Cooking Class - A Gourmet Valentine's Dinner

Get ready for a gourmet and romantic Valentine's Day experience that indulges all the senses.

In this hands-on class with Chef Aleck, you and your significant other will learn how to prepare an intimate five-course Valentine's Day dinner menu using an array of aphrodisiac ingredients.

Some of the recipes you can look forward to mastering in this class include oyster shooter cocktails, steamed shrimp and ginger dumplings with homemade arugula pesto, grilled eggplant or steak kabobs, a vanilla-coconut custard with shaved dark chocolate and a strawberry drizzle, and more!

Add-on options for an additional charge: flowers, caviar, chocolates, chocolate-covered strawberries, and a violinist.

Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

  • Minimum Guests 2
  • Maximum Guests 3
  • Meal Courses 5
  • Event Duration 3 hours
  • Labels Adult, Couples, Date Night, Fun, Valentine's
COVID-19 protocols this chef will implement are:
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Reviews guests left for this experience

Holly

Holly

21 Feb 2022

Exceeded expectations. Aleck was great with incorporating the herbs and spices we're particular to and in clearly explaining each step. He got us involved immediately and gave us insights into how a restaurant kitchen works. Such fun!

Renee

Renee

17 Feb 2020

Unique experience.

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Sarah

Sarah

10 Jul 2022

We really enjoyed our experience with Chef Aleck. I found and booked this cooking class with Aleck because he specializes in plant based cooking, and we were going to be visiting New Orleans with my family. My dad transitioned into a predominantly vegan diet in the last 2 years and while I wanted to learn some new vegan dishes I also wanted to enjoy the local creole flavors and requested changing up our menu a bit. I really appreciated how accommodating Aleck was to my request. I’ve done a cooking class at a culinary institute so I thought this would be a fun birthday experience as we scheduled it on my birthday. The personalized and tailored lesson was really fun and Chef Aleck helped inspire us with some new and creative dishes we are excited to make in our own kitchens! The 3 of us that did the lesson all cook frequently in our own kitchens, but I think we all still learned a few new things which was my hope! My dad who usually prefers to learn on his own and was skeptical of the experience also really enjoyed the whole thing, which I think is a testament to Aleck’s proper planning and flexibility to the clients. I really appreciated how budget conscious Aleck was and he talked through all the changes with me and how he could try to work within our budget. This was a really fun experience that I would totally do again, and recommend to others! One of my favorite parts was that Chef Aleck basically cleaned everything for us which really made the experience feel more fun & informative and less like work!! While we enjoyed the fruits of our labor from the first 2 dishes, Chef Aleck was cleaning up the kitchen before our next course and had the entire kitchen clean and all the leftover ingredients organized and put away. It was so nice! It was like hiring a private chef but you also got to learn and be hands on with him, too.

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The multi-talented Chef Aleck combines his background as an entertainer and performer with more than a decade of professional cooking experience gained in a number of restaurants and catering companies, as well as in retail, marketing, and hospitality. Chef Aleck's teaching style is all about having fun, and his goal is to tailor each culinary experience to meet the needs of his audience, so they are able to get the most out of it.

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Cancellation Policy

Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

Chef Aleck will travel to guests within New Orleans for this experience.

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