Beginner Cooking Classes in Downtown Chicago

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There’s a finesse and skill to cooking your favorite meals. If you are an aspiring chef, but need a little help from professionals, sign up for a beginners class in Downtown Chicago. Expert chefs will teach you the basics of cooking and provide you with the skills and methods you need to begin creating decadent dishes in your own kitchen. Talented chefs are looking forward to introducing the art of cooking to guests in Downtown Chicago.


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Culinary Classics - Date Night

$99
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$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
4.3
44 Reviews
Skokie
Next Date: Fri, Sep 26th at 4:00PM & other times
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Taste of Terroir - Date Night

$99
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$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
4.8
65 Reviews
Chicago (Streeterville)
Next Date: Sat, Sep 13th at 4:00PM & other times
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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
4.8
65 Reviews
Chicago (Streeterville)
Next Date: Sun, Sep 21st at 1:00PM & other times
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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
4.3
44 Reviews
Skokie
Next Date: Sat, Oct 4th at 1:00PM & other times
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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
4.3
44 Reviews
Skokie
Next Date: Sun, Oct 5th at 10:00AM & other times
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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
4.8
65 Reviews
Chicago (Streeterville)
Next Date: Fri, Sep 26th at 4:00PM & other times
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Creative Korean Cooking

$89
Cooking Class
$89
Get creative in the kitchen by making some fun Korean treats Learn how to make some of your favorite Korean favorites in this creative Korean cooking class. Start by mastering the art of folding perfect pleats in your dumplings under the guidance of a top-rated chef. Try your hand at making lettuce wraps that are...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
4.3
44 Reviews
Skokie
Next Date: Sun, Oct 5th at 4:00PM & other times
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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
4.8
65 Reviews
Chicago (Streeterville)
Next Date: Sat, Oct 4th at 1:00PM & other times
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Whip Up Rustic Mediterranean Recipes From Scratch

$89
Cooking Class
$89
Build confidence with bright, wholesome Mediterranean techniques. Bring vibrant Mediterranean flavors to your kitchen in this hands-on cooking class in Chicago. Chef Shirley or one of the talented resident chefs will walk you through making roasted chicken with preserved lemon, couscous with mint and lemon and a...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
4.3
44 Reviews
Skokie
Next Date: Mon, Oct 6th at 4:00PM & other times
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Design Tarts and Pies for Autumn

$89
Cooking Class
$89
Level up your fall dessert game with homemade pies. Bake your way through fall favorites in this pie and tart cooking class in Chicago. With help from Chef Eric or one of the talented resident chefs, you’ll make classic apple cranberry pie with a lattice top, a smooth chocolate-hazelnut tart and extra pie crust...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
4.8
65 Reviews
Chicago (Streeterville)
Next Date: Sun, Oct 5th at 10:00AM & other times
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Crave Worthy Korean Bites

$89
Cooking Class
$89
Discover simply more-ish Korean style munchies Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with a cooking class that reveals how to craft the best of Korean restaurant favorites. Master the art of creating delicious dumplings, perfectly pleated and bursting with savory goodness, and learn to make chewy rice cakes. A chef...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
4.8
65 Reviews
Chicago (Streeterville)
Next Date: Sun, Oct 5th at 4:00PM & other times
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Italian Recipes With Fall Ingredients

$89
Cooking Class
$89
Enjoy hands-on Italian cooking filled with cozy fall vibes. Dig into fall comfort food with this hands-on Italian cooking class in Chicago. Join Chef Shirley or one of the talented resident chefs to make sweet potato gnocchi with brown butter and sage, then wrap chicken in prosciutto and finish it with a marsala wine...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
4.3
44 Reviews
Skokie
Next Date: Mon, Oct 6th at 7:00PM & other times
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