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Hands-On Fun and Festive Finger Foods

Hands-On Fun and Festive Finger Foods

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square
4.7 269 reviews

Get ready to impress with festive finger foods in this hands-on class, where you’ll create elegant appetizers perfect for any gathering. Learn to make bacon-wrapped dates, mini crab cakes with herb aioli, blue cheese mousse profiteroles, and cocktail meatballs with spiced cranberry sauce. Sharpen skills in flavor balancing, pâte à choux, and sauce-making for a delicious spread of party-ready bites.

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  • 18 and older
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  • 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL
  • 2 hours & 30 minutes
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What you'll learn in this cooking techniques class:

Kick off the festivities and prepare scrumptious appetizers in this hands-on class! 

Menu:

  • Bacon-Wrapped Dates 
  • Mini Crab Cakes with Fresh Herb Aioli  
  • Profiteroles with Blue Cheese Mousse and Caramelized Pears  
  • Cocktail Meatballs with Spiced Cranberry Sauce  

Skills covered in class:

  • Selecting crab meat
  • Balancing flavors
  • Making pâte à choux 
  • Whipping cream
  • Pan frying
  • Making cold emulsions
  • Working with fresh herbs and spices
  • Selecting ground meat
  • Making sweet and savory sauces

In this hands-on class, students will be paired in groups of three to five and work together as a team to prepare the recipes.

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  • Please note that upon purchase, your email address may be shared with The Chopping Block Lincoln Square, and you will be receiving class and/or marketing information from the provider.

  • Also note that by purchasing seats for classes at The Chopping Block you are authorizing CourseHorse to charge your card if you order additional drinks and do not pay for them at the time of the class.

Refund Policy

All classes have a 4 business days cancellation policy, except Culinary Boot Camps which have a 16 business days cancellation policy.

You must email us at [email protected] to cancel an existing reservation, but please note the 15% service fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

If you cancel within 4 business days, you will not receive a refund or credit for your class, but feel free to send a guest in your place. Our credit card refund policy is 90 days. If your purchase was made prior to that, you will receive an account credit, not a refund to your credit card.

Please note:

  • All virtual class sales are final.
  • All virtual students will receive a recording of the class within 48 hours of the class.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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The Chopping Block Lincoln Square

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The Chopping Block Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square, North Side
4747 N Lincoln
Btwn W Leland & W Lawrence Avenues
Chicago, Illinois 60625

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