My MoM Group Cooking Class Experience
We have a huge + active Mom group for our neighborhood. We’re the MoMs of Mantua.
Throughout the year, we have events just for moms, for the kids + for couples.
Wednesday night, we had a MoMs cooking class at a local cooking school — Culinaria in Vienna, VA.
What I Loved
I had expectations of what the night would be like + I was wrong on many accounts. The first of which is that we would be doing the cooking as we learned.
In an unexpected surprise, the chef prepared the entire meal + his assistants served us wine, bread, the appetizer, the main course + the dessert.
I LOVED that he taught us how to make each item, gave us tips + answered our questions + we didn’t have to cook one thing! He was very down to earth, easy to follow + easy to talk with.
They did give us the recipes to take home with us, though, so we can prepare them ourselves.
What I Wish Was Different
The setup was perfect for learning from the chef but not so great for interacting + mingling with the other moms at the event.
We sat at a counter facing the chef + the kitchen. All 20+ of us were sitting in a straight line along the counter so we could really only talk with the two people sitting on either side of us
It was sort of a good + a bad setup. I realize it’s ideal for learning from + being able to watch the chef but not so great for the social aspect of the experience.
While I did LOVE being somewhat pampered by being served delicious food + wine that I did not have to make, I sort of wish it was a hands-on event, where each of us prepared the meal as the chef instructed.
I would have loved to prep it, package it + take it home so my husband + could have eaten it (I doubt the kids would have jumped at the menu choices even though they were delish).
I Highly Recommend This Experience
I highly recommend that you check out your local culinary school for this type of an experience. If you are local to Vienna, VA, definitely check out Culinaria.
This was a private event for the MoMs of Mantua group but they also have couples cooking classes, kids cooking classes + more.
I’m Kristie. Mom to three girls (Yes, you read that right. And, no, we are not going to try for a boy!).
I’m the resident chaos coordinator. Sharer of recipes. Opinion giver of products + services for kids + girl moms. Content writer. Laundry doer. Boo-boo kisser.
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I’m Kristie. Mom to three girls (Yes, you read that right. And, no, we are not going to try for a boy!). I’m the resident chaos coordinator. Sharer of recipes. Opinion giver of products + services for kids + girl moms. Content writer. Laundry doer. Boo-boo kisser. More about me + product review info + sponsored post info
9 Comments
Amy
That sounds like such a fun activity for a group! I will have to try and see if there is something near me like this!
girlmom
It was a lot of fun! I hope you find something in your area to try it out.
Raina
That sounds amazing! It would hard to mingle with the set up.
Ayesha
This sounds so fun! I’m going to see if I can get some moms from my mom group together for this. Great idea.
Sam
I definitely want to try this with my girlfriends. We are always looking for new activities to do together and this is certainly different. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Haley @ The German Gypsy
I went to Italy my last Summer at Sam Houston State University and got the chance to attend a cooking class. We were situated with 8 to a table but we were facing each other around it. It made for ease of conversing with each other, but it was slightly difficult for some to see what was going on up front.
Erin @ LullabyLark.com
This sounds like so much fun! I’m a member of a mom’s group, and I would love to organize a cooking class for us!
Supriya
It seems to be fun. I want to try this with a all moms group.
dLorena
This sounds awesome!!! I wonder if there is anything like this in my area.