Cooking Class - California Fresh

This was our first cooking class, with Cozymeal & Chef Barbara. We loved it... Chef Barbara was so much fun to be around. She was prepared, organized & very knowledgeable. We learned more than a receipt, we learned valuable cooking basics as well. For instance, we didn’t know that there were so many different ways to cut an onion, we didn’t know how to eyeball a tablespoon of olive oil on the bottom of a pan. This might seem like basic information for most people, but it was new information to us & Chef Barbara didn’t make us feel uncomfortable because I didn’t already know it. Chef Barbara was very patient while showing us how to prepare all of the ingredients & allowing us to try it alongside her. Thank your Chef Barbara it was such an enjoyable experience! Dan & Julie

Chef Barbara was a lot of fun. She made sure to teach us cooking skills throughout the course, both related to our recipes and not. She asked questions about our own cooking at home and provided advice on any problems. Lots of energy, great food!

Chef Barbara provided us an amazing experience. We learned new skills, created and ate fabulous fresh food, and by the end of the evening felt like Chef Barbara was a long time friend who was having us for dinner. We invited our friends to be our guests and we all had an exceptionally enjoyable evening.

Fabulous experience. Chef Barbara is great! She is gracious, attentive and talented. We learned a lot, ate great food and felt well-taken care of... it was a very special evening, and we highly recommend that others take advantage of this opportunity!! Thank you so much, Mark and Janet

Chef Barbara was outstanding. She brought high energy, a personable style, and a wealth of knowledge to make the whole experience pleasant, insightful, and tasty. I would highly recommend choosing her (and have been telling everyone I know already). Chef Barbara is perfect to get a great experience that will leave you with tips on becoming a better chef at home.

I reserved 2 spots for my wife and I for my wife's birthday and we had so much fun! Ive done Cozy meal before and my last class had around 8 people in the class and it sometimes made it hard to participate, but Chef Barbary only allows for 4 people to attend making it much more personal and eventful.

Chef Barbara was great. Her home was beautiful and she was incredibly friendly, passionate about cooking and very engaging. The recipes we created were amazing. I can't wait to try them again. It was 100% pleasure.

Chef Barbara is very personable and knowledgeable. She guided us through the cooking and helped us produce a great meal, all the while keeping up great conversation, and giving us lots of good cooking tips. She has a great kitchen and house, and is very welcoming. All-in-all, a great experience, and we'll definitely have to do it again.

Barbara was fantastic! She was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot from the cooking lesson. Plus we were working side by side with her learning tips. She also was able to answer random questions that we had about spices, cooking pans and utensils plus we got a quick lesson on the different types of salts! She is super friendly and we were so comfortable with her.

We had a wonderful evening with Barbara. All of the food was amazing and we can't wait to make it again for some friends. We highly recommend her class.

Wow - where do I even start. This experience significantly exceeded my expectations. Barbara was fantastic. Before the event she was quick to respond to my several questions and was flexible with the date/time and size of the experience. When my group arrived at her gorgeous home we were quickly welcomed into the kitchen were she had a ton prepped and appetizers waiting. Barbara's personality is amazing. She was so warm and welcoming that iit quickly felt like we had been long time friends. The actual cooking was a great experience. She had prepped a good amount of the steps to where we just jumped right in and followed the several recipes. It was structured enough to make sure we actually got things accomplished, but we still had the freedom to do things our way. She was an excellent instructor that peppered us with tons of great tips in the kitchen - many of which I have already used. After the meal was cooked Barbara brought us into her dinning room and left us to our meal while she cleaned the kitchen. She then surprised us with some espresso and homemade cookies that were amazing. Overall it was an amazing event. I would recommend it to anyone, of any skill level. Thanks Barbara!

Fantastic experience! Barbara was warm, welcoming, and energetic. She taught us skills that I'll use in my home cooking, and we had a great time learning em! Can't recommend her highly enough!!

We loved our experience! Chef Barbara was amazing! The cooking tips and tricks were great and food was delicious!! Would highly recommend!!

I really enjoyed my experience with Chef Barbara. We spend a fantastic afternoon cooking, laughing, and talking about food! She is an amazing hostess and such a sweet and lovely person. Barbara definitely knows her way around the kitchen, I learned a few cool culinary tricks from her. Everything we made was exceptionally good! It's always great to learn from a person who's so passionate about teaching people how to cook simple and delicious food.