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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Creative American Cupcakes - Family Fun
$69
Cooking Class
$69
In this fun, family-oriented class, everyone has the chance to get creative with cupcakes. Families with kids aged seven and over are bound to have a blast in this dedicated, all-American cooking class. Under the guidance of an esteemed local chef with over a decade's experience, you and your little ones will learn to...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Tastes of Japan - Date Night
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Spend the evening exploring Japanese sushi skills with your favorite culinary companion. Pull back the curtain on the often-mystified art of sushi making with this hands-on couple’s cooking class. In it, you and your culinary companion of choice will benefit from the guidance of a world-class chef with over a...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Beloved Pizza Party Favorites - Family Fun
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Master foolproof pizza dough and let everyone pick their own toppings tonight. Bring the whole family together for a fun cooking class in Naperville focused on pizza night favorites. You'll prepare a sausage calzone, build a summer garden pizza with tomato sauce and assemble fresh Caprese skewers. To finish, you'll...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Chocolate Celebration
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Give yourself a little treat, simply for the decadence of it! Satisfy your sweet tooth with the homemade chocolate treats showcased in this indulgent hands-on cooking class. It's a full-fledge fudge festival thanks to your capable instructor and their easy-to-follow lessons in gooey brownies, creamy gelato and fluffy...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Secrets from the Patisserie
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Become a patisserie master at a session focussed on fresh French pastries. Discover the traditions of classic French patisserie at an interactive cooking class. The session is led by a patisserie pro so you’ll be able to pick up lots of expert tips as you prepare laminated dough and shape it to produce crisp...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Bake Beautiful Summer Tarts
$119
Cooking Class
$119
Sharpen your pastry instincts with pate sucree, pate brisee and three seasonal fillings. Learn to make a variety of summer tarts from scratch in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. You’ll prepare both pâte sucrée and pâte brisée, then use them to create a fruit tart, a honeyed apricot and...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Explore the Spirit of the French Quarter
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Master New Orleans-style techniques in this flavorful cooking experience. Celebrate the flavors of New Orleans in this hands-on cooking class in Skokie (Chicago). Guided by Chef Shirley, you’ll learn to make a hearty shrimp étouffée, red beans with Cajun spices and andouille sausage and crispy hushpuppies...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Festive Pizza Night - Family Fun
$79
Cooking Class
$79
Roll, stretch and top your way through this family pizza party class. Pizza night just got a whole lot more fun! Join this family-friendly cooking class in Chicago and make pizza from scratch together. With Chef Eric or a resident chef guiding the way, you'll make a sausage calzone, prepare a garden-style pizza and...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Independence Day Cupcakes - Family Fun
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Turn out a tray of patriotic bakes just in time for the summer holidays! Show off your patriotic side with your family in tow with a cooking class that turns humble cupcakes into celebration of American creativity! Help your younger chefs while baking homemade cupcakes and whipping up vanilla buttercream before...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Master Authentic Summer Tart Making
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Roll, fill and bake three stunning tarts from scratch in one class. Explore sweet and savory baking in this interactive cooking class in Chicago focused on seasonal tarts. With guidance from Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll make classic tart doughs and use them to prepare a fruit tart, an apricot almond...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Celebration of Chocolate
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Indulge your sweet tooth by learning new dessert and baking techniques. Join this cooking class to discover how to create treats to satisfy any chocoholic. You'll learn how to bake brownies, whip mousse and churn milk and sugar into gelato. Make a trio of treats using techniques like tempering chocolate, shaving...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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American Cupcakes - Family Fun
$79
Cooking Class
$79
Level up your family's cupcake game in true American style. If you and your little ones love nothing more than the smell of a freshly baked tray of cupcakes, why not take this cooking class and learn to level up your decorations? Together, you're sure to have a blast as you bond over the experience of learning...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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