ASHEVILLE, N.C., June 23, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In response to multiple requests, Cottage Cooking, a cooking class business in Asheville, N.C., has decided to add off-site services. In the past, they\u2019ve given on-site cooking classes in a private home (and still do), but now they\u2019re also taking the show on the road.<\/p>\n
![\"Cottage](\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0623-cottage-cooking-600x450.jpg\")
\n\u201cOur renovated 1950s-style ranch home in North Asheville is the perfect setting for two to four people, but we\u2019ve had many requests to go off-site for things like corporate team building activities, bachelorette weekends and family reunions,\u201d Liisa Andreassen, co-founder Cottage Cooking, says. \u201cPeople really like the fact that we come to them because then they can really let their hair down.\u201d<\/p>\n
To date, Andreassen and her partner and husband, John Godts, have done a few off-site events including a corporate training where the class participants made ravioli and Bolognese sauce and a three-generation family reunion where a grandmother, her two daughters and three grandchildren tried their hands at wonton soup and coconut-baked shrimp.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fun for us too,\u201d Godts says. \u201cWe get to see some cool houses and it\u2019s always fun to work in another kitchen. It shakes things up a little.\u201d<\/p>\n
While there\u2019s a $15 upcharge per person for going off site, people seem to think it\u2019s worth it. It saves them travel time and they can play host. In order to book an off-site class, a minimum of four participants is required and it needs to be within an hour drive.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve even been asked to give classes at local colleges and assisted living communities,\u201d Andreassen says.<\/p>\n
For now, they\u2019re trying not to exceed 10 people per class so they can maintain the intimate-style of teaching and learning that they\u2019ve earned a reputation for since being in business.<\/p>\n
Godts and Andreassen have both taken classes in larger groups and agree that a smaller venue is the way to go.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found those big classes to be intimidating and not a lot of fun,\u201d Godts says. \u201cOur goal is to have some laughs, prepare and eat good food and hope people learn something along the way too.\u201d<\/p>\n
About Cottage Cooking Asheville:<\/strong>
\nFounded in March 2015 by John Godts and Liisa Andreassen, Cottage Cooking was started to fund the couple\u2019s appetite for travel. Cooking classes are designed for the home cook and a typical class is designed like a dinner party where guests prepare and eat an appetizer, main course and dessert.<\/p>\n