6.10.2011

making mozzarella. almost.

i've mentioned before how i love groupon.  the daily deals that get sent directly to my phone always look enticing, although sometimes a little outside of my normal spending comfort zone.  when i saw a 'make your own mozzarella' class pop-up as the deal of the day i thought it could be fun but at $60 it seemed a little too 'spensie.  but mz was all for it, he'd been seeing a lot of mozzarella making on food shows and wanted to try, so i signed us up as quick as i could!  let me tell ya, it's no fault of groupon, but this was seriously the worst $60 i've EVER spent.  even spending money on shoes that hurt forever or a dress you only wear once made me feel better than this experience!!

Here's the email that I sent to the fellows over at Taste.  It's seriously not an exaggeration at all.  This chick was wacky - she stuck her hand in a pot of boiling water, multiple times...and had a brown front tooth.  An 8th grader would've handled themselves better.  Spread the word - stay away from this class and probably the store too!

To whom it may concern:

My husband and I recently attended your Learn How to Make Mozzarella class and were thoroughly disappointed.  We have heard such good things about your winery and store so were excited about the opportunity to take a class at a well known establishment in the area.  When we got there, the "instructor" was running behind, nearly had a panic attack, yelled at the class and cried before we were able to get under way an hour late.  What followed was not a class, it was a joke.  I learned more about how she was afraid to drive in the snow and her dog's bowel movements than I did about mozzarella.  The cheese turned out terrible because, as she informed us every 15 minutes, she had no idea what she was doing and had never taught this class before.  She handled herself in a completely unprofessional manner that was uncomfortable and rather insulting for all of the people who had paid good money to be there.  The wine tasting was also uninformative and did your store/winery a complete disservice.  I would guess that "this wine isn't really good for drinking but try it with food, you might like it then" isn't part of your standard sales pitch.

The fact that you decided to offer this without a real kitchen by a person with zero knowledge about wine or cheese is offensive and seems like you're running a scam rather than a class.  It's truly a shame because I know many friends who were as excited as I was about taking this class and I've had to tell them that it was a complete waste of money and to not bother.

Bad right?!  Now if anyone wants to really teach me how to make mozzarella please give me a call!!


**post edited to include the crummy response from the manager at Taste:


Thank you for the feedback, the ex-employee is now under care by a professional, she is doing better though it maybe a long road ahead.  Again, thank you for the feedback and everyone is sorry for the experience and understandably concerned for her will being.


uhm, yea, i think you missed the point that offering this class is a scam since you don't have a kitchen.  oh well.  i tried.  and for the record, groupon is AWESOME...they gave me a credit for the classes!!

2 comments:

Jenner1017 said...

Please write about Paris... that MUST HAVE been better than this stinking class!

Lauren said...

i'm working on it!! haha yes it was SO much better!!