Grace A.
Booked the class Brasserie Selections with Chef William in Skokie
Jen was awesome. Clear instructions, hands-on participation, all in a clean and beautiful kitchen. Bravo!
Briana L.
Booked the class Decadent Steakhouse Dishes - Date Night with Chef William in Skokie
Chef was fantastic! Food was delicious. I did think we'd have more hands on prep with the food. The creme brulee was already prepped - but we did get to sugar & brulee with the torch. The potatoes were already cut, peeled, and boiled so only 1 person got to mash. I did really like how the chef demonstrated how to cook the steak and make the mushroom sauce. We all got to do that at individual stations. The little burner was just ok and took a while when people didn't want to cross-cook steaks due to different temperature preferences. Overall, really enjoyed the experience and would definitely recommend for folks who want to learn some new prep methods.
Stacey P.
Booked the class Seasonal Summer Pasta with Chef William in Skokie
Always have fun with my boyfriend and glad we were randomly paired with another couple that were enjoyable to share experience with BUT the venue and residents chefs lacked in teaching and execution. They didn’t know how to teach well or work the room. It was quite slow and not very well organized. Won’t go back for another class as I have gone elsewhere that was way better.
Kayla H.
Booked the class Treats for Mom - Family Fun with Chef William in Skokie
We had the resident chef for our class. It was a woman who actually didn’t introduce herself/name. I liked how ingredients was organized. My only suggestion would be to have the lead chef possibly use a mic so everyone can hear (even over the kids since I went to a Mother’s Day event class). Everything tasted great. However, the lemon bars were still liquid texture and some guests ended up leaving without taking them home because we waited 20 min for it cook in the oven and then even after they were not set because they would have to be refrigerated to become solid texture.
aileen g.
Booked the class Tastes of Italian Comfort Food with Chef William in Skokie
aweosme
aileen g.
Booked the class Craft Cozy Dumplings with Chef William in Skokie
awesome
Alyson S.
Booked the class Romantic Parisian Bistro - Date Night with Chef William in Skokie
We cooked roasted chicken with brown-butter mashed potatoes, as well as a crème brûlée. It was delicious and Chef Ricky was great, it was a great date night for my boyfriend’s birthday!
Christopher B.
Booked the class Special Surf & Turf - Date Night with Chef William in Skokie
The chef was amazing. Charismatic and extremely competent. We enjoyed our experience immensely.
Duane Larson .
Booked the class Feast Like The French with Chef William in Skokie
A "spectrum" for a French meal: Onion Soup, blanched and dressed green beans, baked chicken, pear tarts.
Molly M.
Booked the class Lobster Ravioli for Two - Date Night with Chef William in Skokie
Cooked a delicious lobster pasta! Everything from the burrata crostini to the handmade dough was delightful. Chef Thomas stood in for Chef William, and it was such a fun experience! Can’t believe I enjoyed the fennel salad so much. Learning how to supreme an orange and work on knife skills was a blast!
Julie S.
Booked the class Romantic French Meal - Date Night with Chef William in Skokie
It was a good experience!
Jason E.
Booked the class Dinner in Tuscany - Date Night with Chef William in Skokie
Chef was great
Kathryn P.
Booked the class Preferred Pasta Creations with Chef William in Skokie
Chef Shirley was great and very informative. The food was delicious. Our only suggestion would be to boil the Pappardelle in a pot as we did with the Farfalle. The Pappardelle turned to mush by cooking it in the sauce.
Susan M.
Booked the class Bake The Holidays Away with Chef William in Skokie
Chef Shirley was great. She explained what needed to be done and everyone in the group had an opportunity to participate in the baking. Everything came out tasty. Everyone enjoyed the class.
Sharon S.
Booked the class Pleasant Bread Baking with Chef William in Skokie
Class was informative and the resident chef was hands on and helpful with questions.
James B.
Booked the class Fine French Bistro Cooking with Chef William in Skokie
All very good with the chef and the meal. Cozy meal directions to the location was poor.
James B.
Booked the class Handmade Fresh Gnocchi At Home with Chef William in Skokie
Great informative and fun
Hannah H.
Booked the class Fine French Dining - Date Night with Chef William in Skokie
Great date night! Highly recommend to anyone considering.
Dawn C.
Booked the class Italian With a Rustic Touch with Chef William in Skokie
Had an excellent experience and loved the dish.
Jason N.
Booked the class Spanish Paella From Scratch with Chef William in Skokie
Great!
Charles W.
Booked the class Best Bowl of Ramen with Chef William in Skokie
The preparation of ingredients and pace of cooking was good for learning
deborah t.
Booked the class Essential Mediterranean with Chef William in Skokie
Tyler was awesome.
Basil K.
Booked the class Sushi Made By Hand with Chef William in Skokie
Such a great experience!
Abi G.
Booked the class Preferred Pasta Creations with Chef William in Skokie
Class was great!
Maureen
Great class, Excellent Chef. Enjoyed every minute.
Susan
Loved our cooking class. Learned A LOT ! Very hands on.
Oscar
Great time! It was a simple enough meal to learn that helped us both expand our palette and culinary repetoire. Recommend for all. I would ask in the future exactly what you are going to learn.
Kevin
Ethan's passion for cooking shows & made the class educational & fun! We look forward to seeing him again as well as the helpers. Thank you for sharing your passion to cook!
Sandra
It was such a great class. I learned so much and can't wait to replicate the dishes at home.
Amelia
Really fun and busy class making pad Thai, deep fried lemongrass corn fritters, shrimp curry, and enjoying coconut rice afterwards, in a group of 12. It was nice to review knife skills as well. Great date or special occasion activity
Colleen
My husband and I really enjoyed this class. We both learned some things, and had a great meal at the end. We would definitely recommend this date night class.
Neal
Love the class, and now is chef/instructor was great
Randy
Chef was attentive and helpful. Would have liked to taste it (!), but a health emergency ended the class early. Still waiting for the recipes.
Gwen
Great class. Learned a lot and the bread was delicious.
Matt
As usual, this was a great experience. I would recommend their cooking classes to learn, eat great food, and have a great experience.
Ernie
Overall very informative. Adult only class would be a nice option.. Chef had amazing experience, very informative and knowledgeable. Should have a 5 min late policy. Late guests distracting. Would have liked a little quicker pace. Overall Very great seat up. Definitely an experience.
Emilie
Overall, the class was really fun! In a way I wish it was a tiny bit more challenging. It felt like we did a few knife cuts, then took a break and then cooked a bit before eating. All in all, I wish it had been a bit more difficult or ""fast"" pace wise. The food we made was really good, except for the pad thai which was disappointing. Also would be super nice to make a dessert!
Paula
The class was easy to follow, and I feel the recipes will be easy to replicate at home. This class should be 3 hrs long, not 2. The dough didn't have enough time to rise and didn't have enough time to bake. My focaccia bread wound up burning because the instructor was moving on with the class and the bread didn't get out of the oven fast enough.
Judith
Great class even better instructor. Also fun group of women
Kelli
We had a great time! John was great leading the class and the food was delicious! Will definitely take another class!
Valerie
The chef was very personable and knowledgeable. The class was fun and the meal turned out delicious. One wish was maybe a glass of wine with the meal.
Michelle
We had a great time! Large group, very organized and fun! Food was delish! Never received the recipes from the class to make at home
Heidi
Very helpful and informative, would definitely take other classes. Really enjoy being able to ask questions along the way.
Ladonna
Absolutely delicious food! Really enjoyed the group and the chef leading the class.
Jenny
Loved the class! Chef did a great job teaching us these recipes. I can not wait to take more classes.
Carolyn B.
Booked the class Steak and Seafood - Date Night with Chef William in Skokie
Did not have Chef William for the Surf & Turf class. It was Chef Jay (I believe). I felt the class was a bit unorganized and instructions unclear at times. We received way too much lecture on knives and regions of Italy where certain cheese comes from. By the time we got around to actually grilling, the chef was actually grilling our steaks while we were on a break and turned over the grill to each group to grill the shrimp. The grill was so hot that the none of the grillers could stand the heat. Needless to say, the shrimp were terribly overcooked because the heat was burning their arms and they could not flip the shrimp in time --- Chef Jay was busy doing something with the steaks. After almost 2 hours in, people started sneaking and eating the items already prepared and sneaking wine (we found we could not drink the wine that we arrived with due to some city law), so we had a disjointed meal. A s@*t show for sure!
John S.
Booked the class Italy's Finest Flavors with Chef William in Skokie
Hi friends, Highly disappointed with this cooking class. Chef Chris was a good guy and capable, and the staff was excellent, but that's not why. I would like a full refund, please. Here is why: 1. The class explicitly said we could BYOB and drink wine. When we arrived, they said Skokie ordinances did not permit that, so that ruined a large part of the class for my date and I. FALSE ADVERTISING 2. When we cooked the meal, WE STOOD UP TO EAT IT?!?!?!? Are you kidding me?? I've been to cooking classes all over the world, and the beauty of it, is you cook, then you sit down with new friends to eat it. Standing for the entire class? Horrible management of your clients. Horrible branding. Try advertising that, and see how far you would get with booking! 2.5 hours of standing is fine IF IT'S ADVERTISED. IT WAS NOT. TERRIBLE. 3. I paid over $90 per person, which is fine if I'm satisfied, and my date couldn't eat her pork chop, and once again, Skokie ordinances said we can take no meat home! I paid a hundred bucks for a pork chop and I have to leave it there to be thrown out?!?!? Here's the deal: had you advertised "standing for the entire time, no BYO, and you must eat all food" and more than likely I would have not booked it, but would have known, at least. I know you can't change town ordinances, however, I feel this information fell through the cracks, and it made for a very disappointing evening. I don't think Cozymeal was duplicitous, I just feel it was HORRIBLE communication. I want a full refund immediately. The staff was great, we went over the two hour time, and we burned the dessert, but all of that is a part of life and cooking classes, I get it. The other stuff???? You all need to reevaluate, and get on the same page. I'll await a reply. Best, John Stemberg
Elizabeth P.
Booked the class Beginner Pasta Making with Chef William in Skokie
Class was canceled without notice. I found out once I arrived to the site. As a consolation, I was offered a cappuccino.
