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Cooking Classes in Downtown Chicago

Social Cooking Classes with top-rated chefs in Downtown Chicago.

If you’re looking for amazing, fun cooking classes in Downtown Chicago, check out these exciting offerings. Each class is instructed by a world-class chef and showcases a variety of cuisines, cooking styles and skill levels. Whether you want to level up your baking skills or explore a brand-new cuisine, you’re sure to find a class for you. Book your cooking class today!

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Gourmet Taco Night

$85

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Add a whole new spectrum of flavors and textures to your taco tradition with Chef Eric!With a hearty helping of gourmet imagination, Chef Eric reinvents the simple taco in this hands-on cooking class. Join in and learn how to take your tacos to the next level. Start with a refreshing pico de gallo recipe and a roasted chili salsa that will set your heart aflame. Then, master the homemade tortilla before filling two wildly different taco variations, a chili...

Chef Eric, Chicago

1 review

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Get in on Italian Pasta-Making Traditions

$85

Cooking Class

Roll up your sleeves and dive into the authentic techniques of traditional pasta making in this cooking class with Chef Alex. You'll use regional ingredients to create a vibrant menu of classic Italian recipes as you learn valuable culinary skills from an expert chef.This class will start with a lesson in balancing flavors and textures as you prepare a tangy shaved fennel and orange salad drizzled in a bright herb vinaigrette. For your main course, you'll...

Chef Alex, Travels to guests within Chicago area

2 reviews

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Classic Korean Creations

$99

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In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Kathy, you'll learn how to master the art of cooking Korean cuisine across three courses of bold flavors and spices. Chef Kathy will start by guiding you through creating unique kimchi pancakes with savoy cabbage, daikon radish and spices. You'll also learn how to prepare a trendy beef bulgogi bowl with a vegetarian option made with tofu bulgogi and topped with gochujang sauce, rice and cucumbers. For dessert, you'l...

Chef Kathy, Chicago

1 review

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Steak Night

$95

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Chef Molly will guide you through a variety of classic steakhouse dishes in this hands-on cooking class. In this class, you'll learn the basics of steakhouse cuisine and how to prepare a decadent dinner from the comforts of your own home. Begin with a fresh simple mixed greens salad before moving on to mastering a perfectly seared filet mignon drizzled with cognac sauce. For your side, you'll prepare traditional crispy steakhouse potatoes with butter and s...

Chef Molly, Chicago

1 review

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Classic Italian Favorites

$85

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Join Chef Eric as he guides you through a collection of Italian recipes. In this in-person cooking class, you'll use time-honored techniques and fresh ingredients to create some of Italy's most famous dishes. You'll learn how to prepare homemade focaccia and herb butter with balsamic glaze and garlic oil. Next, you'll make homemade spaghetti and a rich marinara sauce with basil and Parmesan. Dessert is a fresh and fruity sorbet with lemon and creamy whippe...

Chef Eric, Chicago

1 review

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Traveling chef

Perfecting Pasta and Italian Comfort Classics

$85

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Join Chef Alex for a cooking class featuring the art of traditional pasta making and time-honored Italian techniques. You'll use classic ingredients to prepare a comfort-inspired menu that showcases your Italian go-to dishes. Kick off this fun class with a crisp Caesar salad made with salty white anchovies and homemade buttery croutons. Next, learn an expert's methods for perfecting hearty chicken or eggplant Parmesan simmered in a tangy tomato sauce and y...

Chef Alex, Travels to guests within Chicago area

2 reviews

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Kombucha Fusion Cooking

$95

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In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Kathy, you'll learn the fundamentals of kombucha and how to infuse it into your favorite meals for a unique twist. First, you'll start class by taste-testing a variety of kombucha to get an understanding of how to add it to your dishes. Then, you'll learn how to prepare a fresh farmers' greens salad with a tangy kombucha vinaigrette. You'll also learn how to create a juicy kombucha marinated pork tenderloin with a v...

Chef Kathy, Chicago

1 review

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Culinary Fun for Kids

~~$75~~ $39

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Gather your young chefs and join Chef Molly in this in-person cooking class for kids. Children ages six to 10 will have fun while learning simple techniques and new kitchen skills. They'll prepare a homemade ranch dip with lots of crunchy vegetables, baked chicken fingers and a creamy honey mustard dip. The real fun comes at dessert when they get to prepare chocolate fondue with pretzels, strawberries and bananas. MENUHomemade Ranch Dip With Vegetables Wit...

Chef Molly, Chicago

1 review

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A Global Spread

$95

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Explore the world without a passport when you dive into worldly cuisine in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Eric. First, you'll start with a fresh radicchio and citrus salad with Kosho vinaigrette before moving on to creating a decadent oven-roasted branzino with shoyu broth. Next, you'll prepare a creamy and rich black sesame cavatelli and charred bitter greens with squash purée, puffed rice, radicchio and Parmesan. For dessert, you'll end dinner wi...

Chef Eric, Chicago

1 review

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Crafting Authentic Italian Pasta

$99

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Discover an authentic Italian recipe in this hands-on cooking class. Chef Alex will guide you through advanced culinary techniques to create classic Italian dishes.Begin by crafting a hearty ribollita soup brimming with warm tomatoes, kale and potatoes and topped with crispy Tuscan bread. For the main event, roll, shape and prepare fresh squash-stuffed cappelletti pasta from scratch. Then, cover your handmade cuisine with a savory sauce filled with warm sp...

Chef Alex, Travels to guests within Chicago area

2 reviews

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Mother's Day

Elevated Vegetarian Cuisine

$99

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Sophisticated, healthy and flavorful vegetable dishes crafted with attention to detail are on the menu.Learn to combine complementary plant-forward tastes and textures as you prepare four refined vegetarian recipes using fresh, high-quality ingredients that can be readily found at your local grocery store in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Kathy. You’ll create a citrusy salad featuring Brussels sprouts and kale, a spicy cauliflower and garbanzo bea...

Chef Kathy, Chicago

1 review

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Multi-Course Thai Menu

$99

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Join Chef Kathy on a culinary adventure into the world of traditional Thai cuisine. In this fun and hands-on cooking class, you'll prepare fresh spring rolls wrapped in rice paper and filled with cucumber, herbs, lettuce and your choice of shrimp or tofu. Next comes a Thai salad with cabbage, garlic, lime and Thai chilis. Your entrée is a savory Thai basil chicken with rice and peppers. Plant-based options are available for vegans and vegetarians. Finish...

Chef Kathy, Chicago

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