What a great evening we had with Adamo and Vita!! We had a team building work event here and the…read moreexperience was so fun and very conducive to building greater connection amongst our group. Fabulous food, too, and we made it ourselves! Amazing! Thank you guys so much!!

I'd gone to a Chef Upstairs event a few years ago, and always kept them in mind as it was a great…read moreexperience. They offer various services and events, and I recalled as well that they also do kids camps. Over the past couple years, my daughter has taken a big interest in cooking. And not just a fleeting interest, but consistently enjoys watching cooking shows and wanting to participate in cooking at home. As we were planning summer camps this year, I thought we should try to finally give her a chance to live her dream a bit and attend a week here. She's gone to a city-run one before. Though she quite enjoyed it, it was fairly simple. At The Chef Upstairs, they are in a full commercial kitchen with gas stoves, deep fryers and a whole bunch of other things you'd expect from a real kitchen. They have a firm belief that kids can learn safely - in fact, the safest thing is to expose them and provide proper technique. And they're not just making things like a deli meat roll up wrap, but full-on multi-course meals (they make breakfast and lunch) and from recipes from all around the world. You should look at the menus they post on their site for the kids camps. It was a bit of a sacrifice for us as we do not live nearby. That said, they have two locations, so a number of people are well-situated if near Vaughan and midtown Toronto. It's also a bit more money than many other kids camps - though its apparent with the food costs and the high staffing ratio that it's still good value. Ultimately, it was well worth it. My daughter loved it and truly lived out a dream and learned a lot. The highlight for her was the week long prep leading up to the Iron Chef-esque competition where they planned their own full menu. I'm thrilled that The Chef Upstairs lived up and even exceeded our already high expectations and truly made a lifetime memory for our daughter.

What a treat to be learning how to barbecue at the Webber Academy…read more From the moment you walk in you can smell the excitement from the Burntwood and the Flames going in all the barbecues. As part of the chorus we were greeted by the Chef & The Chef's Team and they were a cool bunch of people. After washing up we were told what we were making for the day and we got into it. From baking a cake to prepping our meat everything was shown in full detail. So for an average amateur this was great. Even someone who is experienced will enjoy the knowledge. The best part was to get the hands-on experience actually barbecuing the meat and dishes alike. After a few hours of preparing and cooking the fun begins when we all got to plate our dinners and enjoy them over some drinks. As a wrap up to the event and course you're all pleasantly presented a certificate of completion to get us off into becoming future Pitmasters. This was a tremendous amounts of fun. I hope that everyone can experience it at least once. I know I'm looking forward to coming back to Future training courses.

Don't miss this place! Outstanding trainers, lots of fun, lots of grilling tricks and amazing meal…read moreat the end! This guys know tons about grilling and helped me to bring my skills to the next level. Great experience!

The first thing my 7 year old said to me when I picked her up was, "Mommy I never want to come back…read morehere!" she said that she wasn't allowed to cook in the kitchen and was only told to chop vegetables at the table for the other children to cook. What a disappointment! The owner was nice, but she has this teenager there to help her and she didn't even get off her butt to greet my child upon arrival. This teen also insulted me when I was trying to register my daughter via email, saying I didn't do something when in fact I did. Not a good experience for my daughter at all. I do not recommend.

My easy going 12 year old was in tears at pick up on the first day of camp and begged to never come…read moreback here. I was told when registering that there would be a group of kids of the same age group there. This was not the case. The staff told all the kids they were mixing their food wrong and instead of teaching them the right way to do this task, they took their work back from them. So much for teaching and creating a positive environment. They do not learn to cook here. The most they will do is chop vegetables. May I elaborate to say that the kids made cookies made out of vegetables. How practical. What kid would make cookies for anyone made out of vegetables LOl. Would you eat cookies made out of vegetables? YUCK. My daughter said that for 2 hours during the day they were left to do no camp activities, no games, except a word search. A word search does not take 2 hours to complete. The kids sat there and watched the instructors clean up. They would not credit/transfer my camp fees for a younger child for future classes or refund them. The business gives the impression that it is a babysitting service and not an actual positive learning environment for kids to learn how to cook. I am out just under 400 dollars with an upset kid who begged me not to go back there. In all my years of being a parent, I have never had a negative experience with a camp or children's service provider in Vaughan until now. I understand businesses have their hiccups from day to day but as a business owner myself, I am involved in every aspect of running a business. Customer experience is everything as is the quality of the service that I offer. If you have a business called petits chef academy, it should be run by chefs introducing children to a positive learning experience. I highly recommend Loblaws cooking classes instead. They are fabulous. You will save the lost money and total lack of customer service experience by going there. Your kids will be engaged.

Liaison College Vaughan Campus is conveniently located at Jane and 407…read more They offers programs and courses for chef training or recreational cooking. I know I do need some cooking classes, but I visited Liaison College as the guest of one of the students. The atmosphere here is nice and relaxing, seems like a good place to learn. Maybe one day..

During Covid19 I have had the worst experience with this company. I paid in full at the beginning…read moreof the year for a summer camp. Once restrictions were in place & it was evident that camps would not run. The owner has NOT provided a FULL refund. The initial contract stated FULL refund less $100. Suddenly it became full refund less $100 + hst. I indicated that this was not in the original contract. The FULL refund was never provided. Due to a service that was never rendered, dishonesty & lack of honouring the original contract. I would not recommend this business to anyone.

I did 3 months of in-home private lessons with Shai, all I can say is WOW!! Being a busy mom of…read morethree young and picky children I wanted to learn how to cook meals that I could make in advance and that my kids would like. Shai spent our first few lessons covering all the basics, from knife skills to nutritional values of different foods. Over the course of our time together (about 15 lessons) I can honestly say that my confidence level in the kitchen has improve by a 10-fold. Not only are my kids happy about the yummy (and healthy!!) food I'm putting on the table now, but I had the BEST time hanging out with Shai. She is patient, encouraging, extremely skilled, and FUNNY!! I'd recommend her to anyone and I'm definitely going to be sending my kids to her cooking camps this summer. Thanks Shai!!!

One of the best food tours ever. Come hungry for the Chinatown and Kensington tour. CJ and Oliver…read moreare the best guides ever

I had an amazing VIP tour of The St Lawrence Market with the owner himself Kevin. Kevin was an…read moreamazing guide who has perfected the art of story telling. He's very knowledgeable and passionate about his business and sharing the story of all the vendors we visited. If I ever find myself back in Toronto I will be sure to book another tour with him. All of the food we had so good. I came hungry, but left completely satisfied.

You will taste the love…read more Pino came to our home and from start to finish he was professional, courteous, and genuine. Pino took such meticulous care in preparing our meal it was absolutely beautiful to watch him, each dish was a work of art, a work of pride. Pino encouraged us to ask questions and he showed us his tips with such a generous spirit, to say he made our meals would be a terrible injustice and understatement, he created a beautiful atmosphere and he made our night. Pino came into our home fully prepared - a true professional. Every dish was bursting with flavour, timely and beautifully presented and when he left, he left our kitchen spotless - like he was never even here. Magic. I definitely recommend Pino to anyone wanting a great experience with a personal chef, I guarantee you will taste the love in every dish.

I was really hoping for an amazing in home chef experience with great food and fun for my guests…read more What I got was a chef with a big ego and not enough food. We were starving! Even what he cooked was blah! pork tenderloin thinly sliced and pounded then stuff was more of an appetizer that a main. Not one good thing to say about this chef.

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