Beginner Cooking Classes in Chicago
Novice cooks have nothing to fear with beginner cooking classes in Chicago. Now you can learn all the basics culinary skills you need to succeed in an informative and entertaining environment. Expert chefs are ready to show you the techniques in preparing outstanding meals in a variety of cuisines. Learn about knife skills, culinary language, seasoning and spices, proper ways to cook meat, pasta and more, even how to prepare a delectable dessert. Come a beginner, leave a professional.
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Vibrant Italian Cooking
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Savor the flavors of Italian cooking. Be transported to the warmth and flavor of Italy by joining this vibrant Italian cooking class. This interactive cooking class that is led by a top-rated chef will have you crafting pasta from scratch and pairing it with a creamy sauce of eggs, cheese and pancetta. Pair the pasta...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Classic New York Steakhouse - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Bring your someone special and learn how to create the perfect steakhouse dinner. Learn to sear steak to perfection by joining this classic New York steakhouse cooking class. A professional chef will ensure that you are equipped to create the perfect sear on a steak. Up your skill level by subbing kale in for the...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Big City Steakhouse - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
NYC spirit infuses this culinary excursion. Indulge your sense of culinary adventure with a cooking class that recreates the best steakhouse selections from the Big Apple. The mood is set for a romantic evening led by your esteemed host, who will read you in a lesson where seared steak, creamy kale, fresh baked...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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New York Sizzling Steakhouse - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Enjoy a sizzling steak meal with your date. Treat your special someone to a delicious steak meal in this date night New York sizzling steakhouse cooking class. A top-rated chef will teach you and your date how to get that perfect sear on your tender New York-style steak served with creamed kale and baked popovers. For...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Fine French Bistro Cooking
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Cook like the French in this bistro cooking class French cooking is about techniques and this fine French bistro cooking class will teach you some must-know cooking techniques. Your five-star will show you how to prepare a herb sauce to go with your cooked chicken. To go alongside your chicken, you will chop up a...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Brilliant Bistro Bites
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn the legacy of fine French dining while creating a timeless menu. Let the romance of bistro culture become your new go-to culinary mode in a hands-on cooking class where Parisian cuisine is all the rage. Your talented instructor demonstrates expert techniques for arranging a meal that includes juicy chicken...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Vibrant French Bistro Meal
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Cook like the French in this cooking class. Learn how to cook like the French by joining this vibrant French bistro meal cooking class led by a top-rated chef. You and your classmates will learn how to cook a tender and juicy chicken with a light herbaceous sauce. Pair your chicken with a French salad made up of...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Using Wine In Food - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
How to use wine in the art of creating food as a couple. For a special evening, enjoy this class centered on using wine in cooking. Join a gourmet chef to explore how to use wine to create a marsala and shallot pan sauce to enhance your seared steak. Create a cabernet vinaigrette to compliment the sweetness of roasted...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Wined and Dined - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn the secrets of incorporating wine into an elegant selection of shareable dishes. Wine-loving couples will adore this cooking class where their favorite beverage becomes a featured gourmet ingredient. With patient guidance from your expert instructor, you'll practice marinating succulent steak in shallots and...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Wonderful Wine Experience - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Take your date on a wine-centered date. On your next date night, treat your date with a unique date night wonderful wine experience cooking class. In this exciting class, you'll be guided by an expert chef who will show you how to cook with wine. Start by learning how to get that perfect sear on a steak and make a...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Cozy Fall Cuisine
$89
Cooking Class
$89
This fall, get cozy in the kitchen. This early fall, you'll learn some essential grilling, baking and sautГ©ing skills by joining our cozy fall cuisine cooking class. A top-rated chef will teach you how to make a bright basil and zesty orange gremolata to marinate your steak which you will get to sear. Next, you'll...
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Verified Chef
Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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First Flavors Of Autumn
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Early picks from the new season transform into a host of delightful dishes. Let the first picks of autumn's harvest launch your foray into seasonal cuisine in a hands-on cooking class that honors fall flavor. Settle in for guided instruction that helps you top your table with succulent steak made zesty with a citrus...
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Verified Chef
Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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