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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French Kitchen in Spring
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Experience elegant French spring cooking with seasonal ingredients. Celebrate seasonal French flavors in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Learn how to pan-sear salmon with a white wine pan sauce, grill asparagus with tarragon and chive butter and prepare light sweet pea soufflés. You’ll also mix a...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Tantalizing Thai
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Take a culinary journey to Thailand to craft classic dishes. You'll learn how to make authentic Thai dishes in this cooking class. A chef will teach you how to balance the flavors of Thai cuisine while also learning the time-honored cooking techniques. You'll learn how to make a classic pad Thai and fry shrimp until...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Romantic French Meal - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Spoil your loved one with a romantic French meal. Whisk your loved one away to a romantic meal in Paris from the heart of your kitchen in this romantic French meal cooking class. In this hands-on class, you'll prepare an intimate meal together under the guidance of a gourmet chef. Start with searing scallops and...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Thailand's Delicate Culinary Balance
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Thai food is easy to prepare with the tips you'll learn in this cooking class. In this cooking class, learn to craft restaurant-style Thai dishes at home. A master chef will teach you the art of balancing flavors, frying crisp shrimp, and simmering green curry sauce. Each dish is flavorful, loaded with healthy, fresh...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Iconic Spanish Paella
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Experience signature Spanish cooking with land-and-sea flavors. Cook an iconic Spanish feast in this hands-on cooking class in Chicago. Learn how to prepare classic seafood paella and chicken and chorizo paella while mastering rice technique and proper heat control. You’ll also make a kale and Manchego salad and...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Refined French Essentials
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Learn to cook timeless French classics in this hands-on class. Learn classic techniques at the heart of French cuisine in this hands-on cooking class in Skokie (Chicago). Prepare pan-roasted chicken breasts with white wine sauce, oven-roasted crispy potatoes and steamed artichokes served with homemade lemon aioli....
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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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A Taste of Provence
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Discover modern Southern French flavors with seasonal classics. Prepare a well-rounded French spring meal in this fun cooking class in Naperville. Guided by Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll make roasted chicken Provençal, green beans and tomato salad, herbed rice pilaf and flourless chocolate cake with crème...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Top-Notch Cutting Techniques
$69
Cooking Class
$69
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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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 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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Master Authentic Mexican Desserts
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Cook authentic Mexican desserts in this cooking class while learning baking and frying techniques. Create a spread of Mexican sweets in this fun cooking class in Skokie (Chicago). Guided by Chef William or a resident chef, you’ll bake conchas, prepare chocoflan and fry churros served with Mexican hot chocolate...
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Chef William or Resident Chef
Skokie
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