One of the most common questions we get here at COOK is, “How do I get into a class?” The question is often followed by, “It seems like you’re always sold out!” While there are always SOME seats available to select classes, getting into the class of your (first) choice does indeed require some planning. So with July’s schedule coming out tomorrow at 2pm, we’d like to take the opportunity to offer some class registration tips.

BOOKMARK OUR SHOPPING PAGE
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JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST
This is the most important step and you can do so here. COOK sends out a save-the-date email to our subscribers, generally a five to seven days prior to releasing the upcoming month’s schedule. We’ll provide you not only with the date but the time of the schedule launch. In general, we recommend putting a reminder on your calendar. The more popular the chef, the quicker the class sells. It’s not uncommon for some chefs’ classes to sell out in less than half an hour. However, if you mark your calendar so that you’re at a computer when the time comes, you’re golden. If, however, you forgot to mark your calendar, we send out a second email blast immediately upon publishing the new schedule.

Note: if you have a very stringent spam/junk filter in your email, you may want to add info@audreyclairecook.com to your safe list.

PRE-PURCHASE PREP
In general, our sponsor Foobooz.com publishes a preview of our schedule a day or two prior to schedule launch day (like this one for tomorrow!). If you’re not a frequent Fooboozer, you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter, where we’ll share the link when it’s available. The preview is especially helpful for people who plan on attending with a friend or relative, so share the preview and select some options PRIOR to launch date. That way, you know what you want and you’re ready to check out immediately.

If you received a gift certificate to COOK, you’ll need the four or five digit code on the bottom right of the certificate. There are instructions on the certificate as well. When viewing your online cart, you enter the gift certificate number in the “Coupon Code” box and press “Apply.”

HIGHTOP SEATS
If all else fails and you couldn’t beat others to the checkout line, you may be in luck. Depending on the nature of the class, we release additional seats to select sold-out classes. These additional seats are released later in the month. We don’t send out an additional email blast notifying you of their release, but we DO notify you via Facebook and Twitter. In general we only release up to 4 additional seats, so this is another reason to follow us! These additional hightop seats are at high-top tables only and are available at a discounted rate ($25 off the regular price). THESE SEATS ARE NOT AT THE COUNTER but the menu and experience are the same.

So…with July’s schedule going live tomorrow at 2, mark your calendar NOW. We hope to COOK with you soon!