What an excellent experience it was the perfect date night experience cooking together in a chefs…read morehome. We went with chef ali who taught us Sichuan cooking. Food was excellent and she had a great teaching style making it easy to follow allowing for a great experience would go again.

Chef Justin Sushi Making At-Home class was amazing!!! It was so individualized and he really paid…read moreattention to detail to provide a wonderful experience for us. The sushi was high quality, delicious, and filling! I highly recommend Chef Justin -- you won't regret it! I will be booking with him again!

My husband treated me to two cooking classes with Chris, and I learned immensely at both. First…read moreoff, the space is gorgeous. You feel like you're in such a welcoming and relaxing environment, and Chris is generous with drinks to make people feel at home. Her style is really approachable, and she tries hard to offer tips that will stay with you when you're cooking at home. I've learned so much from her: I use old T-shirts to dry my meat, I never salt my potatoes before roasting them, I crank up the heat real high to roast chicken, and I make my pizza outside on the grill. She has helped me expand my food horizons and feel comfortable experimenting in the kitchen. She's also an all-around amazing individual who has been around DC a long time and has good stories to tell. In short, it's a great activity for a night out with friends or even as a couple, and she offers useful recipes that will make you more comfortable in the kitchen to boot. I wish I still lived in DC so I could take regular classes with her.

If you're planning a small cooking class among your closest friends, look no further than Just…read moreSimply... Cuisine. For my wife's birthday, Chris put together a customized menu with a focus on local, organic, and healthy. Her "slow food" approach has long been a staple in her instruction, long before it became cool to go green. She walked us through a five course meal, teaching new techniques while entertaining topics on food and life. We particularly enjoyed the roasted butterflied chicken with fresh sage. Our afternoon session ended with a simple, yet divine treat of strawberries with balsamic and whipped cream. Just Simply... Cuisine is one of the best kept secrets in DC. Let Chris host you in her lovely home and delight you with recipes that you'll want to try on your own over and over again.

Truly the best experience my friends and I had and could not reccomend it enough. It had been a…read morewhile since I'd had a unique and wholesome experience in DC, and I'm so grateful to Chef Sayeh for bringing that energy.

Very nice store with lots of unique things for purchase . It is a little pricey ' but there is an…read moreupstairs area that is even less expensive for the merchandise

Absolutely in love, perhaps the best kitchen store ive ever been to and earning a spot on my…read morefavorite stores in DC to visit and browse. One of those places that if I spend too much time inside I will likely spend more than I should...and I can easily foresee myself spending a good amount of time in here. While at first the prices seem high, they are fairly typical for the quality/caliber of items they are offering. And, they truly have just anything one could want for their kitchen/cooking/home needs, from standard high quality equipment to niche specialty items, all incredibly curated well. The staff were knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, and efficient. Would highly recommend and will absolutely be returning, all the while trying my best to have some restraint.

I cannot say enough great things about Chef Jamie and Meal Mate DC! We're in California and had…read moresecured a beautiful Airbnb in DC for the weekend of our daughter's college graduation. We decided that, rather than try to find a restaurant for all the extended family in for the graduation, we would host a private dinner at the Airbnb prepared by a professional chef. We interviewed a number of chefs and Meal Mate was by far the best. Most creative ideas, most responsive, and best enthusiasm for the project! We signed with them months ahead of the date, and as it drew closer, I started getting reminders from Chef Jamie. Some questions, more ideas. On event day, Chef Jamie and Chef Nathan showed up exactly on time and started getting to work. First, the table was set beautifully with linen napkins and personalized menus/place cards. As guests arrived, we were all treated with a specialty cocktail and delightful appetizers. And then dinner. Wow!! Maybe the best ribeye steak ever. Wonderfully seasoned and incredibly tender. The sides were all great but that steak - oh, my lord. Dessert was a matcha tiramisu and it was the perfect finish! Throughout the night, the service was so smooth and then, before we knew it, the kitchen was cleaner than when they arrived and they were off. Like I said, I can't say enough great things about Meal Mate. Book them for your next event!!

This review is coming far too long after the amazing experience that Jamie-Claire created for my…read morepartner and I. For our anniversary, we wanted to learn everything possible about how to make Chinese hand pulled noodles. MealmateDC did not disappoint. Every piece of the experience was crafted to fit our needs, from a hands on lesson to historical analysis to a wonderful meal itself! Furthermore, we couldn't have been more comfortable than with Jamie-Claire. The kind, sociable, and caring demeanor brought to this special event, from inquiry to end, was irreplaceable. Please please PLEASE hire these professionals for any culinary dreams you have, and they are sure to bring them to life.

We did their "Date Night" cooking class and had an absolute blast! When we walked in they had us…read moremake a themed drink (nonalcoholic options available too!). We had time to sit and chat while everyone arrived. The menu was seafood paella and orange flan, yum!! The chefs were super helpful and kept things running smoothly, while additional staff helped keep things nice and clean! We were able to create a pretty delicious meal. I will say the timing was a bit off as we finished an hour after the listed "end" time. However overall I highly recommend for date night, or just a fun night with friends!

I had a ball!!!!! My husband and I took a DC favorites cooking class last month. From reservation…read moreto experience, everything was great. It's A fun, flavorful, and creative cooking class featuring crispy mambo wings, steak and cheese egg rolls, and a dirty banana pudding trifle that is perfect for anyone looking to try something new.

I'm a 60 year old college professor taking this class and I am already enjoying the resulta…read more before, I could manage to prepare some very basic food. Now I'm a kitchen hero at home.

From the owner: FoodFirst Culinary School offers in-person cooking classes for beginners, to help you learn how to…read moreprepare delicious, quick, and affordable meals at home. Also offering classes for intermediate-level cooks and experienced home chefs wishing to expand their home cooking repertoire and learn techniques such as baking sourdough or cooking authentic European or Asian dishes. All classes are designed for cooking at home and are not geared for commercial kitchens. There are no experience or age restrictions - we are happy to work with young chefs as well as with folks post-workforce. Everyone is welcome! The instructor is a professional educator with over 30 years of home cooking experience who understands the constraints of home cooking and designs all classes to be responsive to budgetary, time, equipment, and experience limitations of home chefs. All classes are taught in-person in small groups to allow for ample hands-on time by each class participant. Nearest metro is Tenleytown, 1 mile away; ample parking available.

This was a wonderful experience for my Girl Scout troop. We were working on a simple meals badge…read more Mari was patient, engaging and simply WONDERFUL! My girls learned to make healthy and delicious things. I also loved that Mari wove geography into the lesson. I had to peel my girls away at the end of the class. Thanks Mari!

My son has taken 3 workshop classes (two in person and once virtually) with Mari now and he loves…read moreevery experience! He's baked biscuits, made pizza from scratch and prepared celery soup. The ingredients aren't many, the techniques aren't difficult, and best of all, it's given my son a full appreciation of food and cooking!

Where to begin? First, thanks to Yelp for allowing me to narrow my decision down! Yelpers have…read moreyet to let me down and THIS is why I automatically use Yelp all the time! To start, I reached out to Chef Bernard based on the Yelp reviews to see if he could prepare a romantic dinner for my husband and I on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. He was available and agreed to serve us. From the start, he was very professional and communicated well. He sent me sample menus with options galore. If there was something on the menu that I wanted mixed up a little, he had no objections. My husband is a very 'simple' eater so I wanted to know if the Chef could also prepare something 'simple' like Potato Au Gratin. Whew....he did and it was sooooooo good! He arrived at our home in what I call his mobile kitchen (because he had everything in it that one could imagine), introduced himself to us and got down to business. We had a few small plate items, entree and dessert. He talked to us while he prepared the meals and it simply felt like he was a friend. It did not feel weird or awkward having him in our kitchen at all. It was great! He gave us tips on cooking at he prepared meals and spoke to us more about who he was (in and out of the kitchen). Some of the items we enjoyed were: 1. Pork chimichangas 2. Cajun eggrolls 3. Peking duck rolls 4. Filet (cooked to order) 5. Potato au gratin 6. Broccoli w/cheese 7. Cheese blintzes wi/ a strawberry wine sauce 8. Crab cakes Everything was perfect! He served us well and we could not have asked for a better experience. We are looking forward to more dinner parties with him in our home. If you are looking for a chef to help you make a memorable event, Chef Bernard is your answer. He also prepares weekly meals for you or your family. My husband really enjoyed the food and he is still raving about it. We tried items we typically would never try in a restaurant. We loved it and we are true fans!

We love Chef B's weekly meals. Food is so delicious and just perfect for my family as we are all…read moresuper busy and don't have time to cook. The food is farm to table and always arrive in neatly packaged containers every Sunday evening so we have dinners stocked to enjoy the following week. I have had meal services with others before and this is by far the most skilled cooking of farm to table meals. I think it's a good value. One recent review I read was really not fair about "scam". That's just not true but I understand the frustration that led to a misunderstanding. I know the owner/chef was busy and working to try improve their marketing, ordering app, and communications. It's a small business so you just have to contact her directly if there is an issue and she will take care of it. I did that every time and I was patient because I want this good cooking to last to feed my family. Seems like great people. I've spoken to her and met the staff who deliver food to my house. We look forward to ordering each week!

Best believe when I tell you how I was both excited and nervous at the same time. My girlfriend has…read morebeen telling me about the classes that she takes, and she decided to book me one to join her. I have never cooked outside of my home and only for a handful of people, so this was an experience! We showed up around the start time, put on our aprons, and prepared to get to work. It was only four of us in the class, all working at one table... I can't decide whether I'm happy it was a more intimate experience or if I would have preferred more participants so I have less attention to myself since it was my first time... Either way it was an absolute blast. The theme of this class was Spanish date night, so we made this chickpea asparagus dish, cheese-stuffed piquillos, Serrano ham- wrapped cod, and almond empanadas. The instruction was clear, tips were given throughout, and overall I found it to be a very approachable experience. Huge shoutout to Penny for doing a fantastic job. Oh, did I mention I used some new kitchen tools and quite frankly had to buy them in the store immediately after?? So fun.

OVERALL: cooking class was ok. Not worth the price…read more CLASS: you share a tiny station with 3 people so it's not really interactive as you have to split the cooking part and don't get to learn everything. Most things were already premade or done for us. We just cooked the meat, sides, and decorated the dough. There is no where to sit to eat the food so everyone chows down for 10 minutes and leaves. They have takeaway containers