Cooking Class - Italian Cuisine Made Simple - Scottsdale

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef D.C. Bland or Resident Chef

Daniel

12/01/2025

This class was a gift to my wife as we just celebrated out 35th wedding anniversary. We enjoyed the class. The steps were easy to follow, and the food was delicious. We now can bring some fun Ramen making back to our family of 4 kids, who absolutely love Ramen. The downside was the size of the class. It was a bit crowded at the tables, and it felt like instructing that many people got a bit chaotic. Other than that, my wife and I had a fun time.

Our chef was very friendly and efficient. Her instructions were very clear and the class was a joy to be a part of.

Patti

11/23/2025

Great fun!!!! Great food!

Zachary

09/22/2025

Great experience, my 6 year old loved it and the chef was great working with both kids and adults. Would do again!

Gerald

08/24/2025

Chef Lainey and crew were fantastic! Highly recommend and will come back again for another class.

Tina Kwasnica

08/17/2025

What a fun class. The beignets were great.

Irene

05/25/2025

Had a great time! Food, chef and company were terrific!

Irene

05/25/2025

Enjoyed the class. Chef was great.

Michael Taylor

04/14/2025

Class was very informative and active I completely enjoyed myself

Michael Taylor

03/03/2025

Very good class Very interactive

Learned numerous tips / information that will benefit in future cooking Class was very tastefully done â€” INCLUDING THE MEAL. very nii in ce out on DATE NIGHT GOOD INFORMATION â€”GOOD FOOD â€”GOOD COMPANY â€”GOOD NIGHT OUT

Vanessa

10/30/2024

Amazingly delicious and easy and such a fun experience! Can't wait for more classes

Jennifer

10/28/2024

My daughter and I had a lovely time with Chef Jen. It was a fun way to start the week of Halloween!

It was fun

We had a great time! Date night was really fun and we enjoyed all the other couples! I would have given 5 stars if chairs or stools would have been provided to eat our meal.

Teresa

07/09/2024

I liked the demonstration and directions were given. I would have liked to have been able to review the recipes as we were cooking. We needed more kitchen utensils, so everyone at our table could complete their tasks. Example, there was only one rolling pin for six people. The class was rushed because there was another class after our group and we had to eat really fast. I burned my tongue. These are minor things that can be changed. Overall, I had a wonderful time. Never would have thought that I could make Dim Sum. My group was fun and encouraging. Chef was a little feisty, knowledgeable, and fun.

Reviews Chef D.C. Bland or Resident Chef received outside of Cozymeal

Judith

05/25/2024

Great class even better instructor. Also fun group!

Sandra

05/21/2024

It was such a great class. I learned so much and can't wait to replicate the dishes at home.

Colleen

05/19/2024

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.

Oscar

05/14/2024

Great time! It was a simple enough meal to learn that helped us both expand our palette and culinary repertoire. Recommend for all.

Kelli

05/14/2024

We had a great time! The instructor was great leading the class and the food was delicious! Will definitely take another class!

Michelle

05/13/2024

We had a great time! Very organized and fun! Food was delish!

Maureen

05/11/2024

Great class, excellent Chef. Enjoyed every minute.

As usual, this was a great experience. I would recommend their cooking classes to learn, eat great food, and have a great experience.

Kevin

05/07/2024

Chef Omei's passion for cooking shows & made the class educational & fun! Thank you for sharing your passion for cooking!

Ladonna

05/06/2024

Absolutely delicious food! Really enjoyed the group and the chef leading the class.

Susan

05/06/2024

Loved our cooking class. Learned A LOT ! Very hands on.

Ernie

05/06/2024

Overall very informative. Adult only class would be a nice option.. The 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 recommend the experience.

We are very experienced home cooks, 76 yrs old. Jen delivered a fantastic presentation and did a great job with a very diverse group of participants. She improvised several times and provided a great learning experience. WeI would take another class from her anytime.

Carmen

04/17/2024

The French croissants class was excellent. Chef Omei was very helpful and the experience was great. Be prepared for an engaging hands-on class. We learned a lot and had fun. The sweet and savory croissants were delicious.

Heidi

04/13/2024

Very helpful and informative, would definitely take other classes. Really enjoy being able to ask questions along the way.

The Chef was absolutely amazing. The food was excellent and she made the event so much fun!!!

Brett

04/10/2024

I took my wife and her sister here . Chef Jenny was amazing and taught us all about the mediterranean cuisine. From the delicious in-house nann bread. To the delicious roasted cauliflower with pine nuts and raisins, and then finally the delicious skewered chicken with a yogurt sauce. Highly recommend this class and the instructor.

Amelia

04/09/2024

Really fun and busy class making pad Thai, deep-fried lemongrass corn fritters, shrimp curry and enjoying coconut rice afterwards. It was nice to review knife skills as well. Great date or special occasion activity.

Sandra

04/08/2024

My husband and I had such a great time. We have been wanting to take a cooking class together and highly recommend it.

Sergio

04/07/2024

We had a very enjoyable night and the food was delicious. However, due to the large number of people in our group, we felt like we didn't get as much hands on experience with the actual preparation process as we thought we would going into the class.

Love the class, and the chef was great.

Great class. Learned a lot and the bread was delicious.

Randy

02/20/2024

The chef was attentive and helpful.

Our instructor was super hands on - taught us some great techniques! Food turned out amazing. We were all impressed!

Sagri

03/23/2025

Very basic class, could have shown more cutting techniques. The classroom was very noisy because they were washing dishes throughout the class. I was expecting a lot more.

Adriane

03/19/2025

This is not the chef we had,though the chef we had was great. There was very little information shared with me about where we were actually going. I couldâ€™ve booked that on my own. I was expecting a better experience for my team and while our chef was great, they were preparing for the class after us from the minute we walked in and it was incredibly distracting and noisy. Probably would not book with you again. My mistake

Felecia

03/13/2025

Everyone was friendly (class mates and lead chief) itâ€™s the reason for 2 stars instead of 1. The class was large though and we all had to share everything. For example, there were 16 of us and only 8 cutting boards, 3 working burners and only 8 steaks. The whole meal was split into 2 groups so technically it was a communal meal prep and we all shared the food at the end. All of the ingredients were separated into two groups and we all had to share in preparing everything. The chief read the instructions/recipes aloud, and we all occasionally got to prepare some of the food since again, there were 8 of us (in my group) to prepare the 1 meal. When I signed up to pay $100 for this cooking class, I donâ€™t recall reading anything that said I would be working with others to prepare the dishes. In fact, I signed up for this specific class because it mentioned I could attend it solo instead of others stating it was for couples or pairs. So having to eat after other people wasnâ€™t what I was expecting and definitely not what I wanted to do. I left the event grateful for having been placed into a group of lovely ladies, but again I was initially under the impression I would have my own cooking station to prepare my own meal from start to finish and that I would learn something new about either cooking or tips on kitchen etiquette and I left with nothing new and still hungry. Based on this experience I canâ€™t recommend this experience.

Terrible class with no recipes or notes we could take. Pizza was terrible and chef said she has never made pizza at home

Karen

07/21/2024

I wanted to give 2.5 stars because in the end I did learned what I wanted but I also realized I could have learned the same thing on You Tube and saved a fee. The teacher rushed through the class so she could shill the products at . Then proceeded to be condescending toward me. I will not be taking any other courses through Cozymeal. You Tube here I come.

Karina

06/14/2024

We had the resident chef. I wish it was more hands on and a smaller group. She was a great teacher and we had a nice evening. The mirror above the chef's counter was a an awesome idea that should be used more. The camera above the stove was a smart addition. I wish we all could make our own meal then have somewhere to sit and enjoy the meal rather than standing and being rushed to eat. You could tell the staff was rushed towards the end and trying to get out of there for the night. The food was delicious. I would try a different cooking class before going back to this one. Overall I was not impressed. It would also be nice to know that open toed shoes are not allowed ahead of time. We were not allowed to use knives because we were wearing sandles.

Barry

06/02/2024

Chef omei was not there for our class. A substitute chef was their instead. He didn't know the menu at all and was unprepared and scattered. Right to the very end he had no idea the steps or recipes. Couldn't multi task but the Participants really were good with food and we had fun figuring out the actual ingredients and steps. Chef was nice but for the price and the way this is advertised it was a little bit of a disappointment. The participants were awesome and we made it fun anyways.