The Loft at Longo’s Weston

Practice your best Julia Child imitation and head on over to the The Loft at Longo’s Weston. It is an interactive training kitchen located inside the Longo’s at Weston Rd/​Rutherford.
Our group of 4 friends (2 males, 2 females) decided to take a class called «Cookie Basket’ as a prelude to the upcoming holidays. This course is designed to teach individuals how to make various types of treats (cookies) using the tried and true «hands on» approach. They provide aprons and disposable gloves and you get right in there. mixing ingredients, cutting cookies, decorating, etc. The facilitator of this particular class — Pastry Chef Jennifer McConnell was fantastic. she certainly kept the group entertained for the 3 hours we were there. The class was fairly large (there were 17 of us… and no, we weren’t the only guys) and this presented the only issue. Sometimes seeing things up close was problematic, however, they have installed a large tv that shows a live feed of the island the chef worked at, plus they have installed various work stations throughout the room (that our chef worked at)
Prices vary per class — this particular one was $ 40 per person and lasted just under 3 hours. They even conduct fun classes for children and will rent the room out for private functions (birthday parties, work team building events, etc).
Upcoming classes include Szechuan, Szechuan; Hot and Spicy (Thai) and more holiday themed events.
Will I go back… definitely. It was a great way to spend a rainy afternoon and meet a cross section of people, plus learn some new skills in a fun way.