5 schools · Updated November 2026
Plant-forward menus that hold their own, from vegan comfort food to healthy weeknights. We found 5 schools in and around Chicago for this, with classes from about $120 a person.
Cooking school · Wicker Park, Chicago
Wicker Park kids' cooking school on North Avenue, with teen camps and parties
Community kitchen · Glencoe, IL
Chef-led cooking and baking classes in the Chicago Botanic Garden's ITW Kitchen
Cooking school · Bannockburn, IL

North Shore kitchen studio for kids, caregiver-and-me, family and BYOB adult classes
Cooking school · Oak Park, IL
Oak Park kids' and teens' cooking school with after-school classes and break camps
Home kitchen · Roscoe Village, Chicago

Le Cordon Bleu trained Chef Rakhi teaches Indian and global menus in her own kitchen
Our top picks are Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio Wicker Park, Chicago Botanic Garden Cooking Classes and Taste Buds Kitchen Bannockburn. All 5 are listed above, best first.
Published prices at these schools start from $94 a person. Check each school’s page for its current classes.
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