What an amazing evening we had last night with Chef Carlos! He is a hidden treasure in your…read moreCozymeal Team. We enjoyed our program very much and he far exceeded our expectations! He's a great teacher, a fun person and was full of energy and kept the program moving. I've already been receiving multiple comments from the participants, all who enjoyed their time at the event VERY MUCH! Chef Carlos was AMAZING! It was 1AM in Madrid and you would never know it from his abundant energy, fun personality and professional teaching skills. His camera angles showed us each step and he kept the show at a high, entertaining level. We were all VERY impressed. Our Cooking Event was a complete success! Thank you, Debbie, Chef Carlos and everyone at Cozymeal!!! I'm so glad I found YOU, Chef Carlos and Cozymeal and we were able to share this experience with my colleagues. I couldn't be happier with how everything turned out. Very professional, very personal and very kind. The world needs more Debbies and Carloses!!!

booked Cozymeal's "Chef Rick / Latin Cuisine Made Easy" experience as a birthday event for my wife…read more It was advertised as a hands-on cooking class where we would create a four-course Latin-inspired meal with instruction. That is not what happened. There was essentially no hands-on cooking. My wife and I repeatedly asked how we could help, and the only participation we were given was washing lettuce and chopping a small amount of pepper. There was no meaningful instruction, no real teaching, and very little engagement. The ingredients were also very disappointing for the price. Store-bought tortilla chips were used despite the menu advertising homemade chips. The carne asada was supposed to include chimichurri, but it was seasoned with store-bought seasoning from a jar and no actual chimichurri was prepared. I contacted Cozymeal immediately with detailed feedback. After delays, they refused to refund the booking and offered only a 15% gift card toward another Cozymeal experience, which is useless because I would never use them again. This was an awful experience and Cozymeal did not stand behind it. I would strongly recommend avoiding this platform.

Chef Mariana catered my wedding rehearsal dinner years ago. Everyone raved about how fresh and…read moredelicious each dish was. I have had a few other opportunities to taste her food since and each time the flavor combinations are spot-on, dishes are perfectly seasoned and prepared, with attention to detail and beautiful plating. She works hard to source the best quality ingredients and creates inspired seasonal menus with a focus on sustainability. She is highly personable, passionate, down-to-earth, and quite entertaining too. Her staff is always hospitable and professional. I can't recommend Mariana enough!

We hired Mariana for a business event and her food was absolutely incredible! Her attention to…read moredetail was impressive and it brought an authentic flavorful feel to the event. Highly recommend!

I recently attended a virtual cooking class hosted by Culinary Artistas. It was fantastic! The…read morefeatured dish: udon paired with rosé. It all began when two days prior to the class, a package containing the ingredients and recipe card arrived at my apartment. All the items were thoughtfully packed and labeled. Chef Eliza and the Culinary Artistas team created a wonderful experience on the day of the class. Their energy was warm and welcoming. The class began on-time. And the instruction was clear and judgment-free. They took care to make sure everyone felt comfortable with the steps and never hesitated to answer questions/repeat instructions. They threw in some unexpected steps too - such as kneading the udon dough through dancing to disco music! Overall, a pleasant and memorable experience.

We visited this place as part of a work event. It was a great vibe, the semi-cook and serve…read moreyourself environment was great too for informal conversation with co-workers. The food was okay, I am vegetarian and left the night pretty hungry to be honest because the dinner lacked in (edible?) vegetarian options. The desert was great! The service was kind and homely.

You will have fun. you will learn. you will feel good from taking this class…read more what an experience, great date night activity too! Kaz, the instructor, is passionate about the art of sushi and so willing to teach and share what he knows, with kindness. Thanks Kaz for the amazing time! He has 1 assistant help him and he was so attentive watching us make our rolls and giving tips for how to do it. Appreciate the attention, that's how you learn. If you've ever wondered about how to make or just love eating sushi (that's me!) then this is a fantastic opportunity. you get to practice a lot and take home rolls with you to share with family/friends or eat all of it yourself if you really want to! There was a thoughtful table of wasabi and ginger to put in your to go box at the end of the night, to finish up your plate. Recommend!

Kaz led such an incredible class with amazing food and clear instruction. I was a total novice and…read moreleft the class feeling like I could make sushi at home. The fish was delicious and abundant. Highly recommend!

Wow wow wow! We had an amazing time decorating macarons yesterday with the our team. Lindsay and…read moreJennifer were such a delight to work with. They taught us tips and tricks for all things macaron. No worries if you mess up! Just eat it and start over :) I had couple myself (who's counting?) The fillings and shells were delicious. I highly recommend them for private party, bachelorette night, corporate events, team building, any occasions!

We had Food La La (boy does that roll off the tongue) visit our office for a corporate event…read more Lindsay and a helper visited us for macaron decorating arriving in their matching little skirty aprons. First off, a demo. She showed us a unicorn and other pretty demos in about 2 minutes. She certainly has more talent in 2 minutes than I have in....ever LOL. Then it was 3,2,1...go! Anyway, a super relaxing activity (even though there was an eventual winner in a friendly competition). Decorations - paints, candy decorations, edible markers to draw Macarons - white, pink, orange, green Yummy buttercream...yes I was just eating the vanilla bean, also salted caramel and raspberry. Lindsay and crew just went around offering help and refilling our champagne. This was a fun and relaxing event. On my recommend list for artists and non-artists and, of course, anyone with a sweet tooth.

Edmund was super nice and patient. Class had 4 couples in his kitchen with enough room to move…read morearound. Made roughly 10 dumplings depending on how much water and flour you needed to make your dough. Dumpling filling was premade by instructor, just had to stuff it in the wrapper. Once dumplings were made we tossed it in the boiler and by the time we finished making our sauce it was time to eat! Dumplings were paired with some veggies and had a nice little dessert at the end. Very fun experience perfect for date night or a gift for a loved one!

I booked a private Dumpling Dinner Party with Chef Eddie as a gift for ten family and friends. It…read morewas fantastic and we all gained some new skills. Right from the outset, Eddie was warm, welcoming and fun. He took the time to learn our names and talked us through his journey as a chef up to this point. He was an enthusiastic teacher and took us step-by-step through the dumpling-making process. The results - both in look and taste - exceeded our expectations (Eddie subsequently sent us the recipes so we can now make delicious and authentic Shanghai dumplings at home!) and once we'd consumed them we were treated to a delicious dinner in his lovely condo. I cannot recommend Chef Eddie and the class highly enough.

We had the best time learning to cook with Emily! We did her cooking class for our friend's bridal…read moreshower/bachelorette party. The setting was perfect! What a beautiful loft and kitchen! We munched on an appetizer platter and drank our own wine and champagne while preparing our meal. Emily was easy to work with considering we had one vegan and 2 plant based ladies among us. She has a wide range of menus to choose from. She gave us great tips for cooking as well as buying kitchen products. I highly recommend this cooking class. We are already thinking of having another get together with Emily!

What an amazing experience team building with a cooking class Emily is such a good teacher she is…read morepatient and kind taught us the science the aromas and the art of cooking thank you so much for this amazing class and the food was delicious a chefs kiss!

Don't waste your time with this company. Had a terrible experience working with Luis. He was 10…read moreminutes late to our first meeting with no heads up. I had to email him that we were waiting for him to start the zoom. I let this slide the first time because things happen. But when we had a second meeting with him he was 15 minutes late AGAIN with no heads up and I had to email him again that we were waiting for him to start the zoom. He tried to shrug it off and made the excuse that things run late. At this stage we still had questions about the proposal that he really only half answered. We were really confused with the proposal. He explained to us they work by estimating the cost of all the components of your event and that's what you pay them plus an exorbitant fee. Like if we're paying $4K for lounge furniture, they won't give you details on what exactly you're getting before you pay them. After we asked for an updated proposal with our asks, he emailed back that our date was booked and they couldn't help with our event. The audacity. (Mind you, we were about to shell out $20K for a 40 person picnic for 4 hours.) He gave us zero warning or heads up that our date could have been booked or was not on hold for us. This was a huge waste of time and left us back at square one with only 3 weeks left to plan our company event. The way Luis have conducted himself was extremely unprofessional. I would expect for someone who is the founder of the company to have sound business practices and better client management skills.

Luis helped me plan our team's offsite for about 25 people. Luis was very easy to work with and was…read moreprompt to respond over email/phone when needed. He helped us plan an outdoor activity with breakfast, archery tag, bubble soccer in short notice (15 days) and even added trophies for the winning team which was a great photo prop. Definitely recommend Blue Barley if you are looking for an event planner.