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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Romantic Steakhouse Affair - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn to make upscale steakhouse cuisine in a hands-on class. Show your date how much you care with a one-of-a-kind steakhouse cooking class. Learn to make restaurant-quality cuisine from a five-star professional chef in an engaging class. Start with rosé butter-glazed radishes topped with fresh herbs. Next, prepare...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Taste of Romance - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Create stunning dishes with your date in this hands-on class. Shake up your usual date night routine with this interactive cooking class featuring steakhouse cuisine. Learn to make restaurant-quality dishes from a five-star professional chef in a fun and flirty date night environment. Prepare a hearty, layered beef...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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A Study in Classic Indian Cuisine
$125
Cooking Class
$125
Chef Rakhi guides you through preparation of classic Indian cuisine with slight innovative twists. Inspired by Mughlai's rich, fragrant and spice-filled dishes, this hands-on cooking class leads you through the techniques necessary to replicate traditional Indian recipes and take them home.
Master the use of spices...
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Chef Rakhi
Chicago (North Center)
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Brunch With a Crunch
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Feast on a hearty brunch of chicken and waffles as well as other brunch favorites. This ultimate brunch cooking class is perfect for groups who want to avoid the crowds and still enjoy a restaurant-worthy brunch. In this hands-on class, you'll learn how to make several brunch favorites from scratch.
First, fry up...
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Chef David
Chicago (West Ridge)
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Gourmet British Food - Date Night
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Master a gourmet menu of restaurant-quality food with your significant other. Treat your loved one to a fabulous feast, British style, at an interactive cooking class that’s perfect for date night. Working side-by-side, you’ll create a British favorite, beef Wellington, with flaky pastry and tender beef, as well...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Discover Beef Wellington - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn to make an English steakhouse showstopper in a hands-on cooking class. Sweep your date off their feet with a romantic date night cooking class. Learn to make restaurant-quality cuisine from a five-star professional chef in an engaging environment. Prepare an elegantly layered beef Wellington with ultra-fluffy...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Italian Flavors on the Coast
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Learn to make authentic coastal Italian cuisine in a hands-on class. Explore the fresh flavors of the Italian coast in a one-of-a-kind cooking class. Learn to make restaurant-quality cuisine from a five-star professional chef in an interactive environment. Start by preparing steamed mussels with white wine sauce and...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Team Building Activity
Team Bonding With Tapas
$139
Team Building Activity
$139
Colleagues come together to savor delicious teamwork creations, blending flavors and collaboration seamlessly. For crews in need of a collaborative refresh, this team building activity takes the excitement to the kitchen for an afternoon of bonding over culinary education. Let Chef Jason and his team show your...
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Chef Jason or Resident Chef
Chicago (Lake View East)
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Vegetarian Indian Classics
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Discover authentic Indian dishes to add to your line-up of vegetarian recipes. Indulge in your favorite Indian dishes in this vegetarian cooking class. Whatever your skill level, Chef Rakhi will teach you how to cook traditional meals with unique spices and aromas you’ll love to recreate at home.
You’ll begin...
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Chef Rakhi
Chicago (North Center)
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Chinese Takeout Favorites
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Enjoy favorite Chinese takeout dishes at home without the delivery fee. In this hands-on cooking class, Chef David will teach you how to recreate beloved Chinese takeout recipes in your own kitchen. Learn how to make savory sauces, crispy dumplings and hearty fried rice from start to finish while practicing your knife...
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Chef David
Chicago (West Ridge)
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Winter Warmers With Breville
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Team up with expert-approved Breville appliances to create a winter feast. Experience a hands-on cooking class using high quality Breville appliances to create warming winter dishes. Discover a complete menu of ‘swicy’ hot honey glazed chicken, buttermilk biscuits and roasted butternut squash with mozzarella,...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Hearty Winter Feast
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Dive into the hearty flavors of winter with a hands-on cooking class. Experience the warming tastes of winter dishes with an exciting seasonal cooking class. Learn to make restaurant-quality cuisine from a five-star professional chef in an engaging environment. Start with an arugula and toasted nut salad and flaky...
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Verified Chef
Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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