★★★★★ ★★★★★ Recommended Delicious Food and a fun day cooking with views! Cathy 31 March 2025 From the time we arrived we felt welcomed and in good hands. Delicious cake to start the day and meet our fellow cooks. After thorough instructions, we split into groups and cooked our contributions to a delicious 4 course lunch. We all made ravioli, it was good to get the pasta refresher. We sat down to a delicious lunch with wine and great conversation. Thanks Tonya for a great day!
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Recommended Delicious food, full bellies and new skills Jess 18 September 2023 Tonya was very welcoming and made you feel relaxed in her home. She was truly knowledgeable and gave wonderful advice, tips and tricks when it came to cooking Italian cuisine. The small class made it an intimate experience, allowing everyone to be involved in the cooking. There was plenty of homemade cooking from focaccia, baked ricotta, spinach and ricotta ravioli, fettuccini ragu and panacotta with coffee syrup. Our bellies were full! We loved the entire experience especially the pasta making. We would highly recommend this to anyone and everyone who loves food and would like to learn more about the world of cooking. Thank you Tonya for such a wonderful day!
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Passionately Italian Coking Class George 25 November 2018 I found this to be a very worthwhile experience, and Tonya is an excellent and approachable instructor. But you also pick up gems of gems of knowledge from other participants which was valuable for me as the youngest person there. One caveat is the class may be a little too much for beginners. It’s a full day, and covers lots of material and practise, which in and of itself is great, but may be information overload for beginners. Plus cooking basics (e.g. food prep, using key utensils) was not covered in depth, but to be fair is outside the scope of this class. So beginners may be thrown into the deep end here, especially if you’re surrounded by more experienced participants. Having said, you get more value from a class if you cover recipes that are a little more challenging; because you can always try simple recipes at home. Otherwise the instruction and supervision was of excellent quality, and I would definitely consider signing up for another class in the future!
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Great food, great view, great people Yumiko 4 September 2018 My friend and I visited Tonya's cooking on the bay school, and it was a super special day. Small intimate group of 6 we were all able to mingle and get to know each other while learning authentic Italian cooking, and Tonya and assistant Alexandra were very approachable and helpful. I made the ravioli and pasta next day, they turned out so beautiful. Thank you Tonya for welcoming us to your class.
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Perfect Day Jan 23 December 2017 Our instructor is brilliant how she juggles all the dishes and pupils is amazing. The menu was superb but then to enjoy our delicious four course meal with our new friends overlooking the bay is icing on the cake. Well done Tonya
★★★★★ ★★★★★ My italianicious - cooking by the bay was great Nancye 19 December 2017 This day exceeded my expectations. Tonya was not only a perfect hostel but her instructions were easy to follow and our recipe take home pack will be invaluable
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Great food, great location, great tuition! Sharre 2 July 2017 The day was jam packed but so inclusive. I learnt so much from Tonya. She never once made you feel inadequate- it was like being a big family group all cooking dinner together.
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Cooking on the Bay - Passionately Italian Cooking John 14 May 2017 It was very informative and interesting. We cooked a variety of food and it was lovely to sit down at such a beautiful table with a million dollar view and enjoy the the food we had prepared. Thanks you
★★★★★ ★★★★★ A wonderful experience Georgie 26 March 2017 The variety of the dishes prepared was great. Tonya was very welcoming and it was a homely setup cooking in her appartment. I thoroughly enjoy cooking in this friendly and enthusiastic environment!
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Cooking on the bay Mary pinjo 17 February 2017 Excellent full day finishing up eating what we cooked. Great techniques in the Italian class. Well worth it