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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Fire Up The Grill
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Aspiring grill masters will flip for this first-hand lesson in open-flame cookery. Take the culinary fun outdoors for a hands-on cooking class where exceptional grilling rules the summertime dining scene. You work with a true grill master while learning to sear sweet fruit, fresh produce and hearty meat dishes to...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Knife Skills
$59
Cooking Class
$59
Learn fundamental knife handling methods and techniques in this knife skills cooking class. Knowing how to handle the knife will help you immensely in whipping out great dishes born from fine cuts and techniques. When you get hands-on practice in handling various knives and learning different cutting, slicing and...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Honed Knife Skills
$69
Cooking Class
$69
Hone your knife skills. Hone your knife skills in the most essential cooking class you'll ever take. In this cooking class, you will learn basic knife skills and fundamental cutting from our top-rated chef. Learn to cut tender roasts, how to prepare different meats and seafood preparation. This class offers plenty of...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Mastering Cast Iron Cooking
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Get a grip on the best ways to use this classic piece of cookware. It's never too late to add cast iron cooking to your kitchen skills, and this hands-on cooking class is the perfect introductory workshop. Your capable instructor shares a session where frying, searing and even baking become possible in exciting new...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Father’s Day Steak Dinner
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Gift your father a delicious surprise this Father’s Day with a steakhouse special menu. Your Dad will certainly appreciate you going all out in this steak-special cooking class for his special day. You'll be searing strip steak with a generous dollop of blue cheese compound butter, tasty twice-baked potatoes and...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Father's Day Steak
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Make the perfect steak for your Dad this Father's Day. Make a world-class dinner for your world-class dad in our Father's Day Steak cooking class. In this class, a professional chef will teach you how to make steakhouse favorites — perfectly seared steak paired with flavorful compound butter and tasty sides. For...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Spanish Paella From Scratch
$89
Cooking Class
$89
One of the world's most loved dishes becomes your new homemade favorite. Whether you're creating a crisp socarrat bottom for your rice layer or infusing the pan with the aromatic essence of saffron, you'll learn every step in the paella making process in this eye-opening cooking class. Filled with chicken, sausage,...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Midsummer Steak Dinner
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Give your steak a refreshing twist with seasonal flavors. Steak, potatoes, a salad and a dessert — these are the dishes you'll be cooking in this dinner-special cooking class. You'll be creating a wholesome meal with a flavorful grilled flank steak, tomato and charred zucchini salad with feta, herby potatoes with a...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Summer Steak Dinner
$99
Cooking Class
$99
A new take on your classic steak dinner. Get a refresher on the classic steak dinner in this hands-on summer steak dinner cooking class. In this class, you will use fresh, seasonal ingredients, learn how to grill a flank steak bursting with flavor and how to make herby potatoes enhanced with zesty aioli. A...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Restaurant-Style Dim Sum
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Classic Chinese flavors merge to become a spread you won't want to miss. Lovers of Chinese cuisine will adore this hands-on cooking class centered on the traditions of dim sum. Learn to make fresh dough for hand-crafted dumplings and prepare sweet and savory elements to fill them with. You'll follow traditional...
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Chef Shirley or Resident Chef
Skokie
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Microbrew Dinner
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Go regional with beer flavors and cook up a delicious microbrew meal. If beer is your go-to friend after a long day of work, let this Beer-special cooking class be your guide to a beer-infused treat! You'll be cooking up a microbrew menu with honey-glazed short ribs with a side of beer-cheese sauce drizzled over...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
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Craft-brew Dinner
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Look at Craft-brews differently with craft beer-infused meals. Surprise Dad with a craft beer-infused meal! In this Craft-brew Dinner cooking class, learn from a gourmet chef how regional craft beers can be made into delicious meals. Learn to look at craft brews in a new way with meals such as Porter and Honey-Glazed...
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Verified Chef
Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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