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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Authentic Mexican Table
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Cook birria tacos, tamales and a chile-chocolate cake with authentic techniques. Experience the flavors of Mexico in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Learn how to make authentic birria tacos with homemade corn tortillas, corn and poblano tamales with pasilla sauce and a decadent chocolate ancho chile cake....
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Staples of Italy From-Scratch
$129
Cooking Class
$129
Create risotto, Chicken Marsala and tiramisù - a trio of Italian best. This cooking class offers an in-depth exploration of Italy’s culinary treasures. Chef Andy will guide you through a three-course menu, teaching traditional techniques that celebrate the essence of Italian cooking.
Start with a vibrant...
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Chef Andy or Resident Chef
Chicago (Lower West Side)
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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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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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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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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Thailand's Delicate Culinary Balance
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Thai food is easy to prepare with the tips you'll learn in this cooking class. In this cooking class, learn to craft restaurant-style Thai dishes at home. A master chef will teach you the art of balancing flavors, frying crisp shrimp, and simmering green curry sauce. Each dish is flavorful, loaded with healthy, fresh...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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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
Naperville (Downtown)
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Learn Essential Cooking Skills
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Build a stronger cooking foundation through hands-on learning. Build your kitchen confidence in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Learn key techniques every home cook should know, from searing steak with herbed butter to perfecting a crisp salad and balanced vinaigrette. You’ll also make creamy truffled...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Steakhouse Sensations - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Swap the dinner reservation for an elegant menu made from scratch In this gourmet cooking class, a talented chef instructor will teach you essential culinary skills that you can use to elevate your home cooking into a restaurant-quality experience. You’ll learn methods to enhance any dish from intensifying flavors...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Feast of French Winter Flavors
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Get cozy in the kitchen with a menu of comforting French classics. Immerse yourself in a chef-led cooking class celebrating French winter favorites. Kick off by making French onion soup crostini before pan-roasting chicken breasts with whole grain mustard, tarragon and leeks and serving with a contrasting salade verte...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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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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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Classic Bread Baking
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Bake fresh loaves that highlight rustic, homemade charm. Learn the art of homemade baking in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Start by preparing roasted squash, sage and ricotta focaccia, then bake rustic French bread in a Dutch oven for that perfect crust. You’ll also make salted butter completely from...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Make a Classic Italian Home-Style Meal
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Cook warm Italian dishes that feel like they came from Nonna’s kitchen. Bring classic Italian comfort food to life in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Learn how to prepare tender brasciole, creamy polenta, garlicky sautéed greens and fragrant rosemary focaccia. Chef Jesse or a resident chef will guide you...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Social Distancing Friendly
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