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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Flavorful Handmade Italian Pasta
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Cook Italian pasta dishes while sharpening everyday techniques. Make a full Italian-inspired menu in this fun cooking class in Naperville. Guided by Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll roll fresh pasta dough for linguine with clams and white wine sauce, prepare marinated prosciutto wrapped melon and bake a...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Create a Classic Italian Dinner
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Practice Italian cooking skills designed for home cooks. Prepare classic Italian recipes in this interactive cooking class in Chicago. With guidance from Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll make handmade linguine, cook clams in white wine sauce and assemble prosciutto wrapped melon. You’ll finish by...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Cook Seasonal Chicken and Ratatouille
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Create authentic French summer dishes in this cooking class while learning roasting and soufflé techniques. Cook a seasonal French menu in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Prepare pan-roasted chicken with summer ratatouille, Dijon-roasted new potatoes and classic salad Lyonnaise. Finish with a...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Make Authentic Smash Burgers
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Cook flavorful smash burgers in this cooking class while learning searing and timing techniques. Learn the techniques behind a great smash burger in this fun cooking class in Skokie (Chicago). Guided by Chef William or a resident chef, you’ll prepare homemade buns, brisket smash burgers with caramelized onions...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Traditional Summer Pasta
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Make fresh pasta and seasonal sides in this interactive cooking class. Build confidence with pasta-making techniques in this interactive cooking class in Chicago. With guidance from Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll make fresh pasta dough and turn it into two dishes, hand-cut pasta with asparagus and truffle...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Make Simple Smash Burgers From Scratch
$119
Cooking Class
$119
Build a classic diner-style smash burger menu in this cooking class while practicing searing and prep basics. Build a full burger menu in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Learn how to make homemade hamburger buns, smash brisket burgers with caramelized onions and double-fried French fries with truffle aioli....
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Traditional French Kitchen Menu
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Make French dishes in this beginner-friendly cooking class while practicing pastry and pan-roasting techniques. Prepare a refined French meal in this interactive cooking class in Skokie (Chicago). With guidance from Chef William or a resident chef, you’ll bake a savory tomato and goat cheese galette, cook...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Kids Cooking Series
5-Day Foodie Fun Kids: Global Kitchen Adventures
$349
Cooking Class
$349
Give your kid a world tour of food in this five-day cooking series. Give your child a week of culinary discovery in this interactive cooking series in Chicago designed for kids ages 7-11. With step-by-step guidance from Chef Eric or a resident chef, young cooks will prepare global-inspired menus featuring tostadas and...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Timeless French Kitchen Classics
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Create flavorful French dishes in this cooking class while learning pastry and pan-roasting techniques. Cook a seasonal French menu in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Prepare a tomato and goat cheese galette, Dijon-crusted salmon with lemon vinaigrette and herbed haricots verts. Finish the meal with...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Fresh Italian Cooking and Risotto
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Build a seasonal Italian menu in this cooking class while practicing grilling and risotto basics. Cook a seasonal Italian menu in this hands-on cooking class in Skokie (Chicago). Prepare Sicilian-style grilled chicken with fresh herbs, lemon and saffron risotto and a tomato and olive salad with burrata and white...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Teens Cooking Series
5-Day Foodie Fun Teens: Global Kitchen Adventures
$349
Cooking Class
$349
Give your teen a culinary world tour in this five-day cooking series. Challenge your teen with global flavors in this interactive cooking series in Chicago designed for ages 12 and older. With step-by-step guidance from Chef Eric or a chef instructor, students will prepare dishes inspired by Asia, Europe, Mexico and...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Cook a Seasonal Italian Dinner
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Create refined Italian dishes in this cooking class while learning grilling and risotto techniques. Prepare a bright Italian meal in this interactive cooking class in Naperville. With guidance from Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll grill herb-marinated chicken, cook lemon and saffron risotto and assemble a...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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