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.

We loved it! Had an amazing evening learning how to make pasta with this hands on experience. I…read morewould definitely recommend and would love to take another class!!

We hosted a team building cooking class at La Bella Pastarella for 17 people. It was a wonderful…read moreexperience! Monica, Leo and team were amazing...so friendly, accommodating and knowledgeable. The pasta was delicious! Our team loved our experience. I can't wait to go back and do it again!

This was a great class! Twin sisters facilitated the class and they did an amazing job. They're…read morefun and entertaining and they engage with everyone. They were excellent with time management by covering a lot of material in the allotted time. All aspects of the class were well planned out. I'll definitely take another class with them.

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 three kids (at ages 10-11) took a couple of classes at Creative Kids' Kitchen and enjoyed them…read morevery much. When they took the classes, there were not many kids or parents, and they loved the food they made. They brought it home and actually ate it! My daughter who is afraid of knives actually used knives. All in all, it was a good experience for them.

Too many kids and parents for the setup. The red pepper biscuit recipe was not a very kid friendly…read morerecipe - it had too much of a strong taste. Additionally, the host/instructor was not particularly friendly or interacting with the kids, Besides bringing them things to mix in the bowls. My kids love cooking but sadly this was a disappointing experience. This would have been a much more enjoyable with a little more interaction and setting tone by the host.

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.

My 3, 5, and 6 year old daughters had a blast! They loved sharing with me all that they learned,…read moreespecially through the trivia questions sent home every day. They made and ate such healthy meals with a variety of ingredients... It really stretched their taste buds. Now they want to take turns cooking for us! My favorite part was tasting the deserts brought home each day:)

From the owner: Established in May of 2011, Cooking Thyme offers a safe environment of culinary inspiration through…read morechildren's summer camps and after-school programs that encourage creativity, responsibility, and good ole fashioned fun! Cooking Thyme also teaches our Little Chefs how healthy eating choices do not have to mean yucky eating choices. No matter how picky your Little Chef may be, experience has taught us that kids will eat what they make. Soon your child will be coming home exclaiming, "It's not just green. It's Guacamole!"