Gaynor’s School of Cooking

great place my company did a team builder cooking dinner & it was delicious & everyone was very helpful

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I attended a Couples' Night and had a fantastic time. We made a beet and prosciutto salad, cornish hens, garlic polenta, roasted leeks, and ginger scones with macerated blackberries. Gaynor was a delight. She gave clear directions and I certainly learned quite a bit, but she kept it fun, which is exactly how she advertised it. We were there for about three and a half hours and it was time well spent! More...

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I attended a couples night. Gaynor made it so fun. I felt like a learned some, but mostly had a great time. I appreciate her sense of humor, clear directions, and willingness to step in and help.

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I received this couples cooking class as a birthday present. My boyfriend and I went together - it was the first cooking class that we had ever been to so we weren't sure what to expect. We have some skill in the kitchen but nothing crazy. Upon arrival, we were split into two groups, 6 people or 3 couples at each table. We knew beforehand what we were cooking and were given a booklet with the recipes and instructions. Each pair took a part of the meal; one couple took the salad and dessert (beet and goat cheese with prosciutto salad), one took the two sides (leeks and polenta) and the last couple cooked the main entree (hen).Our teachers name was Tony, she wasted no time getting us started. She circulated the room helping us as we got stuck or had questions. She also showed us different techniques and gave us tips. The class was also byob or you could help yourself to the red or white wine provided. I didn't feel like I was ever waiting on Tony or not being helped. If I was ever waiting, there were two other couples that we were chatting with and getting to know.  I also liked that we didn't have to worry about the cleanup as there was another worker who cleaned all of the dishes we used. At the end when everything was prepared we all sat down together to eat what we made. It was awesome! I really enjoyed this class and will likely be going again. I think it is a great gift idea as well! More...

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Best afternoon spent with Karina showing us how whole nutritious food can taste fabulous! No cooking skills needed. Lots of great tips and information on where to find ingredients locally. Would definitely recommend!

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Exactly what I expected. I took my mom, brother, his girlfriend, and my husband here for my moms birthday. We were able to bring some wine to drink while we cooked and had a great time. We split up the recipes with the other couple who came and everything came together perfectly. I can’t wait to try other classes! This night we did Moroccan and I’m eating left overs! More...

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We had an amazing time baking a bunch of different breads. My daughter and i learned a ton and came home with our delicious creations.

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What a fantastic place! Toni, our instructor, was extremely knowledgeable and made the class so fun! Jacob, the assistant, was also very helpful. I would definitely recommend taking a class here. Can’t wait to go back again! Made new friends during the class too! Macaroon class was the best! Everything turned out so great! More...

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A few months ago my niece and I took a sushi making class. We had a great time.

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Great class tonight with Toni making Italian desserts! Fun an delicious!!!! Thank you to Toni and Jill for a wonderful evening of learning! It was PERFECT!

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Awesome evening cooking a planned menu with total strangers ... 2 young couples ... had an amazing experience plus our meal turned out delicious! Would definitely do it again. Instructor was a lot of fun too. More...

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We had my daughter’s 11th birthday party there with Jamie as our instructor. It was awesome! The kids had so much fun. They learned to make a meal from scratch and then sat down and enjoyed that meal together. Jamie and Tiffany kept the kids on task and were patient and kind. This was such a cool experience! We will definitely be back! More...

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My mom and I attended the Beginners Bread Baking class for her birthday and we had a great time! It was definitely a night we will never forget. We can not wait to try another class, 100% recommended!!!! More...

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We had a fantastic morning with Tony & Jen! Highly recommend this venue for a day out with a group of friends, family, or significant other really just depends on the type of class you’re signing up for at the time. We did the Italian baking class and it was awesome! We made biscotti, ricotta cookies, lemon tart, and more decadent Italian classics that will make your mouth water! Just sign up, wear comfortable shoes and have fun More...

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Went on a couple cooking class on a Sunday evening.  The instructor was absolutely professional, courteous, loved what he was doing, and fun!  Pairing up with another couple was fun and enjoyable.  The best part was setting the tables to sit down and enjoy our hard work in cooking.  The experience is more of a tricks of the trade, and socializing.  Would highly recommend this for a great time!! More...

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I took the six week condensed culinary course this summer because of reviews I read here on google. I LOVED it and hope Nikki will offer a sequel! I'm still using the recipes I received and tell all my friends about it! More...

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Fun Couples Night out! Delicious menu!

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We had an absolute blast at our private event yesterday. Gaynor was friendly, funny and so informative. I came home with lots of little tips I can apply for everyday cooking in the kitchen! This was my first time trying out a class and I will definitely be back! It’s a perfect little date night stop or something fun to do with a group of your girlfriends for a birthday or bachelorette party. Food was delicious, kitchen was large, clean and portions were prepped ahead for us.. overall we had a wonderful time. There were 6 of us in our small group but we prepare everything and worked together to make an appetizer, orange tarragon chicken with herbed rice and garlic broccoli. The sauce was SO good! We were all so surprised how amazing our creme brûlée for dessert turned out. Try Gaynor’s classes out..you won’t be disappointed! More...

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Our group had an excellent time cooking and eating! We learned a lot and had a great time doing it. The recipes were unique and allowed us to try out new skills that we'll be able to use in our own kitchens. Our creme brulee turned out amazing! This was something different instead of just dinner out, the food was fabulous and I'm looking forward to trying the recipes on my own in the future. Definitely recommend trying a class no matter what your skill level is in the kitchen! More...

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We had a wonderful time! Gaynor is so engaging and made the whole experience so much fun. The food was delicious! Highly recommend.

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Loved that I learned how to create new foods and taste what I had cooked, and enjoyed meeting new people and interacting with them. Only rating four stars because I felt it was less of a “lesson” and more of place to hang out and mingle with new people. Cooking will take place in groups of about six, depending on the amount of people who signed up. You’ll work more as a team, and less one on one. So, if somebody in your group likes to take the reigns and do most of the work, you won’t get to participate much. Recipe sheets are available for you to take home, so you can try your hand at cooking the dishes on your own. Our instructor, Josh, was very helpful. One review mentioned that the instructor does everything for you, but that wasn’t the case. Josh helped us when we needed it and showed us proper technique, but he let us do the cooking, which I appreciated. We took the Sushi making class, and actually got to make much more than sushi. We created a unique soup, dumplings, spring rolls, egg roles, as well as a California roll, inside out veggie roll, and shrimp roll. We were instructed on proper food handling, the correct way to make sticky rice, and we also learned the proper technique to cutting fish. You get your money’s worth because you get to meet new people, learn several recipes, create them in somebody else’s kitchen without having to do the dishes, and get to eat a lot! More...

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It was a fun and exciting night cooking with my niece Sue and friend Barb.

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Wonderful experience!! Had a great time!

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I attended the Knife skills class and very much enjoyed it. I learnt some great skills and look forward to using them in the future. Gaynor was lovely, very engaging and a great teacher! I would love to take another class when I am next in Pittsburgh. More...

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Aidan loved it! Can’t wait till next week!

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My fiancée and I had a date night here last Thursday where we prepared Cajun Soul food. We had the privilege of being instructed by Gaynor herself. What a lovely woman! We had a small group that added to the intimate setting. The food turned out wonderful. We ate and had wine. Great conversations all around. I highly recommend setting your next ice breaker or team building event here. More...

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Looking for a special night out and a unique and fun experience in Pittsburgh, this is it!

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We had a great time and learned a lot about macarons and Napoleons.

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We have been to the couples cooking class and the wine pairing dinner. We met really fun interesting people both times. I will say that the menu for the couples cooking class was outstanding with Chef Andrew. He overviewed the recipes and we figured it out from there and if we had any questions or needed pointers he was there to help, but he did not hover over our shoulders which made it a very enjoyable experience. More...

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We loved the menu that was selected and also the instruction given to all of us "students"... We were all so fortunate to have had a small class (3 couples ) so that all of us had many opportunities to participate in the actual prepping and cooking of each menu item. The sitting down together and sharing all the tasty food we prepared, along with a Shiraz wine selected to pair with the dinner, was the highlight of the evening. More...

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We went for a couples night cooking class. I highly recommend it! The food turned out great & it was such a fun experience. Everyone worked together - it was a great group of people. More...

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Every visit to the school is a wonderful adventure and a sheer joy. Learn a new skill or technique, discover a new cuisine, and make new friends.

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This place is amazing. What a spectacular time! The chef and Gaynor are both wonderful!

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I will absolutely be back or another bread or pastry class. Sam was our instructor, she was so knowledgeable and sweet. I was 100% satisfied!

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Having taken the art of French cooking 1 course and several other courses here, I can highly recommend it! While I don't often make the recipes I tried at the school, the techniques that I learned there extend into my everyday cooking. The staff was excellent and I would recommend signing up for a course at gaynors with a friend! More...

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My husband and I were looking for something fun to do on a date night and I suggested a cooking class, so he researched and found Gaynor school of cooking. The class wasn't very large it only consisted of about 12 people which was very comfortable considering the amount of space we cooked in. The goal was to follow the instructions on the menu to prepare a meal for seven people including Gaynor. We work together as a team preparing the food dicing slicing blending puréeing sautéing and boiling. The cooking took about 2 1/2 hours and the eating part took about one hour.Our menu consisted of a warm eggplant salad sweet potatoes and lemon and ginger sauce salmon with dill sauce stirfry broccoli and garlic and for dessert we had a chocolate pie. The instructions were written very well and everything was very easy to prepare the only downside was that I assumed that I would actually be learning a technique but instead I just followed recipe directions as if I were at home.Maybe they offer private classes where you can actually learn which knife his properties for cutting meat versus bread or how to even hold a knife but the class that we took I think was just a general cooking class.I would definitely attend the class again the food was excellent and the company was as well plus the hubby and I got to experience something new. More...

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Enjoyed Valentines Day with the couples cooking class!!! The experience was great! The food was delicious. The class was fun and the instructor was awesome!!!!

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My wife and I did the couples night and had a great time. Gaynor is friendly and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend for a night out.

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My daughter just attended the 'Kids in the Kitchen' program and had the best time. Chef Gaynor and Chef Dan supervised the children very well and they were able to make 4 amazing dishes. I highly recommend this if your children have an interest in cooking. Price was very reasonable and we will be back for sure. More...

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We went for couple's night (I received a gift to take a class).  The entire evening was wonderful.  Gaynor is welcoming, professional, funny, and warm.  She is a good instructor.  We got into a good groove with the other couple who were there, and worked as a very collaborative team.  The menu was superb, and the dinner turned out beautifully.  As I am writing this, we just finished the chocolate cake that we brought home as leftovers.  I learned some new skills, and we had a great time.  I would return, perhaps for the sushi or Thai class.  This was a great gift, and made a nice memory. More...

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I'm a little sad to have just completed Fine Cooking I last night. I loved it! I have never taken a cooking class before but I have wanted to learn how to use the correct techniques for years. I'm a decent at-home cook with years of "Mom Cooking" but very little refined cooking experience . This class helped me gain so much confidence in my own kitchen because I had the opportunity to make soufflé, reductions, use shallots for everything (who knew?), and learn basic knife skills. Yesterday, Andrew taught me how to chiffonade plus I made an aoili! I was thrilled!Andrew is an incredible teacher. He is knowledgeable and obviously very skilled as a chef, but he makes it all very accessible to the students. The tone of the classes are light and fun--never stuffy. I can't wait to take Fine Cooking II! More...

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When I signed up for the Art of Fine Cooking I expected to learn some basic skills to help me to do daily weeknight meals for my family as well some ocasional nicer meals. I couldn't be happier with Gaynor School of Cooking. I am constantly applying my new knowledge at home and not only I am much more confident cooking but I can say I am enjoying it very much. Gaynor is a fantastic instructor and has a lot of experience in many types of cousines. Everyday I walk into a new class and I see the menu I think to myself -  no way we can cook all this fancy stuff in half day. Gaynor makes everything seem so easy  with her lively and entertaining personality that food always turns out amazing. And we get to take home lots of recipes using the techniques learned on that day. The best part is that every Friday I get to learn while having fun with my classmates as well as enjoy a nice meal prepared by us (appetizer, salad, entree, desert ad sometimes even more!!!)Liked it so much that I have already enrolled in another class and had my daughter's 7th Bday party there. Her party was a success - kids had so much fun with the experience and I heard that some of the guests even prepared the meals they learned to cook at home - party was conducted by Francine who happens to be very talented with kids, being a retired kindergarten teacher herself. More...

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We had a really great time in Friday night. Andrew was a great instructor. We learned a lot about a variety of foods, preparation, and truly enjoyed the experience

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Had a great experience this weekend at a private event for a birthday party. Such a great instructor and we felt right at home learning in the kitchen!

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