Our cooking class with Sam was amazing!! So much fun and the food was excellent!! Would highly…read morerecommend!!

I attended a cooking class with Samantha in Carnegie (#hungryfortime), and it was a wonderful…read moreexperience. She was so friendly, and was prepared in advance for our arrival. We made fresh butter, bleu cheese dressing, filet mignon, carmelized onion potatoes, chocolate mousse with berries, etc. Everything was absolutely delicious! We had so much fun. I would highly recommend attending one of her cooking classes, catering, or ordering prepared meals from her. Great for date night! Thanks again, Samantha. Judy

BEST Pasta Fagoli!!!! I haven't tasted it this good for 20 years since Great Granma from Sorrento…read moremade it! Found this hidden gem during Bloomfield's Italian Days and I bought quite the variety of Italian Homemade cookies that remind you of the Wedding Cookie Tables. Excellent store!!

Found this place living at children's hospital, everyday I just wanted to leave and go here. Never…read moreknew what the menu would be like you would just have to go and see for yourself. Something new always. My husband swears they have the best wedding soup hands down. Im completely obsessed with the carrot cake and I will never be able to go or get it anywhere else. Best carrot cake ever! The staff and owner are super friendly and very easy to talk to. Need a laugh they chuckle and make the day a little brighter. I wish this place was a little closer to home we have Maria's dinner every other night. We will definitely be back and can't thank you all enough for everything the last few weeks. Oh and the pasta spaghetti so good with the meatballs. I just want this place every day. Maria your a gem we love the babies Italian meatball Bib- Sam & Day.

We went to a class they held there --- it was the folks that own muddy waters oyster bar teaching a…read moreclass on how to shuck oysters. It was SO much fun. We learned a ton and now know how to shuck oysters. The space is gorgeous and they have a cute gift shop plus a lot of sample granite/quartz/butcher block, since that is Vangura's main business. The venue did not try to push sales of their products at all. We were there for the event and it was fantastic. It is BYOB as well. We will be signing up for future classes. Thank you to everyone involved

Vangura and The Kitchen by Vangura are absolutely gorgeous! We're long standing customers and with…read moreevery visit, we get more ideas. Wonderful employees, Krystal, Erica, Robert, Berny and the man himself, Ed Vangura, are warm and welcoming. My daughter will be purchasing the new T-Rez next. Signed up for cooking classes, too, and will add more after that.

To preface this review, I reached out to Toni via email provided for my class 5 days ago in an…read moreattempts to have them make this situation right before posting this review, but I have received no answer. I recently attended a couples night cooking class on January 10, 2026. This was a gift to my partner from me for his birthday, as I was hoping we could learn to cook together more efficiently as a couple. I wanted to bring it to the school's attention that this class in no way met my expectations. There was very little, if any, cooking demonstration. We were given a packet of recipes and rapid fire verbal instruction at the beginning of class. When I asked for recipe clarification, I was given instruction that did not at all match what the recipe was suggesting. The food all turned out fine for my group, but I didn't even take the recipes home with me because there were so many missing pieces I was worried I wouldn't be able to recreate it with those instructions. There was very little prep work done for us, which I could understand if there was more focus on prep cooking such as knife skills, marinating/seasoning, etc. but there wasn't. So we were scrambling around a kitchen foreign to us looking for ingredients that sometimes just weren't there; for example: brandy for our Coq A Vin. I bring this to your attention for a safety perspective as well, just telling people to "begin" and work rather independently without instruction leaves room for accidents with knifes and cutting tools as well as food safety such as reusing cutting boards that may be contaminated. These are all beginner mistakes that could be made in a cooking class that I was hyper aware of, as I quickly noticed we were not being closely enough observed for quality control. Additionally, there is a distinct lack of communication leading up to the class. No information on suggestions on where to park, a suggestion to eat something before you come to class because we didn't get to eat anything until 9pm on a Saturday night. I hope that there can be changes made in the future. I'd like to note that our instructor was very kind, otherwise this would be a one star review, but she just seemed overwhelmed and needed more help to give us the attention we all needed throughout the class. I think she is a very qualified chef, just unable to lead a large group through a complex menu.

Gaynor's School of cooking holds a special place in my heart. My wife and I did a couple's night…read morehere the day before we got engaged, and it was the perfect start to a memorable weekend. Even for a casual couple's night, Gaynor still taught me some tips and tricks that I use today in the kitchen. Recently, I have participated in the Art of Fine Cooking Series I, and currently, I am completing series II! Wow! What an incredible experience with GREAT teaching and great food! I've learned how to flambe, to braise vegetables and meats, to make crepes, to make vinaigrettes and homemade stock from chicken bones and veggie scraps, to spatchcock and roast chicken, to bake souffles and clafoutis, to broil meat, to poach seafood eggs, and different knife skills. Aliyah is the teacher, and she is phenomenal. Patient, knowledgeable, genuine, and passionate! She answers every question and gives great tips and tricks for cooking. She even asks what we want to work on and then adds recipes into the next week's lesson so we can practice. She is going to help me make an olive oil cake! Each class starts with some charcuterie and cheese and an overview of what we are making, background about techniques and ingredients, and a share out about what we made in the past week. After this, we begin the cooking. Members of the class divide and conquer the tasks, taste each other's food, and enjoy some tunes while we cook under the watchful and helpful eye of our teacher. After the cooking, the food is plated, and we feast...with some good wine! I am so grateful to have found this series! I have learned so much! It is a highlight of my week every single week.

Viviana hosts an array of cooking classes that are great for people of any cooking level. I…read moreattended one of the pasta making classes on a Sunday. I'm very much a beginner at making Italian food and the class was informative and fun. The class lasted about 2 hours and was very interactive. The classes are priced at a decent price point and make for good gifts for friends & family as well! Other classes coming up include tiramisu, focaccia bread and so on... lots of authentic Italian dishes from an amazing culinary leader.

My husband got us a pasta 101 cooking class for my birthday this year. Viviana is absolutely a…read morefantastic and pleasant host. We enjoyed making dough while doing some Italian trivia and chatting with our table neighbors. Definitely a hands-on experience. I had tried making pasta in the past and failed, but now I am confident we can recreate what we made this weekend! Simple recipes you don't even need to write down and taste amazing. Italian holiday market was also great. We got some of the supplies used in class at great prices. Can't wait to use it all, and really can't wait to try another class!

Williams Sonoma is a chain retail store that sells cookware, bakeware, drinkware, cutlery, small…read morekitchen appliances, some foods, some furniture, etcetera. As I walked around this store, no employee greeted me. I thought that the selection of merchandise was a high quality and had some high prices. I chose one food item, a pantry item, to purchase. I stood in line for a cashier for a little while, and then a second employee opened a second cash register. She correctly rang up my purchase, and she asked me to donate money to St. Jude's Foundation, which I did. I have not yet use the pantry item in my kitchen. If I do not like it, then I will update this review.

I placed an online order for items at 11:00 am. According to the receipt, items should be ready…read morefor pick up within 2 hours. I arrived at 2:00 pm and the store didn't have the merchandise pulled. Furthermore, the store didn't have the order. Since they had the merchandise, I asked if we could just pull it and mark the order received. Since they didn't have the order, I was referred to the 877 number. So, I bought the items and called customer service who cancelled the order. The sales associates seemed overwhelmed with the 2:00 pm crowd. I received help and suggestions in a timely fashion. The staff appear to be knowledgeable. Snarky customers heckling the sales associates didn't help. Christmas/Hannukah/etc comes at the same time every year. Your lack of planning shouldn't be taken out on the associates. Be nice.

We went on the Harmony tour. It was fantastic! Sylvia was very knowledgeable as were many of the…read morebusiness owners we encountered. For walked and ate for two hours. Highly recommend!!

Delicious and informative 2 hour walking food tour exceeded my expectations. Richard was our…read morehistorical expert and guide... He gave us a informative and interesting tour that was the perfect balance of facts, food and walking. We had cinnamon bread from Mancini's, pepperoni roll at Jimmy & Nino Sunseri's, hummus at Labad's , chips and salsa, , meat samples at Parma Sausage, a macaron at My Sweet Lilly's, cheese samples at Stamooli 's and several other tasty treats. Our son and daughter in law had dinner a good your with this company previously, and they preferred this one! I'd do it again !!