Beginner Cooking Classes in Naperville
Take your skills from culinary beginner to kitchen-savvy cook under the guidance of world-class chefs with beginner cooking classes in Naperville. Learn foundational techniques from knife work to plating from top-rated professionals while exploring your favorite cuisines. Try your hand at making fresh, homemade pasta, creamy hummus, colorful paella and other international delights or keep it close to home while elevating Midwestern comfort classics. Start your culinary journey by booking a class today!
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French Classics - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn how to prepare your favorite French cuisine. Explore the flavors of fine French cuisine in this cooking class. Led by a gourmet chef, you'll learn insider tips for selecting seafood and slicing ingredients as you work together as a team. Make a zesty vinaigrette, roast savory green beans and whip up bittersweet...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Southeast Asia - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Forego the traditional restaurant night out and enjoy a unique culinary experience. Designed for all levels of home chefs, this cooking class is a wonderful way to connect with your significant other. Join a gourmet chef to learn techniques for preparing Vietnamese specialties, including crispy crГЄpes and a...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Land and Sea - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Plan a unique evening out with your significant other. Join this cooking class to explore the flavors and techniques of preparing surf and turf cuisine. Learn how to source fresh seafood, grill steak and steam shrimp. Master the art of combining herbs and spices to create sauces and glazes to accent recipes. End this...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Team Building Activity
Culinary Creations
$110
Team Building Activity
$110
Fill the table with a stunning spread your team can create and enjoy together. Invite your team to an exciting team-building cooking class outside the office. They will discover how to elevate their culinary skills with traditional techniques and fresh ingredients as they work together to make four courses of elevated...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Honed Knife Skills
$69
Cooking Class
$69
Hone your knife skills. Hone your knife skills in the most essential cooking class you'll ever take. In this cooking class, you will learn basic knife skills and fundamental cutting from our top-rated chef. Learn to cut tender roasts, how to prepare different meats and seafood preparation. This class offers plenty of...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Father's Day Steak
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Make the perfect steak for your Dad this Father's Day. Make a world-class dinner for your world-class dad in our Father's Day Steak cooking class. In this class, a professional chef will teach you how to make steakhouse favorites — perfectly seared steak paired with flavorful compound butter and tasty sides. For...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Summer Steak Dinner
$99
Cooking Class
$99
A new take on your classic steak dinner. Get a refresher on the classic steak dinner in this hands-on summer steak dinner cooking class. In this class, you will use fresh, seasonal ingredients, learn how to grill a flank steak bursting with flavor and how to make herby potatoes enhanced with zesty aioli. A...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Craft-brew Dinner
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Look at Craft-brews differently with craft beer-infused meals. Surprise Dad with a craft beer-infused meal! In this Craft-brew Dinner cooking class, learn from a gourmet chef how regional craft beers can be made into delicious meals. Learn to look at craft brews in a new way with meals such as Porter and Honey-Glazed...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Summer Grilling
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Get your grilling elevated this summer. In this summer grilling cooking class, learn from our top-rated chef how to elevate your grilling with a delicious seasonal menu. Learn to grill and marinate while you hone your knife skills, creating flavourful meals that fully display fresh summer produce. Learn to marinate...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Master Cast Iron Culinary
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn to master the cast iron skillet. Join this Master Cast Iron Culinary cooking class to learn all the skills you need to be a master at cooking with a cast iron skillet. Explore the flavors of summer and learn how to infuse saffron into chicken and how to grill them to perfection. Learn to knead and roll flatbread...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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A Taste of Spain
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Master the art of making paella. Learn to cook a showstopping Spanish meal in this A Taste of Spain cooking class. A top-rated chef will teach you how to master the art of making paella and sofrito, from toasting the special bomba rice to infusing saffron in two variations of paella. Learn tips for recreating this...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Delectable Dim Sum
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Discover how to make delicious Dim Sum. Discover the secret to making the perfect dumplings in this cooking class. In this class, you will practice the steps to making perfect and tasty dumplings — from forming and folding your wrappers to pleating and steaming. A professional chef will teach you how to make...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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