“The cooking class I took with Sam is probably one of the most powerful classes I have taken in my life, and definitely one of the best things that has happened during the pandemic.  From him, I finally figured out that cooking is not about finding the perfect recipe, and following it carefully.  Cooking is about understanding the general principles so that you can adapt to your specific situation.  For example, what is the temperature or humidity in your room?  That affects how much water you add to the flour.  In decades of cooking and having owned dozens of cookbooks, I’ve never heard this before.  After taking Sam’s class, for the first time, I achieved a goal that I’ve tried to reach for decades - making Chinese dumpling wrappers that are as good as what you find in a high-quality restaurant.”

—Mary

“With almost everything closed, taking Sam's online cooking classes with my partner is definitely one of the funnest things to do during the pandemic! And it's really fun even if there is no pandemic”

-Thomas

“Doing Sam's online class with my family was great! We are going to ask Sam to do a custom class for every birthday. There is no better way to celebrate together online when we cannot see each other!”

-Taylor

“Kids are bored at home, right? I once had a baby sitter who liked to say that if it’s sunny, we go to the playground. If it’s rainy, we make something yummy to eat. Well now that the playgrounds are always closed, it seems like every day is cooking day! Thanks to Sam and his classes, my kids and I can have a lot of fun cooking together.”

-Robin