Beginner Cooking Classes in Naperville
Take your skills from culinary beginner to kitchen-savvy cook under the guidance of world-class chefs with beginner cooking classes in Naperville. Learn foundational techniques from knife work to plating from top-rated professionals while exploring your favorite cuisines. Try your hand at making fresh, homemade pasta, creamy hummus, colorful paella and other international delights or keep it close to home while elevating Midwestern comfort classics. Start your culinary journey by booking a class today!
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Reimagined Japanese Sweet Treats
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Enjoy a feast for all of the senses discovering bright and colorful Japanese desserts. Enjoy irresistible sweet treats popular in Japan with this fun and interactive cooking class. Pick up key kitchen skills and patisserie techniques from your chef tutor as you create a fluffy Japanese style cheesecake, yuzu-glazed...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Summer in Winter Feast
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Banish the January blues with a a shot of summer inspired cooking. Create a menu of summery favorites that are perfect any time of year at this practical cooking class. Kick off with a coffee short rib chili and serve with a chopped salad with a vibrant chipotle ranch dressing. On the side you’ll make a batch of...
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Enriched Dough Masterclass
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Enrich your kitchen knowhow by mastering recipes made with enriched dough. At this hands-on cooking class, you’ll learn the skills needed to produce sweet and savory croissants and enriched doughs. Following step-by-step with the tutor, you’ll use a laminated dough to create Kouign-Amann, a buttery pastry that’s...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
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Culinary Skills Builder
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Grow your kitchen confidence at a culinary skills session. Whether you have lots of kitchen experience or you’re a relative newbie, this cooking class will grow your skills. Led by a pro chef, you’ll create a menu of crisp salad with a classic vinaigrette, plus seared steak with an aromatic herb butter and...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
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Cozy Winter Baking Favorites
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Take refuge from the cold with a winter baking masterclass. As the mercury drops it’s time to get cozy at a cooking class devoted to delicious winter bakes. Following the chef tutor, you’ll get to grips with a sumptuous selection of treats and desserts including sticky toffee pudding and brown butter chocolate...
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Italian Favorites at Home
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Take a trip to a sunny trattoria at a session focussed on Italian cooking. At this hands-on cooking class, you’ll prepare a complete menu of Italian classics. Start by searing steak and making a rich Chianti sauce plus potato gnocchi with walnut pesto, lemon and goat cheese. On the side, you’ll make a peppery...
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Street Food Around the Globe
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Explore a world of flavor with a session devoted to global street food. Take a thrilling journey through the best bites around the world at an insightful cooking class. Working with a pro chef, you’ll make a range of street foods including curried vegetable samosas, falafels with green tahini sauce, chicken yakatori...
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Handcrafted Dim Sum -Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Have a magical evening learning more about authentic dim sum. Show your partner how you roll at a date night cooking class devoted to dim sum. Working side by side, you’ll discover more about these delicacies before making xiaolongbao, dumplings filled with a light broth, and garlic steamed bok choy. You’ll also...
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Belle Bistro - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Increase your kitchen skills together at a French inspired date night class. Take your next date night to another level with a cooking class devoted to fine French food. Have fun together as you make a complete restaurant-worthy menu of porcini-crusted steak with Béarnaise sauce, green beans and a fresh salad with...
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Cozy French Dinner- Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Make a French inspired meal that’s perfect to share on chilly evenings. Make your next date night extra cozy by heading to this interactive cooking class. Under the guidance of a gourmet chef, you’ll prepare steak au poivre with a flavorful sauce of flambéed brandy and mustard and sides of crispy frites and...
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Kitchen Cutting 101
$69
Cooking Class
$69
Take your knife skills to the next level. Join this cooking class to master new cutting methods and boost your current skills. Led by a gourmet chef, you'll learn how to use chef's, santoku, paring and other knives to expertly chop, slice, dice and mince various items. Pick up tips for cutting fish, fruit, vegetables...
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Ultimate French Pastries
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Add new skills to your kitchen repertoire with a practical session on fine French patisserie. In this hands-on cooking class, you’ll learn techniques including making laminated dough and crispy choux pastry. You’ll use these as a base to make palmiers crusted with lemon sugar and eclairs coated with a glossy layer...
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