The Cooking Schools — Local services in Atlanta

I attended the Creole Dinner Party on Friday 7/26/19.

I am constructing this review to express how disappointed I was with the experience. I've participated in several cooking classes in the past, and do not feel this one met expectations. I do not feel we received $85 per person worth of culinary education nor dining experience.

I'd like to start by stating that Chef Eboni was a delight, and the food that was prepared was fine.

One of my grievances is that we came to a cooking school to essentially watch five other couples cook. The contributions and learning that we made included molding a store bought pie crust into a foil pan, dicing an onion, and hand crushing pecans. Meanwhile other couples were preparing various ingredients or stirring a pan. The majority of class time was spent watching 10 people crowd around two stoves while only two participants stirred. I felt as though we were a part of an assembly line rather than a school.

My second complaint is that the class did not match the description of what was marketed online: This class is highly interactive, as you will learn about “The Holy Trinity” – the base of New Orlean’s Cooking, how to make a roux and make your own seasoning mixes for your recipes…yeah, no prepackaged jar stuff in this class!

I've already stated my point on the interactiveness of this class. We didn't learned anything about "The Holy Trinity". We did not prepare any roux. We did not make our own seasoning mixes. We used plenty of "prepackaged jar stuff".

Lastly I believe Eboni mentioned the class was supposed to teach us how to prepare three dishes, but we were only taught two.

You have sent an email containing a link to provide feedback and suggestions, but the link only directs me to the scheduling section of your webpage. I cannot find a location on your webpage to provide feedback.

I understand that we paid for an experience and an opportunity to learn how to cook dishes. I wish to reiterate that I do not feel we received $85 per person worth of culinary education nor...

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I'm still wishing all the instructors all the best and hope they can find a better style class that can uplift what they want to teach from their heritage while also making more fiscal sense/honesty for...