Went to the natick location at la sur table and had the experience with Chef Jhailyn and Chef Scot…read more Awesome experience! They were funny, class was fun, educational and the food was

Terrible company. They had canceled on me when I was in a foreign country at the last minute…read morebecause the chef was sick. I scheduled something with them in Boston and had an emergency and had to fly home early. I contacted them in advance and they would not refund or give a credit or anything. I guess it's OK for them to leave you stranded and cancel on you, but if you have an emergency, they don't care. They had plenty of notice and could have gotten someone to fill our places or offered a credit, but they chose to do nothing. Awful people. I also contacted the chef who wasn't very nice either. I kept getting reminders about the dinner after I canceled as well. I will never use cozy meal again after these two experiences. Save your money.

We attended Chef Harold's Sushi 101 course. This was a small group session that was held at Long…read moreLive Beerworks 152 Hampden Street Boston, MA 02119. Chef Harold was extremely informative and a great instructor. We really appreciated his time and attention to all of our questions. The only downside was initially. The music was pretty loud in the venue and it was hard to hear what the chef was saying. Eventually it was turned down and everything was so fun. I would recommend this to anyone. The venue was also very good with service at the counter. Their selection of brews was quite delightful!

I prepaid for a class of 17 for a "Chocolate Truffle Making Class" in Atlanta, GA 6-8 weeks prior…read moreto the date of the class. I sent out invitations to some of my best customers. The night before the class was to take place, I received notification that there was a "time" change...to the next week. That is not a time change, that is a DATE change - which is something else entirely. Oh, and I don't live in Atlanta...I flew in for this event. Needless to say, the class was cancelled as they had nothing else to offer me as a substitute. Not using CLASSPOP ever again.

It's so lovely inside!!! There's so much merch and trinkets to look at and buy. The customer…read moreservice was top tier. It was my first time here and I got a menu breakdown by the awesome cashier. It's a little pricy for what you get $10-12 for 6 dumplings... and they were good but not THAT good unfortunately. If you're around go for it and stop by but I'd definitely recommended going to Chinatown for some more affordable options that are just as good, if not, better. I got the ginger chicken steamed dumplings with some chili oil on the side. A little dry? I'm aware they aren't soup dumplings but maybe a better sauce would've sufficed.

This place is dangerous!!!…read more Irene Li (James Beard winner and the OG "little sister" aka mei mei) has created magic. From dumpling making classes, to easy-to-steam/fry/airfry frozen set, this place makes my little Asian heart so happy. A factory selling common Asian cooking items, this place brings smiles all around. Easy streetside free parking and indoor/outdoor dining options. Be sure to check out the free dumpling sauce recipes online as well as the beautiful instagram feed for updated hours. For the FOOD: I love being smacked in the face with flavor, making the lemongrass pork and ginger chicken dumplings my two favorites. The cheddar scallion potato and curried sweet potato dumplings have a subtler flavor profile but are also yummy. I just hosted a party and deep fried 3 bags of dumplings, which were a hit!

I took the Beacon Hill Chocolate Tour and loved it so much I want to do all 3 of the other tours as…read morewell in the near future. The tour made its way down Charles Street and across the common to Park Street, stopping in several places for tastings and talks along the way. I don't want to give away all of their secrets but a few highlights were Beacon Hill Chocolates, a fabulously adorable little shop with amazing artisan chocolates, 75 Chestnut, where we were served a unique and superb toasted almond chocolate soup and the Melting Pot, where we got to try 4 different dessert fondues! A few people mentioned this tour was pricey, but I disagree. Good chocolate is pricey. If you went to Beacon Hill Chocolates on your own, a box of 4 chocolates would have cost you $10. We got to try 2 chocolates and a sample of gelato. A small fondue at the Melting Pot would run you $18. We got to sample 4 different types. And those are just two of the stops! I actually think it was a bargain! The founder actually joined us on the tour and it was apparent that this was his passion and a lot of time and effort went into finding the places to feature on these tours. I really had a great time and I left stuffed! But I can't wait to try another neighborhood for more amazing chocolate discoveries!

This review is for the Cupcake Crawl that Boston Chocolate Tours offers…read more My sister, Mom and I had been on the Back Bay chocolate tour through this company, and had a great time. Our guide was very personable, and each stop consisted of a worker at the shop discussing with us the history of the company, the chocolate they make, interesting facts, etc. Since then, we have gone back to several of the places we discovered on that tour, most notably Hotel Chocolat on Newbury Street. My sister and friends scheduled a private cupcake tour for my bachelorette, figuring it would be along the same caliber. It was not. 1. Not sure if this was the person coordinating the event or the guide, but we were told to park in the Boston Common garage and given the wrong address to the first location. This resulted in half our party having to take a cab to the correct address, and the rest of us doing a 15 min walk, past many other parking garages. We were then almost 20 minutes late meeting our guide. 2. Half our party showed up a few minutes after us since we had been split up, but the guide was hurried and wanted to get started right away without waiting for them, even though it was a PRIVATE tour. She didn't know it was a bachelorette, wasn't overly friendly, and gave us cupcakes from another bakery at Cakeology, but neglected to tell us that, so when I praised the girl working at Cakeology about the amazing chocolate cupcakes, she was completely confused. 3. Obviously cupcake/bakeries are a little more spread around than chocolate stops, but our tour consisted of us walking from Downtown Crossing, to Beacon Hill, to Newbury Street, to behind the Pru by the Christian Science building. We spent more time walking than we did in any of the actual bakeries, learning about the cupcakes, the establishments or even enjoying the actual tasting. At one point, at Georgetown Cupcakes (where we didn't even go inside or get greeted by anyone working there) our guide said let's walk and eat...down Newbury Street, on a busy Saturday afternoon. Not enjoyable. 4. One stop was totally random, at Johnny Cupcakes on Newbury. For those not in the area, it's a niche t-shirt shop, they don't sell cupcakes. They did have cupcakes from a bakery in Malden (why, I'm not sure...because nobody told us). We just kind of stood around in there while our guide chatted with her friends working there until she asked us if we were ready to leave. 5. This is the real annoying part - we walked all the way down Newbury, past the Pru and Hynnes, all the way around the corner and down towards the back of the Pru by the Christian Science Center for our last "stop" with the Kickass Cupcakes truck. They weren't there. I have no idea why our guide didn't think to call them to confirm their location before we started walking over there, but when we got there, she called, and they were at the corner of Clarendon and Newbury, where we had just been. She then offered to go back if we wanted to...we all declined. Tour had been billed as about 3 hours long. If it had started on time at 1:30, that would have put us around 4:30. Because of the address and parking issue, we really started at around 1:50ish, and we were done before 4pm. I can only attribute this to the fact that we didn't spend hardly any time in any of the bakeries before being shuttled off to our next destination, and then completely missing the last cupcake stop. I felt bad for my friends, because this was something special they planned for my bachelorette and paid extra for to have a private tour, and it was a total joke.

Chef Raphael provided his amazing services for a dinner party that I hosted in my home to celebrate…read moremy 30th birthday and I could not have been more impressed! When I first reached out I said my preferences and he used them to create a menu proposal. He was very communicative and I was able to provide feedback in order to make sure the menu was perfect. He was also helpful by providing insightful suggestions. He was flexible with providing alternatives with dietary restrictions for guests. On the day of, he arrived with all of the ingredients ready to go. He prepared the first course, a charcuterie board promptly and was ready when my guests arrived. It was also nice that he wasn't rushed and was willing to be flexible with the timing of the meal as well. It helped keep up a good flow for the dinner party. The second course was a delicious plate of scallops with a sweet corn sauce and roasted cauliflower. The scallops were perfectly seared and a generous portion. The third course was beef tenderloin, wild mushroom risotto and butternut squash purée. The entire dish was delicious! The last course were our very own chocolate fondant cake with vanilla ice cream. The chocolate syrup melted and blended perfectly with the ice cream. After dinner, he cleaned up and left everything spotless. I couldn't have been more pleased with the experience and look forward to more dinner parties with Chef Raphael in the future!

I have asked Chef Raphaël and Jérôme Bergere to provide the catering for my next private holiday…read moreevent. I had the best experience with both in the past. It feels so comfortable and reassuring when both work together, leaving me worry free as they both provide the best culinary and service experience. I never have to worry about something going wrong. Besides this holiday event, I will hire both again for an event I am planning in Boston in March 2023! www.gerardriveron.com