EATZ

After researching various cooking schools in the area, I decided to choose EATZ and I am SO glad I did! I believe they give you the most instruction and food for the price you pay. Thanks to other reviews about the parking we came a little early and found a spot right up front and only had to feed the meter twice! (they don’t enforce the meters after 8pm). The whole experience was very enjoyable and fun, I felt as if it was not over crowded and liked that they limit the classes to a certain amount of people. This class would be beneficial for those with no experience to experienced and wanting to try new recipes. Our instructor was Courtney and she was great at explaining everything as well as keeping everyone engaged and having fun! We will most definitely be coming back for another class.

REALLY enjoyed it — food, wine, friendly instructors, great teachers. Small intimate setting with others was cool. The only issue I had was the cost — each class is over $ 100 per person; some are $ 150. I get that it’s for materials and rent is probably high (and classes are small), and although I’d like to do this a lot more, it’s a little cost-​prohibitive. But everyone should try this at least once.

Decent experience but not really worth the money IMO.
Price is over $ 100 per person but it’s two people per station. I thought that was a rip off. Came here for the Moulin Rouge dinner. You learn some basics of food prep and cutting and what not for total newbs like me, but a lot of the preparations are taken care of ahead of time to save on time.
Wine is self serve and flows freely during the class. We made several items; I don’t think it’s necessary to go into them since they’re all listed on the website. I just didn’t think I learned anything all that interesting here and the experience was just ok. For the amount of money paid, I would have preferred to have my own station. Also, the ventilation in here is terrible. They make it convenient and easy for you but I didn’t feel I learned that much so it ended up just being an expensive afternoon activity.
I don’t think I would do this again. Just get some blue apron or whip up something easy at home? For a cooking class, I thought New School in Culver City was very educational and more interactive.

Fantastic experience. We were originally scheduled to take a class in December however, due to other events we needed to take a class in January. They were really great about accommodating the change for 6 people. The teacher was very friendly and extremely patient with our large semi-​obnoxious group. They allow you to drink while cooking and you eat delicious food as you go. Plus, we all learned a few new techniques that will forever help us with our day to day cooking. I’m definitely coming back for more classes.

6.1.13 — Moulin Rouge
What we made:
— Warm Frisee-​Lardon Salad with Poached Eggs in Red-​Wine Sauce: I loveeed this salad. I haven’t had this type of salad in forever. and who doesn’t love poached eggs w/​red-​wine sauce. c’mon now. definitely not an «easy» salad to make but it’s doable if you’re patient and really love the ingredients!
— Apple and Sage Croque Monsieur: this was def one of my faves of the night. I love cheese and the apple was a nice touch. Sweet and savory mmm.
— Ratatouille Nicoise: never had this dish before. not my faves but it was still good! it’s made up of onion, eggplant, zucchini, red bell peppers, tomatoes, oregano, thyme, ground coriander and fennel seeds. I’m not the biggest fan of eggplant so maybe that’s why it wasn’t one of my faves.
— Porcini-​Crusted Steaks with Fresh Herb Butter: made my steak a little too salty. a little def goes a long way. the herb butter was definitely a nice touch.
— Rouge Crème Brulee: uhhh. who doesn’t like crème brulee! so fatty how you use heavy cream for it but whatevz, if I have a sweet tooth it’s definitely going to be for crème brulee (and/​or pie)
— To Drink: Red & White Wine

Classes at Eatz are so fun! My husband and I have taken 2 — a steakhouse class last year and a Thai class last week. All the food we made tasted amazing and it was really fun learning how to make it. You get to cook 2 to a burner and we learned some new techniques and knife skills. There’s also unlimited wine during class and plenty of leftovers to take home. I’d definitely recommend!

A few years ago, I took a culinary series at EATZ with one of my besties and we learned everything from pizza/​pasta to fish to sauces, etc… It was my classes at EATZ that really propelled me into loving to cook. I gained some knife skills and changed my tune from «i’m not a good cook», to «i love it and I have a lot of tools to keep doing it.» I still use that cookbook when I need to impress a date (scallops in beurre blanc sauce FTW).
I’ve taken several more individual classes at EATZ, and find that the experience is always well worth the cost. You get a TON of food, you drink, and you meet 10+ other cool people. It’s ideal for dates or if you have people in town. Oh, also, all the food is super high quality — there are no corners cut from what I could tell.
It’s not just a great place to learn some great dishes, but it’s networking, social, stress-​relieving all in one.
Go!

I haven’t been here in about five years and decided to treat myself as a birthday gift! Tonight was the steakhouse and we made beef Wellington along with some other great dishes! Our teacher, Courtney, was amazing! The group taking the class was equally as amazing! I had so much fun that I didn’t want to come home! I’ll definitely be back next month for the Southern Thanksgiving class because, let’s face it, who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? Thanks so much for such a great night!

The best cooking class experience I have ever had. Great location. Amazing Teacher (I freakin love Courtney). Awesome food. And our cooking class peeps were so wonderful. My BF and I got to know so many cool people.
We did the One Night in Bangkok class. I’ll be back Courtney!!! And EATZ.
#soawesome

Great class. Awesome way to bond with friends and couples. It was a great night for my fiancée and I. Great spot for a first date for sure!

Super fun! I attended the Italian pasta class and the dishes included fresh pasta in Carbonara, Bolognese lasagna, cauliflower gratin, and canoli.
Porsche was super friendly and provided very easy to follow instructions. She also showed us that a peeler can be used both directions (MIND BLOWN).
The food all turned out delicious (they make sure you don’t screw up). They also provided wine, water, and ice tea. My favorite dish was the lasagna. I wish we learned how to make the canoli shells instead of premade ones.
Overall, I would totally do this again! Lots of fun and food was tasty.
There is plenty of free residential parking in the back.

The Price: $ 105 per person. Considered pricey for cooking class.
The Class: 14 students per class (maximum). 2 students per station. Sharing one small chopping board and portable stove for camping. If you are sharing with the people you know, you can share the tasks. However, if you are sharing with a stranger, it would be tough to decide who is going to do what? Because we all want to have hands on experience since we are paying $ 105 for the class, right?
One appetizer provided in the class. Chef also prepared drinks for us. This class we made sangria. They also provide ice-​tea and water.
We made gazpacho soup, potato pancake, paella and churros in the class. We had plenty of time to prepare the soup and potato pancake. We even enjoy those before we started our main course, paella. Unfortunately, we didn’t have proper stove so we had to use oven to finish cooking the paella. It turned out the paella was still to watery and the rice were still very tough. But we were running out of time so we had to move on to the dessert.
After we prepared our churros dough at our station, we had to «share» the pot to deep fried the churros. 4 people using one pot? It took time to deep fried all the churros, the other team had to wait.
It is a small space for cooking class. The AC wasn’t working well. Even with the ceiling fans… still too warm in the classroom. We had to open the door to get more air circulations.
They also provide to-​go boxes, containers, plastic bags for leftover food. Very thoughtful.
There are also two staffs with us in the class. They are very helpful to clean out the table and help out the chef at the same time.
Overall, fun experience! Great time hanging out with friends in the cooking class. However, wish the price is a little bit cheaper.
The Parking: No parking lot nearby, only street metered parking (1 hour limit till 8pm). Very inconvenient to put more money to the meter in the middle of the class.

Decided to try something new and purchased a cooking class at EATZ thru GiltCity (saved about $ 20). After I purchased the voucher, I had to go through the class offerings/​calendar and make a choice. Very difficult. I loved all the different themes of food & alcohol; everything from MadMen to Moulin Rouge. PLUS, they serve unlimited alcoholic drinks throughout the cooking class. WHAT?! I knew that would make it a hit with my husband.
So I chose the Moulin Rouge cooking class on a Saturday night. Class started at 7pm. We were able to find street parking about a half block away.
You walk in and right in the middle of the room, is the large cooking station. We were greeted by our instructor, Shari, and told to wash our hands, get an apron, grab a drink (they had red wine, white wine, tea & water) & appetizer and get ready. Awesome. There were almost all couples there (about 10 couples & one group of 3 friends).
What did we prepare?
Warm Frisee-​Lardon Salad w/​Poached Eggs in Red-​Wine Sauce
Apple & Sage Croque Monsieur
Ratatouille Nicoise
Porcini-​Crusted Flirt Mignon w/​Fresh Herb Butter
Rouge Crème Brulee
Results? Excellent. We had a blast. Okay, so the attention to detail started slipping off as the night went on. (the whiskey shot in the middle of the lesson, didn’t help things. haha!) BUT, we did prepare the Crème Brulee first, so that definitely turned out the best for us. I enjoyed how they had staff picking up your plates (that’s right, you don’t have to wash the dishes). Further, I thought it was a great idea after we finished cooking our entrees, all the students went upstairs and sat at a table and were able to chit chat with everyone in the class. Plus, after the class is over, they email you the recipes.
Although I’ve been cooking for over 20 years, I still picked up new tips & techniques. Perfect. My husband said this was the best new activity he had done in years.
Finally, we loved the instructor, Shari. But we’re totally biased, finding out she’s from the same area of Chicago we are. We need to sign up for the Pizza class!

This place is awesome! The food is delicious and the chef/​instructor is the absolute best.
We ended up cooking a full 3-​course meal, free wine, and appetizers included.
The instructor was super helpful and efficient at making sure everyone knew what they were doing and were preparing the recipe accordingly. From properly holding a knife, to cutting and chopping, to how to successfully pound chicken, this instructor teaches you all. As a person who literally has no cooking experience what so ever I found this extremely helpful.
I was able to attend a class for free as it was an event hosted by one of our partners at work. I believe the price for one person is $ 105 which can be a bit pricey yes, but if you do have the money to spend and would like to enjoy a great cooking class I would definitely go for it!
They also make sure to take down your email information to send you full recipes of the meals you created so you can recreate at home. Total win/​win!

We’ve taken several classes (Indian, seafood, sushi, etc), but our absolute favorite was with Courtney on our sushi night… She was entertaining, friendly and fun doing sake bombs together! Courtney shared some actually useful cooking tips and history bits. We’ll definitely be looking out for her classes!

Great destination for date night or girls’ night out! Extremely organized and easy to follow instructions, but best of all, a very fun social experience with a bunch of cool people. The food is yummy and plentiful. They provide take home boxes but you can also bring your own. Cannot wait to return!

Absolutely LOVE Eatz! We came here for Mardi Gras night and loved all the food and the instructor!
Pros:
— instructor takes the time to show you proper techniques
— you’re also taught basic kitchen skills (holding a knife properly, how to cut veggies, etc)
— certain things are prepared already for you so you don’t have to waste time measuring things out or taking forever to cut certain things
— food is yummy and abundant! You’ll definitely be taking the food you cooked to go!
— wine! Lots and lots of endless wine!
Cons:
— can be a little cramped when the class is full
— a little pricey
Will we be back? YES YES YES! Definitely love Eatz and recommend this fun activity for couples, friends, whomever! You’ll have a great time!

This was the first of two cooking classes I signed up to take. I was greeted by our instructor Courtney who was really down to earth. After stashing my purse and sweater we were instructed to grab an apron. After the introductions everyone washed their hands and the lesson began.
Did I mention that red and white wine was offered along ice tea for the non drinkers? Courtney explained everything and encouraged group interactions with measuring, mixing and preparing of all the dishes.
My favorite dish were the cajun shrim… OMG! Everyone could pick the level of heat they wanted and our was on the spicy side… lol after we finished inhaling the shrimp we had 10 left. they were that good. I started off with ice tea but after the shrimp… I moved on to wine… he was not drinking so more for me.
Our group had two birthdays so we celebrated with birthday shots and two birthday cakes. I had a fun time, after a year wasted it was fun to get out.
Eatz was fun… might sign up for another class! Yay Courtney.

5 Stars for Courtney!
We went on «Homemade Steakhouse» night. When we first arrived, I had been a bit put off by the two-​people per station (i.e. one cutting board, one burner, etc.)…it seemed a bit cramped, and the per person cost is quite pricey it would have been nice to have our own stations.
The night started by making desert: Chocolate Mousse. It was a group effort started by our chef and then individual parts (i.e. whipping the cream, double boiler to melt chocolate, etc.) were done by all the participants.
Then we made compound lemon butter for our bread again done as two groups (the class cut in half) which was a good way to have everyone interact.
Next on the menu was Beefsteak tomato salad with fried shallots, followed by the actual steak and sides. The instructions were easy to follow and timed out pretty well (yay for Courtney, sous chef Martia and our lovely dishwasher Harmony) and the food came out pretty good. By the end of the night I was glad to share my station as he was kind of over it and I practically had the station to myself.
At the end of the night, we shared a good dinner and had a fun experience.
The not so good…
1) No parking spaces… not their fault, but come early to find street parking and remember quarters for the meters.
2) Not enough seats… during the cooking we wanted to take a break and sit on one of the stools downstairs, but there weren’t enough for the class and by the end of the night a few of us were left standing as the stools downstairs and seating upstairs were completely occupied.

I went Eatz almost a year ago and I really enjoyed the experience. I went to the Street Food class with a friend and I do not eat very much meat, so it wasn’t the best choice. Though, I did try some of the food such as the scallion shrimp pancakes (something like that)., the South American corn with cream and cayenne, pork dumplings… it was fabulous.
EATZ is different from other cooking schools in that it allows you to cook along with the chefs rather than just watching them. It was fun having my own station and meeting different people. You can sort of go at your own pace and even if you don’t cook your food perfectly, it generally turns out well. I think they plan it that way. ;)
I would go back anytime. Even if you don’t like the food, it’s fun to learn about it and how it is cooked.