I don't understand why this class (all their classes) are conducted in spanish only. This is the…read moredownside of south florida living. It's disappointing

I attended an Italian themed culinary class along with our large group. What an amazing time we had…read moreparticipating in this class. I had such a blast, learning, laughing, and eating! The location facilities, and the entire staff were so inviting, talented, and engaging. They were there to make your everyone was having a wonderful experience. I felt like family and Id highly recommend this for anyone looking for something different for your next group event.

Excellent choice for a wonderful entertaining and educational experience…read more We chose The Real Food Academy to celebrate our daughter's 9th birthday this past Sunday. It was a phenomenal experience for both kids and parents. The venue is spotless, the party bites thst we pre-ordered were loved by all, and most importantly, the kids had a great time together. Chef Paulo and Chef Rey really went out of their way to make everyone feel at home, and they made the educational experience both fun & seamless. Thank you, Sebastian, Ivette & Nina

This was our first time visiting the Real Food Academy for a 40th birthday party. What a fun and…read moreunique way to celebrate with a group of friends or family. Upon arriving everything was already set up including a charcuterie board with quick bites, wines, Prosecco, and sparkling water. What I loved about this cooking class was that the chef was great at explaining things in simple and easy to understand steps. The food we needed to chop was already prepped and organized into individual bowls. We each had our own cutting board and knife. Everything was well planned, organized, and executed. We ended up making spinach empanadas, shrimp ceviche, and lomo saltado. Everything we made was delicious. The staff took care of all of the cleanup and the chef walked around filling our cups with more wine or champagne if we so desired. All in all we had an amazing night and would definitely return. If you're looking for a unique way to celebrate a special occasion, check his place out.

What a fun experience! I booked the Italian Romance cooking class to get inspired and learn how to…read moremake some delicious meals, and it exceeded my expectations. The class was engaging and informative. All of the ingredients are provided, and the chef walks you through each step, making everything easy to follow. Best of all, you get to enjoy the meal at the end and connect with the other guests. They also offered a discount if we decided to purchase any items from the store that night.

Culinary skills, ya got some?…read more Fancy yourself a chef du monde? They got you here. All the tools, even stuff you didnt know you need. From the basics, plates, glasses, silverware to real chefs knives, and that really expensive espressi machine that you've been dreaming of. But what is really cool is their schedule of cooking classes. Different themes and menus where everthing is prepped for a hands on instructional cooking class. Great for date night! Go check out the schedule !!

Worst school ever, now it's closing and not answering to no student phone calls, left students with…read morea huge debt

I went to this college some 40 years ago and seems like nothing has changed there from the reviews…read more I got my diploma and never worked a day in the industry. The place was more interested in holding receptions for French sailors than it was for ever holding any gallery shows to showcase its own talent.

I have always wanted to take a cooking class but the opportunity never presented itself. Thankfully…read moreI was a lucky winner on yelpmiami's IG contest and scored 2 tickets to any class in September. I jumped on the online schedule and picked the sunday class "a chicken in every pot" instructed by Chef Robin. When we got to the class 2 others were supposed to join but never showed. Therefore my friend and I had an unexpected private class! Chicken. Might sound boring right? Well can you actually roast a whole chicken with it getting beautifully brown and stay juicy? tie a chicken? cook a crispy and flavorful chicken provencal or saltimboca with an amazing sauce that I wanted to stick a straw in and drink? We learned all that and some. We learned great tricks on how to do the above items which may seem basic but with tips to truly take your cooking to the next level. Actual chef secrets that you can use in everyday life! While most of the fun was learning and cooking we also got to taste our dishes. The dishes blew my mind with how good they were. It was a lot of food since we made three dishes so chef robin was kind enough to give us containers to take most of it home. This was such a fun and educational foodie time. Perfect for date night, girls night, team building, or really just anyone who loves to learn, cook and eat. Thanks Chef Robin for a great class! And thanks Yelp Miami for the opportunity to sharpen my kitchen skills!

Usually I'm just tasting food, but tonight I was actually cooking the food too since I had the…read morepleasure of attending tonight's "Classic Cuban with a Twist" with celebrated blogger Ana Sofia Pelaez and my +1. I'm not much of a cook so I did exactly as I was told to the best of my ability. We chopped veggies, made/rolled dough, added and combined ingredients all in the right sequence. In the beginning, I was so afraid to make a mistake that at times I may have been too slow but eventually I got the hang of it. Thanks to Ana and Robin we were able to make dinner and dessert in a very efficient and timely manner. We first prepared dessert, the Tarte Tentacion, so that we could put in the oven while we prepared dinner. The crust was probably the hardest thing to make here. We had to sift together all of the dry ingredients and pulse it in the food processor. Then add butter and pulse it again until the butter flakes formed pea-size pieces. Then add ice water to just hold it together. We then took this out and smeared it across a board and formed a mound of dough. We rolled this dough until it was the size of the circular pan and this dough eventually baked as the bottom crust once we turned it over out of the pan. This crust tasted amazing. Can't believe we made that ourselves. After dessert started to bake, we prepared the Ropa Vieja and Calabaza con Mojo at the same time. We combined a lot of spices and chopped a lot of veggies in a timely manner. Ana advised on how and when to heat all of the ingredients and when to combine them properly with the shredded beef. The food came out really fresh and tasted great. Nothing was too oily or salty. It was just right. Our dinner was served with white wine, a nice pairing. My Cuban +1 noted that this was the best Calabaza he's ever had and I promised not to tell his abuela. IN THE KITCHEN with Norman Van Aken is a culinary school and is for enthusiasts of all levels. Classes are led by guest teachers, famed chefs, food artisans, etc. from America and abroad. They are inspired by a passion for food while not being defined by boundaries. This location has 3 businesses: cooking classes, restaurant, and rooftop lounge. Thank you Ana and Robin for showing us how to cook at IN THE KITCHEN and a great big thanks as always to Diandra and Yelp Miami for these amazing experiences.

Simply the best dinner lesson experience I've ever had. Chef Nuncio is not only talented but also a…read moregreat teacher. He took the time to explain the pasta making process in detail and gave us useful tips as well as teaching us a bit of history and geography. This is the complete package you guys! You will definitely learn and you will have a delicious professionally prepared meal at the end. We stated with a basic pasta dough that we kneaded by hand. While the dough rested we enjoyed a delicious fresh salad of greens, carrots, cucumber, and tomatoes just drizzled with aromatic olive oil. Brought back memories of vacations in Italy where we made salad from the veggies growing from our garden. We continued in our pasta making journey by rolling out the dough and passing it through the pasta roller. Chef also demonstrated how to make different shapes of pasta and the history behind them. We the watched him prepare our pasta dinner! This was the most challenging part...mouths were surely watering! We were served pappardelle with mushroom ragout, and ravioles stuffed with truffled ricotta. Everything was fresh tasting and delicious. I loved all the simple ingredients and the light natural flavors. Dessert was chocolate mousse with strawberries and fresh whipped cream! Heaven!! We all left with our very own pasta dough ...and I'm seriously considering practicing what I learned! This was such an amazing experience and I'm looking forward to trying something like this again.

Cozymeal is "AWESOME"…read more What a great experience it was for me and maybe for the group that attended with me as well. The length of the class was about 2.5 hours of incredible Pasta making and Pasta filling and shaping. Chef for the class was Chef Nunzio from Naples, Italy. Chef Nunzio was simply amazing. He has great charisma and is extremely talented. He took the time to explain the process, to make contact with each one of us at the class and to guide you as needed. Who knew that making pasta would be so much fun. We made Papardelle from scratch with a mushroom ragu and also ravioli stuffed with truffle oil flavoured ricotta-parmesan mix. (This was heaven in a spoon) Also created a small salad appetizer to let the pasta dough rest after the knitting process, with a simple yet delicious citrus vinaigrette. Ohhhh.... it is a BYOB kind of a deal that I didn't know about... So feel free to bring a nice bottle of wine to drink and share as others kindly did since I didn't bring any. I highly recommend Cozymeal to anyone wanting to learn. The "how to" process is incredible. Can't wait to see what other classes are available to sign in. Thumbs up for the Cozymeal team and thanks for this great opportunity. PS: the location was beautiful and nicely decorated.

Very good food, great attention. Don't care for the look of the front outside area…read more Would be nice if they made it look a little more fancy place to match the inside. Overall great place. Has inside and outside area

Amazing Italian Restaurant in Miami. Nice ambiance inside with outdoor seating. Kitchen opens up to…read morethe restaurant which is great. The linguini alla vongole I had must have been one of the best Ive had in Miami. Id definitely come back to try out some of the other choices on the menu.

I went on a date to I can cook and was amazed by these to sweet ladies. Our class was so organized…read moreand personal I loved the concept and the way they set up there home to create such a great experience. The food was delicious and they made it easy to prepare as partners.

I just went last night to an event at their place and it was great…read more Profesional, great food and very nice people. I will be recommending them for events and home catering.

Chef Mei for her sushi making class was beyond expectations! Chef was thoughtful, kind, patient and…read moreeverything you'd hope for when trying to make sushi for the first time. We had a blast, and most importantly left full from the delicious sushi she guided us through.

The dumplings class with Chef Li was so much fun and so easy to learn. I can't wait to make more at…read morehome and freeze a big batch for later.

I'm an "older" new driver and a somewhat recent Florida transplant. Florida drivers scare me so I…read moredidn't feel comfortable driving in Miami. Pedro helped me feel confident to drive and guided me on how to exactly pass my road test on my first try. He really helped me feel at ease behind the wheel. After a couple of lessons with Pedro, practicing driving on the I-95 a couple of times too, he told me I was ready for the exam. It was a bit of a pain to schedule the exam (entirely issues on my end), but Sylvio was so patient and helpful in finding work arounds for a time and place that worked for me to take the exam. He picked me up super early so that we could practice a bit before taking my exam, which I think helped me feel better. I passed my exam on the first try! I cannot recommend them enough-- they are absolutely wonderful.

I hired Sylvia was driving in traffic school for my son who needed just a little bit of a brush up…read more It is hard for a son to listen to a mother regarding driving and he felt more comfortable being with someone else other than his panicking mom. I called Silvio and they returned my call within the hour. They had appointments at 7 AM which really worked well they took payment via Zell or cash app check credit card convenient. I ask my son each and every time and every time he stated that he learned something new turning the car gauging the distance understanding how to break within distance of another vehicle. Altogether we took two hours for five days. Including booking to get the license and using the car at the DMV. They are very responsive response to text messaging late at night like eight 9 PM are always responding to any concerns or calls or questions extremely professional very courteous. My son got his drivers license and he is very happy and I'm proud of him they did an excellent job in teaching him confidence in driving a vehicle. I highly recommend this company