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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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
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Fresh From the Garden Italian
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Discover the joys of homemade Italian cuisine. Join a gourmet chef for this cooking class featuring fresh fruit, vegetables and scratch-made pasta. You'll learn how to combine flour and water into fresh fettuccine pasta and simmer a hearty carbonara sauce. Toss lacinato kale, corn, heirloom tomatoes and nectarines...
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Sweetly Sushi - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Plan a romantic night out by sharing a unique culinary session. Join your significant other in this cooking class focused on fresh seafood and classic sushi-making techniques. Working together, you'll share laughs and bond while preparing sushi rice, shrimp tempura and spicy tuna rolls. Practice your slicing skills to...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Flavors of Wine - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Share your love of wine with your significant other. Learn how to use wine to flavor various recipes in this fun and engaging cooking class. Led by a world-class chef, you'll work together to prepare prosciutto-wrapped chicken with Chianti sauce. You'll also make Chardonnay and Pecorino cheese risotto and a roasted...
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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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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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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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Innovative Korean Fare
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Asian cuisine made by you. Dive into the fresh world of Korean cuisine with a hands-on cooking class. Learn to create restaurant-quality dishes from a five-star professional chef in an engaging environment. Master the art of crafting perfectly pleated dumplings and savory rice cakes. Next, marinate and grill beef for...
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Authentic Italian Fine Dining
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Italian fare brought to your home. Treat your sweetheart to an elaborate Italian meal and a fun experience in a hands-on cooking class. Learn to create authentic Italian cuisine from a five-star professional chef in an engaging environment. Start by searing scallops topped with fresh herbs and gremolata. Next, learn...
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Cook Bright Mediterranean Recipes From Scratch
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Savor the harmony of flavor, texture and simplicity. Spice up your home cooking in this Mediterranean-inspired cooking class in Naperville. With guidance from Chef Jesse or one of the talented resident chefs, you’ll roast chicken with preserved lemon, craft a bright carrot and feta salad and cook herby couscous with...
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Autumn Flavors in Every Bite
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Cook like an Italian with cozy fall flavor in every bite. Dig into fall comfort food with this hands-on Italian cooking class in Naperville. Join Chef Jesse 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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Explore Classic Bread Baking Techniques
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn foundational baking skills through the lens of fresh bread. Learn the secrets to perfect homemade bread in this hands-on baking cooking class in Naperville. With help from Chef Jesse or one of the talented resident chefs, you’ll make fluffy focaccia topped with roasted vegetables and basil oil, then shape mini...
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