This place is beautiful and very peaceful. You can even have a business meeting here. My waitress…read morewas very friendly. I ordered the special, which included soup, your choice of pasta, and a drink. I loved this place and would come back many times.

Amazing boutique restaurant in Brandon, a hidden gem! Fantastic service, authentic food and wine,…read moredelicious desserts.

I was thoroughly impressed by AJ's Kitchen Drawer. Everything was exceptional--the instruction,…read morefood, people, and ambiance. I attended a work event where we were fortunate to have Chef Keith Simpkins. It's evident that Chef Keith is passionate about his work, and his enthusiasm is contagious. Chef Keith taught us how to make tiramisu, pasta, and pesto, which are all among my favorite dishes. I'm pleased to say that I left the dinner with improved cooking skills.

The absolute best experience ever. Third time here and it just keeps getting better! Came for the…read moreValentine Date Night and it was incredible. Chef is a great teacher, helpful and funny. Food is delicious and plentiful!! Perfect night out. Will be back again soon!

Chef Rallo was the BEST selection I made for my 40th Birthday Dinner. He made the process simple,…read morepersonal and all the food options he listened sounded so great that it made my decision hard. He kept communication open and made me feel free to ask questions and made the menu what I wanted. My three course meal was Seafood Soiree, Bourbon Glazed Salmon with Paella, Brussel Sprouts and to close the meal I asked for a Banana Foster which he added a Bread Pudding and French cream. Needless to say everything was to die for!!! The portions were large enough for us to have two days worth of meals. Flavorful and every plate was at a ready to eat temperature. Chef's table side manner was excellent! Very pleasant and explained each dish and what we were to expect from its flavor and ingredients. He was prompt and had dinner ready on time. He will definitely be my "Go to Chef" whenever I visit Orlando, hands down. He also gave me a birthday gift (a bottle of his salt free seasonings). I will be putting it on EVERYTHING!! Thank you so much Chef Rallo for making my day AWESOME EVENT!

From the owner: Why should you worry about cooking, shopping, or cleaning the kitchen when you have guest to…read moreentertain and good times to enjoy. Allow me to provide you with amazing service and great food, so you can relax while you delight in the night. Prolific Fare is a personal chef service that specializes in coming to your home, and cooking for small events or parties. Please visit my website to see which experience is best for you.

Cooking classes, group fun, team building lots of options here . What a cool concept located right…read moreinside Armature works. Unfortunately we didn't have time but you can make reservations online at their website. I'd like to do it next time I'm in Tampa Website and phone number located on their front door is in my pictures

I took the make your own sushi class with Chef Ricky in Carrollwood…read more This class was so much fun and Chef Ricky is the best! It is in the chef's house, so don't be alarmed when the maps takes you to a neighborhood. I got this for my boyfriend for a birthday gift and he loved it. There were 6 people in the class, he has a beautiful home with so much space. The spots are nicely setup with everything you need. He teaches you to make sushi from scratch and helps you every step of the way. He is very detailed and will answer any questions you have as well as make sure you are doing everything correctly so no one gets frustrated. You can bring your own drinks, he provides wine glasses and water. The price is absolutely worth it, you make so many rolls of sushi that you eat while you cook and also get to take so much home with you, you will have sushi for days! You can find his Instagram @tampachefricky

Our experience with Chef Danh was incredible! He started the lesson with some delicious ahi tuna…read morenachos that he made for the entire group and some flavor sake. Then, he taught us how to do two rolls, one hand roll and one oniguiri. To finish we had green tea ice cream and he offered sushi kits to make at home. During the entire class he kindly explained everything with a lot of detail and was very funny. We highly recommend chef Danh and will come back for more sushi classes.

Stop reading this post now and instead get your tickets to Pineapple Kitchen's Murder Mystery…read moreDinner!!! One of the most fun-filled and entertaining evenings one will experience. This truly was so much more than anticipated. I had no idea how this worked. About a week before the show, each person received an email of the character they would be at the dinner. A nice description was provided of that character's personality as well as suggested attire. All people at our dinner came dressed for their role. Then the fun began. Food was good, wait staff was excellent, and the evening's leader kept the show rolling. An awesome experience. We'll be back again for certain.

We want to the Pineapple Kitchen for a murder mystery dinner party to celebrate my birthday. This…read morewas my second time going to the Pineapple Kitchen, I had previously gone for a charcuterie class. Which was 10/10, so I had high expectations for the Murder Mystery Dinner. Overall, it was a nice time. We did a private buy out so it was only our group of 18. For the price the Pineapple Kitchen fell a little short. Since it was our private group and my birthday I requested a chocolate peanutbutter cake as dessert. I offered to bring my own in, Jenny (the owner) said their pastry chef could make it for us. Great, it's my favorite and it is my birthday after all. We got carrot cake instead. Jenny, apologized about the mix up but didn't offer anything to off set the disappointment for me, she did say she wouldn't charge us for the cake but the dessert was included with our $90/per person and she never mentioned an up charge for a custom dessert request. She could have cared less that my birthday dessert was a disappointment. They also double booked us so we were asked to push our 6:30 dinner to either 4:30pm or 8pm. I had the mahi wasn't palatable IMO, but the chicken was excellent (I had a bite of my friends). The dressing on the salad was okay; I wouldn't get it again. The serving and bartending staff were amazing and made up for the issues I had with the food. Overall, I wouldn't go back for the food but would go back for the experience and time with my friends.

If I had to describe Mirko and his cooking it would be meticulous, thoughtful, and utterly…read moredelicious. He is obsessively passionate about his craft and it truly shows in his character as a human as well as in the taste and presentation of his food. He is truly an artist at what he does and will no doubt, raise your pallet for what good food is. My taste buds still long for he and his wife Vanessa to be here in LA, as my dining experiences at home or in restaurants-- have never been the same since they have left. Florida: I envy that you are now blessed with a great team of chefs to make any occasion small or large a feast to remember! Bon Appetite

Mirko is simply an excellent chef, host and teacher. Professional and enthusiastic about his art,…read morehe is as excited to serve as he is to teach you how to make one of his dishes. I asked Mirko to teach me to make his gnocchi and he spent hours explaining and helping me prepare the most exquisite dish I've ever had. Every time I've been fortunate enough to eat with Mirko it has been a memorable and rewarding experience.

We came here for a kids birthday party event and let me tell you, these guys are the best! There…read moremust have been 12-14 7 sassy 7 year olds and they handled them like champs! The kids got to make cupcakes (in ice cream cones), their very own pizza, and then got to ice cookies! The place was amazingly decorated as well. I told the owners I'd be in a corner drinking a bottle of wine having to keep all of those kids entertained but they just said that kids birthdays are the best thing ever and they love doing them. I highly recommend this place and need to check out doing a date night cooking class. Sounds like fun!

Fantastic experience!! We went to the gingerbread decorating class with Lorenzo and couldn't be…read moremore thrilled with the top-notch family experience :)

My husband and I had the most incredible date night at the Epicurean Theatre! We attended the…read more"Dinner with a Master Chef" class on Friday, July 18th 2014. Our instructor was celebrity chef, Whitney Miller, winner of Master Chef (season 1). The Epicurean Theatre is a gorgeous and very modern culinary classroom in the Epicurean Hotel in South Tampa. The culinary classroom has a kitchen in the front of the theatre for the instructor/ chef and stadium-style seating for the students. (If you want a seat near the front of the class arrive early!) Flat screen televisions are located in the front corners of the classroom to display close-ups of the food as it is being prepared. The layout of the classroom allows participants to eat and drink while watching a cooking presentation. After the chef completes each course of the meal the Epicurean's wait staff serves the dish. Whitney Miller was so charming and entertaining throughout our class. I loved her stories about growing up in Mississippi and being a contestant on the Master Chef. Her menu in our class included some of her favorite Southern dishes: First Course: Arugula Salad with Grilled Figs, Homemade Buttermilk Ricotta Cheese, Crispy Prosciutto and a Citrus Vinaigrette (Wine Pairing: Schiopetto Pinot Grigio) Second Course: BBQ Shrimp and Cheese Grits (Wine Pairing: Black Bird Rose) Third Course: White Chocolate Bread Pudding (Wine Pairing: Rosa Regale) Everything was so delicious and I cannot wait to make these dishes at my home! Confession: I probably won't make my own ricotta cheese for the arugula salad because who has time for that?! We received so many great cooking tips from the class and I plan on purchasing Whitney's cookbook so I can introduce my husband to more Southern cooking. If you are interested in taking a class at the Epicurean Theatre I highly recommend it! They offer a variety of classes from cupcakes to cooking to wine or even speaking a foreign language. They even offer brew bus tours! The classes range from $45-$125. Our Master Chef class cost $65 per person which wasn't a bad deal in my opinion considering we received a two hour demonstration from a celebrity chef, a three course meal, and three wine tastings. Can't wait to take my next class at the Epicurean Theatre!

I went to a great event here called Cupcakes and Cocktails held by Chef Beth Lukens, who owns and…read moreoperates the local company Cloud 9 Confections. Everything about this event was fun. Just like you see on cooking shows, Beth stood in front of the 3-tiered seating area, with a camera on her, and a camera overhead showing inside the pot she was cooking in. Beth is an experienced baker, and I loved that in addition to demonstrating how to make the Bourbon Chocolate Pecan cupcake, she also gave us helpful tips for substitutions and shortcuts. In addition to cupcakes, the event included 3 cocktails, specially designed to compliment the cupcakes we would be taking home. Pumpkin Prosecco - made of champagne and pureed pumpkin, Hard Apple Cider - made with gin, cider, and fresh crushed grapes, and a Bourbon Cocktail - but after the first two drinks, I have no recollection of what went into this last one. It was great, though! :-) Roger, the bartender from the hotel restaurant Élevage, came in each time to explain his concoction, which was really a nice personal touch. After Beth demonstrated how to make the first cupcake, all the participants went down to group stations where we got to frost our own cupcakes. She had all the different cupcakes lined up for us, as well as the different bags of frosting. First we did our own Bourbon Chocolate Pecan cupcake - by scooping out the inside to fill it with pecan filling, then frosting it with a thick bourbon chocolate buttercream, and sprinkling roasted pecans on top. Next was the Hard Apple Cider cupcakes with cinnamon buttercream. And finally we did the Pumpkin Spice cupcake, with a sweet cream cheese frosting. I have to admit, there was a LOT of taste-testing the frosting, even after the cupcakes were all frosted. Beth even provided plastic cupcake containers, so our 6 masterpieces (2 of each flavor) could travel in safety and comfort. I would definitely do another event here - it was very well organized, and in addition to the promised take home cupcakes, we were also provided with recipes on how to make the different cupcakes and frosting. The only thing that wasn't cool, and wasn't mentioned ahead of time, is that you had to pay $5 for valet, which also meant tipping too. I think the Epicurean Hotel needs to include this in the cost of the class, or let people self-park in the spots they have available for the wine store or bakery. Other than the parking, an A+ event from start to finish. Support local small businesses and go check out Beth's webpage, too - yum!