Beginner Cooking Classes in Downtown Chicago
There’s a finesse and skill to cooking your favorite meals. If you are an aspiring chef, but need a little help from professionals, sign up for a beginners class in Downtown Chicago. Expert chefs will teach you the basics of cooking and provide you with the skills and methods you need to begin creating decadent dishes in your own kitchen. Talented chefs are looking forward to introducing the art of cooking to guests in Downtown Chicago.
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Team Building Activity
Stunning Culinary Creations
$115
Team Building Activity
$115
Plan an immersive team building activity where everyone creates a hearty meal together. Bring your team together and share memorable moments as you handcraft culinary creations side by side. This team building cooking class involves collaborating on a home-cooked meal that may feature handmade pasta for an Italian...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Team Building Activity
Elevated Chophouse
$125
Team Building Activity
$125
Create a family style meal from scratch with your team. Treat your colleagues to a fabulous steakhouse meal with the added bonus of team bonding. Participants will learn from a real chef as they practice knife work, prepare sauces and side dishes and learn how to sear steak or make homemade pasta and fillings. The...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Team Building Activity
Comfort Food for All
$105
Team Building Activity
$105
Gather your group for an absolutely delicious homestyle meal. Take team building outside the office with this immersive cooking class focused on comfort foods. Your team will bond and gain confidence in new skills from knife work to seasoning and cooking meat and crafting something sweet. Each person does their part...
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Chef Eric or Resident Chef
Chicago (Streeterville)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Traditional Italian Pasta Making
$85
Cooking Class
$85
Learn how to make fresh, handmade pasta for a traditional menu inspired by Italian cuisine. In this hands-on cooking class, Chef Alex will guide you as you practice the foundational techniques of traditional pasta making. Using regional ingredients, you'll learn how to compose a vibrant menu of Italian classics....
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Chef Alex
Serving the Chicago area
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Italian-American Comfort
$85
Cooking Class
$85
Learn how to make fresh, handmade pasta for a traditional Italian-American meal with Chef Alex. In this hands-on cooking class, Chef Alex will teach you traditional pasta-making techniques that you can apply to a wide variety of recipes. Using classic ingredients, you'll learn how to prepare a comforting menu inspired...
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Chef Alex
Serving the Chicago area
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Master Sous Vide Techniques
$85
Cooking Class
$85
Learn how to prepare pork tenderloin that's tender, juicy, and takes on flavor with ease. In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Justin, you will learn how to prepare a three-course menu showcasing a pork tenderloin cooked sous vide as well as a from-scratch crème brûlée.
Small enough to cook relatively...
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Verified Chef
Chef Justin
Park Ridge
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Taco Fiesta
$85
Cooking Class
$85
Celebrate zesty Mexican favorites in exciting new ways in Chef Eric’s hands-on cooking class. Tacos aren’t just for Tuesdays anymore. With a focus on satisfying ingredients and novel flavors, Chef Eric is ready to help you consider this modest culinary staple from a fresh angle, any night of the week!
You'll...
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Chef Eric
Chicago (Near South Side)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Culinary Fundamentals for Kids
$39
Cooking Class
$39
Chef Molly teaches on the foundation of basic culinary skills in this kids cooking class. Discover a fun, simple side of cooking with Chef Molly in this hands-on cooking class that's perfect for kids wanting to learn a few kitchen skills.
Chef Molly will teach kids how to make a variety of culinary classics with...
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Chef Molly
Chicago (Lincoln Park)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
How to Make Maki Sushi
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Get ready to learn everything you've ever wanted to know about making maki at home. In this hands-on class with Chef Ivan, you will learn everything you need to know to make different types and sizes of maki sushi at home using time-honored Japanese methods and culinary techniques.
Some of the skills you can look...
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Chef Ivan
Chicago (South Lawndale)
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
French Caribbean Feast
$129
Cooking Class
$129
Learn to create a colorful three-course French Caribbean feast from scratch with Chef Jane. In this hands-on class, you will learn the fundamentals of French Caribbean cooking with the instruction of the incredibly talented Chef Jane. Caribbean cooking is all about adding layers upon layers of flavor, which will be...
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Chef Jane
Serving the Chicago area
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Classic Beef Wellington
$129
Cooking Class
$129
Learn how to make this timeless, classic dish that would make Julia Child oh so proud! In this hands-on class, you will learn how to perfect the art of beef Wellington with Chef Jane, who will teach you how to make the flakiest puff pastry as well as the technique to making a beautifully flavorful and decadent...
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Verified Chef
Chef Jane
Serving the Chicago area
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Chop! Chop!
$89
Cooking Class
$89
Knife skills are essential to a culinary lifestyle. Sharpen your skills with Chef Scott. Chef Scott is pretty sharp when it comes to using a knife. He is ready to show you just how a true chef uses and cares for their knives. It is important to understand how to properly handle and utilize these instruments that are...
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Verified Chef
Chef Scott
Serving the Chicago area
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These are the precautions your Chef will be taking for your experience:
chef Will Be Wearing a Mask (Upon Request)
Requires Proof of Vaccine
Social Distancing Friendly
Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.