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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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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Chicago (Lower West Side)
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Kitchen Cutting 101
$79
Cooking Class
$79
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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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Classic Chinese Food Feast
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Bring an authentic menu of Chinese dishes to life in this hands-on cooking experience. Chinese food is one of the most beloved cuisines in the world, and this cooking class is the best way to experience Chinese flavors up close. Whether you're learning how to make dumplings from scratch or practicing the techniques...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Make Signature Pasta Three Ways
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Enjoy a pasta-focused cooking session with three styles in this fun cooking class. Cook your way through three classic pasta styles in this fun cooking class in Naperville. Guided by Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll prepare lemony spaghettini, hearty orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe and rigatoni with...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Make a Flavorful Spring Meal
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Celebrate spring seasonal meals in this hands-on cooking session. Learn to prepare a seasonal spring meal in this fun cooking class in Naperville. Guided by Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll make herb-marinated steak with blue cheese butter, asparagus salad with thyme vinaigrette and prosciutto crisps, roasted...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Delicious Homemade Italian Meals
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Explore the flavors of little Italy with this cooking class. Jump into the kitchen by joining a delicious homemade Italian meals cooking class. Listen to a top-rated chef on how to prepare and cook some classic Italian feasts. Learn to make a succulent chicken parmesan with fresh tomato sauce and pair it with fresh...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Make a Signature French Meal
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Learn French seasonal cooking in this hands-on guided session. Cook a fresh, seasonal French menu in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Learn how to grill steak to the right doneness, toss a seasonal salad with whole grain mustard vinaigrette and rye croutons and prepare a savory tarte Tatin. Finish with...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Authentic Naples-Style Pizza Night
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Make a Naples-inspired Italian dinner in this hands-on guided session. Cook classic Neapolitan dishes in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. Learn how to prepare a cauliflower and pickled pepper salad with caper vinaigrette, bake polpette al forno and make Neapolitan-style pizza topped with San Marzano tomato...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Dinner the French Way
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Enjoy a French-style dinner in this inspired and interactive culinary session. A night at a Paris bistro may be out of budget, so spend an evening in this cooking class instead. You’ll work alongside a five-star chef to bring the flavors of France home as you prepare a delicious meal, including grilled asparagus,...
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Chef Jesse or Resident Chef
Naperville (Downtown)
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Foundational Bread Baking
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Practice essential bread baking methods from start to finish. Build confidence with bread baking in this fun cooking class in Naperville. Led by Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll create whole wheat country bread with olives and herbs, mini baguettes and flaky buttermilk biscuits, served with homemade honey...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Flavorful Thai Dinner - Date Night
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Escape the usual routine and cook your way through a Thai-inspired date night together. Turn date night into a mini getaway with this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. With guidance from Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll make perfect pad Thai, minced chicken lettuce cups, Panang coconut curry with shrimp and...
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Naperville (Downtown)
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Flavorful French Bistro Dinner
$109
Cooking Class
$109
Learn classic French bistro techniques in a hands-on cooking class. Discover classic bistro flavors in this hands-on cooking class in Naperville. With guidance from Chef Jesse or a resident chef, you’ll make French onion soup, frisée salad with warm goat cheese and champagne-shallot vinaigrette and herb-marinated...
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