Cooking Classes in Downtown Chicago
Best cooking classes in Downtown Chicago for your next culinary journey
Downtown Chicago is known for many things — its culture, music and of course, food. If you want to recreate some of these favorites in your own kitchen, join a cooking class in the area. You'll learn how to prepare amazing recipes in the comfort of your own home. Your dinner guests will appreciate the care and time you took to prepare the perfect meal. Expert chefs are looking forward to meeting you at a Downtown Chicago cooking class.
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Intro to Flavor Building
$85
Cooking Class
$85
Learn how to transform what would be flat, unexciting, one-dimensional dishes into flavor-packed gastronomic masterpieces. In this hands-on class with Chef Dave, you will learn the basic skills and flavor-building cooking techniques needed to prepare a three-course dinner menu with depth and dimension that hits the...
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Chef Dave
Chicago (Near South Side)
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Elegant Lamb Dinner
$95
Cooking Class
$95
This simply elegant lamb dinner is easy to make and sure to impress your guests. In this hands-on class with Chef Dave, you will learn how to prepare a simple yet sophisticated four-course dinner using fresh, high-quality ingredients and easy-to-master cooking techniques.
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Chef Dave
Chicago (Near South Side)
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Sweet and Savory Cooking With Fruit
$75
Cooking Class
$75
Get ready to learn how fruit can be used to elevate sweet and savory dishes. In this hands-on class with Chef Alan, you will learn how to prepare a sophisticated four-course dinner menu using a bounty of fresh fruit and cooking techniques that yield incredible flavor profiles.
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Chef Alan
Serving the Chicago area
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Japanese Izakaya Fare
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Join Chef Alan as he shares his favorite recipes learned working in a Japanese izakaya. In this hands-on class with Chef Alan, you will have the unique opportunity to learn how to prepare a deliciously exotic four-course menu typically only found at an izakaya — also known as a Japanese gastropub.
Some of the...
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Chef Alan
Serving the Chicago area
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The Art and Science of Cooking
$85
Cooking Class
$85
Discover what can happen when you approach cooking as both an art and a science. In this hands-on class with Chef Alan, you will learn how to prepare an impressive four-course dinner menu emphasizing proper culinary techniques that result in deliciously artful displays of fresh, high-quality ingredients.
Some of...
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Chef Alan
Serving the Chicago area
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Pretty in Pink Cancer Awareness Dinner
$105
Cooking Class
$105
Transform fresh, seasonal, cancer-fighting ingredients into a pretty in pink dinner for breast cancer awareness. In this hands-on class with Chef Kathy, you will learn how to prepare a three-course dinner menu using a variety of naturally-pink ingredients which are also lauded for their cancer-fighting...
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Chef Kathy
Chicago (Lake View)
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Pumpkin Carving and Pasta Making
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Discover new and delicious ways to utilize fresh pumpkin in the kitchen with Chef Andy. In this hands-on class with Chef Andy, you will learn how to properly carve a pumpkin and then discover how to use it to prepare a three-course menu that showcases the flavor and versatility of fresh pumpkin.
Once you've carved...
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Chef Andy
Serving the Chicago area
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Team Building Activity
Classic French Dinner
$149
Team Building Activity
$149
Brush up on staple French flavors and modern culinary technique in this team building event. Few culinary traditions have advanced the art of food quite like French food. During this interactive, team-oriented class led by Chef Andy, you'll learn about the classic flavors and cutting-edge techniques that helped to...
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Chef Andy
Chicago (Fulton Market)
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Mexican Culinary Techniques
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Prepare various recipes from regional Mexico in this hands-on class with Chef Liza. The cuisine of Mexico is diverse, and relies on a variety of preparation methods, including baking, roasting and even chemical cooking. You will utilize all of these techniques as you learn the ropes of authentic Mexican cooking with...
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Chef Liza
Chicago (North Park)
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Caribbean Island Fare
$85
Cooking Class
$85
Discover the vibrant flavors of the Caribbean with Chef Liza. Caribbean food has something to offer every palate. It perfectly balances sweet, savory, sour and spicy — and sometimes all at once! In this three-course class with Chef Liza, you will learn how to make Caribbean-inspired fare completely from scratch that...
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Chef Liza
Chicago (North Park)
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Introduction to Indian Cuisine
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Add some spice to your life as you prepare Indian classics with Chef Liza. Indian recipes can be intimidating at first glance, but Chef Liza will help you approach the cuisine with confidence. Learn how to utilize some of India's most popular spices, including turmeric, garam masala and coriander as you prepare dishes...
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Chef Liza
Chicago (North Park)
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Cooking With Kombucha
$95
Cooking Class
$95
Discover unique and creative ways to infuse kombucha's effervescence into a variety of delicious dishes. In this hands-on class with Chef Kathy, you'll learn how to brew and flavor your own kombucha as well as a handful of creative ways to use kombucha in cooking and baking.
Chef Kathy will begin by teaching you...
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Chef Kathy
Chicago (Lake View)
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chef Will Be Wearing a Mask (Upon Request)
Requires Proof of Vaccine
Social Distancing Friendly
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