I went here for a work event, and they broke us up into groups to cook one part of the meal, I would've preferred working on the entire meal instead of just the salad. We were cooking with beer but they didn't show case or mention the beer, seemed like the teacher was learning the recipe herself ... The staff was nice and attentive, but the reason for my one star review is due to their lack of care for health and safety standards. They don't tell everyone to wash their hands (nor did I see them wash their hands when handling food)...they say they pre-rinsed the fruits and veggies but the stickers were still on it...and the biggest issue and reason for my one star review was that the chef dropped one of the steaks on the floor, wiped if off with a towel and put it back on the grill and served it!!! read more

Cheri was a delight to work with! Hosted a wedding shower for 20 at the Hood Kitchen space. Used the Bubbly and Bling menu and the cooking experience was fun for all but best of all the food was delicious! Raves from all the guests/cooks! Cheri and her very friendly and helpful staff assisted each cooking station as needed, and kept each team moving at a nice pace. They welcomed our added decor, games, etc. I purchased alcohol through the Hood Kitchen. The add on chocolate tasting was a fun way to cap the event. Post event recipes sent digitally. All the guests were engaged throughout the event. I highly recommend! read more

This review is for Adventures in the Kitchen at The Hood Kitchen in Costa Mesa. We have had two different team building events at this location and the experience has been amazing. Cheri and her team is great and are very helpful in coordinating everything and working with us to have a fun time. We have done a cooking competitions with a set menu and a 'chopped' style competition. Both times were very fun. Out teams were able to be creative and work together to make great dishes. Cheri spent time putting the menu together, getting fresh ingredients and all the tools and spices necessary to make a fabulous meal. She also took time to give us some cooking tips including knife skills. The kitchen is super clean and big. I would definitely recommend Adventures in the kitchen for your team building event or other celebration events. I look forward to going back and taking one of their cooking classes or hosting a birthday for my kids or something. read more

Adventures In The Kitchen - Our team made this amazing dish during our team building chopped cooking competition. Delish! - Cooking Schools Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

We took our 32 year old son and fiancé to Cheri's cooking class for his birthday. We thought it was a great idea and was more more creative than just taking them to dinner. What a blast! We had an interactive evening of food preparation, cooking and eating!! Hands on cooking, while chatting and having fun.( we brought a couple of bottles of wine too that made it really fun!!) The meal was delicious, healthy and satisfying. Our son said it was one of his best birthdays. I would recommend this to people that like something different and are up for an adventure! read more

I hosted my sister in law's bridal shower with Cheri at the Eat Street Anaheim location. Overall the shower turned out well, but there were a few things I thought definitely could have been better. The Good - Cheri was nice and pleasant to deal with on the day of the event. - The venue was good for what we had going on (brought in our own long table and had a nice set up). - The kitchen set up was nice and there was plenty of room for us to make everything without bumping into each other but close enough that we could still all hang out and socialize during the cooking. - The food that we prepared ended up being quite good. Also the appetizers that Cheri had prepared for us were also very good, along with the salad and dessert that she provided. - They cleaned up all of our messes and did all the dishes, which was AWESOME. No body likes doing that, so that was great. The Meh - I thought communication prior to the vent could have been better. It would often go days (sometimes more than a week) before I had a response to one of my questions that I emailed about. Granted at least one of those emails may have been during the holidays, so that could have been why the delayed response in that specific instance, but I still felt a little "out of the loop" even prior to and after the holidays. A few times questions would be overlooked in my email, and I had to repeat them to the point where I felt like I was being a nuisance. - I feel like the contract itself should have been more clear and was quite sloppily put together. I noticed it included a contact phone number for me that wasn't mine and conflicting information on the number of attendees and the event location. In one space it said 10 people, on another it said 13 (neither of which were the number of people we had attend the event). In reality, the final headcount was due a week before the event, which should've been written out. In one place it said the location of the event would be in Anaheim and on another it said it would be in Costa Mesa (which could've been a disaster if we all went to the wrong location and good thing I caught that and asked before the event). It was clear on the deposit terms, but final payment wasn't really discussed. I had to follow up on the status of the final invoice and planned to bring a check for the balance to the event, only to receive an email on the day of the event stating that no checks were accepted and I had to pay online that day prior to the event. Not a huge deal, as I was easily able to make payment, but the payment terms really should be included in a contract. - The demonstrations on cooking techniques or about the meal we were about to prepare were pretty lack luster. I think the whole "demonstration" lasted all of 10 minutes, much of which consisted of how to cut an onion and sharpen knives. I would've liked to have heard more about how to prepare the meal we were actually about to make or good tips/tricks instead of handed recipe instructions and told to "have at it" - In some of the recipes there were missing ingredients that we weren't provided with or incorrect instruction and when we asked about it, we were stared at like chickens with our heads cut off. I understand not being able to get certain ingredients on the day of and needing substitutes, but it's not like these recipes were printed on some expensive paper or anything that wouldn't have taken more than 5-10 minutes to update and re-print to avoid confusion At $100pp, I would've expected to at least have correct recipes printed out prior to the event, OR to have them mention before hand that certain items were missing or substituted. - Again, back to communication, they didn't really tell us where to look for pots/pans/utensils and when we asked for a spoon one of the assistants said something along the lines of "Oh, you can get everything yourselves, isn't that great?" But in what certainly seemed like a very condescending attitude. Two of us looked at each other after she said that like...what the heck? are we supposed to magically know where this stuff is or what we're allowed to take? - One of the initial contact emails mentioned that the event would include culinary trivia, digital recipe file and digital photos from the event. Of course none of this was specifically listed out in the contract, but its been two weeks since the event and we have yet to receive the digital recipes from the event, and I don't anticipate digital files from the event, as I didn't see anyone with a camera taking pictures. It could be that trivia wasn't provided since we had our own shower game going on during dinner, but it wasn't even discussed, so I really have no idea. All in all - Did we have a good time? Yes. Do I think the overall experience could've been better for the price? Heck Yes. I've attended other cooking classes at comparable prices that included a few bottles of wine and the demonstrations were more substantial. read more

Cheri and her staff were wonderful and created an incredible environment for our 18 person leadership retreat! The food was delicious, the atmosphere was fun, and the space itself was perfect! I loved the cooking demos and kitchen tips that Cheri demonstrated and would likely recommend her to any corporate, greek-life, or family retreat or bonding event! read more

Five Stars for a marvelous experience with Cheri at Eat Street culinary class. She made our experience flawless while hosting a bridal shower. If you want to experience something unique instead of the usual shower I highly recommend Adventure in the kitchen. We are still talking about it! Thnx Cheri! read more