he had availability for April 15th. I questioned him as to when he will advise on availability and basically he did not like my response and cancelled the entire reservation as he did not want to do business with us. What really threw me off was that he searched me on Facebook and emailed me that he was going to bash my name to employees (which he named in an email to me) at a previous place of business. Little did he know that I have not worked there in over 4 years but the fact then he was so angry he wanted to ruin my career as a result of me not properly completing the registration really tells me something about this person and his character. I'm not saying you should bash his business but should be made aware of his actions and determine for yourself whether or not you want to take this risk of working with him in the future. I know where I stand...and it's NO. read more

Took a class about 2 weeks ago. I don't think the guy that teaches is a real chef, just a big dude that likes his food.

The owner Art Roman treated my nine year old horribly!!!! My daughter went to a friends birthday party last night and after my husband picked her up she was really upset and said she didn't like Mr. Art because he was mean to her. She went on to say that he asked her if she had "whooping cough" (she had a slight cough.) My daughter didn't know what whooping cough was but replied no and he turned around and told the other kids at the party "don't go near ****** she has the whooping cough! Later when trying to teach her to cook he asked her if she rode "the short retarded bus" and my daughter replied no and he said "you should" My daughter had to ask us what a short bus was. What do you say to a nine year old? I think his behavior was dispicable!!!! My heart broke for my little girl. I then called the Kitchen workshop and asked to speak with the mananger. Art said he was the mannager so I then asked to speak with the owner and he said he was the owner. I told him what my daughter told us and he said "your daughter is a liar" I replied "how would my daughter make this up when she has no idea what these things are?" I then asked his last name and he refused to give it to me and hung up. I then googled him and his kitchen to find his last name and stumbled on some reviews on my fox philly that sounded very similar to our story!! I am absolutely sick over this mans actions and would never want him near any children!!!! Please do not give this man any business!! He obviously has some big issues! read more

I attended a work based team buliding event at this location. I found Art to be rude. Maybe he was "trying" to be funny but it was not successful. He was suppose to be teaching us how to cook yet if we asked a question he treated us like we were supid or responded very sarcastically or with a blank stare. A few of my collegues are very good cooks and were suspicious with some of his methods. For example he did not let the meat rest after cooking. Overall I did not find the experience to be very satisfying. The food was good but the training was not. read more