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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Fresh Pizza From Dough to Oven
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Refine pizza techniques in this cooking class while cooking a variety of pizzas. Prepare a creative pizza menu in this fun cooking class in Chicago. Guided by Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll make fresh pizza dough, bake carbonara-style pizza, prepare a fennel and sausage calzone and grill a dessert pizza with...
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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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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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Rustic French Kitchen Dinner
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Prepare balanced French meals in this cooking class while building pastry and pan-roasting skills. Prepare a refined French meal in this interactive cooking class in Chicago. With guidance from Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll bake a savory tomato and goat cheese galette, cook salmon with Dijon crust and lemon...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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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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Skokie
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Seasonal Italian Summer Pasta
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Develop confidence in Italian cooking techniques in this cooking class. Learn how to make fresh pasta from scratch in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Mix and roll homemade pasta dough, then shape and cook hand-cut pasta with roasted asparagus, truffle oil and Parmesan. You’ll also prepare orecchiette with...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Flavorful French Chicken and Ratatouille
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Prepare balanced French summer meals in this cooking class while building roasting and baking skills. Enjoy a fresh French-inspired menu in this fun cooking class in Chicago. Guided by Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll cook pan-roasted chicken with summer ratatouille, Dijon roasted potatoes and salad Lyonnaise...
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Chicago (Streeterville)
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Explore Summer Outdoor Cooking Recipes
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Practice grilling in this cooking class while improving smoking and heat control skills. Work with fire and smoke in this fun cooking class in Naperville. Guided by Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll prepare corn fritters with smoked salmon, grilled skirt steak with scallion gremolata and grilled corn with lime...
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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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Traditional French Bistro Favorites
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Create simple French bistro dishes in this cooking class while learning simple searing techniques. Enjoy a traditional steak frites menu in this fun cooking class in Chicago. Guided by Chef Eric or a resident chef, you’ll prepare seared ribeye with tapenade compound butter, crispy frites with roasted garlic aioli,...
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Chicago (Streeterville)
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Teens Cooking Series
5-Day Foodie Fun Teens: World Cooking Skills Week
$349
Cooking Class
$349
Give your teen five days of cooking confidence-building through global cuisine in this cooking series. Challenge your teen with global flavors in this interactive cooking series in Skokie (Chicago) designed for ages 12 and older. With step-by-step guidance from Chef William or a chef instructor, students will prepare...
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Skokie
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Southern Cuisine Skill Building
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Create traditional Southern dishes in this cooking class while learning frying and biscuit techniques. Build confidence with Southern cooking techniques in this interactive cooking class in Naperville. With guidance from Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll fry classic buttermilk chicken, mix and shape biscuit...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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