Cooking Class: Braising Basics

38 reviews

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Learn the basics of meat braising in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Chris. He'll teach you all the tips and tricks for transforming even the toughest pieces of meat into succulent and tender meals. You'll learn how to properly braise short ribs, crafting soft, tender hunks of meat infused with the flavors of a mirepoix. You'll also prepare a homemade Irish whiskey gravy to serve alongside your short ribs, as well as a side dish of slow-roasted root vegetable au gratin. Finally, your rich and savory meal will conclude with a sweet citrus cream cheese berry tart for dessert.

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Endive and Arugula

With blue cheese and apple vinaigrette

Braised Beef Short Ribs With Whiskey Gravy

With carrots, celery, onions, red wine and Irish whiskey

Slow-Roasted Root Vegetable au Gratin

With sweet and Yukon gold potatoes, parsnips, celery root and cream

Berry Tart With Citrus Cream Cheese

With strawberries, raspberries, orange juice and agave syrup

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 6
Event Duration 3 hours
Activity Level
LabelsCouples, Beginner, Date Night, Fun, Holiday
This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

Classpop! guest reviews for other experiences with Chef Chris

KATINA

17 Sep 2022

Really enjoyed how chef Chris showed us what items he/we were using to prepare our rolls.

Gabrielle

16 Sep 2022

A good experience, we did not have avocado and the rice ran out so the last roll you had to share with your partner. This could have been due to the fact that proof of pay to be in the class did not happen… seemed as if some people weren’t supposed to be there. Overall, needed to be more prepared considering what people pay to do this class.

Melissa

28 Jun 2022

Chris was friendly and kind. He exhibited patience throughout the process. As a teacher I would suggest less “down time “ waiting while he prepares our materials. Having played with our supplies already cut would have been nice. The “students” each need their own knives and water bowls. Sharing a group water bowl for our fingers to apply the sticky rice was unsanitary to say the least. Some sort of name tags or get to know you activity would have been nice. He carried all of our food piece by piece to us with his bare hands. It seemed weird. The food was good, the venue was very loud and it was hard to hear the chef.

Antoinette

23 Jun 2022

Sushi making class great. I went alone and still enjoyed myself. Liked interacting with the chef and others at the table. Chef does a great job checking on everyone at the table. I liked that he provided tips for home. Made 3 different sushi rolls and they all tasted great. The smoked salmon was my favorite. I would do this class again.

Nolan

06 May 2022

I came to this with my mother as form of a mother's day event. Chef Chris was amazing. Never made anyone feel bad, joked around and was all around pleasant to be with.

Kevin

24 Mar 2022

Chef Chris was great!

Tonya

08 Jan 2022

A great laid back class where we learned some great tips and tricks for making our own sushi at home. The brewery where the class was held had great beers and a wonderful atmosphere. Chef Chris was very nice and knowledgeable. He also answered all of our questions about best places to pick up ingredients for sushi making.

Kathryn

06 Jan 2022

Great experience! Easy to do and get to enjoy some beer at the brewery! Not extremely personal but educational.

Pamela

23 Sep 2021

Great teacher, very informative and helpful. Super class. Highly recommend! We got to make three rolls and I feel confident to try making this at home now! Thanks chef Chris!!!

Tyler

19 Mar 2020

Chef Chris was great! Looking forward to taking more classes with him.

Jenessa

07 Mar 2020

It was a great class.

Matthew

05 Mar 2020

Chris was very knowledgeable and professional. He took time with each person to show and explain different steps, and made sure everyone was having a good time.

Josh

04 Mar 2020

We did have a good time and the chef was kind. The challenges we had were the following: - space was too loud for hosting a class - instructions were not made clear from the beginning when we signed up - the cost was not worth the quality or quantity we received

Jaymie

04 Mar 2020

Let me be clear, I think Chef Chris did fine for the situation, but the class was WEIRD. We made sushi. In a bar. On high top tables. While other events were going on. It felt unsanitary and awkward to be there. No one had to wash their hands, things were just being passed around and left on tables, and nothing looked prepared. I watched chef Chris take the fish out of packing, so at least I know that was fresh and safe, but I was expecting a much more polished experience. When I say other events were going on, I mean there was an engagement party going on in the bar and it was so loud I could not hear what Chris had to say unless he was speaking directly to me and my husband. That led to a lot of disjointed conversation. He began the class by saying he was tired and that he worked a lot. He did not ask us to introduce ourselves or encourage any "group class" experience, though to be fair that would have been difficult because of the noise level. Every couple was at their own table doing their own thing. Over all, I took a cooking class to have a fun date night where I felt like I learned something in an interactive way, but sadly I did not experience that. Go to Sur La Table if you want a professional feeling class.

01 Mar 2020

Great experience ... awesome date idea for couples

Kristopher

01 Mar 2020

I'm going to break this down into Pros and Cons as the experience was okay, but was not what I expected walking into it. Pros: - Chris seems like a knowledgeable and nice guy - Directions for making sushi were easy and to the point - Quality of the ingredients was very good - Plenty of supplies for everyone to use Cons: - Environment was poor at best for this kind of class. Loud breweries with parties happening aren't a good learning environment - We were supposed to be making a seared tuna roll, that never happened - Two couples did all the prep for the vegetables, my wife and I and another couple were just handed pre-cut ingredients to use that someone else had cut up. I am unsure about sanitation because they weren't wearing gloves as they were preparing our food. I have done these cooking classes before and it is very clear that Chris is new to this and trying to get his footing. I believe that within the next year he will be great, but that is not the case currently. He is knowledgeable and he knows his craft well. But the problem is that this is meant to be an experience for the couples that are shelling out their money. I feel like I could have just watched a YouTube video with my wife at home, tried recreating what they are doing and had a better experience overall. Is it worth going? Yeah it was fun making sushi with my wife and doing something we didn't know. Could we have done this at home? Yes and probably saved about $40.

Whitney

01 Mar 2020

He was not prepared for the class. He could have rearranged the tables so everyone could hear better and did not. The aprons appeared dirty. He forgot an ingredient so we were not able to make everything we were supposed to. It was quite loud and difficult to hear (not his fault). He seemed knowledgeable but was not a great learning environment nor an enthusiastic instructor.

Anna

01 Mar 2020

Chris was great! But the event space was 1 Star at best. The space that was rented out for us was a small bar/brewery. I’m all about being set up at a brewery, it sounded super cool- however, we were set up in the hallway where the bathrooms were. As if that wasn’t bad enough, there were several dogs, brought by the bar-goers, playing just feet away from us. I also think golden apron could’ve benefited from having a second chef there to serve as a helping hand- it’s hard for one chef to help 12 people prepare their meal and what could’ve been a 15 minute cooking class was dragged out to 2 hours because everyone was left waiting for their turn to have Chris help them. Overall, the cooking lesson was very informative and Chris did a wonderful job with what he was given, but I would never purchase this class again nor recommend it to anyone.

Timothy

29 Feb 2020

Very informative, Fun, and engaging! Had an excellent time!

Olivia

23 Feb 2020

Chef was great and the class was super fun!

KATIE

21 Feb 2020

I see a lot of potential in Chef Chris. He has knowledge in his craft and offers great tips and tricks when asked questions during the class. He had supplies set up and parts of the food prep already portioned and ready to help expedite the process. The group size was large (over a dozen), and the venue made it difficult for everyone to hear him. I understand Golden Apron coordinates the locations, which I do love being able to have beer while I cook, but I would make sure that the venue can accommodate for larger size groups in that there is a private room, or the proper acoustics can be met. Cooking classes, in my opinion, will not make you an expert, but will give you the confidence to try what you just learned at home. Will your sushi, pizza, pasta, etc be perfect in the class, maybe not. But will you gain knowledge and confidence to try again at home, absolutely. It's also wonderful to meet fellow foodies and novice chefs who enjoy being in the kitchen as much as you. I think with more classes under his belt, and honing his teaching skills, Chef Chris will become a known name in Dallas as Chef Instructor Extraordinaire.

Vanessa

19 Feb 2020

Chris made sushi-making look so easy....and with joe guidance we all made our sushi as easy as he did.

Natalie

18 Feb 2020

The location was great, unfortunately We could not here what Chef Chris was saying. His back was set up to the group so people where sitting behind him while he was explaining everything. He only engaged with a few people. Otherwise the experience was good...

Vanessa

18 Feb 2020

Chris was awesome! Very informative and professional.

Michael

18 Feb 2020

super duper job Chris fun and educational. Met all my expectations for learning the basics of sushi production

Steve

16 Feb 2020

Chris did a good job and I have no complaints with him. The venue sucked. Ran out of water. Bathrooms ran out of towels. Bought food and was told to go to the bathroom for towels only to find there were no towels in either bathroom and no napkins to be found.

Michael

16 Feb 2020

The perfect level of interaction. Chis did splendid teaching then just being there to aid. This was so much fun. did this with my 22 year old son. Left confident I can make sushi at home now.

Sandra

12 Feb 2020

I enjoyed learning how to make pasta from scratch. I would definitely consider another cooking class in the future.

Shawn

26 Jan 2020

Chris was very nice and the sushi class was fun. Definitely recommend the class.

Amy

29 Dec 2019

Chef Chris was very nice and knowledgeable about pasta making. The set up and space was inadequate for that large of a group. We didn’t realize the class would be in the back of a brewery. We needed more tables, more equipment (plates, bowls, pasta rollers, utensils, etc). He ran out of butane for the 2 little burners he brought and needed to go to the store to buy more. My husband and I and 1 other couple were the only ones who stuck around to finish the class when he got back about 45 minutes later. Compared with other cooking classes we have done, this was definitely not organized and did not meet our expectations.

Colton

29 Dec 2019

Very nice guy, just not well prepared. 20ish people and just not enough supplies for it to be enjoyable for everyone. Didn't end up cooking the pasta within the 2 hour class and then ran out of butane to cook with.

Jason

06 Dec 2019

Wonderful experience with Chef Chris! I highly recommend this class for the sub par “cook” such as myself to explore the culinary side of things, to learn a thing or two in the kitchen! 10/10!

Ben

05 Dec 2019

Chef Chris was great, we just thought we'd have our own cooking station and we'd get to create the dish from start to finish, rather than just observing such a large portion of it.

Deylinn

03 Dec 2019

Great experience and chef! Food came out amazing, Definitely will be back!

Guest reviews for Chef Chris

Kayla

06 Nov 2019

Chef Chris' culinary skills are amazing and he turns the simplest recipes into pure heaven for your mouth. I absolutely enjoyed his teachings and personality, definitely skilled in his craft!

Chrysta

06 Nov 2019

Great recipes, will make again! We enjoyed the class for sister's birthday. Good job!

Will

06 Nov 2019

Great time and the food was amazing. Would definitely recommend this class to others.

Kristelle

06 Nov 2019

Chef Chris was excellent. He was very nice and extremely knowledgeable. We had a wonderful time and would recommend this to everyone!