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Gourmet Eats for Cheap

A few months ago, I met some new friends for lunch at a culinary school. After the experience, I wondered what took me so long to eat lunch at a cooking school.

Your dining experience is the student’s classroom.

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The students are learning the skills to work in a high end restaurant and you are the guinea pig….one that gets to sample amazing culinary creations for a fraction of the cost.

Lunches range from $7- $12 a person.

The servers wore uniforms that would be seen in a high end restaurant and the tables were topped with white linen table cloths and napkins.

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Each of us ordered something different to try for lunch.

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I’m not sure what all the names of the ingredients were or the fancy names of the entrees.

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This is the perfect combo for someone who doesn’t enjoy cooking but does enjoy trying new food experiences.

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The food was really good and gave me the opportunity to eat something that I would never attempt to make at home.

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We ordered several desserts and passed those around the table too.

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I would definitely recommend trying and sharing different menu options.

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Our restaurant also came with a nice view of the city downtown.

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If you live in Grand Rapids, I encourage you to check out Heritage Restaurant or Art and Bev’s.

There are culinary schools all over the country.  Chances are that you have one in a city near you.

Next time you go out to eat with friends or are looking for an inexpensive date, why not switch it up and check out a culinary school restaurant.

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If you know of a great culinary school restaurant- comment here and let me know what city it’s in.

2 thoughts on “Gourmet Eats for Cheap”

  1. It was amazing, service, ambiance, quality, flavor, ALL of it. Nudge us when it opens up again in the fall! Did I mention they’ll punch your ticket for FREE Parking??

  2. The Heritage is UH MAY ZING. We try and to every semester because they change the menu a little and don’t want to miss anything! We took the kids last year, they were fascinated and tried everything – and loved the tin foil swans for leftovers. It was awesome!!

    Art and Bev uses the same kitchen, and their bread is awesome if you go there for a quick, inexpensive lunch 🙂

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