Cooking Class - Classic Southern Cooking Favorites

The cook was knowledgabke and informative, but needs assistance on controlling groip behavior, especially the rude, talking behavior of the students... many of whom insisted on talking among themselves while the cook was giving information or instructions. Also, the sequencing of the preparation and cooking of meal need a improvement. We ate the collard greens, mac snd cheese, and yhe peach cobbler before the chicken thighs were ready.

The experience was relaxed and socially fun. The meal of chicken thighs , Mac/cheese, corn bread and collard greens plus the peach cobbler for dessert was easy to prepare. I liked the peach cobbler very much and enjoyed preparing and eating the collard greens. The Mac and cheese was average tasting, the corn bread good but I have had tastier versions. We did nothing to make the chicken thighs and I was not impressed with them. However the white sauce to complement them was delicious. I would make that again and put it to many uses. The chicken was not done until after we had consumed the other dishes and if I served a meal to guests, I would feel that I had failed at my dinner party. All the food should be ready at the same time unless it is a soup or salad course served prior to the main course, in my opinion. Still, it was a fun activity. Meeting new people and connecting over a cooking class was a very pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I found it hard to hear the chef at times because of too much talking around me from participants at other stations and the chatter of the staff doing cleanup during the session and the banging of pans being washed added to the hearing difficulty I experienced.

The experience was relaxed and socially fun. The meal of chicken thighs , Mac/cheese, corn bread and collard greens plus the peach cobbler for dessert was easy to prepare. I liked the peach cobbler very much and enjoyed preparing and eating the collard greens. The Mac and cheese was average tasting, the corn bread good but I have had tastier versions. We did nothing to make the chicken thighs and I was not impressed with them. However the white sauce to complement them was delicious. I would make that again and put it to many uses. The chicken was not done until after we had consumed the other dishes and if I served a meal to guests, I would feel that I had failed at my dinner party. All the food should be ready at the same time unless it is a soup or salad course served prior to the main course, in my opinion. Still, it was a fun activity. Meeting new people and connecting over a cooking class was a very pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I found it hard to hear the chef at times because of too much talking around me from participants at other stations and the chatter of the staff doing cleanup during the session and the banging of pans being washed added to the hearing difficulty I experienced.