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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Make Bold Outdoor Cooking Recipes
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Cook balanced grilled dishes in this cooking class while learning smoking and heat control techniques. Cook a bold grilled menu in this hands-on cooking class in Skokie (Chicago). Prepare corn fritters topped with smoked salmon and herbed aioli, grill skirt steak with charred scallion gremolata and cook corn with...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Cook Seasonal Seafood From Scratch
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn to prepare restaurant-style fish and shellfish from scratch. Cook a full seafood-focused menu in this hands-on cooking class in Chicago. Learn how to achieve crispy skin salmon with lemon and dill butter, steam mussels marinières and perfectly poach shrimp. You’ll also watch a fish butchery demonstration with...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Make a Classic Surf and Turf Dinner - Date Night
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Craft a memorable steakhouse-style menu in this cooking class. Enjoy a coastal-inspired steakhouse menu in this interactive cooking class in Naperville. With guidance from Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll grill steak and shrimp, prepare scallion pesto, season asparagus with chermoula and build a bright couscous...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Coastal Italian Seafood Pasta Making
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Cook summer-inspired Italian pasta while refining core techniques. Make a full Italian-inspired menu in this fun cooking class in Skokie (Chicago). Guided by Chef William or a resident chef, you’ll roll fresh pasta dough for linguine with clams and white wine sauce, prepare marinated prosciutto wrapped melon and...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Market-Inspired Southern French Feast
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Build confidence cooking modern Southern French favorites. Prepare a well-rounded French spring meal in this fun cooking class in Chicago. Guided by Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll make roasted chicken Provençal, green beans and tomato salad, herbed rice pilaf and flourless chocolate cake with crème anglaise....
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Homemade Pizza-Making for Beginners
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Create simple pizzas in this cooking class while learning dough handling and baking techniques. Prepare a creative pizza menu in this fun cooking class in Naperville. Guided by Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll make fresh pizza dough, bake carbonara-style pizza, prepare a fennel and sausage calzone and grill a...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Make Traditional Summer Pasta
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Create handmade pasta with seasonal vegetables in this fun Italian cooking class. Cook a bright seasonal Italian menu in this fun cooking class in Skokie (Chicago). Guided by Chef William or a resident chef, you’ll prepare handmade pasta dough, shape orecchiette and cook hand-cut pasta with roasted asparagus and...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Elegant Surf and Turf Dinner - Date Night
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Craft a bold steakhouse-style menu in this cooking class. Enjoy a coastal-inspired steakhouse menu in this interactive cooking class in Chicago. With guidance from Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll grill steak and shrimp, prepare scallion pesto, season asparagus with chermoula and build a bright couscous side....
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Make Timeless French Bistro Favorites
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Create balanced French bistro dishes in this cooking class while learning simple searing techniques. Enjoy a traditional steak frites menu in this fun cooking class in Naperville. Guided by Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll prepare seared ribeye with tapenade compound butter, crispy frites with roasted garlic...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Kids Cooking Series
5-Day Foodie Fun Kids: World Cooking Skills Week
$349
Cooking Class
$349
Treat your child to a cooking series that keeps global cooking fun and approachable. Give your child a week of culinary discovery in this interactive cooking series in Skokie (Chicago) designed for kids ages 7-11. With step-by-step guidance from Chef William or a resident chef, young cooks will prepare global-inspired...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Make Epic Mexican Desserts From Scratch
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Prepare simple Mexican desserts in this cooking class while building baking and frying skills. Explore traditional Mexican baking in this interactive cooking class in Chicago. With guidance from Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll prepare concha dough, assemble chocoflan and fry churros with warm chocolate sauce....
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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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 fig and...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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