I want to start this review by saying that our instructor for the macarons class was fantastic and…read moreaccounts for all four stars. Baking macarons is a tricky thing and Damaris did such a good job breaking down all the steps. She gave us lots of tips and tricks for our home baking, and you can see her passion for what she does. That said, I have been to several of the cooking schools in Columbus and this was my least favorite overall attendee experience. It was more expensive, yet very "basic" for lack of a better word. All of the cooking classes I have attended come with some kind of amenities - a welcome cocktail, wine bar, cheese and crackers, hot coffee/tea, etc. Something. This class was three hours long and there was nothing offered but water and iced tea (on a 20 degree day). We also did not receive any kind of information prior to the class, so parking was like solving a mystery (hint: the parking lot is behind the house down a side alleyway)

So first off I want to say I am glad my husband purchased me this gift. In theory cooking with tea…read moresounded like the coolest thing ever and it was a very thoughtful gift, but the actual experience was a bit lackluster. The Seasoned Farmhouse is a beautiful space, but the cooking class was just okay. I unfortunately didn't learn any new skills and the main reason for this review being so low is because my husband and I got food poisoning at the event. I felt sick as soon as I ate the food and didn't feel better until 24 hours later. I have lots of thoughts on why this happened, that I will explain later. Class + Recipes: The recipes we tried were good. It was a class all about learning how to cook with tea. We made Shaoxing Wine Tea-Poached Chicken with Scallion Oil, Sweet Tea-Brined Roast Chicken, Salad Greens with Golden Raisin Vinaigrette, Tea-Poached Eggs, Black Tea Poppy Seed Muffins, Earl Grey Tea Cake with Chopped Chocolate and Tea-Infused Cream Cheese Frosting and Roasted Yukon Potato Wedges with Aioli Sauce. The food tasted good and I appreciated the amount of thought that Chef Cindy Ramsey put into creating them. However, I was severely disappointed with the set-up of the class. I've been to 6 cooking classes at other locations and always was assigned to a specific station where each participant would make each dish and learn new cooking skills. This class was set-up where we were given a 20 minute lecture and then told to wash our hands and disperse to focus on different aspects of the meal. For instance I mixed the aioli sauce, iced the cake and teared lettuce leaves. Though we were told to wash our hands, we didn't wear gloves and this is what I believe caused my husband and I to get sick. Cons: Lack of cleanliness. During the demonstrations sometimes the chef would touch raw ingredients like eggs and chicken and would then touch other ingredients that would not be cooked. This leads to cross contamination and should have been avoided on the chefs behalf. In addition, because 10 different people peeled eggs, and various people touched ingredient components that would not be cooked I believe this also may be the cause of getting sick. As a science nerd let me share that we all have a different skin microbiome. Sometimes people carry more of one bacteria on their skin than others. Also depending on the length and cleanliness of finger nails, this also could cause unwanted bacteria on food that was prepared without being cooked. If these bacteria get into the ingredients, some people can get ill from them. Net: PLEASE HAVE ALL PARTICIPANTS WEAR GLOVES WHEN PREPARING FOOD, ESPECIALLY ITEMS THAT WILL NOT BE COOKED. I feel like the price of the class was not cheap and hopefully could cover the cost of gloves in the future. Based on this experience, I would not come here again and do not recommend it to someone who is looking for a more traditional style cooking class.

Had an absolutely fabulous experience at tonight's class. The owner and her assistant were…read moreextremely welcoming, friendly and helpful. They provided lots of instruction. The shop was very clean & well organized. They answered all my questions and offered some great suggestions and guidance. Can't wait to go back for another class.

From the owner: PAINT. LAUGH. CREATE. Unique experience for you, your…read morefriends, family or workgroup! Hammer & Stain is a Do-it-Yourself Studio specializing in Home Decor. Attend a Public Workshop or Book a Private Party. We will walk you through the process step by step and provide all needed supplies. No experience needed! Locally Owned. BYOB Welcome #PlainCity #Dublin #Hilliard #Marysville #London #Powell #Crafting #Arts #Experience

Heads up: New location and new name!…read more Previously known throughout Columbus as Glass Axis, now the Columbus Glass Art Center, is a non-profit org offering glass blowing and glass art classes to the general public, no membership needed! I went to their Grand Opening of their new building and the space, and it's fantastic! Ample space for several different glass art technique classes. The teachers I met are absolutely wonderful, too! Willing to help/guide if necessary, creative minds, and just plain genuine and personable. I got the chance to make a glass mosaic (think glass art to hand in a window) and a simple smoking pipe (torch melting glass and all!), and it was phenomenal! I'm seriously looking into taking a few classes; and, besides, I know my money is going to an excellent org that's promoting art, culture, and creative partnerships throughout central Ohio!

Great work by local artists!! Spoke to one of them while visiting and just so happened that the 2…read morepieces we purchased were hers. They also offer classes.

Had an absolutely wonderful experience! Bella provided a very educational and entertaining…read moreInterpretation painting class. She was very attentive and funny. It was nice to having someone like her to help when needed at every twist and turn while still keeping the learning process light and fun. They also seem to have all sorts of other fascinating classes such as stamp making which looked fun too! Learned something new and got a cool piece of art to show my friends and family.

I had a great time at a recent paint and sip event here. We came for the Starry Night Dublin…read moreBridge event. Terra Gallery is a working gallery that hosts a variety of hands on events listed either on their site or on eventbrite. I didn't spend much time exploring the gallery because I was pretty sure I'd need all of the time for my project, but there were a lot of interesting looking pieces that I will plan to explore more in the future. The space is a little small, but they have made good use of it, and are planning a move across to Bridge Park soon. I was glad I recruited a friend to join, because we were the only two people in the class! It was a fairly laid back event. The instructor had sketched out the details on the canvases before we arrived, and they provided a little instruction card that kind of showed how to build your piece up. As usual with these events, we ended up with two very different finished products, and my friend chose not to add some of the elements to her piece. April helped her take things out as she preferred. Since it was just the two of us, we were chatting and painting and the instructor was working on her own piece while another woman priced pieces in the gallery. They were very friendly and I had a great time!

We in Columbus are incredibly lucky to have a place like Igloo. They're doing letterpress the cool,…read moreold-school way... with machines that are much older than me! I've had the pleasure of visiting their print shop and the retail shop several times, and I'm always like a kid in a candy store. The staff are always so kind, and they love talking about their work. And the retail store sells so many Ohio and Columbus goodies--I want to spend hundreds of dollars every time I'm there! Seriously, this is the best selection of cards, calendars, and other paper products in the city!

Parking is available in the private lot of the building or across the street in a public parking…read morearea. Some of the public parking is designated as 3-hour limit until 6pm. The letterpresses are in the former carriage house of the Worthington Inn. It's a jumble in there, but in a good way. It has a wonderful ink and paper smell to it. The retail shop is housed in the Snow House which is the oldest house in Worthington. It has some office space, a kitchen for the staff, and several rooms of handcrafted goodies. They carry their own cards, book binding supplies, leather goods, aprons by AmyD, stinkybomb soaps and many more locally crafted items.

My friend and I had such a fun time at board and brush! I thought you would show up and have your…read morewood ready to go, but boy was I wrong! You start with raw, unfinished wood and destress, sand, stain, put your sign together and create the art. When you walk out you will have a sign that is ready to hang (hanging wire attached), which is great! The staff was feisty but generally helpful. They have wine and beer for purchase which makes for a great night out! I love my sign and plan on coming back.

I was absolutely clueless when it came to "making stuff" I never took any woodwork classes or built…read moremuch of anything well, nothing more advanced than IKEA ;) . When I picked a Christmas countdown to do it was definitely one of the harder picks but the instructors helped me so much! They helped me pick out where to place certain things and they let me pick out my own painting colors and stains which the freedom with that was awesome! It was such a fun experience and I definitely want to come back and do more wood pieces ! Maybe next time I'll be brave enough to white wash... well, maybe the time after the next ;) check it out!!!

Stopped in while doing the Dublin Fairy Door Trail. Impressive place, bigger than it looks,…read moreseveral rooms winding around. Loads of interesting toys, large and small. Really hard to walk out without any. But "mama won't be happy with either of us if we bring another toy home" works most of the time. Educational stuff, costumes, dolls, goofy little trinkets, big playsets, just so much. Well worth a visit, though maybe come alone and shop for birthdays or Xmas, because if you bring your kid, they are going to give you the business.

We walked 10 minutes to go here when there was NO parking. We got to the door and it was locked. It…read moresaid they were open at 11. Don't go here ,unreliable.

When I first moved here about 5 years ago I had the most basic understanding of glazes, glaze…read moretechnique, clay specifics or really anything "technical" regarding Ceramics. I'd only bought clay from a Ceramics Store or Michaels in the past, so a formal ceramics store was *~*InTiMiDaTiNg*~* (I'm not a real artist ya'll)!!! I'd taken some impromptu lessons in a makerspace with Wichita State University Ceramics Adjunct Prof. Susan DeWitt (and she was an invaluable & loving guide!!)-- but no critiqued or graded courses! Buckeye Ceramics Supply staff is knowledgeable, friendly (once they warm up to you ) and reliable! Susan Mahoney ( I was blessed with TWO SUE's in the god craft of Pottery) -- while she worked here was a graceful and warm representative; I love that having an account at Buckeye Ceramics helps me organize my inventory and track my firings (They call when a piece of artwork has an issue in the Kiln, or when your artwork successfully completes firing). They offer studio memberships at attractive and fair rates for a compared metro area. Seasonally they give away freebies as they clean out the glazes etc from the studio workshop/classroom. Hey Introverts! Since I've been a customer I've seen their stocking change to include small local/artisan made tools which I LOVE! For example: Dirty Girls Bats. Hopefully one day they'll have Garrity Tools, or Elan Transfers, Plum Island etc etc.. but you never know what you'll find unless you frequent! BCS is in perpetual artistic motion If you're Ceram-Curious or a Master you'd be a fool not to stop by!!! ***During Covid 19 beginnings they actively contact traced too btw. ***

Love this place! Great Mayco and Potter's Choice, etc glazes and any other ceramic need you have…read more Loads of tools, stencils, great displays and work areas for classes. Folks here are always willing to answer my product and technique questions. Large selection of clay bodies, many in small 2 lb increments so that you can easily test them without buying a whole box.if I want it, they've got it or can get it. We potters are super lucky to have the Mayco factory and their storefront,Buckeye Ceramics, in our city! Lots of great classes and they bring well known artists in to teach workshops. Special classes/events geared to teachers. Discount for COCA members.

The Kitchen hosted a company get together and it was amazing. We had about 35 people who cooked and…read morelaughed together for over 3 hours. Instructions were clear, ingredients were fresh and high quality. The end recipes and dishes tasted excellent. The Kitchen staff were wonderful hosts and servers and took care of all the clean up. Wish I would have taken more pictures...but believe me the food and experience are well worth your time.

By far the best corporate team builder I've ever been a part of! It was fun, competitive and…read moredelicious. Great drinks! Food was good, but kinda depends on your own talents if participating in the flatbread challenge. Highly recommend this experience for a team builder or friends night out! Great staff

The Mix is the cooking school at Columbus State which hosts classes that are open to the public…read more The classes are held in the culinary teaching rooms in Mitchell Hall. I cannot say enough good things about the experience here. We attended the Mothers Day afternoon tea class and it was so special. We got to meet several other mother/daughter pairs and had lots of laughs. Our menu was a feast. We made tea sandwiches, scones, mini quiches and sausage rolls. Everything came out beautiful and tasty. Kudos to our terrific instructor Shawnie, who was so organized. The tea service itself was very well thought out. We had music, hot teas, fresh flowers, mimosas and locally made macarons. A wonderful day of memories made with Mom.

Had an incredible experience at The Mix at CSCC! My husband surprised me with a cooking class date,…read moreand it exceeded all my expectations. The kitchen was spotless, well-organized, and a perfect setup for hands-on learning. The student helper was exceptional--so friendly, knowledgeable, and really made the experience enjoyable. Learning to master perfect scones was a blast, and I can't wait to come back for more classes when we visit Columbus again. I highly recommend The Mix for anyone looking for a fun, engaging cooking class in a fantastic environment! We meet others who've been to other cooking classes and they also said, this cooking class was one of the best. So if you're in search to do something like this can view their upcoming class schedule at https://mix.cscc.edu/