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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Taste of Terroir - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Level up your future date nights by learning to infuse your food with wine. Get creative with your favorite grape in this hands-on couple’s cooking class. Offering a fantastic way to level up your future date nights at home, you and your partner will learn from a world-class chef how to infuse your food with wine....
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Grape Gastronomy - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
This romantic class celebrates the timeless relationship of food and wine. Designed specifically for discerning foodie couples, this cooking class offers the chance to level up your date night menu. In it, a renowned chef will show you everything you need to infuse world-class food with the nuances of your favorite...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Chef-Selected Dishes - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Your esteemed host has chosen a magnificent menu filled with romantic fare. Your evening out becomes a more creative experience with this hands-on date night cooking class worked into your plans. Your entertaining host instructor leads a lesson in the layered enchantment of a pork tenderloin filled Wellington,...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Korean BBQ Secrets
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Pull back the curtain on the sizzling secrets behind Korean BBQ cooking. If you’re tired of recreating the same old recipes, why not shake things up with this exciting Korean BBQ cooking class? In it, you’ll quickly learn to spice up your cooking routine, learning from a renowned chef how to make Seoul favorites...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Culinary Classics - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Improve your date night and enjoy an evening creating food together. Bring your special someone and join this date night culinary classics cooking class. A gourmet chef will guide you around crafting a restaurant-quality menu together. Using the best ingredients you will learn how to master the skill of turning a pork...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Kitchen Cutting 101
$69
Cooking Class
$69
Take your knife skills to the next level. Join this cooking class to master new cutting methods and boost your current skills. Led by a gourmet chef, you'll learn how to use chef's, santoku, paring and other knives to expertly chop, slice, dice and mince various items. Pick up tips for cutting fish, fruit, vegetables...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Classic Chef Favorites - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Together you and your date will craft some chef favorites. Do something different on your next date night by joining this interactive date night classic chef favorites cooking class. To start, you and your date will go over some basic cooking techniques before preparing the perfect pork Wellington. To go with your...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Classic Foundations of Knife Skills
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Discover the fundamentals of knife skills in this interactive cooking class. In this hands-on cooking class, discover the best-kept secrets behind the art of knife skills. Whatever your skill level, a world-renowned chef will lead you through simple exercises as you learn how to properly hold a knife and practice the...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Top-Notch Cutting Techniques
$59
Cooking Class
$59
Gain a necessary advantage in the kitchen by sharpening up your knife skills. No matter how much culinary experience you have, you can elevate your talents in this cooking class focused on the art of knifework. Discover preferred uses for a variety of knives while practicing gourmet methods for preparing various...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Knife Skills Booster
$59
Cooking Class
$59
Get hands-on knife skills experience in a fun and practical workshop. Guarantee that your knife skills will make the cut thanks to an expert led cooking class. In this total knife session you’ll pick up some professional tips and techniques for cutting, chopping and slicing, from prepping vegetables to dicing meat....
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Craft Tarts and Pies This Fall
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Mix, roll and fill your way to fall baking bliss. Roll up your sleeves and learn the basics of fall pie baking in this cooking class in Chicago. Chef Shirley or one of the talented resident chefs will show you how to prep flaky crusts, shape them for pies and tarts and bake off a sweet lineup of seasonal desserts....
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Craft Warm Tarts and Pies for Autumn
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Satisfy seasonal cravings with cozy tart and pie recipes. Roll up your sleeves and learn the basics of fall pie baking in this cooking class in Naperville. Chef Jesse or one of the talented resident chefs will show you how to prep flaky crusts, shape them for pies and tarts and bake off a sweet lineup of seasonal...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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chef Will Be Wearing a Mask (Upon Request)
Requires Proof of Vaccine
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