I took a class with Amanda in Los Angeles and it was fantastic! Recipes were actually things that I…read morethought I could realistically make at home on my own and they were delicious! Amanda is a great teacher and works with groups very well. She has lots of experience!

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Michelle is an amazing instructor and incorporates a wonderful balance of hands on instruction and…read moreeducational information during our class. I scheduled Michelle to host the cheese and butter class for a bachelorette weekend and it was such a hit. She arrived with an assistant to set up the kitchen and even prepared a tray of delicious snacks for us to enjoy during her lesson. We had so much fun making cheeses and butters and snacking on crudites we were so stuffed we skipped our scheduled lunch. Another bonus was that Michelle even cleaned up the kitchen afterwards (my least favorite thing to do after cooking). I cannot say enough good things about her cooking lessons. This is such an amazing service and everyone that participated loved the event, I only wish she was closer to LA and I could have her host more cooking lessons. Thank you so much Michelle for being the highlight of our weekend activities!! If you're looking for a fun unique activity to try and are in the SB area I highly recommend Farmbelly Cooking School!

We loved working with Michelle! She came to our office and did a cooking class for our corporate…read moremarketing team of 13 people. She brought everything we needed and transformed one of our conference rooms into a fully stocked kitchen. Although we did not have access to a stove/sink/etc., Michelle made the class worthwhile by teaching about knife skills, how to select produce, working with herbs, etc. After the workshop, she split us up into two teams for an "Iron Chef"-style competition. It was so much fun! At the end, we got to enjoy our Superpower Salad creations, as well as some extras that Michelle brought for us. I highly recommend working with Michelle and Farmbelly Cooking School!

My corporate colleagues and I went here for a Leadership team bonding experience and boy did we…read morelearn how to work together. Prior to coming here, I had never heard of C'est si Bon at all. I didn't know there were places that offered private facilities to have cooking classes, or maybe I just never sought it out. At any event, this was all arranged by management. My colleagues and I came here to cook, and walked away gaining new skills in the kitchen. We were divided up in teams, to make different dishes. Each team were given an ingredient list and instructions, which were helpful. We were so grateful that this event didn't require making random dishes from a surprise ingredient, like a Gordon Ramsey show. Whew. Honestly we'd be doomed if that were the case. The instructors walked us through each teams worries. We had about 5 teams, each in charge of: rice, meat dish, pizza, dessert, salad and a side. We all learned different techniques and managed to finish on time. It was nice to feel accomplished and enjoy our creations after the hour or so of insecurity. Whats funny is that my colleagues act so so tough in corporate meetings, but for the ones who don't cook, it was fascinating to see them in a vulnerable cooking environment. For the ones who do cook, you got to see them be even more pompous than in the board room, ha! Overall, it was an excellent experience. The staff were absolutely wonderful, the venue was beautiful, it was a hidden tucked away farmhouse-ish place in Chapel Hill. It was probably pricey, our VP paid for it, but nevertheless worth every penny. Highly recommend to anyone wanting to go outside of their comfort zone, learn new skills and partake in some delicious food!

We tried several years to get our child into a CSB summer camp cooking class but it never worked…read moreout for our schedule and their availability. Classes fill up fast. Finally this past summer he was able to attend one of the camps. After all that time and build up all I can say is... Meh. It's not really a cooking school for kids, but if you have 8 or 9 yos that need something to do and you want them to stir a bowl or pretend they are cooking for twice the price of other summer camps, then this will suffice. They don't provide any of the recipes to the kids to take home with them, individual kids only learn how to "cook" 1 of the 4 items they prepare each day. No actual cooking skills are taught. Head chef proved why chefs have a reputation for being unpleasant to deal with. I would not recommend. Since we were again not able to enroll our child last summer we hired a local chef to give a 4-day cooking class to our son at home, ended up being cheaper and he learned a whole lot more. Recipes, knife skills, prep work, flavor pairings... All the things that CSB are not.

This review is for a Summer Couple's Night Out event. The whole event is very different to what I…read moreexpected, but in a good way! I thought it would be a typical cooking class with rows of cooking stations (Masterchef style, you know), and we would dive in-depth into the recipes. Turn out, there are several stations around the kitchen for each courses. Katie would walk through each dish, describe it, and then each person (or in this case, couple) can decide which station they want to work on. Recipe is printed out for you to follow. Katie would walk around, making sure things are going well, and call for everyone's attention at certain points in the recipe. At the end, everyone sits down and enjoy ALL THE DISHES that we cooked, like, an entire meal. I like how Katie would suggest minor ingredients swap that could be done: the blackberry can be swapped with figs, tomatoes can be added to the peach to go with the crispy pork... The ingredients are also good stuff - block of parmesan instead of the pre-shredded, tomatoes from the farmer's market in the morning... I walked away learning several new recipes that I definitely would remake at home, as well as interesting combinations: blackberry and caramelized onions, adding capers to a tomato vinaigrette... The class was about $65/ person for this specific one , and I think it is well worth it. Would love to do another one again.

A must do! Kate the owner is awesome. I don't know how she coordinates everything so calmly, it…read morewould honestly be my worst nightmare to have so many cooks in the kitchen haha! We attended the Summer Vegetarian class. Kate gave a brief intro to what each station entailed, and you could pick one that you wanted to work on. Kate and her assistant would walk around and help as needed, and call everyone over at certain parts to show how things were being prepared or cooked. Most of the food she was as using she had bought at the farmers market. We had some appetizers while finishing up the cooking, and at the end we all sat together in the dining room for a full meal. All of the food was delicious! Kate sends the recipes out via email after the class. I will definitely be trying some of them out at home, and looking to take a class in the future. Don't expect to master any of the recipes during this class, but you will gain some tips and come away with a full belly and some new recipes. You can bring your own beer and wine, and she also provided water and lemonade for us. Our class ran about 30 minutes over, so depending on how many dishes she has planned be prepared for class to go a little longer.

I had never heard of Melina's until a friend of my mother's from out of town spoke about it to my…read moremom and wanted to try some of their pasta. Since I was going to be in their town in a few days and only live about 20 minutes from Melina's I decided to order some and bring it in a cooler so my mother could surprise her. I'm glad I ordered it ahead of time. It was a smooth process and allowed me to choose a few things to try on my own. I followed my GPS to the teenie-tiny building Melina's is located in. Walked in and was greeted by a big smile from one of their workers with a chef's coat on. She grabbed my box quickly from their freezer and answered a few of my curious questions. She seemed to love what she did! How refreshing! She welcomed my questions and was just an overall cheerful person. Tried some of their pasta about a week later. It was goodness in a string. There is NO comparison to store-bought pasta. Melina's pasta is delicious! Also, Melina's sauce- better than the rest. For real. I'm thrilled to have Melina's to go to for all things pasta (and sauces). I'm supporting a small, local business and it's delicious! Win-win!

Picked up some frozen homemade spinach & cheese ravioli, and basil marinara sauce from this store…read moreat the Farmer's Market (also can find at a few other local shops with a freezer section, as well as the brick and mortar). I thought the ravioli and the sauce were both really tasty!!! The ravioli were filled with the perfect amount of filling, and the edges were sealed correctly so none broke apart while cooking. I would've liked the option to buy both fresh (not frozen), but really enjoyed them and will return to try some of the other flavors!! So many to choose from!

I had my daughter's Birthday here August 2nd and I was very happy with how well Jamie and Christina…read moredid helping all the kids make cookies and their herb cheese pastry puff pastries. The kids had so much fun and loved participating in each step. The staff was so supportive and organized to keeping the flow moving so we had time for all the activities. Their kitchen is very clean and they are great at making sure all the chefs continue to wash their hands after each step to keep the work space safe. Working with management to plan my party was also easy and helpful to choosing options safe for young chefs. I have also come to their themed kitchen events with my daughter and she really enjoys them so we will continue to come back! Thank you Flour Power Team for creating a great space to make lasting memories!!!

I booked my child for a camp for 1 day to try it out because of the good reviews. I normally don't…read moreleave negative reviews but I was misled because of the reviews so I'll provide our experience so others don't run into our same experience. The positive: they were very accommodating and gave great service over the phone when booking the camp. And it's in a very convenient location for us. The negative: we were given no direction when coming in. We stood there for a min fumbling around trying to figure out what to do and no adult waved my child over or gave us/her any type of 'come join the group' gesture. It was a camper my child recognized from the ymca camp that came to get my child and show her where to go and sit. They had a large table of what looked like older teens. I couldn't figure out if they were helping or in the camp as well. But again no one that works there even gave us a wink. As I was walking out I seen the camper friend was setting her up a chair that was the only chair turned away from the entire class(I was hoping someone would fix her in the group properly. What I heard from my child after picking her up was that the table of older teens was just that. Also campers and they were mean and harassed the younger kids (I had no idea this camp had older teens). And she said they only let her dump a bowl of flour into something, which was the days 'hands on cooking' lesson. My child was very very disappointed with this camp which is hard to do. I love that this is a smaller local business but if you're expecting anything like sur la table camps or anything like that you will be greatly disappointed. Go in with very low expectations. This is the most expensive camp we've done and won't do again.

Chef Zacki has brought her cooking expertise to our group twice in the past six months. This time…read moreour session was Zacki's Fig Cook 'n Your Nook. We learned how to create delicious fig dishes. We all love figs, but didn't know what to do with them! We made an appetizer, main and dessert all with figs and some fun too. We highly recommend Chef Zacki to any foodies and those that love to cook and learn new recipes

Zacki was easy to work with and delivered our anniversary meal as promised. The food was superb,…read morealthough one dish was overcooked, possibly due to the distance traveled. Her deviled eggs were outstanding! Would definitely use again.

LaMana is a true expert about nutrition. Her 21 Day Cleanse always helps me jump start each new…read moreseason. http://culinaryhealing.com/services/DC21day.html

This company has a personal chef service that makes it. a no brainer to use. LaMana prepared me…read moredelicious healthy meals that lasted my son and I for weeks. Its hard to get my 17 years old to at healthy, but every thing she prepared he eat! I would recommend this service to not only health conscious individuals, but busy ones! All meals were prepared and refrigeratored by the time I got home. Perfect!