Cooking Class - 5-Day Foodie Fun Teens: From Knife Skills to Kitchen Control

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Teens 5-Day Summer Series Technique Taste Mastery

Teens Cooking Series

$ 349 Per person

all-inclusive: 2-hour class, meal.

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What You’ll Do

Give your teen a cooking series that improves comfort in the kitchen.

Challenge your teen in this interactive cooking series in Skokie (Chicago) built around technique-driven learning. With step-by-step guidance from Chef William or a chef instructor, students will practice poaching and sous-vide eggs, balancing spices in Indian dishes, shaping dumplings with crispy skirts and baking and decorating layered cakes. Each day focuses on understanding heat, texture and flavor development. This cooking series in Skokie (Chicago) offers a structured, skill-forward environment for teens ready to level up their cooking.

Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

This event is suitable for kids aged 12-17

Your Menu

Jun 15th - Jun 19th at 4:00 PM

Day 1: Breakfast Foundations

Eggs Benedict
Hollandaise (traditional and blender method)
English Muffin
Poached and Sous-Vide Eggs
Blueberry Streusel Muffin

Day 2: Flavors of India

Saag Paneer
Chicken Tikka Masala
Rice
Naan
Mango Lassi

Day 3: Asian Street Eats

Dan Dan Noodles
Dumplings with Crispy Skirt
Dry Fried Greenbeans
Homemade Fortune Cookies

Day 4: Cake Craft Day 1

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Day 5: Cake Craft Day 2

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Jul 6th - Jul 10th at 4:00 PM

Day 1: Breakfast Foundations

Eggs Benedict
Hollandaise (traditional and blender method)
English Muffin
Poached and Sous-Vide Eggs
Blueberry Streusel Muffin

Day 2: Flavors of India

Saag Paneer
Chicken Tikka Masala
Rice
Naan
Mango Lassi

Day 3: Asian Street Eats

Dan Dan Noodles
Dumplings with Crispy Skirt
Dry Fried Greenbeans
Homemade Fortune Cookies

Day 4: Cake Craft Day 1

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Day 5: Cake Craft Day 2

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Jul 27th - Jul 31st at 4:00 PM

Day 1: Breakfast Foundations

Eggs Benedict
Hollandaise (traditional and blender method)
English Muffin
Poached and Sous-Vide Eggs
Blueberry Streusel Muffin

Day 2: Flavors of India

Saag Paneer
Chicken Tikka Masala
Rice
Naan
Mango Lassi

Day 3: Asian Street Eats

Dan Dan Noodles
Dumplings with Crispy Skirt
Dry Fried Greenbeans
Homemade Fortune Cookies

Day 4: Cake Craft Day 1

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Day 5: Cake Craft Day 2

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

For public cooking classes, menu changes cannot be made. For private events, most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request.
Adjustments cannot be made during the event.

Details

Minimum Guests 1
Maximum Guests 20
Event Duration 2 hours
Labels Asian, Baking, Fun, Teens, Teens Cooking Series
Additional information In this class you will be working hands-on in groups of four sharing work stations and equipment.

Meet your chef

Chef William or Resident Chef

48 reviews

Chef William combines his years of experience in the kitchen with a passion for sharing his love of cooking. Known for his approachable teaching style, he specializes in helping home cooks build confidence in the kitchen. From mastering essential techniques to creating flavorful dishes, Chef William offers hands-on cooking classes that are both educational and fun, ensuring that each participant leaves inspired and ready to cook.

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What You’ll Do

Give your teen a cooking series that improves comfort in the kitchen.

Your Menu

Jun 15th - Jun 19th at 4:00 PM

Day 1: Breakfast Foundations

Eggs Benedict
Hollandaise (traditional and blender method)
English Muffin
Poached and Sous-Vide Eggs
Blueberry Streusel Muffin

Day 2: Flavors of India

Saag Paneer
Chicken Tikka Masala
Rice
Naan
Mango Lassi

Day 3: Asian Street Eats

Dan Dan Noodles
Dumplings with Crispy Skirt
Dry Fried Greenbeans
Homemade Fortune Cookies

Day 4: Cake Craft Day 1

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Day 5: Cake Craft Day 2

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Jul 6th - Jul 10th at 4:00 PM

Day 1: Breakfast Foundations

Eggs Benedict
Hollandaise (traditional and blender method)
English Muffin
Poached and Sous-Vide Eggs
Blueberry Streusel Muffin

Day 2: Flavors of India

Saag Paneer
Chicken Tikka Masala
Rice
Naan
Mango Lassi

Day 3: Asian Street Eats

Dan Dan Noodles
Dumplings with Crispy Skirt
Dry Fried Greenbeans
Homemade Fortune Cookies

Day 4: Cake Craft Day 1

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Day 5: Cake Craft Day 2

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Jul 27th - Jul 31st at 4:00 PM

Day 1: Breakfast Foundations

Eggs Benedict
Hollandaise (traditional and blender method)
English Muffin
Poached and Sous-Vide Eggs
Blueberry Streusel Muffin

Day 2: Flavors of India

Saag Paneer
Chicken Tikka Masala
Rice
Naan
Mango Lassi

Day 3: Asian Street Eats

Dan Dan Noodles
Dumplings with Crispy Skirt
Dry Fried Greenbeans
Homemade Fortune Cookies

Day 4: Cake Craft Day 1

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Day 5: Cake Craft Day 2

Berry Cake
Lemon Curd
Homemade Sprinkles
Swiss Meringue Frosting
Fondant Decorations
Snack: crudite and dip

Details

Minimum Guests 1
Maximum Guests 20
Event Duration 2 hours
Labels Asian, Baking, Fun, Teens, Teens Cooking Series
Additional information In this class you will be working hands-on in groups of four sharing work stations and equipment.

Reviews

Verified guest reviews for other experiences with Chef William or Resident Chef

Grace

11 Jul 2024

Jen was awesome. Clear instructions, hands-on participation, all in a clean and beautiful kitchen. Bravo!

Briana

30 Apr 2024

Chef was fantastic! Food was delicious. I did think we'd have more hands on prep with the food. The creme brulee was already prepped - but we did get to sugar & brulee with the torch. The potatoes were already cut, peeled, and boiled so only 1 person got to mash. I did really like how the chef demonstrated how to cook the steak and make the mushroom sauce. We all got to do that at individual stations. The little burner was just ok and took a while when people didn't want to cross-cook steaks due to different temperature preferences. Overall, really enjoyed the experience and would definitely recommend for folks who want to learn some new prep methods.

Christopher

10 Jan 2026

The chef was amazing. Charismatic and extremely competent. We enjoyed our experience immensely.

Duane Larson

24 Dec 2025

A "spectrum" for a French meal: Onion Soup, blanched and dressed green beans, baked chicken, pear tarts.

Molly

06 Dec 2025

Cooked a delicious lobster pasta! Everything from the burrata crostini to the handmade dough was delightful. Chef Thomas stood in for Chef William, and it was such a fun experience! Can’t believe I enjoyed the fennel salad so much. Learning how to supreme an orange and work on knife skills was a blast!

Julie

21 Sep 2025

It was a good experience!

Jason

03 May 2025

Chef was great

Kathryn

06 Jan 2025

Chef Shirley was great and very informative. The food was delicious. Our only suggestion would be to boil the Pappardelle in a pot as we did with the Farfalle. The Pappardelle turned to mush by cooking it in the sauce.

Susan

17 Nov 2024

Chef Shirley was great. She explained what needed to be done and everyone in the group had an opportunity to participate in the baking. Everything came out tasty. Everyone enjoyed the class.

Sharon

28 Oct 2024

Class was informative and the resident chef was hands on and helpful with questions.

James

02 Oct 2024

All very good with the chef and the meal. Cozy meal directions to the location was poor.

James

02 Oct 2024

Great informative and fun

Hannah

09 Jul 2024

Great date night! Highly recommend to anyone considering.

Dawn

12 Jun 2024

Had an excellent experience and loved the dish.

Jason

10 Jun 2024

Great!

Charles

28 Apr 2024

The preparation of ingredients and pace of cooking was good for learning

deborah

31 Jan 2024

Tyler was awesome.

Basil

18 Jan 2024

Such a great experience!

Abi

16 Dec 2023

Class was great!

Reviews Chef William or Resident Chef received outside of Cozymeal

Maureen

15 Dec 2023

Great class, Excellent Chef. Enjoyed every minute.

Susan

15 Dec 2023

Loved our cooking class. Learned A LOT ! Very hands on.

Oscar

15 Dec 2023

Great time! It was a simple enough meal to learn that helped us both expand our palette and culinary repetoire. Recommend for all. I would ask in the future exactly what you are going to learn.

Kevin

15 Dec 2023

Ethan's passion for cooking shows & made the class educational & fun! We look forward to seeing him again as well as the helpers. Thank you for sharing your passion to cook!

Sandra

15 Dec 2023

It was such a great class. I learned so much and can't wait to replicate the dishes at home.

Amelia

15 Dec 2023

Really fun and busy class making pad Thai, deep fried lemongrass corn fritters, shrimp curry, and enjoying coconut rice afterwards, in a group of 12. It was nice to review knife skills as well. Great date or special occasion activity

Colleen

15 Dec 2023

My husband and I really enjoyed this class. We both learned some things, and had a great meal at the end. We would definitely recommend this date night class.

Neal

15 Dec 2023

Love the class, and now is chef/instructor was great

Randy

15 Dec 2023

Chef was attentive and helpful. Would have liked to taste it (!), but a health emergency ended the class early. Still waiting for the recipes.

Gwen

15 Dec 2023

Great class. Learned a lot and the bread was delicious.

Matt

15 Dec 2023

As usual, this was a great experience. I would recommend their cooking classes to learn, eat great food, and have a great experience.

Ernie

15 Dec 2023

Overall very informative. Adult only class would be a nice option.. Chef had amazing experience, very informative and knowledgeable. Should have a 5 min late policy. Late guests distracting. Would have liked a little quicker pace. Overall Very great seat up. Definitely an experience.

Emilie

15 Dec 2023

Overall, the class was really fun! In a way I wish it was a tiny bit more challenging. It felt like we did a few knife cuts, then took a break and then cooked a bit before eating. All in all, I wish it had been a bit more difficult or ""fast"" pace wise. The food we made was really good, except for the pad thai which was disappointing. Also would be super nice to make a dessert!

Paula

15 Dec 2023

The class was easy to follow, and I feel the recipes will be easy to replicate at home. This class should be 3 hrs long, not 2. The dough didn't have enough time to rise and didn't have enough time to bake. My focaccia bread wound up burning because the instructor was moving on with the class and the bread didn't get out of the oven fast enough.

Judith

15 Dec 2023

Great class even better instructor. Also fun group of women

Kelli

15 Dec 2023

We had a great time! John was great leading the class and the food was delicious! Will definitely take another class!

Valerie

15 Dec 2023

The chef was very personable and knowledgeable. The class was fun and the meal turned out delicious. One wish was maybe a glass of wine with the meal.

Michelle

15 Dec 2023

We had a great time! Large group, very organized and fun! Food was delish! Never received the recipes from the class to make at home

Heidi

15 Dec 2023

Very helpful and informative, would definitely take other classes. Really enjoy being able to ask questions along the way.

Ladonna

15 Dec 2023

Absolutely delicious food! Really enjoyed the group and the chef leading the class.

Jenny

17 Nov 2023

Loved the class! Chef did a great job teaching us these recipes. I can not wait to take more classes.

Carolyn

04 Aug 2025

Did not have Chef William for the Surf & Turf class. It was Chef Jay (I believe). I felt the class was a bit unorganized and instructions unclear at times. We received way too much lecture on knives and regions of Italy where certain cheese comes from. By the time we got around to actually grilling, the chef was actually grilling our steaks while we were on a break and turned over the grill to each group to grill the shrimp. The grill was so hot that the none of the grillers could stand the heat. Needless to say, the shrimp were terribly overcooked because the heat was burning their arms and they could not flip the shrimp in time --- Chef Jay was busy doing something with the steaks. After almost 2 hours in, people started sneaking and eating the items already prepared and sneaking wine (we found we could not drink the wine that we arrived with due to some city law), so we had a disjointed meal. A s@*t show for sure!

John

01 Aug 2025

Hi friends, Highly disappointed with this cooking class. Chef Chris was a good guy and capable, and the staff was excellent, but that's not why. I would like a full refund, please. Here is why: 1. The class explicitly said we could BYOB and drink wine. When we arrived at Sur La Table, they said Skokie ordinances did not permit that, so that ruined a large part of the class for my date and I. FALSE ADVERTISING 2. When we cooked the meal, WE STOOD UP TO EAT IT?!?!?!? Are you kidding me?? I've been to cooking classes all over the world, and the beauty of it, is you cook, then you sit down with new friends to eat it. Standing for the entire class? Horrible management of your clients. Horrible branding. Try advertising that, and see how far you would get with booking! 2.5 hours of standing is fine IF IT'S ADVERTISED. IT WAS NOT. TERRIBLE. 3. I paid over $90 per person, which is fine if I'm satisfied, and my date couldn't eat her pork chop, and once again, Skokie ordinances said we can take no meat home! I paid a hundred bucks for a pork chop and I have to leave it there to be thrown out?!?!? Here's the deal: had you advertised "standing for the entire time, no BYO, and you must eat all food" and more than likely I would have not booked it, but would have known, at least. I know you can't change town ordinances, however, I feel this information fell through the cracks, and it made for a very disappointing evening. I don't think Cozymeal was duplicitous, I just feel it was HORRIBLE communication. I want a full refund immediately. The staff was great, we went over the two hour time, and we burned the dessert, but all of that is a part of life and cooking classes, I get it. The other stuff???? You all need to reevaluate, and get on the same page. I'll await a reply. Best, John Stemberg

Elizabeth

19 May 2025

Class was canceled without notice. I found out once I arrived to the site. As a consolation, I was offered a cappuccino.

Dana

06 Mar 2025

I was incredibly disappointed by this class. First things first, I booked this because it mentioned bringing wine or beer. We were immediately told that this was not allowed. We were really excited to have this as a date night and that plan had to change. I could’ve moved on past this if the class was at all impressive but it wasn’t. The teacher never introduced himself. So I won’t be able to refer to him by name in this review. The packets left at our stations were the internal use only packets so I know exactly where the class fell short. This is an aside, but it also had the specific sales pitches the teacher was supposed to be using which felt a little gross. I understand that a class like this cannot be every step by step due to timing but the teacher didn’t teach us anything. He had us put the steaks in a dry pan (I incorrectly trusted the process here, but the recipe that we got AFTER the class confirmed there should’ve been oil in the pan). He told one table, not the class, how long to sear the steaks for. We happened to overhear him speaking to another table. Because we had the internal packet, I saw that he was supposed to teach us about searing, about emulsifying a vinaigrette, about the texture of the mousse. He did none of this. He occasionally walked around and said “that looks good”. Like he said our pan sauce was good to go. We hadn’t even added the broth yet because our burner had shut off and we couldn’t get his attention to help on this. But he said that ours was done and good to go. How? I think the whole night could’ve been salvageable if the food were well-cooked. We got back into the room after the break and he announced that the steaks were cooked to a “perfect medium rare”. Absolutely not. I eat a lot of steak and this was RARE. Like purple rare. A lot of people in the class sent their steak to be cooked more. The potatoes were also so undercooked. I had to saw at it with a steak knife. I would never recommend this to anyone and will not be booking this class ever again.

Hanish

07 Dec 2024

The class was cancelled but we were not notified until we got there. Cozymeals has yet to reach out and notify me of this. It’s abundantly clear that Cozymeals has no communication with Sur La Table or its own chefs and customers. Overall, Cozymeals wasted an afternoon of ours because of how long it took to get there. I do not hold the chef responsible, because it was everyone else who failed to convey cancellations or refunds. I’d be careful before trusting this site.

Dave

25 Aug 2024

I thought this was private. All the website did was kick me to a aur la table thar was over crowded and lasted 2.4 hours. Not a lot of teaching or learning.

Erick

25 Jan 2024

The class was cancelled the day before! Totally ruined my gift to my beloved!

Miranda

14 Dec 2023

This was my least favorite cooking class. The place was filthy, they didnt have enough food, and it was not as interactive as we all had to share in doing elements but not all elements.