Cooking Class - Distinctive Tastes of Thailand in San Fernando Valley

Thai food. Amazing instructor, authentic cuisine and great participants.

Thai food is our favorite. Love the hands on experience. Our Chef was great. Patient, explaining what we are doing and why, the goal we want. And oh so delicious.

It was incredible! Marc is an amazing teacher, and the whole process from start to finish was both exciting, and very insightful. The food we made was SO tasty that we are going to be cooking it at home in the future!!

A fantastic date night and overall experience!! We learned a lot about Thai cuisine and how to cook fresh and delicious meals. The chef instructor was friendly and gave us great pointers on cooking in general. It’s amazing how easy it is to make delicious and fresh meals at home, we just needed some guidance! Thank you for a great anniversary dinner/ experience. We can’t wait to try your other cooking courses and even your art classes!!

Loved it!!

This class was exceptional. Not only was everything well prepared and set up, but Camille (spelling?) was such a great chef, host, and kind person. The other guests there became instant friends. I highly recommend this class and looking forward to another class.

Residence Chef Kamilla was 5 stars. Great experience for me and the team. Will look to do this again soon.

Marc is so personable and played great music and brought the best vibes. We really enjoyed and the food was delicious!

Really fun and comfortable experience taking a cooking class here. The class is in a converted house, which makes for a really interesting space that can accommodate cooking, a dining area, and plants and an outdoor garden that provide some of the ingredients you cook with! We took the Distinctive Tastes of Thailand class - food was delicious, and I appreciated learning about each individual ingredient and how it contributes to the recipe. I'm not much of a cook, but I felt at ease and empowered in the class, and came away with a some new skills, knowledge and recipes in my arsenal.

Took the class with Kamilla Kurmanbekova; she did an excellent job taking us through the courses, explaining why we were doing things a certain way, and the result was amazing dishes. She kept us entertained throughout the process and kept it casual while still being informative. Would highly recommend giving it a shot.

I had an incredible experience in Chef Mark’s Thai cooking class! He taught us how to make amazing dishes like som tum, tom kha gai, and pad see ew, and made the entire process so much fun. Mark is not only knowledgeable and talented, but he’s also super nice, helpful, and has a great sense of humor. I learned a ton of new cooking techniques, and his teaching style made it all feel so approachable—even for a beginner like me. I can’t wait to sign up for more classes with him. Highly recommend!

Marc was awesome! The food was delicious and his instructions made it easy to follow. He is very kind and passionate about what he does. Highly recommend!!

Chef Marc was so personable and explained each dish while giving cultural background on the ingredients. He let us take our time and we did not feel rushed when we sat down to eat each course we cooked. We are so eager to book another class with him! Thank you Chef Marc!

Listen, it was fine. She was amazing and super sweet. We did, however, ask for Kosher, and she had no idea aboyut that so our food restrictions were not relayed to her. And then when we did tell her that we're Kosher she wasn't clear on whether or not the ingredients had shellfish in it or not. Also, we did not have a choice in protein which is what the class had explained that we would, or that was the impression I was under. The main dish was wayyyyy too salty, the beef had been pre-seasoned and in my opinion inedible. Other than that she was wonderful and we learned things. It was fun.

Highly recommend this class to anyone interested in learning how to make sushi!! The head chef made the experience both fun and engaging, and the sushi we prepared was delicious

The class was very enjoyable and Marc is very knowledgeable and easy to interact with. We had fun date night and enjoyed a delicious meal.

It was so much fun! We did the Valentine’s Day class and made sushi. Thank you for the amazing experience.

Amazing class we learned so much while enjoying first class food would highly recommend it

My wife and I had a lovely time learning Vietnamese cooking, our chef and entire group was friendly and fun, and the food was delicious. Highly recommend!

Great class! Highly recommend kamilla ! She was such a good instructor and made us feel at ease from the moment we walked in. The pasta we made was delicious !!

Sushi. Enthusiastic, attentive chef.

We had the pleasure of cooking Chinese dishes. I learned so much but what was very helpful and I will incorporate is the process of frying my food to get the crispy texture while keeping the tenderness. Chef Marc was awesome and very knowledgeable and made the experience amazing.

Kamilla Kurmanbekova is outstanding! She has you do put the entire meal together, explains how and why you add the ingredients you do, shows you how to chop and cut like an expert chef, and she is a gifted conversationalist, -- making you feel welcomed, appreciated and valued. This Vietnamese cooking class was the very best cooking class I've ever taken.

Absolutely incredible. Clear and helpful guidance. We were with Kamilla who answered all our questions and provided multiple opportunites to practice. The class came with notes afterwards so I didn't need to take notes. We left encouraged and inspired to cook. I've taken a couple of cooking classes with too much lecture or too little directives. Kamilla had a perfect balance between doing and talking.

The chef was fun and really helpful. Easy class and the best part was meeting the other students!!

Fun

We had a great time with the Cozymeal cooking class. Marc was a lot of fun, and the space was cozy, well-organized, and felt like home. It was the perfect setting to cook and bond. The recipes were simple (thanks to Marc’s prep work) and everything turned out delicious. We also appreciated that Marc was happy to let us take our time enjoying the dinner and accommodated the extra time.

It was great!

This was a great way to start including bread making in our lives!

I write this while eating my delicious leftovers for breakfast...! We had an incredible time yesterday. It was a perfectly planned and executed session, resulting in a stellar meal spanning mainland and Chinese-American classics. Marc is knowledgable, charming, fun and inspiring on so many levels, and I can't wait to return to learn something new from him. Not to be missed!

This class was amazing! We had so much fun learning Chinese recipes (some completely new, some that we had eaten for years). And it was probably one of the most delicious meals we've ever had, ever. Highly recommended :)

This was the best! So much fun to meet new people, two amazing chefs and to learn new culinary skills. Then, the best part, we got to eat the dishes we cooked and had a wonderful meal together! Altogether, a stellar experience and one I would recommend to anyone who's interested in elevating their own cooking skills!

I attended a Saturday class with my guy. We learned how to make Aperol Spritz, Crostini Bianchi, Green Bean Salad, Penne with roasted red and yellow bell pepper, Sautéed chicken Piccata with white wine sauce, and Moscato macerated strawberries. All participants had a job and were responsible for a station. The menu was based off of recipes from renowned Marcella Hazan. Our chefs were so welcoming and patient with everyone. They assisted everyone at all the stations when needed. They answered all questions and gave suggestions for techniques. We sat around the table and enjoyed as a family the food we cooked as a team. It doesn't get better than that! At the end, our chef presented everyone with a certificate. We were all so appreciative of the amazing experience and wanted to clean all the dishes. This was an experience that I will share with others and remember forever. I forgot to mention that they even have a vegetable garden in the backyard. Some of our vegetables were picked and used in our meal.

An elegant, educational and fun cooking experience! This class was hands-on and so much fun! From the second I walked in I was made to feel at home. I was kindly greeted by the Host and Chef, who offered delicious hors d’oeuvres while waiting for the other students to arrive. The class began with the Chef gathering all of us in the kitchen to introduce the Menu, the ingredients, the tools we would be using and all the preparation involved to complete our dish. The Chef was very knowledgeable and organized. He guided us step by step through a beautiful cooking experience and made sure to engage all students, regardless of their cooking level and experience. I learned so much and worked through some of my kitchen fears. The class ended with all of us sitting together at a beautiful and elegantly prepared dinner table. We sat together like a family as we talked about all the different flavors and textures from our completed dish and shared our fabulous experiences from the day. I left the class feeling encouraged, with less kitchen fears and filled with excitement to cook more. This was a cooking experience I will never forget and I’m looking forward to attending future classes!

Here's to another cooking adventure with Mom! What an amazing time we had! So much fun! We both learned even more new culinary technics and dishes from scratch. Last night was Italian night so we made lasagna for the main dish and pineapple ricotta pie for dessert. And when I mean from scratch, I mean from scratch from making ricotta cheese, Italian pork sausage with all the seasonings, the marinara sauce and more. Our Chef for the masterclass was incredible and so full of knowledge. He answered all of our questions no matter what they were and shared the basics of culinary arts including the terminology, types of cuts and methodology. At the end, we all sat around at the grand table and enjoyed all of what we created. I do have to say that I loved everything that we made. The presentation was fantastic and the flavors in the dishes were simply delicious with every bite. It was so nice to enjoy this dinner with everyone as we all sat together at the table family style and had great intellectual conversations. We went deep and with no filter. LOL! Just simply amazing! Definitely worth it. I'm really looking forward to more adventures and classes like this again. Mom and I thoroughly enjoy cooking and this just took it to a whole different level.