Blue Ribbon Cooking Culinary Center

My team did an Iron Chef competition at Blue Ribbon and we had a great time! The setup seemed to have a somewhat flexible start time (which helped since we were all wrapping up meetings at different times). Those of us who were able to make it early were able to enjoy some nice drinks and snacks while we waited for everyone to arrive. The competition itself was perfect and our team coach was really helpful - sourcing other ingredients and providing helpful guidance (without being too overbearing). The view of the Lake Union was so nice and we had an enjoyable time eating everything afterwards. I would definitely recommend this for a fun team event!

This is a review for the kids cooking summer camp.I sent both of my sons to the cooking summer camp here. It was expensive, but it's worth the money. The kids do learn basic cooking skills from the camp, and they have their own space to work independently, unlike in some places where kids "share" and it normally ends up someone capable takes all the work.A bonus is that I don't have to worry about their lunch as they cook their own lunch on the camp!My kids didn't want to attend this camp at the beginning, but at the end of camp, they loved the camp so much and started to cook at home. They pretty much took over my dinner duties for the rest of summer. They are now so interested in cooking and finding new recipes. They have developed very good knife skills and they know how to handle many ingredients correctly.Before Covid, there's a dinner presentation where families are invited to try their work. During Covid, they bring back dinner from the camp to enjoy at home. I have attached the photos from the dinner before COVID here. If you're looking for a cooking camp for your kids to learn the fundamentals, this is the best place!

I've been here twice now for private cooking classes/experiences and it is such a blast! They have different types of events from competition style to more collaborative ones. They also offer public classes in non-COVID times. The space is lovely with a few large wooden tables to serve as chopping/working areas and upfront is the large area for grills, burners, ovens etc. The team at Blue Ribbon is very friendly and informative and absolutely want to make sure you enjoy yourself but still learn! They also certainly want to make sure the food is done properly so no one gets sick and dies ;) I would highly recommend this place for a team building event or a fun family event. Lastly they offer catering as well. I have not used them for this but I've heard good things from colleagues!

The Blue Ribbon team made our event an amazing experience. There passion for food, and their guests shines through in every detail. We hosted an event for seasoned event professionals, and everyone was blown away by this experience. The team at Blue Ribbon is top notch. Highly recommend!

My husband had a Microsoft event a couple of weeks ago and I was able to join in on the fun! They delivered the cupcakes and ingredients the day of the event, they were all very neatly packaged too! The event started off with the chef introducing himself and explaining how the event will flow, he first guided us into making our own cupcakes and then we tried it on our own! This was a very fun zoom event! My husband and I had lots of fun decorating the cupcakes with all the ingredients they provided too! Such a fun event! It's such a great idea also to destress! Would highly recommend this company if you want to learn how to bake and Cook with friends! A must try!

I attended a week-long full-day cooking school at the Blue Ribbon Cooking Culinary Center one summer while I was in high school. This was before I had my driver's license, so my parents would drop me off and pick me up each day. We learned to cook Italian food and spent the whole day cooking, yes we got to eat what we cooked :)! At lunch time we would to go to a nearby park to get some time outside.Some of the highlights of the cooking school activities for me included learning how to deseed a bell pepper efficiently, how to make my own pizza dough, and making my first Margherita Pizza (think Margaret not Margarita). We made our own pasta and had a lesson on making risotto. Us chefs in training also debated our favorite chefs, I was in the minority with Anthony Bourdain as mine, far more people liked Alton Brown from the TV show 'Good Eats'. The culmination of our training ended with us being divided into small groups and executing an Iron Chef-style competition. That was fun and a good exercise in cooking under short time constraints in a competitive environment. From my time at Blue Ribbon Cooking I took away lessons in making good food, a diploma of my graduation/completion of the course, an official Blue Ribbon Cooking chef's jacket/coat with my name embroidered on it, and a chef's knife. Happy memories all around!

We had our work holiday party at Blue Ribbon and we participated in an Iron Chef like competition. It was amazing fun. The staff was super friendly and felt like family. It was so nice to work in a large kitchen with all the equipment and ingredients at hand. The food turned out great and we all had an amazing time. I plan to get a group of friend together and do a similar event with them or even just take some of Blue Ribbon's cooking classes. Highly recommend this venue for large group events.

I had my wedding with Blue Ribbon and my experience working with them, and the aftermath, was so terrible that I feel compelled to say something publicly to help save future couples the time, expense, and frustration.We booked Blue Ribbon's Culinary Center for our wedding in October 2023 and hired one of their staff as our day-of coordinator (which is NOT included as part of the booking). We were assured that the coordinator would make sure the day ran smoothly and would help Blue Ribbon provide a full service wedding. However, our coordinator and primary contact was a source of constant miscommunication and planning issues throughout the process. And as we found out, the wedding package did not include basing arrangements like a seating chart or table numbers, which we had to DIY ourselves in the run-up.Among a variety of issues, the most egregious was spacing the ceremony aisle so narrowly that my husband had to walk BEHIND me as we came down the aisle together. The aisle was also lined with candles and most of our guests were watching whether my train would catch fire rather than enjoying the ceremony. This all happened despite us asking our coordinator explicitly to widen the aisle when we saw the setup during rehearsal. She ignored our request entirely and left things as they were.When we later raised this issue with the vendor, the owner blamed us for not proactively raising the issue on the day of (we had raised it BEFORE the day of, but Blue Ribbon's owner and director still blamed us). It is clear that the venue does not believe their coordinator or their staff are responsible for setting the venue up as required.We also provided multiple cases of wine and a lot of glassware for the event, and a lot of bottles of wine were left over by the end. After more than a month, we have still not gotten them returned. We have called multiple times, sent multiple emails, and showed up at the venue in person, but Blue Ribbon has still not returned anything to us. At each attempt, they inform us that the employee who can help us is not around, or outright said they don't know but will call us back later. Either they lack the organization to have kept track of our belongings and are now lying to us, or they are giving us the run-around. Either way, it is clear that the venue is not reliable.If you are looking for potential wedding venues, I highly recommend you find a venue with a more professional staff that will not take advantage of you.

It was an outstanding experience working with Kelsey and Blue Ribbon over the weekend at a mutual client's wedding. With her expert help, calm demeanor, and positive attitude in coordination, she made my job as the DJ go so smoothly and I believe we exceeded the clients expectations. Everyone was complimenting how the entire formal ceremony and reception went efficiently. I look forward to working with Kelsey and Blue Ribbon in the future. God bless. DJ David @ Groove On Hyde Street DJ

My team did an Iron Chef competition w/Pike Place shopping event with Blue Ribbon Cooking and it was amazing! The team had a great time and was still raving about it days later. I've been setting up events for Google for 6+ years and this is the best reaction I've ever had at any of my events. The staff was so kind, organized and fun to work with. Everyone loved the aprons Blue Ribbon had embroidered for us and I can say from start to finish, we had a great time.