Sur La Table — Attraction in Darien

It is a beautiful store and I will go again and again, but they are still suffering from being new. I selected an item. The inventory said there were three available at the location, but none could be found. The sales staff said they are not permitted to sell items that are on the floor. They also said they cannot order anything for the store…corporate does that. They could have an item sent to me but it would take about a week. Thanks to the very patient salesman, Barlow we did find one of the items very high up on a shelf and with a manufacturer’s label, which did not match the Sur La Table description. The manager of the store was kind of throwing up her hands, so i gather there have been a lot of items listed on the inventory, which could not be found by the new employees. Nevertheless, it’s a wonderful store. I was able to leave with the item I wanted. And Barlow was delightful. There was a private event being set up in the cooking school area. That...

Nice store, but we took a cooking class there and we clearly burnt the roux. It was supposed to be a “chocolate” color but it was clearly burnt and black with burnt particles. I salvaged the shrimp out of that part of the meal. We never made the honey butter for the hush puppies, we were totally rushed. The rice and sausage came out ok but for $180 for 2 people we didn’t even get to take any home. A little...

Will give no stars. I went with my husband 22 yr old son and 19 yr old daughter. Highly unorganized. cross contamination at it's peak. We did not get to do any cooking though we were told they would invite us behind the stove. Food was not at all tasty. Too boring. I did not get to cut any vegetables also. Not at all worth it. Don't...