Had a GREAT experience!..honestly, one of the best of my life. Talk about a learning experience in…read morea laid back type of atmosphere, low stress and the chefs are highly patient and professional. The administration personnel are top notch and make sure that you're happy and that you "matter". Culinary school is something ive wanted to do all my life and i couldn't be happier that i attended D'avolio

From the owner: D'Avolio Culinary Institute is a post-secondary culinary training program licensed by the New York…read moreState Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS), a division of the New York State Education Department. Our staff has actively worked in the culinary field and are sensitive to students with life challenges and disabilities. We offer at least a 10 to 1, student to teacher ratio. This is ideal for an adult learner who finds traditional education difficult; our approach is a hands-on, visual experience. There are no requirements for general studies classes, all math and language skills are directly related to the skills necessary to be successful in the culinary arts world. We are located on the beautiful campus of St. Mary School for the Deaf located at 2253 Main Street in Buffalo, NY; conveniently a short distance from the 33, two NFTA metro stops and the Humboldt-Hospital train station

Attended a class here. It was Blue zone eating class, where Sally educated us on the Blue Zones. If…read moreyou are not familiar, I highly recommend being on the look out for another class. Along with the instruction she also prepared us three dishes that aligned with the Blue zones. Purple sweet potato hummus, fruity dark chocolate clusters and Tuscan white beans with garlic, greens and olive oil. All items were very tasty and flavorful. I do not eat beans and Sally got me eat the bean dish! Definitely going to try incorporate more beans into my life. Sally was a amazing lady. The owner of HERS, Sue, what a phenomenal woman. From her story to her vision, absolutely amazing. I highly recommend following her page , there are some great things coming for the summer. They sell NA spirits, which I bought a bottle. I have not tried it yet, so will come back and review after

Really enjoyed their Hands-On/demonstration cooking classes. The mother and daughter duo are…read morefantastic together. They are very open to sharing things to help people become more healthy. It appears that their work is more of a passion than anything else, which is beautiful. They host classes for Hope Chest, Buffalo as well as public classes.

Hired Chef Tesia for a bachelorette gathering for 9 and she was awesome. She prepared three meals…read morefor us that were delicious. She simply knew what we liked and curated an awesome menu of all of the bachelorette's favorites and was accommodating to all food preferences. She was professional, personable, and creative! We loved all of the special details incorporating info from all of our conversations. She is insanely talented and we loved all three of our meals. She was also super nice and we loved having her with us all weekend! I would highly recommend hiring her for a dinner party or weekend with friends. Everything was beautiful and creative.

I ordered the queen city cuisine signature seasoning off of the website, and its great! I got it…read morewithin a few days and couldn't wait to use it. One of the dishes I used it on was shrimp and grits which I seasoned the shrimp with. It came out fantastic.