I had a sushi workshop with Melissa and I learned new things! She provided us with ingredients and…read moretaught us some knife skills. We used some sushi for a party later on in the day and people enjoyed it!

I found Melissa after looking for a cooking educator and chef for a Spanish style cooking event for…read moremy wife's birthday. Melissa is professional, detail-oriented, and talented! She was able to not only plan a delicious menu of tapas and paella, but also provided wine pairing and education about what we were eating and drinking! One aspect of my interaction with Melissa which was especially impressive was her respect for my budget. This event initially was going to be small and intimate, but subsequently grew in size (increasing the cost of the event). Melissa was able to provide me with options that could keep the cost of the night within a reasonable budget, while still providing a luxurious, eleagant, and fun evening!

Went to the natick location at la sur table and had the experience with Chef Jhailyn and Chef Scot…read more Awesome experience! They were funny, class was fun, educational and the food was

Terrible company. They had canceled on me when I was in a foreign country at the last minute…read morebecause the chef was sick. I scheduled something with them in Boston and had an emergency and had to fly home early. I contacted them in advance and they would not refund or give a credit or anything. I guess it's OK for them to leave you stranded and cancel on you, but if you have an emergency, they don't care. They had plenty of notice and could have gotten someone to fill our places or offered a credit, but they chose to do nothing. Awful people. I also contacted the chef who wasn't very nice either. I kept getting reminders about the dinner after I canceled as well. I will never use cozy meal again after these two experiences. Save your money.

Had the pleasure of having Shilpi and her husband Raghav at our house for a cooking class and…read moredinner. Wow!!! What an amazing experience. We cooked, we laughed, we drank, we cooked some more and just had the most amazing dinner. Everything was geared towards what we wanted as far as the menu, the flavors, the amount and type of spices. Everything came out wonderful. Shilpi brought everything and used a few of our pots and serving dishes and while we were eating, cleaned the space so you wouldn't even know someone was there. Spectacular. Not to mention Shilpi and Raghav were very personable and were mingling with our friends while preparing everything. If you are in the market for this type of experience, don't hesitate. You will not be disappointed!

I did a 4 week online class with Shilpi and loved it. EZ Compliments also has in person classes…read moreavailable, but I wanted to try this format, and it worked out great! All the spices came by mail before the first day of class and it was great fun going through them. That package also included the recipe sheets which I posted on my fridge each week to get ready. Although the spices come by mail, you buy the rest of the ingredients yourself based on the recipe lists. So each week I went shopping for any ingredients I'd need, leaving myself a good amount of time to prep everything I had to before class. Shilpi sends out an email each week suggesting what to prep ahead so planning is easy. All the meals came out great - even the ones I made mistakes on or tweaked a bit were awesome. Shilpi is super helpful about working with any dietary preferences or figuring out what to do if you forgot to buy an ingredient. Watching everyone else online and seeing their creations is half the fun. Best of all, each day we had enough leftovers for a second meal.

The locations is nicely set up but you share a cooking table with others. That being said they…read morereally should enforce that people wash their hands before cooking. With everyone handling the food and then eating it after they should tell people to wash their hands between courses. The class itself was well organized but on the expensive side.

My son and his buddies went there last Friday for his birthday . What a ball they had . From the…read more time they walked In until the time they left they all said it was a rating of a ten ! 10 That's as high as you can go . The chef instructors were all organized as well as the food . They cooked and ate ! They loved it all ! They learned so much and all had fun doing it ! I highly recommend this for What ever you want it to be for... girls night out , birthday or whatever you want ! When I picked them up I noticed the place was spotless and super Clean ! Hands down a 10 as I agree with all the kids ! Fabulous place and staff ! Well Done ! ,,, Taste buds kitchen ! 10 !!!!!!

I love sushi. I love cruises. So when I saw a Gilt offer for a sushi-making harbor cruise, I…read morethought, "Wow. Dreams really do come true." Unfortunately this dream ended up being mediocre at best. Gilt advertised the event with photos of delicious-looking, hand-crafted rolls in a classy, nautical setting. In reality, we were all on the warm, crowded bottom-most deck of a booze cruise. After the demonstration by Sea To You (which was a bit difficult to understand because of the chef's microphone and accent), we were handed boxes containing overly-sticky rice, seaweed, a stick of imitation crabmeat, and shredded carrots and told to go for it. But wait! Don't get too crazy! We're not allowed to eat the sushi we make. What?! I could already imagine the conversation I was going to have with my coworkers the next day when they asked me about the cruise (which I, of course, was gushing excitedly about during work). "So how did your sushi turn out?" "Well I don't know how it tasted... but it looked pretty good." I obviously wasn't going to let that happen, so my friends and I snuck in bites despite the company's warnings. It didn't taste great.. the rice was way too sticky, and there just wasn't much else to it. But we had to do it. And I'm still here to tell the tale. The company obviously realized that they couldn't have us make sushi without eating some (and for $35, I sure hope some food is included!), so they brought prepared boxes of salmon, tuna, and avocado rolls. These rolls were extremely simple and did not taste very fresh. There was too much rice, and it was also hard and refrigerator-cold (I don't know why this company has so many rice troubles). We were still pretty hungry afterward (which is also part of the reason we ate the ones we made). Afterward, we went up to the top deck of the Provincetown II and has a fantastic time drinking and dancing. The sushi portion just didn't make much sense with the setting and could have happened anywhere. In the future, I'll just go on the cruise sans sushi. And if I ever sign up for another sushi class, I'll make sure to inquire if we actually get to eat what we make. Who would've thought this is a question someone would need to ask?

Sea to You is located on a quiet corner off of the busy Route 9. 2 hour free parking is a pleasant…read moretreat - no feeding of meters are always a plus! When you enter, you are greeted by a glass case of fresh raw fish in front of you and freezers of ingredients such as BBQ smoked eel $9 for a pack ($7 per pack for 2 or more) and Tamago (sweet egg) $14/$12. If you like, you can also get a bottle of eel sauce for $4.99. Walk in and by the cash register just beyond the serve yourself bar with sea weed salad, various sizes of fish eggs, and what not there is a menu binder. Turns out some items can only be ordered in advance online and en mass ($20 minimum?) like the bento boxes. The roll menu is pretty small, so I ended up ordering the sole two cooked rolls they had - Dragon Roll $12.95 which is basically California roll topped with a slice of eel apiece, and shrimp tempura roll $8.95 made with pre-fried battered shrimp. Service here was friendly, but a little tough to understand. I saw my rolls being made before my eyes, but oddly enough, upon consuming them, they reminded me of supermarket sushi with less moist rice. (I'm under the impression that supermarkets over vinegar the rice to keep it from drying out during the holding period.) They were okay, but not especially good.

My husband and I attended the pasta making class with Guilio and it was absolutely amazing! Guilio…read morewas both a great host and instructor. I learned more about pasta at this class than at another pasta making class I took in Florence just the month before! It's obvious these guys live and breathe pasta, and it's cool that it's right in downtown Melrose. Now all they need is their liquor license :) Would highly recommend this class.

The Kitchen made my pickle dreams come true! But seriously, Julie and Chef David curated a pickle…read moremaking class for me and twelve of my friends, it was incredible! I'm planning my wedding and wanted to make my own wedding favors- homemade dill pickles. Chef David taught us how to pickle, everything from sanitizing the mason jars, making the brine and sealing the jars. This practice class set us up for success to make pickles on our own- 120 jars as wedding favors. Chef David was so kind and patient with our group. We had an absolute blast and I can't thank the Kitchen enough for making this experience unforgettable. My friends are still raving about the class! Best, Olivia (The pickle girl)

Deb is an amazing person and a dedicated food sensitive baker. Any restrictions you have, she can…read moremeet your needs and give you a beautiful, great tasting sweet without the ingredient you need to avoid. Highly recommend. Consider kids birthday parties!!