Dessert Classes in Chicago, IL

French macarons take a bit of finesse to get that...je ne sais quoi. Our expert pastry chef will guide you through every step of the technique as you learn and practice how to make three different, delicious varieties. You will go home with a box of your beautiful masterpieces! Menu: Chocolate Macarons with Raspberry Jam and Coffee Buttercream ...

This 4-hour 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...

Join us for a pastry class taught by Eataly Chicago's Scuola Chef focused on how to create a fruit crostata from scratch. Guests will be led through a hands-on portion of how to make the crostata dough and how to arrange their very own fresh fruit filing in a beautiful way. During the demonstration guests will enjoy a tasting of a finished crostata...

Take a trip down memory lane and indulge your adult sweet tooth as you design and build your very own gingerbread abode.  Enjoying the endless decorating options, from frosted candy shingles, to gummy window panes and pretzel picket fences, you will love turning your Gingerbread House into an edible work-of-art. With holiday tunes playing and...

Take and Bake Holiday Pie! Learn to make the perfect Flakey pie crust and take home a pie and a beautiful Emile Henry Pie dish! I couldn’t decide between pumpkin and pecan so I combined them for a perfect marriage of fall desserts. MENU Flaky all butter pie crust Pumpkin Pecan Pie Cinnamon sugar whipped Cream *everyone takes home a ready...

Chef Rachel Cuzzone presents Make and Take: Thanksgiving Pies (Hands On) In our new series, you’ll make it, take it home, and bake it! In this class, Chef Rachel will teach you the art of the perfect pie crust, pie filling, cream filling, and pie assembly. After making the pie dough, rolling out to fit into a pie shell, you’ll fill one with seasonal...

Decorating sugar cookies like a pro takes a lot of practice but even a novice can have a “nailed it” result with the right insider information! Chef Rachel is sharing her secrets to ensure success for the perfect holiday cookie. She has done the baking, now it’s time for you to do the decorating.  Master icing consistency, keep your equipment...

Complete Course Title: Third Thursday: One+Done: The Perfect Caramel Sauce (Hands On) In our new series, One + Done, we’re focusing on one technique, one skill, one recipe and sharing our secrets with you. In this class, we are featuring the perfect caramel sauce. Rich and creamy, paired with apples, gingerbread, bread pudding, ice cream,...

This mini pasta workshop will get you comfortable making your own fresh pasta. We’ll start by making the fresh pasta dough, then while it rests, we’ll make an autumnal wild mushroom filling and herb infused bechamel. We’ll roll, cut and cook the pasta sheets and build the lasagna and bake it off. In addition, we’ll make the perfect accompaniments...

Learn how to whip up these awe-inspiring pastries in your own kitchen in no time! Don't let the fancy French descriptions fool you… these really are approachable desserts for the home cook. Menu: Chocolate Pot de Crème Raspberry and Hazelnut Mille Feuille (Puff Pastry Layered with Pastry Cream, Hazelnut Royal Icing and Raspberry...

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...

Join us for our series, Cook the Book, where you will learn how to prepare recipes from a different cookbook each month in our very own kitchen. These classes will give you the opportunity to dive into the cuisines, flavors, methods and techniques of well-known cookbooks, both locally and nationally, that are dear to our hearts and inspire our culinary...

Vegans eat more than just salad, you know? Join us for an all-day immersion into plant based cooking for every meal, from easy breakfast to indulgent dessert, and see that vegan cuisine can be easy, accessible, and oh so flavorful!  Menu: Seitan Gyros with Vegan Tzatziki Pasta Primavera with Garlic-Cream Sauce Scrambled Tofu Tacos with Black...

For our Boot Camp 1 graduates who just can't get enough! In the advanced sessions, we'll go even deeper into the Boot Camp subjects plus introduce some new ones, including baking, shellfish and handmade pasta. Day One-Sweet and Savory Doughs: Understanding the differences in flours How to prepare yeast risen and laminated doughs...