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Jazz up your holiday parties with these impressive finger foods while learning all about presentation techniques so your food looks as good as it tastes in this hands-on class! Menu:  Puff Pastry Tart with Sautéed Onions, Bacon and Ricotta  Italian Sausage and Goat Cheese-Stuffed Mushrooms  Roasted Garlic and Cheddar Gougères...

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday season and make time for an elegant brunch! Prepare a seasonal meal, perfect for the holiday season in this hands-on class.  Menu:  Mixed Green, Smoked Salmon and Avocado Salad with Whole Grain Mustard Vinaigrette  Crab and Spinach Frittata with Hollandaise Sauce Brussels...

What's your favorite pasta? After working with our Chefs in this hands-on class, you'll be able make your own fresh pasta dough, creating noodles of all shapes and sizes as well as seasonal sauces suited to each pasta! Menu: Ricotta-Filled Spinach Manicotti with Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce Spaghetti alla Carbonara Skills covered in class:...

Layered with vegetables and butter, breads are the star of an Indian meal. In this cooking class, make fresh, stuffed, north Indian flatbreads, known as paratha, such as aloo (potato), gobi (cauliflower), paneer (cottage cheese), palak (spinach), and lachha (layered) paratha.  You will learn dough preparation, how to cook the bread, and suggestions...

There's good reason why Spain is such a culinary hot spot. Come experience the bold and zesty flavors of this country, and discover what the buzz is all about in this hands-on class. ¡Ole! Menu: Arugula Salad with Cucumbers, Fennel and Goat Cheese Vinaigrette  Gambas Con Ajillo (Sautéed Shrimp with Garlic and Saffron) Sautéed Strip...

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 in this hands-on class. Menu: Individual Maple Cream Pie Roasted Root Vegetable and Ricotta Galette Spiced Apple Hand Pies with Bourbon-Cider Glaze Fig Jam and...

We’re excited to welcome back host of The Vegan Roadie series and Keep On Cookin’ podcast, Chef Dustin Harder in our kitchen, for a hands-on cooking class featuring recipes from his new cookbook Epic Vegan Quick and Easy: Simple One-Pot and One-Pan Plant-Based Recipes. Dustin will serve as your culinary guide to all things vegan, showing you how...

Sheet pan suppers allow you to be “one and done!” You will learn to prepare three well-rounded meals using only a sheet pan to cook.  Featured recipes include lemon-roasted salmon with feta and olives, Korean chicken with sweet potatoes and yum yum sauce, and ratatouille with goat cheese.

As America continues our streak as the world’s #1 wine consumer, Chicagoland’s dynamic wine market offers more wines and more ways of buying wine than ever before. But choice comes with questions: How do I keep up with unique grapes, emerging regions and ground-breaking techniques? Why does one wine taste (and cost!) different than another? What’s...

Basta pasta! We're going to delve deep into regional Italian pastas, making several types of dough from scratch. You'll learn how to use a pasta roller, as well as how to create rustic shapes by hand, and we'll dress up our pastas with divine homemade sauces. Menu: Ligurian White Wine Dough: Italian Sausage and Ricotta Cheese-Filled...

Have you always wondered what it would be like to go to culinary school? The Chopping Block's Culinary Boot Camp 1 gives you a taste of a professional culinary program without the lengthy time commitment or heavy financial burden. We are the ONLY recreational cooking school that offers this type of culinary foundation and education without attending...

For our Boot Camp 1 graduates who just can't get enough! Are you deconstructing chickens in your sleep, and using the office kitchen to host Iron Chef Competitions on your lunch break? Don’t be alarmed, it just means you’re ready to continue your culinary education in our Culinary Boot Camp 2 course, where you’ll dive deeper into more complex...