Baking Classes in Chicago, IL

Learn the basics of working with yeast doughs and the art of properly shaping and baking them to perfection!  Menu: Carrot-Rosemary Braided Whole Wheat Loaf Pecan Sticky Buns Spinach, Goat Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Calzones Skills Covered in Class Include: Mixing Yeast Dough Understanding Ingredient Functions Using Different Flours...

Making pies isn't as hard as you might think! Get tips from a pro on how to make tender, flaky crusts, wrap them around sweet and savory fillings, and bake them to golden perfection. Menu: Perfect Pie Dough Blueberry-Lemon Hand Pies with Cream Cheese Dough Sweet Corn Quiche with Arugula, Sun-Dried Tomato and Parmesan Salad Individual Chocolate...

PIZZA PARTY!!! This is the night you have been waiting for… join us in celebration pizza and prosecco and watch a Master at work! Master Istruttore Leo Spizzirri and our pizzaioli will be stretching dough and firing pizzas all evening in our oven room, for this special pizza party dinner. Bring all of your questions and learn pizza making from...

Are any of these you? Working with yeast intimidates me... I like the idea of baking homemade bread but it seems overwhelming… The process of baking bread takes too long... I’ve tried baking with yeast and it never works for me… I always kill the yeast... I don’t own a stand mixer or a bread machine... Baking homemade bread takes a lot...

Are you ready to up your pizza game? This hands on class will teach you the difference between Neapolitan and Pizza Classica, how to make dough by hand, sauce and the art of hand stretched dough, topping delicious pizza and using a wood-fired oven. Techniques covered: Dough making, shaping, flour, baking techniques and equipment. The class is geared...

Pizza is one of the world’s greatest foods but also one of the hardest to perfect in a home oven. In Mastering Pizza, James Beard award-winning chef Marc Vetri tackles the topic with his trademark precision, making perfect pizza available to anyone. The recipes—gleaned from years spent researching recipes in Italy and perfecting them in America—have...

Spend a day in our kitchen exploring the techniques behind baking artisan breads.  Menu: Braided Challah French Oven-Baked Sourdough Boule Roasted Garlic and Herb Naan Oat and Seeded Pain d'Epi (French Baguette) Everything Bagels Pumpernickel Loaf.  Skills Covered in Class Include:  Mixing Yeast Dough Understanding Ingredient...

This 1 Day Pizza Class is the pizza class you have been looking for! This class is designed for the amateur baker ready to take the next step in pizza. Have you been making pretty good pizzas, but want to take them to the next level? This class gives you a better understanding of  different pizza styles. Other topics covered in this full day...

Who doesn't love fried dough? We'll make both cake-style and raised-style doughs, and show you how to fry, glaze, dip and fill them to perfection. You'll go home with a boxful of your very own fresh creations! Lunch will be served, and fresh coffee will be flowing. Menu: Strawberry Shortcake Cruller Filled with Whipped Cream and Fresh...

It’s Funfetti cake time! You know the one … the perfect celebration cake created by Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar, and is all the rage. This cake is a hands down staff favorite and we have ordered enough of these re-creations from Madeleine’s and the Traveling Bake Shop here at NAPCA for all of our celebrations – we thought you’d...

Who says you can't cook pizza on the grill? Get that delicious, wood-fired flavor in your own backyard! Menu: Chopped Salad with Grilled Radicchio, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Blue Cheese and Lemon Vinaigrette Whole Wheat Pizza with Seasonal Stone Fruit, Basil and Goat Cheese  Herb-Crusted Pizza with Grilled Fennel, Artichokes...

Join us as we give you the tools to recreate Eataly's delicious, Neapolitan-style pizza in your own home kitchen!  Our pizzaioli are passionate about making authentic pizza that transports your taste buds to the city of Naples, the birthplace of pizza. Our in-house expert pizza makers will host a Wednesday evening pizza class in La Pizza &...

Mother’s day is the perfect time to spend some quality time making delicate macarons!  Chef Rachel Cuzzone (member of the 2015 Pastry Olympics in France -the first time the US has been on the podium in a decade.. 3rd place) has easy way about her instruction and you’ll walk away with all the confidence of a Olympic macaron baker!  ...

in this excursion through mixology, where you will learn everything from the essential of cocktail creations to the nuances of pairing fresh fruit and herbs with unique spirits, will have you surprising and entertaining guests and/or clients in no time.  Whether you have no experience, have taken a bartending course, or are an experienced bartender,...

Mamma Mia! Master the art of creating authentic Neapolitan pizzas in your own home.  Grilled Radicchio and White Bean Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Potato-Rosemary Pizza with Prosciutto and Parmesan Cheese  Pistachio Pesto, Italian Sausage and Fontina Cheese Pizza Margherita (Tomato Sauce, Fresh Mozzarella and Basil) Pizza Skills...