14 schools · Updated November 2026
Couples’ classes, wine pairings and evening menus for two. We found 14 schools in and around Chicago for this, with classes from about $60 a person.
Cooking school · River North, Chicago

Baker Bettie's 1950s diner-styled River North studio for bread, pastry and baking science
Cooking school · Lakeview, Chicago
Lakeview cooking nights mixed with comedy, karaoke and a monthly social club
Cooking school · West Town, Chicago

Chef Dean Zanella's hands-on Italian cooking school on Grand Avenue, strong on fresh pasta
Cooking school · Chicago
BYOB family-style classes from a Chicago caterer, from soul food to hibachi
Cooking school · Andersonville, Chicago
Andersonville kitchen store with a BYOB teaching kitchen and a wood-fired patio oven
Kitchen store with classes · Glen Ellyn, IL

Glen Ellyn kitchenware store running 350 classes a year, with wine and beer included
Cooking school · Lisle, IL

Lisle pizza school with Chicago-style classes and Italian pizzaiolo certification
Cooking school · Itasca, IL

BYOB hands-on dinner classes in Itasca, with steakhouse, sushi and Italian menus
Kitchen store with classes · Skokie, IL

Sur La Table's in-store teaching kitchen at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie
Cooking school · Streeterville, Chicago
Eataly Chicago's regional Italian cooking school, from pasta to mozzarella to wine dinners
Kitchen store with classes · Gold Coast, Chicago

Sur La Table's teaching kitchen inside its 900 North Michigan store in the Gold Coast
Kitchen store with classes · Naperville, IL

Sur La Table's downtown Naperville teaching kitchen, with several classes most days
Cooking school · Bannockburn, IL

North Shore kitchen studio for kids, caregiver-and-me, family and BYOB adult classes
Home kitchen · Roscoe Village, Chicago

Le Cordon Bleu trained Chef Rakhi teaches Indian and global menus in her own kitchen
Our top picks are Bettie's Chicago, Cooking with Cass LLC and Tutore - Italian Cooking School. All 14 are listed above, best first.
Published prices at these schools start from $49 a person. Check each school’s page for its current classes.
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