Private Events

Our teaching kitchen is designed for small, fully participatory groups. Ten is ideal, and 12 is the absolute maximum. Every person attending counts toward the total, whether or not they plan to participate fully.

Usually, but not always. Some menus are seasonal, require special ingredients, depend on instructor availability, or involve several days of advance preparation. Tell us what interests you, and we’ll confirm what is practical for your preferred date.

That is completely fine. Tell us about the occasion, your group, and the kind of experience you have in mind. We can help narrow the options.

As early as you reasonably can. Our calendar and instructors generally plan at least two to four months ahead, especially for evenings, weekends, and the holiday season. However, if we can make a short-notice event work, we will, so it's always worth asking.

Sometimes. Many restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice, while others are incompatible with a particular menu. Tell us about dietary needs before the event is confirmed so we can recommend an appropriate experience.

We cannot prepare or represent any food as safe for someone with celiac disease. Pickwick & Cherry is also a working bread and pastry bakery, and airborne wheat flour is regularly present throughout the space. We cannot create a reliably gluten-free work surface, set of equipment, or meal.

People with celiac disease may attend if they choose, but they should understand that exposure and cross-contact are possible throughout the space, and attendance or consumption is entirely at their own risk. Guests with non-celiac gluten sensitivity are welcome to ask about lower-gluten menus and possible substitutions.

Often, yes. Some experiences are excellent for children and mixed-age groups, while others require more stamina, attention, or kitchen experience. Tell us their approximate ages and whether they will be participating so we can recommend an appropriate program. In general, we suggest that children should be 8+ to attend, but a very mature 7 year old might fare better than a very immature 10 year old. If you're not sure, please ask while booking.

All children present count toward the kitchen’s maximum capacity of 12 guests.

Yes. Guests age 21 and older may bring wine, beer or spirits to enjoy once knife work is complete. We provide glasses and corkscrews, and we are happy to suggest pairings in advance. We do not have an ice machine, so if you require ice, please plan accordingly.

Possibly, but an event at your home is an On Location engagement rather than a standard private booking. Transporting the ingredients, equipment, staff, and entire production changes the scope and price considerably. Please see our On Location page for details.

Often, yes. Guided tastings, demonstrations, workshops, team experiences, and other programs can be designed for offices and outside venues. We can make almost any space work, and we can adapt almost any program to some space somewhere, but we cannot make every program work in every space. Tell us about the venue and what you hope to create through our On Location inquiry form.

Tell us what you have in mind. We enjoy unusual requests, and we may be able to develop something new for your group. Original research, menu testing, special sourcing, and additional preparation may require more lead time and a custom development fee. If a fully custom program is not practical, we may be able to adapt an existing experience or suggest something that captures the spirit of your idea.

Once the date, experience, and estimated guest count are confirmed, we will send one payable invoice to the person or organization booking the event. Unless otherwise stated on the invoice, payment in full is required to reserve the date. An inquiry, conversation, or tentative agreement does not place a hold on the calendar.

We do not divide the cost among participants, send individual invoices, or collect separate payments from members of the group. The organizer is responsible for payment and may make whatever reimbursement arrangements they like with their guests.

Private-event payments are generally nonrefundable. Reserving a private event may require us to remove a public class from the calendar, decline another booking, purchase special ingredients, or begin preparation several days in advance.

If your plans change, contact us as soon as possible. When the event was scheduled during otherwise unused calendar time and we have not yet begun purchasing, preparation, or custom development, we may, at our discretion, allow the payment to be transferred once to another mutually agreeable off-calendar date.

Rescheduling is not guaranteed and is generally unavailable for prime evenings, weekends, holiday-season dates, or other times reserved in place of our regular public programming. Custom development fees, personalized items, special-order ingredients, and other costs already incurred cannot be refunded or transferred.

If Pickwick & Cherry must cancel, you may reschedule or receive a full refund.