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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CHEF’S PLACE
Bread-Centric Trio
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Enhance your bread-baking skills and discover new techniques. Forgo the store-bought bread for the convenience of homemade creations by joining this cooking class. You'll share a work table with a gourmet chef in these fun and engaging sessions. Start by preparing sweet raspberry Danish focaccia. Next, make rustic...
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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.
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Chef Andy or Resident Chef
Chicago (Lower West Side)
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Prime Parisian Fare - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Share an evening of gourmet kitchen fun with your favorite sous chef. Enter the kitchen for a date night cooking class that recreates the romance of an evening in Paris. You'll have first-class tickets to instruction with an expert chef as you learn to create scallops in beurre blanc sauce, au gratin potatoes with...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Fantastic Macarons for Fall
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Add seasonal magic to your dessert tray with these French classics. This unique creation from the bakery traditions of Paris becomes a cooking class that captures the spirit of the autumn season. With your exceptional baking coach guiding you, you'll use a piping bag to create flawless meringue shells in soothing fall...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Pub Fare With a Southern Twist
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Bring your pub favorites home with this unique culinary session. Led by a world-class chef, this cooking class shares recipes and techniques for recreating pub-style favorites. Master the art of homemade pretzels and beer cheese dip. Next, make Buffalo cauliflower with a fresh ranch dip. You'll also prepare...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Elegant Steakhouse - Date Night
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Learn how to create a romantic NYC steakhouse menu. During this cooking class, discover recipes and techniques to prepare your favorite New York restaurant menu at home. Joined by a gourmet chef, you'll work together to master searing steak, preparing a gorgonzola shallot butter and baking thyme and Gruyère popovers....
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Chocolate Desserts With Easy Instructions
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Craft delicious memories in a chocolate-focused dessert session. Indulge in all things chocolate during this hands-on dessert class in Naperville. With help from Chef Jesse or one of the talented resident chefs, you’ll whip up silky chocolate espresso amaretto truffles, coat crispy honeycomb in chocolate and bake...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Chocolate Times Three
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Indulge a love of chocolate with unique culinary sessions. Boost your baking skills by joining this cooking class focused on rich and decadent chocolate recipes. You'll work alongside a gourmet chef while learning measuring techniques, mixing skills and baking basics. Begin by creating a chocolate-covered honeycomb....
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Korean BBQ Classics
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Plan the perfect Korean cook-out using authentic techniques and ingredients. Led by a gourmet chef, this cooking class explores the flavors and aromas of classic Korean cuisine. Begin by slicing ingredients for grilled bulgogi beef lettuce wraps. Next, use cast iron cookware to make scallion pancakes. You'll also make...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Favorites From Thailand
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Skip takeout and learn how to prepare your favorite Thai recipes at home. Led by a gourmet chef, this cooking class explores the flavors and aromas of authentic Thai cuisine. Learn traditional techniques as you prepare street food-style corn and lime fritters. Mix spices to make panang coconut curry with shrimp and...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Downton Abbey 3 - Inspired Menu
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Relive the culinary scene of your favorite episodes of Downton Abbey. Head into the kitchen with a Downton Abbey-inspired menu in this cooking class. With step-by-step guidance from an esteemed chef, you'll learn traditional techniques to prepare recipes such as green beans almondine, truffled pommes Dauphine and...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Fresh-From-the-Farm Italian
$99
Cooking Class
$99
Use garden-fresh ingredients to create a fresh Italian menu. Discover new culinary techniques in this cooking class focused on cuisine from the garden, orchard and farm. Led by a gourmet chef, you'll prepare pork chops with salsa verde. Master skills for making wild mushroom risotto and broccoli rabe with walnuts and...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Covid-19 Precautions
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.