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 ...

Yes! You can make your favorite frozen treats at home…and you don't need fancy or professional equipment or ingredients to do so. We'll show you how to use an ice cream maker, food processor and hand mixer to whip up these approachable-yet-impressive summer desserts.   Menu: Honey-Lavender Ice Cream with Graham Cracker Crumble Seasonal...

J’adore Paris! Do you? Join us as we travel to the streets of Paris and learn the techniques to make buttery hand-folded Croissants complete with layers of delicate flaky dough and beautiful picture-worthy Eclairs with a sinfully delicious pastry cream and chocolate ganache glaze. Take home a box of fresh Parisian pastries made entirely from scratch...

Gelato is one of the best-loved Italian exports in the world. Here at Eataly, we craft fresh, all-natural gelato in small batches using the highest-quality ingredients from Italy and the U.S., such as milk from Lamers Dairy in Wisconsin, local fruit, Sicilian pistachios and hazelnuts from Piemonte.  In this class, you’ll gather for an exclusive...

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...

Basic pastry doughs serve as a base in both sweet and savory recipes. You will watch how to prepare an assortment of quick doughs for summer meals such as cream cheese dough in corn and ham empanadas, pâte à choux pastry in tomato basil ricotta eclairs, and biscuit dough in herbed biscuits with chorizo gravy.

It’s family night in the Marcel’s kitchen and tonight we’re inviting you to come after dinner and do dessert with us! We’re having an ice cream social where you will be making brownies, ice cream and all of the toppings from scratch!  Families of any size are welcome with children age 10 and older. Price is per person; wine and beer will...

Come join your expert tour guide for a delightful stroll through some of the Chicago's most decadent dessert boutiques and chocolatiers along the Magnificent Mile on the Chocolate Tour of Chicago! The chocolate industry is a steadily growing, $50 billion-a-year worldwide business! Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, the dried and partially fermented...

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...

Complete Course Title: Late Summer Gems & Early Fall Favorite Desserts (Hands On) With summer bowing out, and the fall harvest right around the corner, the farmers markets still have plenty of delectable seasonal fruits to choose from. Guest Chef Alissa Wallers of the French Pastry School is sharing some of her favorite desserts highlighting...

Join us for a hands-on pastry class, taught by Eataly Chicago’s La Scuola chef Johanna Medina focused on how to prepare the Tuscan answer to biscotti, Cantucci Toscani.  In this class, you’ll learn how to make cantucci from scratch. Chef Johanna will start of the class with a tasting of various cantucci paired alongside a glass of Vin Santo,...

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...

Are you a raw and vegan food newbie who wants to learn how to cook healthy? Are you looking to expand your gluten-free menu? Are you a long-time raw and vegan foodie in search for new recipes to try? Do you want to learn the secret benefits of Ayurvedic Indian spices and how to use them to make your meals healthier and tastier? Our gluten-free and...

The autumn harvest provides fruit perfect for delicious desserts. In this cooking class, you will learn how to prepare tasty treats such as apple and brown butter blondies, prune plum tart, and pear pound cake, just right for an afternoon snack or completing a fall meal.