The Local Epicurean

1440 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids
(616) 206-5175

Recent Reviews

Barb Glashouwer

We ordered large lasagna’s and garlic bread for a dinner party and they were delicious! Everyone enjoyed! Highly recommend!

Sara Preston

My husband & I took the diver scallops class with Jessica. She was a great instructor, we had a really fun time! Our 3 course meal was excellent. The store is super cool. Thank you Steve & Jessica!!

Lisa Whalen

My husband and I decided to try a cooking class to celebrate Valentines Day. We could not have had a better experience! We made a garlic lemon vinaigrette wedge salad and chicken Parm with fresh made pasta, followed by vanilla Gelato. Our instructor Jessica was super friendly, helpful, extremely personable, and knowledgeable. We can't wait to go back and try another recipe! We had a couple of drinks while we were cooking, which were also delicious. They have a ton of specialty pastas, cheeses, wines, oils, etc, so we came home with new things to try as well. We are looking forward to visiting Jessica again, although the entire staff was exemplary!

Melissa Barnes

We went for the rack of lamb, homemade spaghetti, wedge salad class tonight. Coby/Kobe (forgot to ask for spelling) was a wonderful teacher! He was funny and had great directions. The whole staff was friendly and interacted with us during our evening. Would LOVE to come back to town to take another class.

Judy Vander Zwaag

This was a wonderful experience for our group of 8. Mitch was an amazing instructor, Zoe was a patient bartender and the food was amazing. I would highly recommend this experience to anybody wanting to learn about the art of making pasta.

Olivia Phaneuf

My family came for a cooking class as a Christmas gift and it was an incredible experience! Our instructor Fumi was not only informative and very experienced in culinary but she was fun and welcoming of all skill levels! We choose the steak 3 course meal, all dishes were amazing and I personally learned skills such as how to make pasta, pesto and perfect a medium done steak. The food portions were also great (we even had leftovers!). Overall this was such a fun experience but also was able to learn tangible skills and take home our recipes that we made, while also being able to enjoy a delicious meal. We already know we are going to make this a family tradition and will be back!

Jon Hulett

Management chose this location for our annual Holiday Party, and I could not be MORE THRILLED with the results! The positive environment, engaging & friendly staff, fine ingredients and thoughtful instruction made this year's event one to remember forever.Even the reluctant joined in cooking, and were entertained by watching. Our hosts had a sense of humor, were patient, and encouraging. The signature cocktails were amazing; and, the local to-go meals looked very affordable and delicious.The stylish environment around the dining area showed exquisite taste in art, glassware and vino bottles, accented by a cute bespoke ingredient-pasta shoppe. Upscale with a homemade twist, just brilliant.I was pleased they offered a vegetarian option, since one work mate and my wife may need this. We even made and judged dessert as a team! Suffice to say the best chicken parmesan I've had - better than even Kirby's in Grand Haven and rivalling Noto's at the Bil-Mar - was mine.KUDOS and WELL MET! We will be back.

Lexi Colbert

We did a private cooking class and our instructor Jessica was amazing! We can’t wait to do another class! So worth it and all around good vibes

Susan

We’ve gone here a couple times for cooking class. Both times the experience and the food were amazing!

Alison Passino

I wish I could rate this experience higher than 5 stars. Our host was Madeline who was uber friendly & very supportive of us making pasta for the first time! Everyone there was so funny and friendly, including the other patrons also cooking. We can't wait to return!

Doug V

We were given cooking class certificates. I am not into cooking so it didn’t interest me much. After letting certificate lay in drawer for ten months we thought we should use it. I was pleasantly surprised. The dinner was good and our instructor Fumi was great-she made this a fun experience. Highly recommended unique experience.

Alicia Perry

What a cool place, friendly staff, hand made noodles and other cool stuff definitely check them out if you’re in east town!

Lilly Baker

This place was so cute. I went for a cooking class with my coworkers and we all had a great time. There were only 4 of us so it was nice and quiet and we could ask plenty of questions about the techniques. We made shrimp scampi with garlic bread as the appetizers, and then lobster tail with handmade spinach tortellini and tomatoes as the entrees. The also offer cocktails while you cook and provided a gelato and macaron dessert. I will be back for sure, great experience and great food.

Sara S.

We held a team event here and it was INCREDIBLE! We had a ton of fun making tiramisu, cutting pasta, and cooking steaks. The energy and humor from our chefs was awesome. Everyone had a great time working together to cook a delicious meal. 10/10 recommend for a team building event, or just a fun activity with friends and family!

Scott F.

Great time!! Fumi was so much fun and we had a blast. We did this as a team event and would recommend.

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