This place is great!…read more They offer themed cooking classes for couples or singles. Each class has set menu of a specific type of food: Italian, French, Chinese, Indian, Moroccan, Mexican, etc. The concept is basically to cook the meal as a group, and later enjoy the creations as a group. There are 2 qualified chefs to guide and assist and a server to run the bar (wine included). You meet some great people and learn some useful cooking techniques. The class is a tad on the pricey side at $100/person, but makes a great gift and is a lot of fun!

I came here with my father for her Father's day Buy your dad a beer + cooking class. The beer and…read morefood pairings were not only educational/enriching but gave the ol' wine and food pairing a new and improved twist. My dad has not stopped singing praises about his experience here. I really had fun with my dad and Vanessa taught us some new things, which we will be happy to use in future classes. If you want to take your foodie experience to the next level with a friend, partner, parent etc. Give Vanessa a chance. I will most definitely be returning with my partner in the fall for couples cooking.

Went to one of Maria's pierogie making workshops - what an awesome cultural experience!…read more Everything from learning some interesting Polish tidbits , to listening to some traditional Polish songs ,to learning some Polish basic words. Oh and of course the food! Maria is a great teacher and is well organized ...makes perogie making so fun and easy. Fun to make and fun to connect with others. Highly recommend especially as a date night or with a friend!

I attended one of Just Be Cooking's pierogi workshops and was very impressed! Maria's instructions…read morewere easy to follow and the pierogis were delicious. Maria even sang some Polish songs, which made it an amazing cultural experience. She really knows how to entertain and make people feel comfortable. There was a lot of laughter and fun, and I was sorry when the evening was over. I highly recommend this workshop. It's so much more than just a cooking class - it's an immersive experience that will leave you with an appreciation of Polish food and culture.

This area needs a map update as it was very hard to locate this spot even with Google maps. The…read morejunctions here being all wonky doesn't help much either as it can be quite confusing to figure out the street this place is located at. Anyway minor quibble. Once you get here the variety here more than makes up for it. This is not your average housewares store. They do focus on baking needs and cater to the professional supply/tools side of things. If you are an advance bake at home type you will be happy to come here. They have all kind of gadgets that will help you create the next masterpiece at home or in your professional store. The staff was knowledgeable and provided assistance when needed so kudos for that as a beginner like me really appreciated it. 4 Stars all the way.

No reviews for McCall's? The baking professionals since 1956? I mean, I know it's out in Etobicoke,…read morebut for the obsessed home baker (ie. myself), this place is definitely worth the trek. I finally went to McCall's the other day with a friend and had to hold back in not spending all the money in my wallet. Not that things in this baking supply heaven are all that expensive, it's just that you end up wanting to buy every single type of themed cupcake liners, several colours of coloured sugars, all different shades of gel-paste food colour, and so on, as you walk through every aisle of the shop (fortunately there are only about half a dozen aisles!). There was quite a good variety of items available when I was there, although some areas seemed somewhat picked over, especially the seasonal items, so be sure to visit the shop well in advance of your holiday-themed baking ventures. In addition to all these decorating-related items, you can also purchase all kinds of pans, trays, carrying cases, baking utensils, etc. But none of that is nearly as fun as the pretty stuff, obviously. Also of note, McCall's offers a wide variety of cake decorating courses throughout the year for newbies and experts alike. Unfortunately, their website is horribly maintained and you'll likely have no luck in properly seeing the course schedule online, but they do have a free booklet available in the store with all the information you need, or you could always give them a call.

This sushi-making class was very informative and gave us practical hands-on experience. The class…read morestarted with a presentation of the history of sushi and the different types of sushi. Then we got to practice making the different types of sushi, including temaki (hand rolls), maki (seaweed on the outside), and uramaki (seaweed in the inside). All ingredients and equipment were provided (including the bamboo rollers). And of course, we got to enjoy the fruit of our labour in the end. The instructor was very funny, friendly, and engaging. What a fun and interactive class!

So much fun!! For a Christmas present for my family this year I asked Sang to come teach us how to…read moremake sushi (equivalent to the level one class). He came to my parents house and we had the most phenomenal time! Sang is knowledgeable and friendly. He exceeded our expectations and then some. It took about 45 minutes to set up and came extremely prepared with all the items he needed. Then another half hour (maybe a bit more because of all our questions) and then an hour and a bit teaching us how to roll. Overall, this was a fantastic idea and a great Saturday night. Sang accommodated all of our nutritional needs for the pickier of the bunch. I can't speak higher of the experience we had.

I took the decorating course and found it to be very informative but a lot of the instructors were…read morevery snobby. They are good at what they do but as teachers most of them are failures. They usually have different instructors for different fazes of the course which leads to conflicting advice and confusion. If they don't really like you they are total pricks. They will tell you the cake or any baked good is acceptable and no more work needs to be done on it and then turn around and give you a poor mark. Near the end of the course most of the people just had enough of the schools and were very happy that the course ended. If anyone is thinking of making a career from pastry arts and baking I recommend George Brown or Le Cordon Bleu. Don't waste you time with the yahoo instructors.

Very disorganized, the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. They sold a bunch of…read more"groupon" classes to fill up their classes, but then didn't have enough spots for all the groupon classes they sold. Kept making false promises about when new classes would be offered -- bottom line is --- they didn't intend to honour the groupon classes -- just did it to get cash flow. It's a pity because there were several classes we wanted to take after the cupcake decorating -- but they will not be getting any of my business. There are other cooking / baking schools around that treat their clients well. The whole idea of Groupon is to try something at a discount, then if you like it, you come back and pay full price. If they didn't want Groupon clients, they had no business putting themselves on Groupon.

Le Dolci Culinary School offers a wide variety of baking and cake decorating classes all-year…read moreround, including multi-week programs and camps for all ages. I went for the Jellycat Cake Decorating class, and it was super fun! They pre-baked the cake and pre-made the vanilla buttercream and fondants, so we got to dive right into the fun parts (cake cutting and stacking, filling, and decorating). The location had 2 floors which they used for both classes and events (e.g. birthday parties). The kitchen space, which was our culinary classroom, was very clean. Our instructor was great in doing the demonstration and coming around to help those who needed assistance. In the end, they provided boxes to put our cakes in to take home.

I recently had the pleasure of learning how to make Dubai chocolates at Le Dolci. The class was…read moreintimate, allowing for plenty of interaction with the instructor, and well-paced throughout. We each made two flavours of chocolate bars: kataifi & pistachio, and almond butter & coconut as a vegan option. Le Dolci also offers a wide variety of other sweets and pastry classes that are definitely worth checking out! There's some street parking nearby, and it's also within walking distance from Dundas West subway station.

Its a nice a store! But the owner is rude and unbearable, not only she was breathing down our neck…read morewhile we were browsing, but we also had to witness her disgusting behavior and attitude towards her staff.

So rude... not one to give out rude reviews but the lady who worked there was incredibly rude to me…read moreand my family. Bad customer service and was totally unacceptable and treated us poorly. Owner was very VERY arrogant and could've much nicer considering my situation. Maybe I would've bought a bunch of stuff.. never going here again.

Excellent music school with stellar teachers and management leadership that truly cares. Sharin…read moregoes above and beyond. Anyone complaining about having to pay for lessons frequently missed without notice needs to understand that teachers still need to be paid for the time reserved for you. Otherwise the system and their work is unsustainable. Policies are clearly outlined in the agreement.

I have nothing but bad experiences at this school in particular in my dealings with Sharon…read moreBurlacoff. I found her offensive stand offish lacking in interpersonal skills and customer service/business acumen. She expected payment on classes that our daughter did not attend due to illness and offered a small percentage of make up classes. When it came to extending any latitude given the excessive absenteeism, she made no exceptions and on several occasions, threatened to discontinue classes for our daughter if the account standing was not "current" She did this quite glibly as if they were working an assembly line not a music school who teaches kids. On several occasions I requested an account ledger to view how many classes we had actually paid for versus the classes we attended and Sharon agreed to divulge. It was not until several requests and weeks later that she refused to divulge, siting privacy issues with the account holder ( my daughter's mother ) even after I had been given the task of having to deal with the account because my x spouse no longer wanted to. If you want personal care with your child in a music school this is not the one.