Massine's is now offering cooking classes. They have three chefs on staff: Chef Michael who specializes in European cuisine, Chef Ken who specializes in Asian cuisine, and Chef Gilles (not sure what his area of specialization is in). I think they have been offering cooking classes since David Massine bought the franchise a couple of years ago but I just started taking classes there since last May. So far I have taken three Italian cooking classes and a Chinese cooking class and I have been very happy with the ones I have taken. They are mostly demo classes although they will occasionally offer a hands on cooking class. We had only one issue in one class and it was the only hands on class I have taken so far. I had recently taken a hands on pasta class which was to be three hours in length and four courses were to be prepared. It took us two hours to make the first course with only one hour left to prepare the other three courses then eat the fruits of our labour. Our first dish involved making linguine from scratch however the chef went into great detail on types of flour that would work best, different methods of cutting pasta, etc. There was a rush at the end to complete the remaining dishes so the chef ended up making them himself which brought us right to the end of the scheduled three hours. We stayed on an extra half hour to eat. Other than that one experience I have been enjoying the classes there and it is a great addition to the store.
Pasta lover