Carriage House Cooking School Policies

All registrants must agree to our terms of service during checkout.  Each registration and its confirmation of policies serve as a binding agreement between the registrant and the Carriage House Cooking School. Below are excerpts from our global terms of service. For the full terms of service agreement please click here.

Cancellation Policy

No refund is given for registration cancellations or no shows.  

We offer a small and intimate environment in an effort to make learning how to cook experiential and impacting.  As such all enrollments are considered firm and payment is processed when a booking is made.  

In the event a registrant decides that they are unable to attend their registered event, they may choose to transfer the registration to another person (please notify us).  When a transfer of registration to another party occurs, the attending party automatically agrees to the transfer and acceptance of all Carriage House Cooking School Terms of Service policies.

In the event the Carriage House Cooking School decides to cancel or reschedule an event they will issue a new date for the event and roll over the enrollments. If the new scheduled date is unacceptable to the registrant then a refund to the original form of payment within 72 hours of the notice of cancellation (an exception to this is the Public Safety Cancellation Clause below).

PUBLIC Safety Cancellation Policy

An exception to the above Cancellation Policy will be made in the event that either a formal “Stay at Home Order”, or “State Of Emergency” is issued by a federal or New York State governmental agency directly related to a pandemic or other public health crisis (excluding weather), directly affecting the Carriage House Cooking School event.  

In the event such an incident occurs, the registrant may choose to either apply 100% of their registration cost to a future Carriage House Cooking School event or accept a refund minus 25% fee for processing.  

Public Health Policy, WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK (Covid)

For the health and safety of all parties the Carriage House Cooking School will strive to follow the latest CDC and New York State Health Department Guidelines for social distancing and Covid 19 prevention where and when possible. Additionally all registrants are expected to follow the latest CDC and New York State Health Department Guidelines for for social distancing and Covid 19 prevention. 

FOOD ALLERGIES & INSENSITIVITY

Given the nature of the Carriage House Cooking School’s curriculum and intimate environment in which the registrants and chef work alongside of one another the Carriage House Cooking School cannot accommodate for food allergies, dietary restrictions and other concerns for pre-built classes. 

The Carriage House Cooking School is always willing to offer individual cooking classes or events to accommodate those concerns.  Please contact Chef Curtiss Hemm for more information.

ALCOHOl

We do not serve alcohol at the Carriage House, however, we do grant a revocable permission for the responsible consumption of beer, cider or wine by our guests if they choose to bring those to our facility in Peru, NY.  

Liquor and mixed drinks are not allowed, no exceptions will be made.

In accordance with the New York State Liquor Authority all alcohol consumed in the public spaces of the Mirror Lake Inn must be purchased through the Mirror Lake Inn.  No exceptions to this rule will be allowed without specific permission granted from the Carriage House Cooking School and the Mirror Lake Inn.

TOBACCO 

The Carriage House is a tobacco free property.  The consumption of smoke or smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes or vaporization products are all strictly prohibited anywhere on the property.

The Mirror Lake Inn is a non-smoking facility. The Mirror Lake Inn’s smoking policy is in force while the registrant is on the premises.  For further guidance please contact the front desk staff of the Mirror Lake Inn.

Minimum Age

Cooking is an activity with embedded hazards, as such The Carriage House Cooking School does not allow children under 14 years of age to participate in hands-on activities. An exception to this rule is at the discretion of the Carriage House Cooking School and is generally reserved for private parties and group events.

For events at the Carriage House Cooking School all children 14 to 16 years of age must be supervised by a parent or legal guardian at all times, requiring the parent or guardian to participate alongside their minor as a paid registrant.

Children are welcome at Carriage House Cooking School events at the Mirror Lake Inn.  All children are expected to be well behaved and act in a manner that does not detract from the experience of other registrants or Mirror Lake Inn guests.  All parents agree that they will be held responsible for their children’s behavior and agree to all policies of the Mirror Lake Inn.

Start Time of Event

All events begin at the stated time in the class calendar. It is appreciated if registrants arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of class and be prepared at the stated time.