Cooking Class - Make Balanced Smash Burgers From Scratch

Smash Burgers from Scratch Smash Burger Kit

$ 99 Per person

all-inclusive: 2-hour class, 4-course meal.

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What You'll Do

Build a hearty smash burger menu in this cooking class while practicing searing and prep basics.

Learn the techniques behind a great smash burger in this fun cooking class in Las Vegas. Guided by Chef Brennan or a resident chef, you’ll prepare homemade buns, brisket smash burgers with caramelized onions and crispy fries with truffle aioli. You’ll also make cucumber pickles, slow-simmered ketchup and a classic wedge salad before finishing with strawberry pie sundaes. This cooking class in Las Vegas gives you hands-on practice with burger fundamentals and includes a Smash Burger Kit to recreate the meal at home.

Tea, coffee and water will be provided. Guests are welcome to bring non-alcoholic beverages.

This class is suitable for ages 14+ with an adult present. Children under 17 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Class price is per person.

Your Menu

Jun 21st at 4:00 PM

Homemade Hamburger Bun
Smashed Brisket Burger with Carmelized Onions
Double Fried French Fries with Truffle Aioli
Quick Cucumber Pickles
Slow-Simmered Homemade Ketchup
Slab Bacon and Blue Cheese Wedge Salad
Strawberry Pie Sundaes

For public cooking classes, menu changes cannot be made. For private events, most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request.
Adjustments cannot be made during the event.

Details

Minimum Guests 1
Maximum Guests 16
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 2 hours
Labels Baking, BBQ, Beginner, Couples, New American
Additional information In this class you will be working hands-on in groups of four sharing work stations and equipment.

Meet your chef

Chef Brennan or Resident Chef

54 reviews

Chef Brennan holds an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts and trained at the renowned Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. With two decades of experience in professional kitchens, he brings extensive knowledge and enthusiasm to his classes. Whether crafting fine dining experiences or simple, flavorful dishes, Chef Brennan is passionate about cooking and teaching guests how to create delicious meals to share with loved ones. His goal is to inspire culinary confidence and joy in every session.

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

What You'll Do

Build a hearty smash burger menu in this cooking class while practicing searing and prep basics.

Your Menu

Jun 21st at 4:00 PM

Details

Minimum Guests 1
Maximum Guests 16
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 2 hours
Labels Baking, BBQ, Beginner, Couples, New American
Additional information In this class you will be working hands-on in groups of four sharing work stations and equipment.

Reviews

Verified guest reviews for other experiences with Chef Brennan or Resident Chef

Amy

11 Mar 2026

Amazing Brazilian steakhouse

Jan

19 Feb 2026

We made Indian food. It was overall a good experience and the food we made was delicious but the Chef who taught the class was a bit impatient with her students.

Mark

02 Feb 2026

pudding, gnocchi with tomato sauce, crusted chicken

Linda

22 Jan 2026

Chef Mark was extremely helpful and made the class both fun and delicious. I’m really jazzed that my first ever attempt turned out so well.

Mark

19 Jan 2026

We baked brownies, sandwich cookies and a spiral cinnamon pastry. This was a great introduction to baking because the ingredients were already measured for me and the class didn't move too fast. The instructors were extremely helpful which made the whole class a lot of fun. I would highly recommend this class to anyone wanting to get starting with baking.

Mylissa

10 Nov 2025

Chief Carley was excellent with her instructions and answering questions.

Ruel

06 Oct 2025

We had such a great time at the Knife skills course! Super hands on and engaging. Thank you!

Rosanna

16 Sep 2025

Isaiah was enthusiastic and passionate. It was fun!

Judith

20 Aug 2025

Food delicious! Chef outstanding!!!! Instructions were easy to follow and chef more than kind!!!! We loved it! Ty! Judee

Kevin

08 Jul 2025

The chef that did the instruction had great energy and a great personality. He did a great job.

Nick

22 Jun 2025

My wife and I had a great time. Chef Mark answered all questions and was personable. Going to book again for another cool experience.

celeste

01 May 2025

we had the most AMAZING experience with the resident chef. 12/10 would recommend! he was so insightful and very kind when giving advice. it was so educational in a good way!

Patricia

08 Sep 2024

We never get the recipes emailed to us.

Daniel

17 Aug 2024

We had Chef Brendan for the 7:00 PM class on 8/16. First off, this was a blast. There was a wide gamut of skill sets there, from newbies to people with plenty of experience. The chef did a fantastic job of leading this class, making everyone feel capable, and excited to eat the food! As someone who loves to cook, I learned eggs are denatured by sugar, how to poach eggs, and mustards helps emulsify oil. And this is the first thing I’ve cooked in so long that didn’t have garlic in it: I love garlic but what a cool thing. Plus, my date is a self proclaimed amateur in the kitchen and she genuinely enjoyed this. She’s gonna try one of the things even tomorrow. Hey Chef Brendan, I’m sorry I talked a lot with the person next to me about Reno! You did a great job. I’m looking forward to the next one.

Lauren

07 Aug 2024

Chef Michael was patient and informative. I LOVED taking his class and will do so in the future

Julianna

13 Jul 2024

Very informative and fun!

Nicole

09 Jul 2024

Great experience! My kiddo loved it!

Shelley Grams

26 Jun 2024

Totally loved the class! We will be taking more classes.

Tamela Wilson

08 May 2024

Chef Molly was amazing per usual!

Therese

14 Apr 2024

Wonderful experience! Molly was informative, knowledgeable and very approachable. As a better than average cook I can say that I learned a trick or two! It was a fun and enjoyable few hours.

Becky

10 Apr 2024

Molly was wonderful; we really enjoyed our class! We learned some new skills, laughed a lot and enjoyed eating our meal!

Linda

11 Feb 2024

Molly was great! She was interesting, and informative. Very fun class.

Michele

08 Feb 2024

Great

Bill

23 Jan 2024

Chef Molly was informative, engaging, and fun. Really enjoyed the class, and I learned a lot.

Damon

14 Jan 2024

The experience with Chef Tonya was such a great evening and learning new ideas to cook! I would definitely love to be apart of another cooking class and I'm looking forward to the next opportunity.

Kimberly

28 Dec 2023

It was not Chef Michael, but she was great! Seemed a tad rushed, maybe due to the large size of the class. She was friendly, and informative, and the food was delicious.

Reviews Chef Brennan or Resident Chef received outside of Cozymeal

Britten

04 Dec 2023

Enjoyed the class. Vanessa is really fun! Cheers!

Anna

04 Dec 2023

Amazing class. Chef and her assistant were wonderful! Highly recommend.

Micky

04 Dec 2023

Great class. I learned a lot and class was very hands on.

Joyce

04 Dec 2023

This was the first cooking class I have ever taken! It was very informative and I enjoyed the class. I will be taking more classes in the future.

Kathleen

04 Dec 2023

We thoroughly enjoyed our class. The instructor made our class so much fun. The macarons were delicious. Looking forward to more classes.

Theresa

04 Dec 2023

This class was great! Very informative and lots of fun, the instructors were very helpful (and the food was delicious!). I highly recommend this class and look forward to taking another class soon.

Lois

04 Dec 2023

The Instructor was "world class" with supportive instructions and humorous analogies. Considering taking the class for a second time.

Jenny

04 Dec 2023

Loved the class! Chef did a great job teaching us these recipes. I can not wait to take more classes.

Bob

04 Dec 2023

Excellent class. Chef Michael made it fun and informative.

Jay

04 Dec 2023

The class was really fun and informative. My girlfriend and enjoyed it as a birthday gift. We will definitely attend more classes in the future.

Anne

04 Dec 2023

Absolutely loved the class. I'm an experienced baker and have wanted to make macarons. The instructor was extremely knowledgeable. I enjoyed the class so much, I'm considering taking the class again as it was so much fun!!!

Beverly

04 Dec 2023

Fabulous class, food was fantastic and met some great people! This was my second class, I'm signed up for several others!!

Nicole

04 Dec 2023

Super enjoyable class! Instructor moved at a good pace and food ended up tasting delicious! Will be back for another class for sure!

Kerry

04 Dec 2023

I walked out with technique and confidence. I enjoyed the setup of the class and the instructor very much. Would take another class!

Aimee

04 Dec 2023

Great class! So delish!

Sonda

04 Dec 2023

Loved the class. I was able to make the croissants at home with ease. My family loved them. Looking forward to my next class.

Beth

04 Dec 2023

Excellent instructor. Great hands-on experience. I was able to go home and replicate the recipes.

Lisa

04 Dec 2023

Our instructor was super hands on - taught us some great techniques! Food turned out amazing. We were all impressed!

Kelli

04 Dec 2023

I loved the class. The ladies I was paired up with were a little chatty so was hard to listen to chef! Before class I was very intimidated but after class I was I got this! Excited to try making fresh pasta my self! Great class over all would definitely take again!

Andrea

04 Dec 2023

Fun class. A little complicated with the dumpling dough, but we got through it and the food tasted great.

Kerry

08 Nov 2023

I walked out with technique and confidence. I enjoyed the setup of the class and the instructor very much. Would take another class!

Richard

18 Mar 2026

It was a decent class. However I learned only 3 things from it. The dough needs to spring back full for the noodles, basil should be shred not cut with a knife. And an super expensive device is needed to shred the dough into noodles. Dish was decent but shared cooking space kills the return on investment. I'd give cozymeal classes another shot but with lowered expectations on the learning. I suggest cozy make videos of the class to be attended to fill in the knowledge gap. Then attendees could come into class for the hands on experience. That would lessen the buyers remorse from the feeling that I could have just watched a YouTube video. That way when the Chef says "You dont have to go home, but you can't stay here" hits smoother and the class feels less rushed. Also it would be nice to have the recipes ingredients and measurements printed out on the table so it's less of a dump, fry and go experience.

Lourdes

24 Oct 2025

meet our expectations

Tina

14 Sep 2025

I was disappointed. Billed as date night imagine my surprise to learn it was really double date night. 4 people at a station was not what I signed up for. I got to wisk woopie! I also felt the level of instruction was poor. We were simply given instructions without knowledge of why these ingredients etc. since it was cooking with wine it would have been interesting to know why a merlot was chosen and the type region what characteristics etc. my expectations may have been to high. The description of the class and cozy chef is deceptive. I would recommend this to my friends.

Lynne

27 Oct 2024

The class lasted only 1.5 hours not 2.5. There were no skills taught. Not even basic knife skills. It was like cooking a meal box that I could get delivered to my home. No, it was worse. Everything was already prepped. the only prep that we did was mince garlic and cut herbs.

Karen

27 Oct 2024

I would have hoped they would have been able to roll out dough and measure ingredients to learn more. But my granddaughter had fun and loved the cookies.

Michael

09 Jul 2024

Chef never introduced himself Everyone was on different page With that said, the class was very informative and food delicious

Mary

30 Nov 2023

Hi! The chef was nice. She seemed VERY nervous. The dough was premade for the yeast donuts. A bummer. We cooked on kind of a camping burner. Really hard to keep grease at the right temp. Everyone’s donuts were raw inside (tester), then burnt on the outside to get them done. Started with what felt like a 20 min delay (speech) waiting for another group that didn’t show. Finished 30 min late. Felt rushed. Sad. Wanted this to be so yummy and educational.