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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Kitchen Knife Mastery
$59
Cooking Class
$59
Level up your culinary skills with a session dedicated to your most important tools. Sharpen up your chef skills in this technical cooking class designed to help you hone your home cooking game. You'll discover preferred methods for a range of cutting tasks using a variety of specialty knives custom-made for each...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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French Seafood Splendor - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Transform your next date night with a fun cooking session based on French seafood dishes. In this cooking session, you and your partner will make a memorable meal of Dijon-crusted salmon with cheese puffs, a zesty vinaigrette and roasted green beans cooked in the French style. For pudding, you’ll whip up bittersweet...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
CHEF’S PLACE
French Classics - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn how to prepare your favorite French cuisine. Explore the flavors of fine French cuisine in this cooking class. Led by a gourmet chef, you'll learn insider tips for selecting seafood and slicing ingredients as you work together as a team. Make a zesty vinaigrette, roast savory green beans and whip up bittersweet...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
CHEF’S PLACE
Steak Dinner For Dad
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Give your guy the good stuff in a Father's Day feast he's sure to savor. Your favorite fellow is in for a fabulous time with this personalized cooking class designed just for him! Your menu for this magnificent Dad-centered experience includes seared steak and freshly-made compound butter with a suite of sumptuous...
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Verified Chef
Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
CHEF’S PLACE
Delights from Vietnam - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Take your partner on a romantic culinary odyssey through the distinctive flavors of Vietnam. This date night cooking class is perfect for foodie couples. Working together, you’ll craft crispy Vietnamese crêpes (bánh xèo) from scratch and serve it with a rice noodle salad with zingy lemongrass pork. To finish...
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Verified Chef
Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
CHEF’S PLACE
Southeast Asia - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Forego the traditional restaurant night out and enjoy a unique culinary experience. Designed for all levels of home chefs, this cooking class is a wonderful way to connect with your significant other. Join a gourmet chef to learn techniques for preparing Vietnamese specialties, including crispy crêpes and a...
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Verified Chef
Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
CHEF’S PLACE
Memorable Summer Steak Dinner
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Carve out some time to make a season-friendly steak menu you won't soon forget. Get your seasonal dining off and running deliciously with an interactive cooking class where steak dinner becomes a summer celebration. With a line-up featuring flank steak grilled to succulent perfection, zesty aioli adding zing to herbed...
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Verified Chef
Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
CHEF’S PLACE
Surf ‘n’ Turf - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Enjoy an unforgettable evening cooking up fresh ingredients from land and sea. Get stuck into a date night cooking class celebrating the classic pairing of surf and turf. Led by an expert you’ll learn to sear steak and grill shrimp and mix up some herby sauces to add extra depth. To finish you’ll create a classic...
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Verified Chef
Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
CHEF’S PLACE
Land and Sea - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Plan a unique evening out with your significant other. Join this cooking class to explore the flavors and techniques of preparing surf and turf cuisine. Learn how to source fresh seafood, grill steak and steam shrimp. Master the art of combining herbs and spices to create sauces and glazes to accent recipes. End this...
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Verified Chef
Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
CHEF’S PLACE
Crafty Microbrew Menu for Dad
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Artisan beer becomes an essential ingredient in a variety of flavorful dad-ready recipes. Beer and bar bites become a singular dining sensation in an exciting cooking class custom-made for dads who love suds of all sorts! Collaborate with your best guy on a meal that adds layers of hop-infused flavor to honey-glazed...
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Verified Chef
Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
CHEF’S PLACE
Team Building Activity
Culinary Creations
$110
Team Building Activity
$110
Fill the table with a stunning spread your team can create and enjoy together. Invite your team to an exciting team-building cooking class outside the office. They will discover how to elevate their culinary skills with traditional techniques and fresh ingredients as they work together to make four courses of elevated...
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Verified Chef
Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
CHEF’S PLACE
Team Building Activity
Culinary Creations
$110
Team Building Activity
$110
Fill the table with a stunning spread your team can create and enjoy together. Invite your team to an exciting team-building cooking class outside the office. They will discover how to elevate their culinary skills with traditional techniques and fresh ingredients as they work together to make four courses of elevated...
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Verified Chef
Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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chef Will Be Wearing a Mask (Upon Request)
Requires Proof of Vaccine
Social Distancing Friendly
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